Board Policies

The Cowichan Valley School District Board Policy Handbook has been developed to highlight and support the very important governance function of the Board of Education. In addition to clearly defining the role of the Board, the role of the Superintendent and the delegation of authority from the Board to the Superintendent, it includes the following as policies:

1. Foundational statements which provide guidance and direction for all activities within the district;
2. Directions for how the Board itself is to function and how individual trustees are to conduct themselves; how Board committees and representatives are to function;
3. Statements as to how appeals and hearings will be conducted;
4. Non-delegable matters such as policy-making and school closures; and
5. Specific matters which the Board has chosen not to delegate to the Superintendent.

The Board Policy Handbook is supplemented by an Administrative Procedures Manual, which directs the Superintendent and staff.

Board Policies

• Policy 1 – Foundational Statements
• Policy 2 – Role of the Board
  • Appendix A: Board Annual Work Plan
  • Appendix B: Annual Formative Board Self-Evaluation
• Policy 3 – Role of the Trustee
• Policy 4 – Trustee Code of Conduct
  • Appendix: Trustee Code of Conduct Sanctions
• Policy 5 – Role of the Board Chair
• Policy 6 – Role of the Vice-Chair
• Policy 7 – Board Operations
• Policy 8 – Board Committees
• Policy 9 – Board Representatives
• Policy 10 – Policy Making
• Policy 11 – Board Delegation of Authority
• Policy 12 – Role of the Superintendent
  • Appendix: Superintendent Evaluation Guiding Principles
• Policy 13 – Appeals Procedure Bylaw
• Policy 14 – Consolidation and Closure of Schools
• Policy 15 – Recruitment and Selection of Personnel
• Policy 16 – Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression
• Policy 17 – Accumulated Operating Surplus
• Policy 18 – Indemnification Bylaw
• Policy 19 – School District Transportation Services
• Policy 20 – Cannabis Retail Facilities
• Policy 21 – Menstrual Products
• Policy 22 – Business and Community Partnerships in Education
• Policy 23 – Physical Restraint of Students
• Policy 24 – Financial Planning and Reporting
• Policy 25 – Identity, Belonging, and Connection Policy
• Policy 26 – Whistleblower Protection