Policy Statement
SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to supporting parents/guardians in their role during grades 10-12.
Definitions
Learning Consultant (LC) – is a B.C. certified teacher. The main role of the LC is to provide educational leadership and work in cooperation and collaboration with the grade 10-12 learner, with support from parent/guardian, support provider(s) and/or other learning team member(s) to plan, support, and account for the learner’s learning progress.
Learning Specialist (LS) – is a B.C. certified teacher. The main role of the LS is to a) provide educational leadership and work in cooperation and collaboration with the learner to facilitate weekly workshops, support activities, and support processes that foster personal learner growth and b) connect theme and add-on course materials and learner-created artifacts to the B.C. curriculum by assessing weekly challenges, portfolios, and personal projects, together with the learning consultant and learner where applicable.
Support Provider – is a 3rd party service provider contracted by SDLF to provide specific services in support of progress on goals outlined by the LC on a learner’s Individual Education Plan, if applicable.
Path to Completion – is a personalized learning plan for learners in grades 10-12 that outlines the courses, themes, and add-ons an individual learner has and will take to chart a course to high school completion for the learner. It includes courses taken through cross-enrolment.
Individual Education Plan (IEP) – designed for a learner that includes one or more of the following: personalized goals or learning outcomes that are different from, or in addition to expected learning outcomes, a list of support services, a list of adapted materials, instruction or assessment methods.
Policy
SelfDesign Learning Foundation will take the input of and work closely with learners’ families to develop a learning plan that meets the educational needs of the learners, understanding that the parent/guardian’s role is vital.
Protocol
Parents/Guardians usually know their learner’s needs better than anyone and often have clear ideas as to the types of learning activities that would best facilitate their learner’s optimal development. The parent/guardian’s role is central as they:
- Have responsibility for the learner’s well-being, growth, and development.
- Support the LC’s and LS’s professional training and expertise regarding the learner.
- Support the LC and learner, as necessary, by providing the LC with insight into the child’s passions, interests, learning styles, work habits, family values, and educational philosophy.
- Inform the LC of resources and services successfully used by the learner in the past and/or preferred for the present.
- Request changes to the Path to Completion, including indicating cross-enrolment with other schools for approval.
- Approve the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), where applicable.
- Facilitate, where needed, the activities and goals noted in the learning plan and IEP.
- Facilitate communication with any support provider contracted to support their child’s IEP goals.
- Share information with the LC about the learner’s individual learning path (strengths, stretches, highlights) on an ongoing basis.
- Together with the learner, where appropriate, request changes to the IEP.
Related Documents
- Grades 10-12 Role of the Learning Consultant Policy.
- Grades 10-12 Role of the Parent/Guardian Policy.
- Grades 10-12 Role of the Learning Specialist Policy.
- Grades 10-12 Role of the Support Provider Policy.