Board Policies

Policies support the important governance function of YK1's Board of Trustees. The following policies define the role of the Board, the role of the Superintendent, and the delegation of authority from the Board to the Superintendent. 

Policies also include: 

1. Foundational statements which provide guidance and direction for all activities within the District;
2. Directions for how the Board, its committees and representatives function and how individual Trustees are to conduct themselves;
3. Statements as to how meetings, appeals and hearings will be conducted; and
4. Specific matters that the Board has chosen not to delegate to the Superintendent.

YK1 BOARD POLICIES

YK1 INTERPRETATION & DEFINITIONS

POLICY 1

BOARD VISION, MISSION, PRIORITIES & VALUES

POLICY 2

ROLE OF THE BOARD

POLICY 3

ROLE OF THE TRUSTEE

POLICY 4

TRUSTEE CODE OF CONDUCT

POLICY 5

BOARD BY-LAWS

POLICY 6

ROLE OF THE BOARD CHAIRPERSON

POLICY 7

ROLE OF THE BOARD VICE-CHAIRPERSON

POLICY 8

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

POLICY 9

BOARD DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

POLICY 10

ROLE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

POLICY 11

RECRUITMENT, SELECTION & RECOGNITION OF PERSONNEL

POLICY 12

HEARINGS ON TEACHER MATTERS

POLICY 13

TEACHING STAFF REDUCTIONS

POLICY 14

STUDENT DISCIPLINE

POLICY 15

APPEALS & HEARINGS REGARDING STUDENT MATTERS

POLICY 16

PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS

POLICY 17

RETURN TO WORK

POLICY 18

HEALTH & SAFETY

POLICY 20

BULLYING PREVENTION & INTERVENTION - rescinded (replaced with Policy 28)

POLICY 21

DUTY TO REPORT - rescinded (replaced with Policy 28)

POLICY 22

HARASSMENT PREVENTION & RESOLUTION - rescinded (replaced with Policy 28)

POLICY 26

NAMING & RENAMING OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS & SCHOOL AREAS

POLICY 27

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOARD

POLICY 28

SAFE, CARING, & RESPECTFUL WORKING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

POLICY 29

VISUAL IDENTITY

Comments or questions? Feedback can be sent to info@yk1.nt.ca. Draft policies can be accessed here.