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Ministerial Education Act Regulations

made under

Section 97 of the

Education Act

S.N.S. 2018, c. 1,

Schedule A

N.S. Reg. 59/2018 (effective April 1, 2018)

amended to N.S. Reg. 174/2024 (effective August 15, 2024)

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Public School Program

Required instruction and courses—grades primary to 6

Required instruction and courses—grades 7 to 9

Required instruction and courses—grades 10 to 12

Required instruction and courses—high school level

Required programming and services for students with special needs

Optional courses, programs and services

French programs

Descriptions of course material published

School year

Christmas vacation

Spring vacation

Hours of teaching defined

Minimum hours of teaching

Primary grade hours of teaching

Maximum hours of teaching directed

Dismissing classes for health and safety of students

Closing school for school day

Hours of teaching directed for certain classes

School travel programs

Administration of evaluation and assessment programs

Placement of students by education entities

Policy for review of student’s progress

Nova Scotia School Book Bureau

Books provided to educational entities by Book Bureau

Sale of books by Book Bureau

Return of books and materials to Book Bureau

Replacement of defective new books by Book Bureau

Council on Mi’kmaq Education

Definition of “Council”

Council membership

Members’ terms of office

Quorum for meeting of Council

Replacement of Council member

Council to establish own rules

Additional duties of Council

Council recommendations for appointments

Council on African-Canadian Education

Definitions for Sections 39 to 46

Council membership

Members’ terms of office

Quorum for meeting of Council

Replacement of Council member

Council to establish own rules

Additional duties of Council

Council recommendations for appointments

Reports on Division to Council

Appeal Process—Individualized Program Plan for Student with Special Needs

Definition for Sections 48 to 55

Request for appeal

Establishing board of appeal

Scheduling hearing of appeal

Hearing not open to public

Conducting hearing

Actions of board of appeal on completion of hearing

Decision of board of appeal

Order of board of appeal is final

Senior Staff of Education Entities

Definitions of senior staff of education entities

Administrative structure for senior staff of education entities and related

requirements

Departments within administrative structure

Conflict of Interest Policy

Definitions for Sections 61 to 67

Duties of regional executive director or superintendent

Communication of policy

Disagreement about compliance referred to regional executive director or

superintendent

Confidentiality of information

Non-compliance with conflict of interest policy

Principles of conflict of interest policy

Mandatory requirements for conflict of interest policy

School Advisory Councils

Interpretation for Sections 69 to 75

Establishing school advisory council

School advisory council agreements

Composition of school advisory council

School advisory council established to replace predecessor under former Act

Newly established school advisory council

Vacancy on school advisory council

Duties of school advisory council

Student Protection

Interpretation for Sections 77 to 84

Prescribed persons under subsection 53C(1) of the Act

Exemption from subsection 53C(1) of the Act

Employee moving to a new role, position or engagement

Verification of record checks

Criminal record check

schedule

Regional executive director and superintendent

Collection of annual declaration

Form and content of annual declaration

Manner of disclosure under

Section 53F of the Act

Content of disclosure

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Ministerial Education Act Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Act” means the Education Act ;

“Book Bureau” means the Nova Scotia Book Bureau described in

Section 25;

“Christmas vacation” means the vacation described in

Section 12;

“school day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a school holiday;

“school holiday” means any of the following:

(

i) Nova Scotia Heritage Day,

(ii) Good Friday,

(iii) Easter Monday,

(iv) Victoria Day,

(

v) Labour Day,

(vi) Thanksgiving Day,

(vii) Remembrance Day,

(viii) any day during the Christmas vacation,

(ix) any day during the spring vacation;

“spring vacation means the vacation described in

Section 13;

“student with special needs” means a student who meets all of the following criteria:

(

i) they are identified by an education entity as requiring additional program

planning in the learning process to meet the student’s needs,

(ii) they are enrolled in and receiving an education program provided by an

education entity for which the Program Planning Process has been

initiated and followed in accordance with the Nova Scotia Special

Education Policy;

“superintendent” means the superintendent of the Conseil scolaire acadien

provincial.

Public School Program

Required instruction and courses—grades primary to 6

3 Each education entity must provide, as part of the public school program, in each school

under its jurisdiction, instruction in the courses prescribed by the Minister in all of the

following for grades primary to 6, inclusive:

(

a) language arts;

(

b) health;

(

c) science;

(

d) mathematics;

(

e) social studies;

(

f) physical education;

(

g) music;

(

h) art;

(i) 1 of the following:

(

i) for students served by the education entities other than the Conseil

scolaire acadien provincial, core French, beginning at grade 4,

language arts, beginning at grade 4.

Required instruction and courses—grades 7 to 9

4 Each education entity must provide, as part of the public school program, in each school

under its jurisdiction, instruction in the courses prescribed by the Minister in all of the

following subjects for grades 7 to 9, inclusive:

(

b) French;

(

c) personal development and relationships;

(

d) science;

(

e) mathematics;

(

f) social studies;

(

g) physical education;

(h) 2 of the following:

(

i) industrial arts technology,

(ii) family studies,

(iii) fine arts.

Required instruction and courses—grades 10 to 12

(1) Each education entity must provide, as part of the public school program, in each

school under its jurisdiction, instruction in the courses prescribed by the Minister in

all of the following subjects for grades 10 to 12, inclusive:

(

b) French;

(

c) sciences;

(

d) social studies;

(

e) mathematics;

(

f) physical education;

(

g) technology.

(2) Each education entity must provide, as part of the public school program, but not

necessarily in every school under its jurisdiction, instruction in the courses prescribed

by the Minister in all of the following subjects in grades 10 to 12, inclusive:

(

a) music;

(

b) art;

(

c) family studies;

(

d) entrepreneurship;

(

e) business education;

(

f) industrial arts technology.

Required instruction and courses—high school level

6 Each education entity must provide, as part of the public school program, in each school

under its jurisdiction, instruction in all of the following at the high school level:

(

a) Career and Life Management;

(

b) Physically Active Lifestyles;

(

c) any other course required by the Minister.

