Group
Nature
(Int./Ext)
 Accountability Comments
Current Status
Ministry of Education
External
  • Funding
  • Programs meet established criteria
  • Accountability is established by funding formulas (eg – 50% on registration, 50% on completio, to be implemented shortly for CE; $100 on registration and $50 on each of 3 milestones of completion for DE)
  • External audit team for electronic DE delivery programs, to ensure they meet established criteria for delivery
As Commented
School Board
External
  • Funding
  • School Organizational Plan
  • School Plan for Student Success
  • Overall School Success Rates
  • Overall School Academic Achievement
  • Overall School Completion Rates
  • Accountability is established through continuous organizational planning reviews, review of School Plan for Student Success, onsite monitoring, regular administrative meetings, and discussions and interviews.
As Commented, although there is a sense of hands off management
School Planning Council

External &
Internal

  • School Plan for Student Success
  • Evaluation and examination of student success and achievement.
  • The school planning council consists of the school principal, one teacher representative from the teaching staff, elected by secret ballot, three representatives from the school's parent advisory council, all elected by secret ballot, one of whom is an elected officer of the parent advisory council, and one student from Grade 10, 11 or 12.
  • The school planning council prepares and submits to the board a school plan for the school in respect of improving student achievement and other matters contained in the board's accountability contract relating to the school. The school planning council consults with the parents' advisory council during the preparation of the school plan.
  • reference: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/spc/
  • Twice yearly review of school plan for student success.
  • School Planning Council not well established, identification, establishment, and involvement of all members needs improvement.
Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
External
  • Immediate feedback regarding teaching, parent/student, and program concerns.
  • The PAC is the legislated parent voice at the school level advising on any matter relevant to the school. The PAC represents the collective view of parents of children in the school.
  • Parent advisory councils are now responsible for electing parent representatives to school planning councils.
  • PAC works with school principals to promote effective two-way communication between the school, the parent community and School Planning Councils.
  • Meets on regular basis, good administration/PAC communication
Parents
External
  • Individual needs and concerns
  • raise issues of concern with administration and teaching staff
  • excellent interactions when occuring
Students
External
  • Individual needs and concerns
  • raise issues of concern with administration and teaching staff
  • excellent interactions when occuring
  • not all students aware of process to access administration with concerns
Administrative Team
Internal
  • School Plan for Student Success
  • Success Rates
  • Academic Achievement
  • Completion Rates
  • Academic Standards
  • Program Quality
  • Monitors School Plan for Student Success.
  • Reviews with departments, academic standards and program quality.
  • Review government exam results.
  • Review completion rates
  • Monitoring and reviewing regularly
Departments
Internal
  • Success Rates
  • Academic Achievement
  • Completion Rates
  • Academic Standards
  • Program Quality
  • Collectively establish academic standards
  • Review student achievement and completion rates
  • Review program quality
  • Review adhoc basis, and on an "as need" basis
Teachers
Internal
  • Academic Standards
  • Program Quality
  • establish individual course standards
  • design and create courses
  • Courses established but reviewed infrequently, only on an "as need" basis