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Board staff give 'crash course' on OSBA model policies and updates, discuss head-lice and mandatory-reporting changes

Ontario SD 8C School Board Work Session · March 2, 2026
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Summary

At the work session staff explained how OSBA model policies are reviewed and adopted, distinctions between policies and administrative rules, and specific updates — including mandatory reporting and the district approach to head lice.

District staff provided a step-by-step explanation of the board policy process and how OSBA model policies are used as the basis for local updates.

“OSBA keeps track… they translate those into policy, and then we subscribe,” the superintendent said while walking the board through how model policies arrive and how the district reviews them. He described the three-step process: administrative review, first reading to the board, then a second reading and adoption. Staff explained…

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