Required programming and services for students with special needs

7 Each education entity must provide, as part of the public school program, in each school

under its jurisdiction, programming and services for students with special needs.

Optional courses, programs and services

8 Each education entity may provide, as part of the public school program, any of the

following:

(

a) comprehensive guidance programs and services;

(

b) school library programs and services;

(

c) other courses and programs approved by the Minister.

French programs

9 Each regional centre may provide, as part of the public school program, any of the

following programs:

(

a) French immersion programs;

(

b) extended core French programs.

Descriptions of course material published

10 The Minister may publish a description of the courses of study, textbooks and related

material prescribed by the Minister for use in the public school program, and any

administrative instructions and orders the Minister considers necessary for the effective use

of the courses, textbooks and related material.

School year

(1) The school year consists of 195 school days.

(2) Public schools must open each year no earlier than September 1 and no later than the

Wednesday following Labour Day.

(3) Public schools must close each year no later than June 30.

(4) A classroom may not be in operation for more than 195 days in a school year, and a

teacher may not teach or claim credit for more than 195 days in a school year.

(5) If the 195th school day in any school year falls on a Monday, an education entity

may declare that the 195th school day be observed on the Saturday immediately

before the Monday.

Christmas vacation

12 The Christmas vacation must begin no earlier than and end no later than dates fixed in

each school year by the Minister, and must consist of all of the following:

(

a) Christmas Day;

(

b) New Year’s Day;

(

c) no fewer than 5 and no more than 10 additional weekdays.

Spring vacation

13 The spring vacation must consist of 5 consecutive weekdays in March, or another month,

on dates determined by the Minister.

Hours of teaching defined

14 For the purposes of the public school program,

“hours of teaching” means time during which students are under instruction or

otherwise under control or supervision by a teacher, but does not include time spent

by a teacher marking tests or examination papers for grading and classifying students

when no students are present or under the teacher’s control.

Minimum hours of teaching

(1) Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, there must be at least 5 hours of

teaching in each classroom on each school day.

(2) For the purpose of calculating an instructional day under subsection (1), an education

entity

(

a) may, except as provided under clause (b), include a recess of no more than 15

minutes for any class or classes on each school day;

(

b) must not include recess for any high school class or classes.

Primary grade hours of teaching

(1) An education entity may direct that the total number of hours of teaching time

scheduled in a school year for students in the primary grade is at least the product of

4 hours times the number of days in which teaching is scheduled for students in

other grades in the school.

(2) The hours of teaching scheduled under subsection (1) must be provided on each

school day and may be scheduled during any part of the time in which students in

other grades are receiving instruction.

Maximum hours of teaching directed

17 An education entity may direct that no more than 6 hours of teaching be provided on each

school day in any classroom.

Dismissing classes for health and safety of students

(1) If an education entity is of the opinion that it is necessary for the health and safety of

students for a class or classes of students under its jurisdiction to be dismissed, the

education entity may dismiss some or all of the classes in a school.

(2) If a class is dismissed under subsection (1) after school has been in session for 3

hours or more on a day, that day is deemed to be a school day for the class for the

purposes of the Act and its regulations.

(3) If a class is dismissed under subsection (1) before school is in session for 3 hours on

a day, that day is deemed not to be a school day for the class for the purposes of the

Act and its regulations.

Closing school for school day

(1) With the approval of the Minister, a regional executive director or superintendent

may order that a school be closed on a school day.

(2) When a classroom is not operated on a school day and the teacher cannot claim the

day as a school day for the purpose of calculating service under the Governor in

Council Education Act Regulations made under the Act, school may be taught, with

the approval of the Minister, on any of the following days not regularly included in

the school year:

(

a) the days included in the spring vacation;

(

b) no more than 3 Saturdays during a school year,

Hours of teaching directed for certain classes

20 An education entity may direct that no more than 4 hours of teaching be provided on each

school day for any of the following classes:

(

a) class for students in grades 1 or 2;

(

b) each class in which 2 classes are taught at different periods on the same day in

1 classroom.

School travel programs

(1) An education entity may, at its discretion, approve participation by its staff and

students in school travel programs within the Province, within Canada or outside

Canada, if all of the following conditions are met:

(

a) a teacher or a student is only away from the school for 15 or fewer school days,

unless a greater number of days is approved by the regional executive director

or superintendent in consultation with the Department;

(

b) a parent of a participating student is informed of the purpose and nature of the

school travel program and is given a detailed itinerary of the program;

(

c) the parent of a participating student consents to their child’s participation;

(

d) the education entity is satisfied that the educational benefits of the program are

equivalent to those that would be received by the students during the same

period of time in the classroom setting.

(2) Any teacher who accompanies students on a school travel program approved under

subsection (1) is considered to be performing their normal duties as a teacher during

those days, and those days are reckoned as days taught.

(3) A student or teacher must not take

part in more than 1 school travel program in any 1

school year without the express consent of the education entity.

Administration of evaluation and assessment programs

22 An education entity is responsible for causing the administration of evaluation and

assessment programs required by the Minister and any evaluation and assessment

programs established by the education entity.

Placement of students by education entities

(1) Subject to subsection (2), an education entity must determine the appropriate

placement of students under its jurisdiction.

(2) In the case of the placement of a student with special needs, the obligation of an

education entity under subsection (1) is subject to all of the following:

(

a) any appeal procedure established by the education entity;

(

b) any appeal made under clause 48(2)(c).

Policy for review of student’s progress

which a review of a student’s progress in the student’s school program, including

academic performance, must be conducted.

(2) A policy established under subsection (1) must be consistent with any Provincial

policy on the subject.

Nova Scotia School Book Bureau

25 The Nova Scotia School Book Bureau is a

section of the Department responsible for the

purchase, sale and distribution of school books and related teaching-learning materials.

