Consultations

We Want to Hear From You

ConsultationsThe Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is committed to effective and meaningful consultation with various stakeholders within the Ottawa community to bring about an open and inclusive policy decision-making process. Consultation is a process undertaken to seek information, advice, and informed opinion for consideration prior to decision making. At its heart, consultation is about interactive two-way communication and dialogue. The process is an opportunity for the community to provide information about key issues and their implications to foster better understanding and to allow those affected by the decision to have meaningful and substantive opportunities to influence final decisions.

We welcome and encourage your inputs about our policy decisions. Please click on the policy of your interest to know more, and provide your valuable feedback.



Policies Scheduled for Review in 2023-2024

This is a list of policies scheduled for review this school year. We recognize that due to the changing nature of the legislative sphere of the education sector, new priorities might emerge resulting in a shuffle or a change in the list below. We, however, welcome your feedback at any time by emailing [email protected]. A record of feedback will be maintained and will inform our future policy and/or procedure work.

P.008.GOV — Advisory Committee on Equity
P.024.HR   — Employee Conflict of Interest
P.026.SCO — Student Suspension and Expulsion 
P.035.SCO — Extended Day Programs
P.038.SCO — Graduation and Commencement Exercises and Awards
P.059.SCO — Child Care Programs in Schools  
P.062.SCO — Opening and Closing Exercises
P.063.SCO — Display of Flags by Schools 
P.071.CUR — Indigenous Voluntary Self-identification
P.084.SCO — Student Safety Patrols (Rescision)
P.107.SCO — School Naming 
P.112.CUR — Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition for Mature Students 
P.120.SES — Privately-Paid Professionals, Paraprofessionals, and External Agencies
P.126.SCO — Appeals Hearing Panel (Student Transfers)

ACTIVE CONSULTATIONS & STUDIES

Employee Conflict of Interest Policy Consultation

Employee Conflict of Interest Policy Consultation


The OCDSB is currently reviewing its Policy P.024.HR Employee Conflict of Interest to streamline the language and clarify direction to employees. The current content has been reviewed through an equity and human rights lens to ensure its alignment with other relevant policies, including Policy P.147.GOV Human Rights and Policy P.146.HR Equitable Recruitment, Hiring, and Promotion.


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Education Development Charges

Education Development Charges


The OCDSB has entered into a study and consultative process which will examine the possibility of passing a new Education Development Charges By-law in 2024.


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New Findlay Creek Elementary School Study
New Findlay Creek Elementary School Study

We are beginning a consultation process to determine the program, attendance boundary, and opening grade structure for the New Findlay Creek Elementary School, scheduled to open in September 2024.

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Policy on Risk Management

Policy on Risk Management


Risk Management has been consistently integrated into system-level decisions made across the OCDSB in compliance with the International Standards Organization (ISO) 31000. Still, there is a need to ensure that all processes involved in Risk Management are followed by every decision maker in a unified way, to create a culture of Risk Management, and to clarify the Board’s principles that will guide implementation.


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Policies on Extended Day and Child Care Programs


Policies on Extended Day and Child Care Programs

The legislative framework for the delivery of extended day and childcare programs and services has changed and evolved significantly since the authorization of the current standing policies in 2014.

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New Riverside South
New Riverside South Secondary School Study

We are conducting a consultation to determine the program, attendance boundary, and opening grade structure for the new secondary school in Riverside South.

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