Ontario Schools: Kindergarten to Grade 12

1 Ontario SchoolsKINDERGARTEN TO Grade 12Po l i c y a n d Pr o g r a m re q u i r e m e n t s 2016 The Ontario Public Service endeavours to demonstrate leadership with respect to accessibility in Ontario . Our goal is to ensure that Ontario government services, products, and facilities are accessible to all our employees and to all members of the public we serve. This document, or the information that it contains, is available, on request, in alternative formats. Please forward all requests for alternative formats to ServiceOntario at 1-800-668-9938 (TTY: 1-800-268-7095).

2 ContentsPreface ..7 Part One: Policy and Program Requirements for Elementary and Secondary Schools ..91 The Learning Environment .. Healthy, Safe, and Accepting Schools .. Daily Physical Activity (DPA) .. school Food and Beverage Policy .. Anaphylaxis Policy: Sabrina s Law .. Asthma Policy: Ryan s Law .. school Board policies on Concussion .. The Provincial Code of Conduct and school Board Codes of Conduct .. Progressive Discipline and Promoting Positive Student Behaviour .. Bullying Prevention and Intervention.

3 school Board Programs for Students on Long-Term Suspension and Expelled Students .. Provincial Model for a Local Police/ school Board Protocol .. Reporting Violent Incidents to the Ministry of education .. Environmental education .. Equity and Inclusive education .. Parent Engagement .. school Councils and Parent Involvement Committees (PICs) .. Student Voice .. Indigenous education .. Financial Literacy education .. Collaborative Professionalism ..222 Learning Programs .. The Kindergarten Program.

4 The Core Day Program .. The Before- and After- school Program for Four- and Five-Year-Olds ..24 An asterisk alongside a heading indicates that the section contains updated information about policies or programs developed after 2011. Une publication quivalente est disponible en fran ais sous le titre suivant : Les coles de l Ontario de la maternelle et du jardin d enfants la 12e ann e : Politiques et programmes, publication is available on the Ministry of education s website, at The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1 to 12.

5 Textbooks and Supplementary Resources .. Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting .. The Provincial Report Cards and the Kindergarten Communications of Learning .. The Guidance and Career education Program .. The education and Career/Life Planning Program .. Additional Programs and Program Considerations .. Combined Classes (Multigrade, Multitype) .. Promotion from Grade 8 to Grade 9 .. Reach -Ahead Opportunities for Elementary school Students .. International Language Programs for Elementary school Students.

6 Languages of Instruction, and Programming .. English-Language Schools .. French-Language Schools .. American Sign Language ..343 Supporting Diverse Learners .. English Language Learners (ELLs) .. Placement .. Modified Curriculum Expectations .. English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literacy Development (ELD) .. Students Deemed to Be at Risk .. Students Deemed to Be at Risk in Secondary school .. Transition from Grade 8 to Grade 9 .. Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL).

7 Students with Special education Needs .. Accommodations, Modifications, and Alternative Expectations .. The Individual education Plan (IEP) .. Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities .. Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) .. Transition Planning for Students with Special education Needs .. Provincial and Demonstration Schools .. education Programs for Students in Care and/or Treatment, Custody, and Correctional (CTCC) Facilities ..4634 Student Records, Attendance,and Transfers.

8 Student Records .. The Ontario Student Record (OSR) .. The Ontario Student Transcript (OST) .. Student Attendance .. Safe Arrivals: Elementary school Program .. Home Schooling .. Student Transfers .. Students Transferring between Schools within Ontario .. Students Transferring from Home Schooling, a Non-Inspected Private school , or a school outside Ontario ..525 school and Board Information: Admissions, Publishing, and Sharing .. Admission to school .. Admission to a French-Language school Board.

9 Information to Be Provided by English-Language school Boards .. Elementary Schools: Information for Selecting a Secondary school .. Secondary Schools .. The school Program and Course Calendar .. Outlines of Courses of Study ..57 Part Two: Policy and Program Requirements for Secondary Schools ..596 Diploma and Certificate Requirements and Related Procedures .. The Ontario Secondary school Diploma (OSSD) .. Compulsory Credits (total of 18) .. Optional Credits (total of 12) .. The Secondary school Literacy Graduation Requirement.

10 The Ontario Secondary school Literacy Test (OSSLT) .. The Ontario Secondary school Literacy Course (OSSLC) .. The Adjudication Process .. The 40-Hour Community Involvement Requirement .. Substitutions for Compulsory Credit Requirements .. The Ontario Secondary school Certificate (OSSC) .. The Certificate of Accomplishment .. The Granting of the Diploma and Certificates .. The Ontario Scholar Program ..6947 Secondary school Courses and Related Procedures .. Secondary school Credits .. Secondary school Courses in the Ontario Curriculum.