SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPLE

SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

    1. Importance of Secondary Education

        1.1 Vision 

        1.2 Values

        1.3 Our Challenges

    2. Learning to 18 

    3. School Goals and Philosophy

    4. School Organization

        4.1 For Online Courses

        4.2 Reporting Policy

    5. Admission Policy 

    6. School’s Expectations for Students

        6.1 Student Achievement

        6.2 Student Attendance

        6.3 Policies on Missing or Being Late for Tests, Exams, or Assignments

        6.4 Policies on Cheating and Plagiarism

        6.5 Online Course Final Exam policy

    7. Responsibilities and Rights

        7.1 Student Responsibilities

        7.2 Student Rights

        7.3 Parents/guardians Responsibilities

        7.4 Parents/guardians Rights

    8. Fee Policy

    9. School Policy 

        9.1 School’s Code of Conduct and Safety Policy

        9.2 School’s Acceptable Use of Technology Policy

DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATES

    10. Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) Requirements

        10.1 A list of courses that meet compulsory and optional credit requirements

        10.2 A description of the Community Involvement Requirements and Procedures

        10.3 The provincial secondary school literacy requirement

        10.4 Substitution of Compulsory Credit Requirements

        10.5 Course Prerequisites and Waiving prerequisites

        10.6 Requirements for the Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC)

        10.7 The Certificate of Accomplishment

CURRICULUM 

    11. Courses

        11.1 The Definition of a Credit

        11.2 Definitions of the Types of Courses

        11.3 An Explanation of the Course Coding System

        11.4 Description of Courses offered by RIA

        11.5 Outline of Courses of Study

        11.6 Access to Curriculum Policy Documents

        11.7 Experiential Learning Programs

        11.8 Full Disclosure/Students Withdrawing from a Course

        11.9 Changing Course Types

        11.10 PLAR Equivalency and PLAR Challenge

        11.11 Alternate ways to Earn a Credit

        11.12 Continuing Education and Independent Learning Center

        11.13 Evaluation and Examination Policies

        11.14 Recording and Reporting

        11.15 Assessment and Evaluation

SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES

    12. School Support Services

        12.1 Guidance and Career Education

        12.2 Student Success

        12.3 At-risk students

        12.4 Supports for English language learners

        12.5 Community Resources

        12.6 Special Education

Hardware and Software Requirements

        13.1 Hardware

        13.2 Software

        13.3 Browser