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Ottawa - Carleton District School Board
26 May 1999
Report No. 99 -128 to the Chair's Committee
Re: Safe Arrival Policy
ORIGINATORS: Judy Turriff, Superintendent of Schools /School Operations
Janice Sargent, Research and Planning Officer
PURPOSE:
1. To seek approval of a new OCDSB policy for the safe arrival of elementary students.
BACKGROUND:
2. Policy /Program Memorandum No. 123 requires schools boards to develop a policy statement
with respect to the safe arrival.of elementary students.
STATUS:
3. Safe arrival programs are in place in OCDSB elementary schools.
4. A copy of the Safe Arrival (Elementary) policy is attached for reference as Appendix A.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Safe Arrival (Elementary) Policy attached as Appendix A be approved.
James P. Grieve
Director of Education/
Secretary of the Board
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Jud urriff
Superintendent of Schools
System Leadership for School Operations
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OTTAWA- CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
PRO FORMA TO INITIATE POLICY PROJECT/DISCUSSION/REVIEW
A policy project, discussion or review can be initiated anywhere inside the organization, in the wider
community, or in response to external forces and changes. The following process will assist the Board to
focus on an area or areas of specific concern:
Policy Initiative (Please explain the objective of the proposed policy or policy review) .
To establish principals and directives for elementary schools in the operation of a school -based safe
arrival program MOET Policy /Program Memorandum No 123 requires schools boards to develop a
policy statement applying to each elementary schools for the development and implementation of a
safe arrival program.
Impact Statements (Outline potential impacts on students, staff, community, facilities and /or other
resources.
Safe arrival programs are in place in OCDSB elementary schools.
Consultation (Indicate who should be involved /consulted in developing a policy proposal or in a
review of an existing policy, and what process is recommended (e.g. random surveys, targeted input from
specific groups, open -ended input from the community at large)
Prinapals
Safe Schools Sub - Committee
Please attach any additional information which may be useful in dealing with this request.
If an external (e.g. community group) request for policy /procedure review, please send request to:
The Director of Education
Ottawa - Carleton District School Board
133 Greenbank Rd.
Nepean, ON K2H 6L3
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Draft to Chair's Committee 26 May 1999 for approval
OTTAWA - CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
POLICY P. 085.SCO
TITLE: SAFE ARRIVAL (ELEMENTARY STUDENTS)
Date Issued:
Last Revised:
Authorization: Board
Next Review: 05/2002
1.0 OBJECTIVE
To establish principles and directives for elementary schools in the operation of a school -based
safe arrival program.
2.0 POLICY
2.1 In each elementary school in the Ottawa - Carleton District School Board there shall be a
school -based safe arrival program, which is defined as a system of procedures
performed, together with daily school attendance - taking procedures, to account for any
pupil's unexplained failure to arrive at school following reasonable efforts to make
timely contact with parents, guardians, or caregivers.
2.2 Safe - arrival programs are school- based.
2.3 Through consultation with staff and school councils, school procedures shall be
developed to reflect the needs and circumstances of the school.
2.4 The roles and responsibilities of all those involved should be clearly identified and
documented, and communicated to parents, guardians and caregivers no later than the
end of the first week of each school year.
2.5 If volunteers assist in the direct implementation of the program at the school, their role
and responsibilities are to be identified in the procedures.
3.0 SPECIFIC DIRECTIVES
Principals shall review procedures for the safe arrival program as necessary with their school
councils.
4.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
MOET Policy /Program Memorandum No. 123: Safe Arrivals
Board Policy P.014.SCO: School Councils
Board Policy P.032.SCO: Safe Schools