Books provided to educational entities by Book Bureau

(1) The Minister may assign credit with the Book Bureau to an education entity for each

fiscal year, in an amount determined by the Minister.

(2) The Book Bureau must provide an education entity with textbooks and other

teaching-learning materials prescribed by the Minister for use in grades primary to

12, inclusive, up to the education entity’s assigned credit with the Book Bureau in

each fiscal year.

(3) Books provided by the Book Bureau to an education entity are the property of the

education entity and are for the use of students enrolled in the school or schools

under its jurisdiction.

(4) An education entity must not sell or rent any books or related material provided by

the Book Bureau under this Section.

Sale of books by Book Bureau

(1) The Book Bureau may sell books or other teaching-learning materials for grades

primary to 12, inclusive, at the list price fixed by the Minister, plus shipping costs.

(2) The Book Bureau may restrict the sale of certain books and materials because of the

amount available in inventory and quantity ordered.

Return of books and materials to Book Bureau

28 Books and materials purchased from the Book Bureau may not be returned for credit,

exchange or refund except with the prior approval of the Book Bureau supervisor.

Replacement of defective new books by Book Bureau

29 Defective new books provided by the Book Bureau to an education entity under that

entity’s annual assigned credit must be replaced by the Book Bureau upon return of the

books to the Book Bureau.

Council on Mi’kmaq Education

Definition of “Council”

30 In Sections 31 to 37, “Council” means the Council on Mi’kmaq Education.

Council membership

31 The Council must consist of no more than 15 members appointed by the Minister,

including all of the following members:

(

a) at least 4, but no more than 6, persons recommended by First Nation

organizations including all of the following:

(

i) the Native Council of Nova Scotia,

(ii) the Union of Nova Scotia Indians,

(iii) the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq,

(iv) the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association,

(

v) the Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey;

(

b) up to 7 regional Mi’kmaq representatives, each representing 1 or more of the

school regions served by a regional centre, appointed after consultation with

the Mi’kmaq community and the regional executive director of a regional

centre;

(

c) up to 3 members at large representing the Mi’kmaq community.

Members’ terms of office

32 The members of the Council hold office for the following terms:

(

a) for members appointed under clauses 31(

a) and (c), 3 years;

(

b) for members appointed under clause 31(b), for the term specified in their

appointment.

Quorum for meeting of Council

33 A majority of the total members of the Council constitutes a quorum.

Replacement of Council member

34 If a member of the Council dies, resigns or is unavailable, unable or unwilling to act, the

Council must request that the Minister appoint a person to act for the unexpired term of

that member.

Council to establish own rules

35 The Council may establish rules respecting its operations and administration.

Additional duties of Council

36 The following are the additional duties of the Council prescribed under clause 17(2)(

c) of

the Act:

(

a) providing guidance to the Minister on the development, implementation,

evaluation and funding of educational programs and services for Mi’kmaq

students in the public school system;

(

b) in respect of the public school program and Mi’kmaq students, advising the

Minister on the development of appropriate curricula reflecting Mi’kmaq

history, language, heritage, culture, traditions and contributions to society;

(

c) in respect of the public school program and non-Indigenous students, advising

the Minister on the development of appropriate curricula reflecting Mi’kmaq

history, language, heritage, culture, traditions and contributions to society;

(

d) in respect of the public school program, advising the Minister respecting the

development of Mi’kmaq language arts courses for Mi’kmaq students and

Mi’kmaq language arts courses for non-Indigenous students;

(

e) advising the Minister respecting the adequacy of the information about the

Mi’kmaq Nation and other First Nations found in existing curricula, and

providing suggestions for change as needed;

(

f) advising the Minister on how the programs and services of the Department are

meeting the needs of Mi’kmaq students in the public schools and how they

may be improved to better serve Mi’kmaq students;

(

g) making recommendations to the Minister regarding cross-cultural issues,

learning styles and assessment practices and how these may be supported in the

public education system;

(

h) recommending policies, initiatives and ideas to the Minister that foster the

educational development of Mi’kmaq students and the advancement of

Mi’kmaq education;

(

i) making recommendations to the Minister respecting research on matters

relevant to the education of Mi’kmaq students.

Council recommendations for appointments

37 The Council may recommend to the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education the

names of persons to be considered for appointment to the following:

(

a) the Board of Governors of the Nova Scotia Community College;

(

b) the Nova Scotia Council on Higher Education.

Council on African-Canadian Education

Definitions for Sections 39 to 46

38 In Sections 39 to 46,

“Black Learners Advisory Committee (BLAC)” means the Committee on Education

for Black Learners established in 1990 to investigate and report on the education of

Black Nova Scotians, and to make recommendations for improvement in the

provision of programs and services for Black learners;

“Council” means the Council on African-Canadian Education;

“Division” means the African Canadian Services Division of the Department;

“regional education committee” means the committee representing the African Nova

Scotian community in each of the geographic regions listed in clause 39(1)(

b) and

charged with recommending council member candidates for consideration by the

Minister.

Council membership

(1) The Council must consist of no more than 17 members appointed by the Minister,

including all of the following members:

(

a) at least 4, but no more than 6, persons recommended by Provincial

organizations of the African Nova Scotian community, including the African

United Baptist Association, the Black Educators Association and the Black

Cultural Society;

(b) 1 person representing the African Nova Scotian community in each of the

following geographic areas of the Province:

(

i) Antigonish-Guysborough,

(ii) Cape Breton, composed of Richmond County, Inverness County,

Victoria County and Cape Breton Regional Municipality,

(iii) Northern Region, composed of the counties of Cumberland, Colchester

and Pictou,

(iv) Valley Region, composed of the counties of Kings, Hants and Annapolis,

(

v) Southwest Nova, composed of the counties of Lunenburg, Shelburne,

Yarmouth and Digby, and the Region of Queens Municipality,

(vi) Halifax, composed of the former City of Halifax, the former Town of

Bedford and that area of the former County of Halifax that is on the

former Halifax City side of the harbour,

(vii) Dartmouth, composed of the former city of Dartmouth and the former

County of Halifax on the former Dartmouth side of the harbour;

(

c) at least 4, but no more than 6, members at large representing the African Nova

Scotian community.

