The Ministry recognizes the importance of having clear, stated policies and procedures. In its January 30, 2003 message posted on Info-LBS regarding the Continuous Improvement Performance Management System Initiative, the Ministry requested that all LBS agencies have policies and procedures in place for learner involvement starting this year. This includes a learner attendance policy and a process to determine:

1. a learner initiated exit
2. an agency initiated exit
3. a leave of absence

TASK: Get a copy of the college handbook and the program handbook (specific policies and procedures used in your LBS program). Find out when and how the policies are introduced to new learners. If you have an opportunity to job shadow, observe how program policies are applied in the classroom by other practitioners.

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Examples of Roles and Responsibilities

The following checklist outlines key roles and responsibilities related to Policies and Procedures. You may use this list to check off the ones that apply to your teaching situation and to add other ones.

• familiarize yourself with the various policies, rules, practices and procedures of the LBS program and the college
• use policies and procedures as the foundation for setting appropriate ground rules for the classroom to enhance learner success
• refer to policies and procedures when dealing with inappropriate classroom behaviours
• elicit student feedback on policies and procedures, and contribute feedback to regular policy reviews and updates