Before signing the contract with a private high school, parents and guardians should ask :
Does the Ontario Private High School :
- follow the Ontario curriculum?
- conduct criminal reference checks with local police reports on staff?
- have a published public code of conduct or other discipline policy?
- employ qualified teachers with the Ontario College of Teachers?
- publish Ontario Secondary School Literacy test (OSSLT) results?
- publish contract terms with fees, refunds, attendance policies?
- have a procedure for resolving complaints by parents and students?
- have a policy regarding access to the student's records, such as the Ontario Student Transcript (OST) or Ontario Student Record (OSR)?
- have liability insurance with respect to accidents involving students?
- a principal in charge of the school
- control of quality of instruction and evaluation of student achievement
- control of content of the program or course of study
- a common school-wide assessment and evaluation policy
- a common procedure for reporting to parents
- a common school-wide attendance policy
- a central office for the maintenance of student records
The government of Ontario has the sole authority to determine the courses of study that a student must complete to obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
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