(2) Before appointments to the Council are made under clause (1)(b), the Minister must

consider the names of persons recommended by the following:

(

a) the regional education committees concerned with African Canadian

education;

(

b) the Council.

Members’ terms of office

(1) A member of the Council is appointed for a term of 3 years.

(2) A member of the Council is eligible for re-appointment when their term of office

expires.

Quorum for meeting of Council

41 A majority of the total number of members of the Council constitutes a quorum.

Replacement of Council member

42 If a member of the Council dies, resigns or is unavailable, unable or unwilling to act, the

Council must request that the Minister appoint a person to act for the unexpired term of

that member.

Council to establish own rules

43 The Council must establish rules respecting its operations and administration.

Additional duties of Council

44 The following are the additional duties of the Council prescribed under clause 19(2)(

c) of

the Act:

(

a) in respect of the Black Learners Advisory Committee Final Report, providing

guidance to the Minister on the development, implementation, evaluation and

funding of educational programs and services for Black learners;

(

b) advising the Minister how the programs and services of the Division are

meeting the needs of Black learners, and how they may be improved to better

serve Black learners;

(

c) recommending policies, initiatives and ideas to the Minister that foster the

educational development of Black learners and advance African Canadian

education;

(

d) soliciting the views of members of Black communities across the Province

respecting the education of Black learners, and bringing matters of interest and

concern to the attention of the Minister;

(

e) making recommendations to the Minister in respect of research on matters

relevant to Black learners;

(

f) if possible, participating in education planning on committees and

commissions related to African Canadian education;

(

g) liaising with the Division in respect of its programs and services to Black

learners;

(

h) advising the Minister on the establishment, role and ongoing operations of an

Afrocentric Learning Institute;

(

i) supporting the regional educators program as a community-based resource and

reviewing its activities on an annual basis with the Minister and the

organization responsible for the program;

(

j) advising the Minister on the Black Incentive Fund and making

recommendations respecting other scholarships and initiatives to support Black

learners.

Council recommendations for appointments

45 The Council must recommend to the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education the

names of persons to be considered for appointment to the following:

(

a) the Board of Governors of the Nova Scotia Community College;

(

b) the Nova Scotia Council on Higher Education.

Reports on Division to Council

46 The Division must send the Council reports describing the activities and operations of the

Division on a quarterly basis.

Appeal Process—Individualized Program Plan for Student with Special Needs

Definition for Sections 48 to 55

47 In Sections 48 to 55,

“board of appeal” means a board established by the Minister to conduct a hearing

into a dispute specified in

Section 48.

Request for appeal

(1) If a dispute occurs between the parent of a student with special needs and the staff of

an education entity regarding an individualized program plan for the student, and the

dispute is not resolved by the education entity’s appeal process, the parent or

education entity may request, in writing, that the Minister establish a board of appeal

to provide a ruling on the matter.

(2) On request under subsection (1), a board of appeal may be established only if the

dispute concerns 1 of the following:

(

a) a decision by an education entity not to proceed with the development of an

individualized program plan for a student with special needs;

(

b) the proposed or existing individualized program plan outcomes for a student

with special needs;

(

c) the proposed or existing placement of a student with special needs in respect of

the education programs provided by the education entity.

(3) A request for a board of appeal ruling must be made no later than 30 days after the

date of the decision, or the conclusion of the education entity’s appeal process,

whichever is later, in respect of the matter in dispute.

Establishing board of appeal

(1) On receiving a request in accordance with

Section 48, the Minister may, as soon as

practicable, establish a board of appeal to hear the appeal.

(2) A board of appeal must consist of the 3 following members:

(a) 1 member named by the regional executive director or superintendent, who is

not the regional executive director or superintendent or an employee of the

education entity and who was not providing services to the education entity at

the time of, or at any time within the 3 years immediately before the date of,

the request for the appeal;

(b) 1 member named by the parent of the student with special needs involved in

the matter, who is not a parent or relative of the student and who was not

providing services to a parent of the student in respect of the student at the time

of, or at any time within the 3 years before the date of, the request for the

appeal;

(c) 1 member named by the Minister, who is not an employee of the Minister or

the Province.

(3) The chair of a board of appeal is the member named by the Minister.

Scheduling hearing of appeal

(1) The chair of a board of appeal must fix a time and place for the hearing of an appeal.

(2) The chair of a board of appeal may determine the duration of a hearing.

(3) The chair of a board of appeal may request any of the following in advance of a

hearing:

(

a) records and documentation that are to be submitted at the hearing;

(

b) the names of persons whom the parties wish to attend in support of either of

the parties.

Hearing not open to public

51 A hearing of a board of appeal is not open to the public and no person is permitted to be

present other than the parties, their counsel and any other persons the chair of the board

may require or permit to be present.

Conducting hearing

(1) The parties may be represented at a hearing of a board of appeal by counsel or any

other person permitted at the hearing under

Section 51.

(2) A board of appeal must observe the confidentiality of all documents and records.

(3) The chair of a board of appeal may adjourn any hearing at any time and from time to

time.

(4) The chair of a board of appeal must determine all questions arising during a hearing

respecting procedure or admissibility of evidence.

Actions of board of appeal on completion of hearing

(1) On completion of a hearing, a board of appeal must do 1 of the following:

(

a) for a dispute concerning a matter specified in clause 48(2)(a),

(

i) confirm the education entity’s decision not to proceed with development

of an individualized program plan for the student, or

(ii) order the education entity to proceed with the development of an

individualized program plan for the student;

(

b) for a dispute concerning a matter specified in clause 48(2)(b),

(

i) confirm the proposed or existing individualized program plan outcomes

for the student, or

(ii) order modification of the proposed or existing individualized program

plan outcomes for the student;

(

c) for a dispute concerning a matter specified in clause 48(2)(c),

(

i) confirm the education entity’s placement of the student in respect of the

education programs provided by the education entity, or

(ii) order a change in the placement of the student in respect of the public

school programs provided by the education entity.

