Overall Roles and Responsibilities of District School. Boards The school board is responsible for the delivery of all components of the Provincial e- Learning Strategy, as set out in this document and consistent with The Education Act and its regulations, including but not limited to: • complying with all relevant laws – including recent changes to the Copyright Act – statutes, regulations, as well as provincial policies and guidelines related to e-learning and blended learning; • identifying program areas, grades, and authorized users who will have access to the Provincial vLE/LMS within the parameters specified in this document; and monitoring their users’ accounts to ensure limits are not exceeded; • developing guidelines and policies related to the operation of e-learning and blended learning programs (e.g., academic integrity; communication of student achievement; hiring, training, and supervising staff; student enrolment and supervision; accessibility and equity; and acceptable use of board-based technologies)11; • ensuring that school calendars outline the e-learning and blended learning opportunities available to their students; • assigning personnel for the delivery of the Provincial e-Learning Strategy, including a contact person who will be the liaison with the Ministry on matters pertaining to the strategy; • establishing class sizes and Pupil Teacher Ratios as outlined in provincial and school board policies and as specified in the applicable collective agreement; • ensuring e-learning and blended learning courses are part of the teacher’s “workload” as specified in the applicable collective agreement; • ensuring the Provincial vLE/LMS, OERB, e-Community Ontario, and the SRS are only used for approved activities as outlined in this Agreement; • ensuring that day school students enrolled in day school e-learning courses are taught by day school grid teachers and placed on the day school funding register; • providing opportunities for teachers and administrators to engage in professional development and/or in-service activities to ensure effective delivery of e-learning and blended learning programs; • ensuring that all students, including those with special needs, have equitable access to appropriate e-learning opportunities and support within e-learning courses; • ensuring that the Provincial vLE/LMS is not used for commercial use or generation of revenue for the school board, or anyone. The only fee that can be charged is the "provincially established fee" the Ministry posts for delivering a cred...
