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einforcement of role, 136
religious community representation, 37
right to opt out of ASFF, 34–35
role of in Prince Edward Island, 195
rural funding, 160
in Saskatchewan, 239t
special education requirements, 73
teacher evaluations, 86
violence reporting, 19
in the Yukon, 209
See also school districts (divisions)
School Boards’ Association Act (Nfl d. and
Lab.), 174–175
School Buildings Board, 37
school councils
in Alberta, 31–32, 35, 238t
in BC, 238t
in Manitoba, 238t
in Newfoundland and Labrador, 175–176,
238t
in Nova Scotia, 152, 155, 238t
in Ontario, 82, 92, 238t
pan-Canadian themes, 225–226
in Prince Edward Island, 194–195, 238t
in Quebec, 238t
in Saskatchewan, 238t
in the Yukon, 209, 211, 212, 238t
school districts (divisions)
access of assessment data, 59, 61
in Alberta, 239t
amalgamation in Alberta, 33
amalgamation in Manitoba, 67, 69–70, 74
amalgamation in New Brunswick, 141–
142
amalgamation in Newfoundland and
Labrador, 171
amalgamation in Nova Scotia, 149, 152,
155
amalgamation in Ontario, 80, 82, 83, 92
amalgamation in Saskatchewan, 58–59
amalgamation trends, 3
in BC, 26n2, 239t
development of indicators, 136
funding in Manitoba, 70
governance, 20–21
independent school contracts, 57
in Manitoba, 65, 239t
in New Brunswick, 239t
in Newfoundland and Labrador, 239t
in Nova Scotia, 239t
in Ontario, 239t
population movements, 56
in Prince Edward Island, 239t
278 Index
in Quebec, 239t
in Saskatchewan, 239t
school year length fl exibility, 72
See also school boards
School for a New Century (NB), 134
School Planning Councils, 22, 25
School PLUS , 51–52, 53, 55, 62n2
schools
building and maintenance funding, 43
charter schools, 33–34
choices for parents, 38
delegating powers to, 141
evaluations in the Yukon, 212
facilities decisions, 37
integrated social services in, 51–53
in the Northwest Territories, 204
in Nunavut, 205
policy manual, 31–32
Public Private Partnership, 153
rural in Newfoundland and Labrador, 170
in the Yukon, 204
Schools Act (Nfl d. and Lab.), 174, 233
The Schools We Need: Recent Education
Policy in Ontario and Recommendations for
Moving Forward (Ont.), 88
school trustees
in government controlled school boards,
87
prohibition of teachers, 41
salaries, 83
School Trustee Statutes Amendment Act
(Alta.), 41
school year
in Manitoba, 72
in New Brunswick, 134
in Ontario, 84
Schultz, L., 32, 35
science programs, 33
secondary level
career development program, 17
de-streaming policies, 80, 81
exit profi les, 136
fi ve year program, 81, 85
high school leaving examinations, 191
instructional time, 85
moral and religious education, 106–107
spending, 100
standards tests, 82, 90
teaching cycles, 134, 135–136
transcript data base for, 14, 18
Secretary of State, 208
Secretary’s Commission on Achieving the
Necessary Skills (SCANS), 157