(2) On completion of a hearing, a board of appeal may order the costs of the appeal to be

apportioned between the education entity and the parent.

Decision of board of appeal

(1) A board of appeal’s decision must be written by the chair of the board and include

written reasons for the decision.

(2) A board of appeal’s decision must be made and delivered to the parties and the

Minister no later than 60 days after the date the board is established, or as soon after

the 60 days as is practicable.

Order of board of appeal is final

55 A decision made by a Board of Appeal is final and binding upon all parties to the dispute.

Senior Staff of Education Entities

Definitions of senior staff of education entities

(1) In the Act and its regulations, “senior staff” of an education entity, other than the

Tri-County Regional Centre, means all of the following:

(

a) regional executive director or superintendent, whose responsibilities respecting

the administrative structure are specified in clause 57(1)(a);

(

b) director of the programs and student services department specified in clause

58(a), to be titled the Director of Programs and Student Services;

(

c) director of the operational services department specified in clause 58(b), to be

titled the Director of Operational Services;

(

d) director of the human resources services department specified in clause 58(c),

to be titled the Director of Human Resources Services;

(

e) director of the financial services department specified in clause 58(d), to be

titled the Director of Financial Services.

(2) In the Act and its regulations, “senior staff” of the Tri-County Regional Centre

means the senior staff set out in clauses (1)(

a) to (d).

Administrative structure for senior staff of education entities and related requirements

(1) The administrative structure for senior staff of an education entity, other than the

Tri-County Regional Centre, is composed of all of the following:

(

a) the office of regional executive director or superintendent and the regional

executive director or superintendent who holds the office, who has all of the

following responsibilities respecting the administrative structure:

(

i) overall responsibility for all of the departments in the administrative

structure and supervision of the directors of those departments,

(ii) responsibility for functions in all of the following categories:

(

A) community relations,

(

B) strategic and business planning,

(

C) communications,

(

D) accountability standards,

(

E) continuous improvement framework;

(

b) the departments specified in

Section 58 and the directors of those departments.

(2) The administrative structure for senior staff of the Tri-County Regional Centre is

composed of all of the following:

(

a) the office of regional executive director and the regional executive director, as

specified in clause (1)(a);

(

b) the departments specified in clauses 58(

a) to (c), and the directors of those

departments.

(3) A director of a department is responsible only for the department that they direct and

must not hold more than 1 senior staff position.

Departments within administrative structure

58 The following departments must be included in an education entity’s senior staff

administrative structure in accordance with

Section 57:

(

a) a programs and student services department, which has functions in all of the

following categories:

(

i) student services,

(ii) implementation of the Provincial curriculum,

(iii) race relations, cross-cultural understanding and human rights,

(iv) education quality and accountability,

(

v) principal support in programs and student services,

(vi) on behalf of the regional executive director or superintendent or a

director designated by the regional executive director or superintendent,

principals, including supervision and evaluation of principals,

(vii) technology in the curriculum and classrooms,

(viii) teacher professional development,

(ix) school advisory councils,

(ixa) school improvement plans,

(

x) community education and adult education, if applicable,

(xi) any additional student-related programs and services offered by the

education entity;

(

b) an operational services department, which has functions in all of the following

categories:

(

i) facilities management, including community access,

(ii) capital construction and additions and alterations,

(iii) transportation of students,

(iv) technology,

(

v) principal support in operations;

(

c) a human resources services department, which has functions in all of the

following categories:

(

i) labour relations, including support of local and Provincial bargaining,

(ii) performance management and growth planning systems,

(iii) non-teacher professional development and coordination of the education-entity-wide professional development plan,

(iv) employment equity,

(

v) occupational health and safety,

(vi) employee health,

(vii) succession planning,

(viii) coordination of staff allocations,

(ix) staff recruitment and placement,

(

x) principal support in human resources;

(

d) a financial services department, which has functions in all of the following

categories:

(

i) budgets,

(ii) accounting, including payroll,

(iii) insurance risk,

(iv) procurement,

(

v) audit support,

(vi) principal support in finance,

(vii) school-based funds management.

Variances in administrative structure

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the Minister may approve a variance of any

requirement for an education entity’s senior staff administrative structure in Sections

appropriate.

(2) An education entity’s senior staff administrative structure that is varied under

subsection (1) must be at least as effective as the administrative structure required by

Section 57 in enabling the education entity to do all of the following:

(

a) focus on the delivery of student programs and services as its primary

responsibility;

(

b) manage its affairs in a productive manner, including achieving timely results,

and demonstrating continuous improvement;

(

c) be responsive to student, parent and community needs for program and service

delivery, and to the needs of school advisory councils;

(

d) be accountable for quality education, decision-making and resources;

(

e) be adaptable and flexible to address emerging needs.

(3) The following requirements may not be varied under this Section:

(

a) the requirement in

Section 56 to include the senior staff position of director of

the programs and student services department and to include the office of

regional executive director or superintendent as a senior staff position;

(

b) the requirement in

Section 57 to have a department of programs and student

services.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Definitions for Sections 61 to 67

(1) In Sections 61 to 67,

“conflict of interest” means any situation in which a staff person, either on their own

behalf or on behalf of another person, attempts to promote a private or personal

interest in a manner that results in any of the following:

(

i) interference with the objective exercise of the staff person’s duties,

(ii) a gain or advantage to the staff person or other person by virtue of the

staff person’s position with the education entity;

“education entity conflict of interest policy” means a conflict of interest policy

established for the staff of an education entity in accordance with this Section;

“staff” or “staff person” means staff or a staff person of an education entity.

(2) A regional executive director or superintendent referred to in Sections 61 to 67

includes any director designated by the regional executive director for the purposes

of the education entity conflict of interest policy.

