4.   Monitoring and Review

Irvine’s Code of Conduct aligns with our school focus on Social Responsibility and our Fill your Bucket program.  Regular reading of book How Full is your Bucket by Tom Rath & Mary Reckmeyer.

We will monitor, assess and revise as and/or if necessary based on the specific needs of the students within our school community.  Collaborative discussions with SPC, PAC, students, parents, and staff will occur should and/or if this need arises.


5.   Alignment

Irvine’s Code of Conduct is aligned with:

• Kwayhquitlam Middle School's Code of Conduct (more than 95% of our Grade 5's attend Kwayhquitlam, annually)
• other elementary schools in the district as well as the family of schools in our geographical area
• It is also in alignment with our District Code of Conduct.  
• Discussions with the members of our community of schools take place regularly throughout the school year. 
• Structured opportunities to discuss these issues occur during select superintendent meetings.

6. Standards

École Irvine Elementary School promotes the values expressed in the BC Human Rights Code respecting the rights of all individuals in accordance with the law- prohibiting discrimination based on race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex or sexual orientation – in respect of discriminatory publication and discrimination in accommodation, service and facility in the school environment. 

a.     The purpose of Irvine’s Code of Conduct:

                 I.          To establish and maintain safe, caring and orderly environments for purposeful learning (respect for self, respect for others);

               II.          To establish and maintain appropriate balances among individual and collective rights, freedoms, and responsibilities (respect for self, respect for others);

              III.          To clarify and publish expectations for student behaviour while at school, while going to and from school, and while attending any school function or activity at any location (respect for self, respect for others, respect for the environment).

b.    Conduct Expectations

i. Students are expected to:

• Speak and act towards other students and staff so that words and actions do not cause injury or discomfort to anyone;
• Treat other students and all staff members with caring and respect.  Refrain from all acts of bullying[1] – verbal, non-verbal or relational;
• Arrive to school on time and ready to learn;
• Give every assignment the very best effort and complete homework;
• Be prepared – arrive in class each day with the necessary materials for learning;
• Follow the individual rules, guidelines and instructions of all classroom teachers and staff;
• Take pride in their school and respect the surrounding community.

ii.  Unacceptable conduct:

• Actions and/or words that cause injury and/or discomfort to others;
• Acts of bullying[2], harassment, or intimidation (verbal, non-verbal or relational);
• Behaviours that interfere with an orderly, safe, and caring learning environment.
• Illegal acts, such as:
• possession or under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol
• possession or use of weapons
• theft or damage to school property
• not discriminate against others on the basis of the race, religion, sex or sexual orientation, or disability, or for any other reason set out in the Human Rights Code of British Columbia, nor shall a student publish or display anything that would indicate an intention to discriminate against another, or expose them to contempt or ridicule, on the basis of such grounds.
• be subject to discipline under the school and/or District Code of Conduct for any conduct which has the effect of negatively impacting the school environment, whether that conduct occurs on or off School District property, at a school sponsored function or activity, or otherwise.

 c. Rising Expectations

As students progress through their years at elementary school it is expected that the level of personal accountability will increase and that leadership skills will develop and progress, in preparation for successful middle and high school experiences.

 d. Consequences

• Responses to unacceptable conduct may include any and/or all of the following:  discussion with the student, discussion with a staff member and student, discussion with administration, Team Documentation Form, Behaviour Incident Form (office referral), telephone call home, meeting with parent(s);
• Mediation and/or conflict resolution (student to student)
• Student initiated consequence (with guidance from administration)
• Special considerations may apply to the imposition of consequences on a student with special needs if the student is unable to comply with this Code of Conduct due to a disability of an intellectual, physical, sensory, emotional or behavioural n

e. Notification

In instances where serious breaches of the code of conduct have occurred, school officials may have a responsibility to communicate to other parties.  These parties may include some and/or all of the following:

• Parents of the students
• School district officials, as required by school district policy
• Police and/or other agencies, as required by law
• All parents within the school community, in cases where it is important to reassure all members of the school community that school officials are aware of a serious situation or incident and are taking appropriate actions to address the matter.

[1] Bullying includes, but is not limited to, physical and verbal intimidation, verbal harassment and cyber-bullying, occuring on or off school property.  (Policy 17)

 [2] Bullying includes, but is not limited to, physical and verbal intimidation, verbal harassment and cyber-bullying, occuring on or off school property.  (Policy 17)