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 LC provides educational leadership and is responsible for planning, directing, assessing, and reporting on the learner’s educational program. This is done in cooperation and collaboration with the grade 10-12 learner, and with input, where appropriate, from parent/guardian, support provider(s) and/or other learning team member(s).
Learning Specialist (LS) – is a B.C. certified teacher. The LS provides educational leadership and is responsible for planning, directing, assessing, and reporting on the learner’s educational program. They facilitate weekly workshops, direct and deliver learning activities, and support processes that foster personal learner growth. They connect theme and add-on course materials and learner-created artifacts to the B.C. curriculum by assessing weekly challenges, portfolios, and personal projects. This is done in cooperation and collaboration with the learner and together with the learning consultant, where applicable.
Support Provider – is a third 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.
Observing for Learning process – acts as the base for communications and interactions between grade 10-12 learner and LC, with support from parent/guardian, support provider(s) and/or other learning team member(s) as appropriate, to dialogue and reflect upon the development and progress of the learner as well as building relationships among the learning team. It is fundamental to the conversations that live at the heart of our program.
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. It includes courses taken through cross-enrolment.
Individual Education Plan (IEP) – designed for a learner with an inclusive education designation that includes 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, recognizing that educators are responsible for planning, directing, assessing, and reporting on the learner’s educational program.
- 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.
- Support and facilitate, where appropriate, 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.