Duties of regional executive director or superintendent

61 A regional executive director or superintendent must promote and ensure compliance with

the education entity conflict of interest policy and is responsible for all of the following:

(

a) administering the policy with respect to the education entity’s staff, other than

the regional executive director or superintendent;

(

b) ensuring that the education entity’s staff are informed of the requirements of

the policy;

(

c) determining whether a conflict of interest exists in cases where a staff person

and the person’s supervisor disagree, and what actions, if any, are to be taken;

(

d) establishing procedures for staff to report a conflict of interest to their

supervisors.

Communication of policy

(1) An education entity must prepare information and educational materials for its staff

about its education entity conflict of interest policy and arrange for the

communication of the policy to staff.

(2) An education entity must provide each staff person with a copy of its education

entity conflict of interest policy.

Disagreement about compliance referred to regional executive director or superintendent

63 A disagreement about compliance with the education entity conflict of interest policy

between a staff person and the staff person’s supervisor must be referred to the regional

executive director or superintendent.

Confidentiality of information

64 Information provided to a supervisor concerning a private interest of a staff person in

discussing potential conflicts of interest must be kept confidential, except as required by

law.

Non-compliance with conflict of interest policy

65 A staff person who does not comply with the education entity conflict of interest policy

may be disciplined.

Principles of conflict of interest policy

66 An education entity conflict of interest policy must be based on the principles that a staff

person should do all of the following:

(

a) perform their duties and functions impartially, responsibly, diligently,

efficiently and with integrity;

(

b) arrange their private interests in a manner that will prevent a conflict of

interest, with any doubt in this respect to be resolved in favour of the public

interest;

(

c) not solicit or accept directly or indirectly a fee, gift or benefit from a person or

an organization that has dealings with the education entity or the Department;

(

d) benefit from education entity and education-entity-related programs, services or

initiatives only to the extent that a member of the public benefits from them;

(

e) benefit from information that is obtained in course of employment only to the

extent that a member of the public may benefit from it;

(

f) not benefit from, use or permit the use of education entity property, including

leased property, or services, other than in the course of the performance of

official duties and functions, and otherwise only to the extent that a member of

the public may use or benefit from the property or services;

(

g) in the course of the performance of official duties and functions involving the

public, assist all members of the public fairly and reasonably;

(

h) maintain appropriate confidences;

(

i) observe all laws and rules;

(

j) not use their position, office or affiliation with an education entity or education

entity information or property to pursue personal interests;

(

k) act in a manner that will bear the closest public scrutiny, an obligation that is

not fully discharged by simply acting within the law;

(

l) take care to avoid being placed, or appearing to be placed, under any obligation

to any person or organization that might profit from special consideration by

the employee, and not accord preferential treatment in relation to any official

matter to any person or organization in which the employee, family members

or friends have an interest;

(

m) if the staff person’s spouse, partner or dependent child has a contract or

agreement with the education entity that has not been awarded by open public

tender, disclose information about the contract or agreement to the regional

executive director or superintendent or, if the staff person is a regional

executive director or superintendent, to the Deputy Minister of the Department

or the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial.

Mandatory requirements for conflict of interest policy

67 An education entity conflict of interest policy must be consistent with Sections 60 to 66

and include all of the following:

(

a) a statement setting out the purpose of the policy and explaining that the policy

sets out general principles and is not intended to set out every possible situation

that may raise a conflict of interest;

(

b) a statement of policy objectives, including the objective to ensure that staff

avoid conflicts of interest and act in the public interest at all times while

discharging official duties and functions;

(

c) the definition of “conflict of interest” set out in subsection 60(1);

(

d) a statement that the policy applies to all staff;

(

e) an outline of policy directives, including all of the following:

(

i) a statement of principles consistent with the principles set out in

Section

66,

(ii) the criteria, including legality, fairness and defensibility, to be used for

resolving cases in which it is uncertain that a conflict of interest exists,

(iii) a list of the types of employment and other activities that are not

permitted to be carried on by a staff person outside employment with the

education entity and a requirement that the staff person make a

confidential report regarding any outside employment or activities to

their supervisor,

(iv) how staff can receive notice of the policy,

(

v) how a staff person can get clarification or

interpretation of the policy,

(vi) how the educational material on the policy prepared by the education

entity in accordance with

Section 62 is to be communicated;

(

f) an explanation of the accountability of

(

i) staff, and

(ii) the regional executive director or superintendent and a director

designated by the regional executive director or superintendent in

accordance with

Section 61;

(

g) the procedures for administering the policy as required by

Section 61;

(

h) a statement of the confidentiality requirement set out in

Section 64;

(

i) an explanation of the procedure for resolving disagreements about compliance

with the policy, in accordance with the requirements of

Section 63;

(

j) an explanation of the consequences of failing to comply with the policy.

School Advisory Councils

Interpretation for Sections 69 to 75

(1) In Sections 69 to 75,

“school advisory council” means a school advisory council for a public school as

provided for in subsection 21(1) of the Act;

“school advisory council agreement” means an agreement made between a school

advisory council, the education entity and the Minister under subsection 70(1).

(2) In Sections 69 to 75,

(

a) a reference to a principal in relation to a public school or a school advisory

council for a public school is a reference to the principal of that public school;

(

b) a reference to an education entity in relation to a public school or a school

advisory council for a public school is a reference to the education entity with

jurisdiction over that public school.

Establishing school advisory council

(1) A principal may establish a school advisory council for a public school if the

principal determines that it would benefit the public school.

(2) A principal must establish a school advisory council in any of the following

circumstances:

(

a) a school advisory council was established for the public school before July 31,

2018, and was operating as a school advisory council during the school

academic year ending on July 31, 2018, under an agreement under the former

Act;

(

b) any of the following groups petitions the principal in writing to establish a

school advisory council:

(

i) a home and school association, parent-teacher association or similar

organization for the public school,

(ii) 5 or more parents of students attending the public school.

