Part 3 — Responsibilities and Dispute Resolution Division 1 Responsibilities
33 Board responsibilities
(a) deliver appropriate education programming to meet the
needs of all students enrolled in a school operated by the
board and to enable their success,
(b) be accountable and provide assurances to students, parents ,
the community and the Minister for student achievement of
learning outcomes,
(c) provide, where appropriate, for the engagement of parents,
students, staff and the community, including municipalities
and the local business community, in board matters,
including the board's plans and the achievement of goals
and targets within those plans,
(d) ensure that each student enrolled in a school operated by the
board and each staff member employed by the board is
provided with a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe
learning environment that respects diversity and fosters a
sense of belonging,
(e) provide a continuum of supports and services to students
that is consistent with the principles of inclusive education,
(f) collaborate with municipalities, other boards and
community-based service agencies in order to effectively
address the needs of all students and manage the use of
public resources,
(g) collaborate with post-se condary institutions and the
community to enable smooth transitions for students from
secondary to post-secondary education,
(h) establish and maintain governance and organizational
structures that promote student well-being and success, and
monitor and evaluate their effectiveness,
(i) ensure effective stewards hip of the board's resources,
(j) recruit the superintendent and entrust the day-to-day
management of the school division to the staff through the
superintendent,
(k) develop and implement a code of conduct that applies to
trustees of the board, including definitions of breaches and
sanctions, in accordance with principles set out by the
Minister by order,
(l) comply with all applic able Acts and regulations,
(m) establish appropriate dispute resolution processes, and
(n) carry out any other matters that the Minister prescribes.
(1.1) No board shall, in a code of conduct developed and
implemented under subsection (1)(k), include, as a sanction that
may be imposed by the board for a breach of that code,
disqualification of a person from remaining as a trustee of the
board.
(2) A board shall establish, implement and maintain a policy
respecting the board's obligation under subsection (1)(d) to provide
a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environment that
includes the establishment of a code of conduct for students that
addresses bullying behaviour.
(3) A code of conduct established under subsection (2) must
(a) be made publicly available,
(b) be reviewed every year,
(c) be provided to all staff of the board, students of the boa rd
and parents of students of the board,
(d) contain the following elements:
(i) a statement of purpose that provides a rationale for the
code of conduct, with a focus on welcoming, caring,
respectful and safe learning environments;
(ii) one or more statements that address the prohibited
grounds of discrimination set out in the Alberta Human
Rights Act;
(iii) one or more statement s about what is acceptable
behaviour and what is unacceptable behaviour, whether
or not it occurs within the school building, during the
school day or by electronic means;
(iv) one or more statements about the consequences of
unacceptable behaviour, which must take account of the
student's age, maturity and individual circumstances,
and which must ensure that support is provided for
students who are impacted by inappropriate behaviour,
as well as for students who engage in inappropriate
behaviour,
a n d
(e) be in accordance w ith any further requirements established
by the Minister by order.
(4) An order of the Minister under subsection (1)(k) or (3)(e) must
be made publicly available.
2012 cE-0.3 s33;2019 c7 s10;2023 c9 s7;2025 c6 s10