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Corporate Reports
Policies & Related Documents

Calendars

School Calendar 2023-2024 (August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024)
School Calendar 2024-2025 (August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025)
School Calendar 2025-2026 (August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026)

Collective agreements

Teacher's Provincial Agreement - August 2023 to August 2026

Consultations, Reviews, Reports

BLAC Report on Education - Redressing Inequity - Empowering Black Learners Vols 1-3
Disrupting the Status Quo: Nova Scotians Demand a Better Future for Every Student. Report of the Minister's Panel on Education
Education Entities Non-Union Compensation Framework
Individual Program Plan (IPP) Review
Minister's Panel on Education - Technical Report
Mi’kmaw Ways of Being and Knowing
Nova Scotia Provincial Literacy Strategy - 2017
Nova Scotia's Action Plan for Education - The 3Rs: Renew, Refocus, Rebuild—Nova Scotia’s Action Plan for Education
Reality Check: A Review of key programs areas in the BLAC Report for their effectiveness in enhancing the educational opportunities and achievement of African Nova Scotian learners

Directories

Nova Scotia Directory of Public Schools - Historical editions
Nova Scotia Directory of Public Schools 2023-2024
Nova Scotia Directory of Public Schools 2023-2024 (updated December 2023)

Education System Administrative Review

Education Reform Act Overview
Fact sheet for teachers and principals
Government’s response to the “Raise the Bar” report.
Minister’s directive letter to governing (elected) school boards - January 2018
Raise the Bar : a Coherent and Responsive Education Administrative System for Nova Scotia - January 2018
Terms of Reference - October 2017

Emergency Management

School Emergency Management Plan: Conducting School Lockdowns and Hold-and-Secure
School Emergency Management Plan: Instructions
School Emergency Management Plan: Planning Guide
School Emergency Management Plan: Planning Resource Cover
School Emergency Management Plan: Provincial Guidelines
School Emergency Management Plan: Quick Guide (editable - MSWord DOTX)
School Emergency Management Plan: Quick Guide, Duties and Responsibilities of Staff and Students
School Emergency Management Plan: Template
School Emergency Management Plan: Template (editable - MSWord DOTX)

Graduation Requirements

Credits for a Graduation Diploma

Information Guides

Educators' Guide To Nova Scotia's Early Learning Curriculum Framework
How to Communicate with Your Child's Teacher and School
Let's Play Together (Toqi milita’nej) - A Guide for Parents of 4-Year Olds (Mi'kmaq edition)
Let's Play Together - A Guide for Parents of 4-Year Olds (African Nova Scotian edition)
Let’s Play Together! A Guide for Parents of 4-Year Olds
Nova Scotia Teaching Standards
Nova Scotia Teaching Standards: Comprehensive Guide
Nova Scotia Teaching Standards: Foundation Document
Public Schools and How to Register Your Child for School
Report Card information for parents & guardians with children in grades P-3

Multicultural Education

Enhancing Cultural Proficiency - Facilitator Guide
Enhancing Cultural Proficiency - Student Services: Culturally Proficient Approaches
Racial Equity / Cultural Proficiency Framework

Research

Research and Information Sharing Application
Research and Information Sharing Request Guidelines

School Advisory Councils (SACs)

SAC Agreement Checklist
SAC Agreement Sample - Elementary School (Diverse community representation)
SAC Agreement Sample - Junior High School (Co-chairs & other designated representation)
SAC Agreement Sample - Junior/Senior High School (Diverse parent/guardian representation)
SAC Bylaw Checklist
SAC Bylaw Sample - Elementary School (Diverse community representation)
SAC Bylaw Sample - Junior High School (Co-chairs & other designated representation)
SAC Bylaw Sample - Junior/Senior High School (Diverse parent/guardian representation)
School Advisory Council - Annual Report Template
School Advisory Council - Q&A
School Advisory Council - Spending Guidelines
School Advisory Council Records
School Advisory Councils - Fact Sheet
School Advisory Councils - Summary of Feedback From Focus Groups

Surveys and statistics

Audit of Teaching Assignments - An Integrated Analysis of Teacher Educational Background and Courses Taught (2007)
Audit of Teaching Assignments - An Integrated Analysis of Teacher Educational Background and Courses Taught (2013)
Senior High Historic Withdrawals 2020-2021
Statistical Summary web site - current and historical data sources
Student Enrolment by Board and School 2015-2016
Student Enrolment by Board and School 2016-2017
Student Enrolment by Board and School 2017-2018
Student Enrolment by Board and School 2018-2019
Student Enrolment by Region and School 2019-2020
Student Enrolment by Region and School 2020-2021
Student Enrolment by Region and School 2021-2022
Student Enrolment by Region and School 2022-2023
Student Enrolment by Region and School 2023-2024

Transportation

Perceptions on School Bus Transportation among Nova Scotians