School advisory council agreements

(1) A school advisory council must enter into an agreement with the education entity

and the Department that sets out all of the following:

(

a) the composition of the school advisory council, in accordance with

Section 71;

(

b) the duties of the school advisory council as prescribed by

Section 75.

(2) A school advisory council, the education entity or the Department may amend the

school advisory council agreement at any time with the consent of both of the other

parties.

Composition of school advisory council

(1) A school advisory council must have at least 5 and no more than 18 members.

(2) Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), a school advisory council must consist of the

following persons:

(

a) at least 1 parent of a child attending the school elected by the parents of the

children attending the school;

(

b) at least 1 teacher employed at the school elected by the teachers employed at

the school;

(

c) at least 1 person from the support staff employed at the school elected by the

support staff employed at the school;

(

d) the principal, who is a non-voting member of the school advisory council;

(

e) at least 1 representative of the community where the school is situated who

must be named to the school advisory council by 1 of the following methods:

(

i) appointment by the school advisory council, taking into consideration the

importance of having diverse views represented on the school advisory

council,

(ii) election by members of the community, if the school advisory council

agreement requires the community representative to be elected;

(

f) if the school has students attending the school in grade 7 or a higher grade, at

least 2 students who attend the school elected by the students of the school;

(

g) if the school has students attending the school only in grades up to grade 6 or a

lower grade and the school advisory council agreement provides for the

election of a student member, at least 2 students who attend the school elected

by the students of the school.

(3) Unless the school advisory council agreement provides otherwise, a school advisory

council must not have more than 1/3 of its members from any single category of

members referred to in subsection (2).

(4) A school advisory council member must not be senior staff, as defined in

Section 56.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (8), a school advisory council may vary its

membership composition during a school academic year to increase the diversity of

membership of the school advisory council and to allow for representatives from

traditionally under-represented members of the school community.

(6) A school advisory council must provide notice to the education entity of its intent to

vary its membership composition under subsection (5).

(7) A school advisory council may maintain a variance under subsection (5) until the

composition provisions of the school advisory council agreement are amended.

(8) Subsection (5) does not apply to a newly established school advisory council whose

composition has been determined in the manner prescribed by the education entity as

described in

Section 73.

School advisory council established to replace predecessor under former Act

72 Until a new school advisory council agreement is entered into, a school advisory council

established under clause 69(2)(

a) to replace one that was established under the former Act

the predecessor school advisory council’s agreement under the former Act.

Newly established school advisory council

73 Until a school advisory council agreement is entered into for a school advisory council

newly established for a public school under subsection 69(1) or clause 69(2)(b),

(

a) the composition of the school advisory council must be determined in the

manner prescribed by the education entity in accordance with the requirements

of clauses 71(2)(

a) to (

f) respecting minimum numbers and categories of

members; and

(

b) the first members of the school advisory council must be elected according to a

process established by the education entity.

Vacancy on school advisory council

74 A vacancy on a school advisory council does not impair the authority of the remaining

members to act.

Duties of school advisory council

75 The following are prescribed under subsection 21(3) of the Act as the duties of a school

advisory council:

(

a) advising the principal and the education entity on the following matters:

(

i) developing policies that promote student achievement and safe and

inclusive schools,

(ii) school practices and initiatives,

(iii) communication among the school, parents and the community,

(iv) any matters that are referred to the school advisory council by the

principal, the education entity or the Minister;

(

b) working in collaboration with the principal and participating in efforts to

improve student achievement and student and community well-being by

receiving information on the school improvement plan and monitoring

progress and improvements under the plan;

(

c) preparing an annual report in the form and containing the information

determined by the Minister;

(

d) subject to the approval of the education entity, making by-laws respecting the

operations of the school advisory council, including electing members and

conducting meetings;

(

e) participating in Provincial and school region meetings, consultations and

professional development opportunities offered for school advisory councils by

the Minister, the education entity or another education entity;

(

f) in accordance with the terms of the school advisory council agreement,

determining priorities for spending the funds allocated to support the mandate

of the school advisory council;

(

g) undertaking any responsibilities assigned by the Minister or the education

entity in addition to the responsibilities set out in the school advisory council

agreement.

Student Protection

Interpretation for Sections 77 to 84

76 In Sections 77 to 84,

“annual declaration” means a declaration by an employee regarding whether the

employee has been convicted of a criminal offence;

“break in service” means any period of more than three consecutive calendar months

during which a person who was an employee of an education entity was not

employed by that education entity;

“Child Abuse Register search” means a search of the Child Abuse Register

conducted in accordance with the Children and Family Services Act ;

“criminal offence” means a criminal offence under the Criminal Code (Canada), the

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) or the criminal law of a competent

jurisdiction outside of Canada in which the offence occurred;

“direct contact” means physical interaction, verbal interaction or personal and

sustained written or electronic interaction;

“position of authority” means a position in which an individual’s role or

responsibilities gives them control or influence over a student or other vulnerable

person;

“position of trust” means any of the following:

(

i) a position held by an individual with fiduciary responsibility in respect of

a student or other vulnerable person,

(ii) a position in which the role or responsibilities of the individual

occupying the position may reasonably cause a student or other

vulnerable person to believe that they are under the individual’s

protection, care or control;

“signature” includes a written or electronic signature or other manner of

identification approved by the Minister.

Prescribed persons under subsection 53C(1) of the Act

77 For the purposes of subsection 53C(1) of the Act, an education entity must require a

person who has applied for or been offered employment or engagement in a position of

trust or position of authority by the education entity to provide a vulnerable sector check

and a Child Abuse Register search as a precondition to the person’s employment or

engagement with the education entity.

Exemption from subsection 53C(1) of the Act

(1) A person described in

Section 77 is exempt from the requirements of subsection

53C(1) of the Act if all of the following criteria are met:

(

a) there is no reasonable expectation that the person will work at a school or on

school grounds when students or other vulnerable persons are present;

(

b) the job functions of the position to be occupied by the person do not require the

person to have direct contact with students;

(

c) the regional executive director, superintendent or their designate approves the

exemption of the person.

