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KEY STUDENT MANAGEMENT POLICIES

Academic Progress (A-1.3) Supplemental Examinations (A-1.9) Grade Appeal (A-1.10) Reasonable Accommodation (G-3.5) Harassment and Discrimination (G-

3.6)

KEY STUDENT MANAGEMENT POLICIES (CONT’D)

Violence (O-2.5) Guidelines for SIAST Faculty, Staff

and Students for Resolving Student concerns (POP Manual #7.4)

Student Conduct (A-2.5) Student Appeal (A-2.7)

WHERE TO LOCATE POLICIES

www.siast.sk.ca Click on “About SIAST” Click on “Policies and

Procedures” Full alpha listing/listing by policy

grouping:- G series (Governance)- A series (Academic)- O series (Operations and

Administrative services)

SETTING THE CONTEXT

Authority to set rules

Obligated to take action

Comply with rules of procedural fairness

Consider concerns when disagreement

SETTING THE CONTEXT (CONT’D)

Contractual relationship and legally binding:

Contract: Students pay a fee, SIAST delivers quality training that qualifies student for employment

SIAST defines the rules Students have a right to challenge

SETTING THE CONTEXT (CONT’D)

Two Key Principles:

Right to be heard Right to an unbiased decision

Objective decision making Protecting the rights of

individuals Enhancing public confidence

in process Applies to daily interactions

and processes

PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Conduct themselves in respectful, safe, healthy and educationally conducive manner

Uphold values and standards of academic integrity

Be aware of standards and policy

STUDENT RIGHTS

An educational environment conducive to student success

Clear and unambiguous communication of standards and policy

Consistently applied standards and policies

Presumed not to have committed a breach until decision-makers have established a breach has occurred

Right to appeal

STUDENT CONDUCT POLICY A-2.5

PURPOSE:

Positive and safe learning environment SIAST will take action to restore or protect learning environmentDescribes academic misconduct and non-academic misconductOutlines procedures/disciplinary measures

STUDENT CONDUCT POLICY (A-2.5) (CONT’D)

Academic and non-academic misconduct may be subject to

discipline;

Disciplinary action will be progressive.

PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

Allegations made known to student (or students, individually)

Instructors to inform program head Evidence must be presented and

student given opportunity to respond

If suspected misconduct occurred, discipline (using progressive model) will be taken.

Communicate in writing and document in official file

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT CONSEQUENCES

Grade reduction or loss of course credit

Academic misconduct reprimand Academic misconduct probation Academic misconduct suspension Academic misconduct expulsion

PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING NON-ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

Document Details Inform student Meet within 5 days of incident

(severe should be immediate) If group of students, meet

individually with each student Student(s) may bring support (SA,

classmate)

PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING

NON-ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT (CONT’D)

Evidence discussed directly with student

Student given opportunity to respond

Consequences follow principles of progressive discipline

Communicate in writing and document in official file

NON-ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT CONSEQUENCES

Non-academic misconduct behavioural contract;

Temporary suspension Non-academic misconduct reprimand Non-academic misconduct probation Non-academic misconduct suspension Restitution Non-academic misconduct expulsion

STUDENT APPEAL POLICY (A-2.7)

Students will appeal despite your best efforts.

Decision to have a student appeal proceed does not mean you did anything wrong.

STUDENT APPEAL POLICY (A-2.7)

Any disciplinary or performance rulings that impact the education of a student may be subject to appeal.

STUDENT APPEAL POLICY (A-2.7) (CONT’D)

Reasonable grounds for a hearing: Alleged misapplication of procedural

regulations or policy Alleged inconsistent, discriminatory,

or arbitrary use of regulation and/or determination of a penalty

New evidence that could impact findings

STUDENT STATUS DURING APPEAL

Student may continue in program unless:

Detrimental to environment; Student’s personal safety; or Safety of others.

STUDENT APPEAL POLICY (A-2.7)

Staged Resolution Approach:

Focus on early resolution (Original Decision Maker and Student Level One Appeal – Immediate Supervisor)

Level Two Appeal – Campus Appeal Committee

Level Three Appeal – SIAST Appeal Committee (Decision Final and Binding)

STUDENT APPEAL POLICY (A 2.7) (CONT’D)

Appeals not covered in this policy:

Admission decisions Grade appeals (unless biased,

unfair treatment) PLAR and transfer credit

SUMMARY

Early resolution Transparent decision-making Procedural fairness

MAXIMIZING STUDENT SUCCESS

SIASTBest Practices

and Opportunities

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Alison Pickrell for sharing her previous presentations in this area.

Lynn M. Smith for her work: Procedural Fairness for University and College Students, (CACUSS, 1998).

David Hannah for his work: Student-institution legal relationships in colleges and universities in the common law provinces of Canada: An analysis of case law from 1982 to 1994. (Unpublished doctoral thesis, doctoral thesis, BGSU)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND SPECIAL THANKS TO: