The development of a new Board Governance Policy or the revisions to an existing policy will be at the direction of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer as required by law or regulations.

The Chief Executive Officer may delegate the development or revision of governance policy statements and/or Administrative Operational Procedures to appropriate members of Senior Administrative Council and staff.

The establishment of new policies and the cyclical review of existing policies will adhere to the following process:

1. The draft of a new Board Governance Policy or revisions to an existing policy will be reviewed by Senior Administrative Council.

2. The policy will be provided to the Committee of the Whole. The Committee of the Whole may recommend that the policy be vetted to various stakeholder groups within the Catholic education community or returned to staff for further study.

· If recommended for vetting , the policy will be vetted internally and posted on the Board website for input through stakeholder groups for approximately six (6) weeks.

3. Senior Administrative Council will consider the recommendations from the vetting process as part of the design of the policy.

4. The policy will once again be submitted to the Committee of the Whole with the lead member of Senior Administrative Council providing a summary of the feedback and any changes made to the policy.

5. If recommended by the Committee of the Whole, the policy will be presented for approval at the next meeting of the Board.

6. The policy will be effective the date of approval by the Board.

7. The Chief Executive Officer will issue and be accountable to the Board for the Administrative Operational Procedures, to implement the policy, ensure that the policy is posted on the Board website and shared with staff.

Adopted Date:

Revision History:

October 27, 1998

June 26, 2001

September 19, 2001

April 27, 2010

May 24, 2016

February 25, 2020

January 25, 2022

*September 8, 2026 (Administrative Update)

Niagara Catholic District School Board *ESTABLISHMENT AND CYCLICAL* *REVIEW OF BOARD GOVERNANCE POLICIES POLICY* ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
100 – Board	Policy No 100.5

Adopted Date: October 27, 1998	Latest Reviewed/Revised Date: September 8, 2026