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Volume 51, No. 14

B.C. Reg. 219/2008

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

July 15, 2008

B.C. Reg. 219/2008 , deposited July 11, 2008, pursuant to the SCHOOL ACT [Sections 82.1 and 175 (2) (s)] and the SCHOOL (STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ENABLING) AMENDMENT ACT, 2007 [Section 50]. Order in Council 585/2008, approved and ordered July 10, 2008.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that,

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a) effective January 1, 2009,

section 20 of the School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007 , S.B.C. 2007, c. 29, as it enacts

section 82.1 (2) (a), (5) and (6) is brought into force, and

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b) effective July 1, 2009, the attached Specialty Academy Criteria Regulation is made.

— S. BOND, Minister of Education and Minister Responsible for Early Learning and Deputy Premier; G. CAMPBELL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

SPECIALTY ACADEMY CRITERIA REGULATION

Specialty academy criteria

1 For the purposes of the definition of "specialty academy" in

section 82.1 of the School Act , the criteria set out in sections 2, 3 and 4 are prescribed criteria for a specialty academy.

Additional learning outcomes

2 The specialty academy must meet learning outcomes that

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a) are in addition to the learning outcomes that a standard educational program must meet, and

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b) reflect an emphasis on a particular sport, activity or subject area.

Minimum hours of instruction

(1) In this section, "credit" has the same meaning as in Ministerial Order 302/2004, the Graduation Program Order.

(2) In respect of the particular sport, activity or subject area being emphasized in the specialty academy

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a) a one-year specialty academy must include

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i) a minimum of 240 hours of instruction, or

(ii) sufficient hours of instruction to enable a student to earn 8 credits

in the school year, and

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b) a multi-year specialty academy must include

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i) a minimum of 120 hours of instruction, or

(ii) sufficient hours of instruction to enable a student to earn 4 credits

in each school year.

Emphasis on particular subject area

4 If the specialty academy emphasizes a particular subject area, the subject area must be

(1) Applied Skills,

(2) Fine Arts,

(3) Language Arts,

(4) Mathematics,

(5) Physical Education,

(6) Science, or

(7) Social Studies.

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