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This page provides a standard course of action for students who struggle to meet the expectations outlined in the Code of Conduct.  Definitions “behavioural incident” refers to any incident involving a student whose actions do not align with our Code of Cond...

Heritage Christian Online School is a part of the educational ministries of Kelowna Christian Center Society (KCCS). Kelowna Christian Center Society is the Board Authority for HCOS. Through the Ministry of Education & Child Care, the BC government defines ou...

These guidelines explain in general terms the principles which are the basis of “procedural fairness” and provide guidance as to how Flex Academy can effectively address the requirements of “procedural fairness” when developing policies governing their day-to-...

The Head of Schools, Chief Operating Officer, Divisional Directors (Principals), other school leaders, teachers and support staff are evaluated on a regular basis. Evaluations are intended to celebrate what staff are doing well, offer input and support for are...

We recognize that our students occasionally will participate in learning activities outside of the home or campus setting. In order to protect our students at these various locations, including third-party locations we have the following safeguards in place. ...

The safety and wellbeing of children at Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) is of paramount consideration. Children deserve to be protected from abuse, neglect, bullying, harm or threat of harm. Therefore, HCOS Staff and Teachers will ensure that children ...

Parents and guardians have a supporting role under the direction of the teacher. The role of the parent or guardian is to support the teacher in implementing the education plan for the learner. The role of parents should be to: Have primary responsibility ...

Who are Out-of-Province Students? Out-of-Province students are students who live outside of BC and do not meet the eligibility requirements for BC residency. They are invoiced for the educational programming that HCOS provides them. They are not eligible for ...

Independent Directed Studies (IDS) Overview Under teacher supervision, students can earn additional Independent Directed Study (IDS) credits by pursuing curriculum in more detail. At HCOS students are enrolled in Ministry-Developed or BAA developed courses pr...

Heads of School, Flex Directors and Flex School Leaders will be evaluated as they near the end of their first year of employment with Flex Academy. This evaluation will be comprised of two parts: Administrator’s Self-Evaluation and Supervisor's Evaluation. The...

Rationale Outline the procedures that determine how learning resources are chosen and how Flex Academy will address concerns or challenges.   Definition of Learning Resources Learning Resources are texts, videos, software, and instructional materials that t...

As a Provincial Online Learning School: Independent, our students are located in their homes; as such, the HCOS drinking water policy is not applicable to these learning environments.  The main office facility is compliant with water testing requirements (les...

Course Challenge Policy To challenge a course is to prove a student has undocumented prior learning. Students are entitled to challenge courses in order to receive credit for Ministry Authorized or Board Authority Authorized Grade 10, 11 or 12 courses. Prior...

Flex Response to Intervention (RTI) Model Flex Academy uses a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework, utilizing formative assessment to regularly collect data to make instructional decisions in a multi-tier model. While valuing prevention and early interven...

At Flex Academy we have five different people groups involved in the process of providing education: Children Parents Educators: Teachers, Education Assistants and Learning Coaches Administration Staff and Leaders Kelowna Christian Center Society (KCCS) S...

Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) endeavors to see all members of its community as healthy as possible, physically, psychologically and spiritually.  HCOS recognizes that the use of certain substances is a detrimental lifestyle choice for students, emplo...

At Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) we have five different people groups involved in the process of providing education: Children Parents Teachers Administration Staff and Leaders School Committee & Kelowna Christian Center Society (KCCS) Leadershi...

HCOS considers the privacy and protection of student information of utmost importance.  We also hold the value of community and relationship between students and teachers to be paramount.  In an online learning environment this is achieved primarily through th...

Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) teachers and administrators are encouraged to participate in professional development on a yearly basis. All HCOS teachers and staff are required to attend the RenewED Conference the week prior to the start of the schoo...

HCOS Response to Intervention (RTI) Model HCOS uses a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework, utilizing formative assessment to regularly collect data to make instructional decisions in a multi-tier model. While valuing prevention and early intervention, te...