(2) An education entity may exempt a person from the requirement set out in clause

53C(1)(

a) of the Act if the education entity is satisfied by evidence that an authorized

body has refused to complete a vulnerable sector check for the person in accordance

with the criteria required by the Criminal Records Act (Canada).

(3) Nothing in subsections (1) or (2) exempts an education entity from its obligation

under subsection 53C(2) of the Act to require a person to provide a criminal record

check.

Employee moving to a new role, position or engagement

(1) Subject to subsection (2), an education entity is not required to collect a new

vulnerable sector check or Child Abuse Register search for a current employee who

is offered a new role, position or engagement by that education entity.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in any of the following circumstances:

(

a) the employee was exempt from the requirements of subsection 53C(1) of the

Act under subsection 78(1) but does not meet the criteria for exemption in the

new role, position or engagement;

(

b) the employee has had or will have a break in service immediately prior to

commencing the new role, position or engagement.

Verification of record checks

(1) An education entity must not enter an employment or engagement relationship with

a person until the education entity has collected and verified the record checks

required under

Section 53C of the Act and in accordance with these regulations.

(2) For the purposes of this

Section and

Section 53C of the Act, a record check must

have been completed less than 6 months prior to the date the record check is

provided to the education entity.

Criminal record check

schedule

81 An education entity is required to collect the results of a criminal record check for each

person employed or engaged by the education entity in a position of trust or position of

authority no later than 5 years after the most recent of the following dates:

(

a) the date these regulations come into force;

(

b) the date the education entity collected

(

i) the most recent vulnerable sector check of the person under clause

53C(1)(

a) of the Act, or

(ii) the most recent criminal record check of the person under subsection

53C(2) of the Act.

Regional executive director and superintendent

82 Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, the Department or the Conseil scolaire

acadien provincial must collect and verify record checks from a regional executive director

or superintendent and any person applying for a position as a regional executive director or

superintendent in an equivalent form and manner as an education entity must collect and

verify record checks from a person who has applied for employment or engagement with

or is employed or engaged by the education entity in a position of trust or position of

authority.

Collection of annual declaration

(1) An education entity must collect an annual declaration from each employee of the

education entity at least once during every school academic year.

(2) A regional executive director or superintendent must provide an annual declaration

to the Department or the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial in an equivalent form and

manner as an employee of an education entity.

Form and content of annual declaration

84 An employee of an education entity must complete an annual declaration in a form

acceptable to the Minister that includes all of the following information:

(

a) employee name and identifying number;

(

b) employer;

(

c) date of the declaration;

(

d) a declaration of whether the employee has been convicted of a criminal offence

in the period since

(

i) the employee’s most recent declaration, or

(ii) the most recent criminal record check or vulnerable sector check

collected by the employer, if the employee has not provided a prior

declaration;

(

e) a description of any criminal offences of which the employee was convicted;

(

f) the employee’s signature;

(

g) any additional information the Minister reasonably requires.

Manner of disclosure under

Section 53F of the Act

85 For the purpose of

Section 53F of the Act,

(

a) an employee who becomes aware that they have been charged with or

convicted of a criminal offence must disclose the charge or conviction without

delay to the director of human resources, the regional executive director or the

superintendent of every education entity that employs the employee;

(

b) a regional executive director who becomes aware that they have been charged

with or convicted of a criminal offence must disclose the charge or conviction

without delay to the Deputy Minister or a person designated by the Deputy

Minister; and

(

c) a superintendent who becomes aware that they have been charged with or

convicted of a criminal offence must disclose the charge or conviction without

delay to the Chair of the Conseil or a person designated by the Conseil.

Content of disclosure

86 An employee making a disclosure under

Section 53F of the Act must provide their

employer with all of the following information in relation to the charge or conviction:

(

a) the relevant jurisdiction of the charge or conviction;

(

b) the nature of the charge or conviction and, if applicable, each

section of the

Criminal Code (Canada) or other enactment that the employee was charged or

convicted under;

(

c) any additional information the employer reasonably requests in writing.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Ministerial Education Act Regulations

N.S. Reg.

59/2018

Education Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Ministerial Education Act Regulations made

under the Education Act includes all

of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

59/2018

Apr 1, 2018

date specified

Apr 13, 2018

186/2018

Oct 22,

date

specified

Nov 9,

81/2021

May

21, 2021

date

specified (d ate that S.N.S. 2019, c. 14

came into force on proclamation)

Jun 4,

174/2024

Aug

15, 2024

date

specified (d ate that S.N.S. 2023, c. 10

came into force on proclamation)

Aug

23, 2024

The following regulations are not yet in force and are

not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

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68 ......................................................

ad. 186/2018

68(1) .............................................

am.

174/2024

68(2)(b) .........................................

am.

174/2024

69 ......................................................

ad. 186/2018

70 ......................................................

ad. 186/2018 ; am. 174/2024

71 ......................................................

ad. 186/2018

71(4) .............................................

am.

174/2024

71(6) .............................................

am.

174/2024

71(8) .............................................

am.

174/2024

72 ......................................................

ad. 186/2018

73 ......................................................

ad. 186/2018 ; am. 174/2024

74 ......................................................

ad. 186/2018

75 ......................................................

ad. 186/2018 ; am. 174/2024

75(e) .............................................

am.

174/2024

76 ......................................................

ad. 81/2021 ; am. 174/2024

77-81 .................................................

ad. 81/2021

82 ......................................................

ad. 81/2021 ; am. 174/2024

83 ......................................................

ad. 81/2021

83(2) .............................................

am.

174/2024

84-86 .................................................

ad. 81/2021

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

The reference to the Department of Labour and Advanced Education in Sections

37 and 45 should be read as a reference to the Department of Advanced Education in accordance

with O.I.C. 2021-208 under the Public

Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Aug 31, 2021

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

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regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.