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Nunavut Secondary School Administration Handbook 2015-16 Published by Department of Education, Government of Nunavut Nunavut Secondary School Administration Handbook 2015-16 Published by Department of Education, Government of Nunavut All rights reserved. The use of any part of this publication reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system, without written consent of the publisher, is an infringement of copyright law. Every effort has been made to identify and cite the ownership of all copyrighted material and to secure permission from copyright holders. In the event of any question arising as to the use of any material, we will be pleased to make the necessary corrections in future printings. © 2015 Department of Education, Government of Nunavut For more information, contact: Department of Education Government of Nunavut PO Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Tel. (867) 975-5600 www.gov.nu.ca/education Table of contents Section 1: Introduction Mission statement ..............................................................1-1 Nunavut secondary schooling philosophy ...........................................1-1 Contact information .............................................................1-2 Regional School Operations (RSOs) . .. 1-2 Department of Education, Pangnirtung . 1-2 Department of Education, Arviat . 1-2 Department of Education, Iqaluit . 1-2 Purpose of this handbook .......................................................1-3 Important documents ...........................................................1-3 Essential elements of Nunavut secondary schooling. 1-4 Some ideas on best schooling practices ............................................1-4 Appeals and dispute resolutions ...................................................1-5 Special cases . 1-5 Section 2: Graduation requirements Graduation requirements .........................................................2-1 The learning continuum and grade designations . 2-1 School academic year and timetabling . .2-1 Attendance . 2-1 Graduating from a Nunavut school . 2-2 Credit requirement . 2-2 Course sequences and numbering . 2-3 How are courses applied to meet the graduation requirements: specified vs. unspecified? . 2-4 Current Nunavut secondary school graduation requirements. .2-5 Graduation requirements for Francophone students . 2-11 Previous years’ graduation requirements . 2-11 Change to Graduation Path Approval Form . 2-12 Changes to graduation paths . 2-12 Graduation requirements comparative chart . 2-13 Table of contents i Section 3: Secondary School Program approval process Secondary School Program approval process ........................................3-1 New . 3-1 Approval criteria . 3-1 Home school/distance education . .. 3-1 Educational Program Plan approval process . 3-2 Schedule of stages and deadlines of the educational program plan . 3-5 Educational Program Plan Approval Form . 3-6 Educational School Plan Amendment Request Form 1/2 . 3-7 Educational School Plan Amendment Request Form 2/2 . 3-8 High School Program Planning Special Permission Request 1/2 . 3-9 High School Program Planning Special Permission Request 2/2 . 3-10 Section 4: Approved courses Courses approved for use in Nunavut schools. .4-1 LearnAlberta.ca – online teaching resources .........................................4-1 Nunavut approved course changes for 2015-16 ......................................4-3 Approved course list ............................................................4-7 Required course prerequisites . 4-15 Transfer points (recommended) and course sequences for senior high school . 4-15 Prerequisite courses – explanation . .. 4-15 Changes from IOP (16-26-36) to Knowledge and Employability (KAE) program . 4-21 Social Studies .................................................................4-22 Social Studies 10 curriculum changes and implementation plan . 4-22 Social Studies 11 and 12 implementation plan . 4-23 Mathematics ..................................................................4-24 Science ......................................................................4-25 Aulajaaqtut ...................................................................4-27 Physical Education .............................................................4-28 Fine Arts .....................................................................4-29 Career and Technology Studies and Nunavut Cultural Studies. .4-31 Nunavut Early Apprenticeship Training (under review: not to be used without special permission from RSO) . 4-32 ii 2015-16 Nunavut Secondary School Administration Handbook Section 5: Language programs Government mandate ...........................................................5-1 Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun .........................................................5-1 Inuktitut First Language and Inuinnaqtun . 5-1 Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun challenge credits (under review: not to be used without special permission from RSO) . 5-2 French .......................................................................5-4 Rights Holders . 5-4 French First Language (FRA) . 5-4 French Immersion (FLA) . 5-5 Explore Canada . 5-5 Explore Program Accreditation Request and Refund Request Form . 5-7 English Language Arts ..........................................................5-9 English Second Language (EL2) . 5-9 English Language Arts (ELA/ECS) . 5-10 Section 6: Special programs Distance learning ...............................................................6-1 Alberta course offerings . 6-1 Private study music courses ......................................................6-2 Army and Air Cadet courses ......................................................6-3 Northern Youth Abroad ..........................................................6-6 Work Experience 10-11-12 .......................................................6-7 Educational Work Experience Agreement . 6-9 Work Experience Health and Safety Assessment Summary . 6-10 Parenting courses .............................................................6-11 CTS modules . 6-11 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) . 6-11 Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre . 6-11 Table of contents iii Section 7: Special Projects Special Projects 10-20-30 ........................................................7-1 1, 2 and 4 credit special projects . 7-1 Purpose . 7-1 Approval . 7-1 Guidelines . 7-2 Restrictions on Special Projects . 7-2 Special Project Application Form 1/3 ............................................7-3 Special Project Application Form 2/3 ............................................7-4 Special Project Application Form 3/3 ............................................7-5 Locally Developed Course Application Form 1/3 . 7-9 Step 1: Originator school proposal . 7-9 Locally Developed Course Application Form 2/3 . 7-10 Locally Developed Course Application Form 3/3 . 7-11 Curriculum Template for Locally Developed Course/Module 1/2 . 7-12 Curriculum Template for Locally Developed Course/Module 2/2 . 7-13 Section 8: Student records and procedures Student records procedures ......................................................8-1 Transcripts ....................................................................8-2 Mid-term and interim marks . 8-2 Request for Transcript . .8-3 Validation Statements ...........................................................8-4 Student enrolment form ..........................................................8-4 Student Enrolment Form 1/2 . .8-5 Student Enrolment Form 2/2 . .8-6 Course Registration Form . .. 8-7 Request for Transfer of Student Record Files . 8-8 Request for Transfer of Counselling Records . 8-9 Part A: To be completed by the principal/guidance counsellor of the RECEIVING school . 8-9 iv 2015-16 Nunavut Secondary School Administration Handbook Corrections to a student’s permanent record ........................................8-10 Course corrections . 8-10 Request for Correction of Student Information 1/2 . 8-11 Request for Correction of Student Information 2/2 . 8-12 Course Correction Form . 8-13 Special provisions for mature students ............................................8-14 Application for Mature Student Status . 8-15 Challenge credits .............................................................8-16 Challenge Credits Evaluation . 8-18 Retroactive credits .............................................................8-19 Waiver of prerequisites and credits for prerequisite courses ...........................8-21 Request to Waive Courses Application . 8-23 Articulation with Nunavut Arctic College ...........................................8-24 What is PASS? . 8-24 Section 9: Students transferring to Nunavut Students transferring to Nunavut ..................................................9-1 International transfer students – Social Studies . 9-1 Students entering Nunavut secondary school program (first time) in Grade 10 . 9-1 Students entering Nunavut secondary school program (first time) in Grade 11 . 9-1 Students entering Nunavut secondary school program (first time) in Grade 12 . 9-1 Evaluation of students from outside of Nunavut ......................................9-1 Procedures for reporting evaluated transfer credits . 9-2 Graduation requirements for students arriving from outside of Nunavut . 9-2 Purpose of secondary school credential evaluation . .. 9-2 Basic principles of evaluation . 9-2 Procedures for evaluation ........................................................9-4 Itinerant students . 9-5 Reporting evaluations to Student Records . 9-6 Evaluation of Transfer Student: Equivalencies
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