The Student Handbook.

What is the purpose?

What goes into it?
How does it guide teacher behaviour?
A Governance Inquiry.
What is the purpose of the student handbook?

The primary purpose of the student handbook is to provide

students and parents with information, guidelines, policies and
procedures that are followed by the school and the district.

The handbook is a quick reference guide to the school year

for students and parents.
What is in the student
handbook?
The student handbook includes
highlights of the information about the
policies and procedures around
students.

The details are available here for district

68:

http://www.sd68.bc.ca/?page_id=8037
What is in the student handbook?
School contact information and address
School administration and office hours
Daily bell schedule
Guidelines around supervision
Welcome from principal
School mission statement
Code of Conduct: Expectations of student behaviour and dress, Expectations of
parents, Expectations of Teachers and administrators
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Philosophy of Discipline/ district discipling policy
PBIS (positive behaviour interventions and supports)School Climate Matrix
Parent Volunteers and Drivers policy
Electronic devicespolicy
Attendance policy/ Early Detection System
Reporting policy
Healthy Eating policy
Interventions for students
Fire/Earthquake/Lockdown procedures
School Calendar
How does the student handbook guide
teacher behaviour?
The handbook:

outlines the code of conduct for students which the teacher is responsible for
promoting and enforcing.

outlines instructional time.

outlines positive behaviour expectations which the teacher is responsible for

teaching, promoting, and enforcing.

outlines the school dress code which the teacher is to follow.

outlines the electronic device policy for the school and classroom.

outlines unacceptable conduct procedures.

A selection of Vancouver Island Student Handbooks:
High School:
Cowichan Secondary:
http://css.sd79.bc.ca/Media/Student_Handbook.pdf
Ladysmith Secondary Student Mini Handbook:
http://ladysmithsecondary.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Student-Mini-Handbook-2016-201new7.pdf
Timberline Secondary Student Package:
https://www.sd72.bc.ca/school/timberline/About%20Our%20School/Documents/Timberline%20Secondary%20Student
%20Information%20Package%202017-18.pdf
Victoria High School Student Handbook:
https://vichigh.sd61.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/09/VHS-Student-Handbook-Electronic-Format-2017-18-
v1.pdf
Elementary:
Ecole Quarterway Elementary:
http://www.quarterway.ca/files/1215/0420/2773/parent_student_handbook_17-18.pdf
Ecole Hammond Bay Elementary:
http://hb.schools.sd68.bc.ca/documents/2016/05/parent-student-handbook.pdf
Rutherford Elementary:
http://schoolsweb.sd68.bc.ca/rutherford/Documents/PLANNER%202017-2018.pdf
Seaview Elementary:
http://sv.schools.sd68.bc.ca/documents/2016/09/student-handbook.pdf