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Curriculum funds are made available to K-9 students based on enrollment for a full school year. Students who leave early will have that amount prorated based on the percentage of the school year that they have been with Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS)....

Heads of School, Divisional Directors and Regional Administrators will be evaluated as they near the end of their first year of employment with Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS). This evaluation will be comprised of two parts: Administrator’s Self-Evalua...

BC's new Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation has been updated and HCOS will continue to provide student lists to the Ministry of Health as requested. HCOS will not be requesting or tracking the vaccination status of students. To view the latest informatio...

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) Lead...

For the protection of Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS), our staff, our teachers, our parents and our students we have the following safeguards in place: Leadership may at any time request to see any and all email correspondence teacher to teacher, tea...

This is a statement of best practices employed by Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) regarding grade promotion in relation to checkpoints and benchmarks in grades three, six and nine. This policy is to provide guidance as to how HCOS can effectively addre...

Independent Directed Studies (IDS) Overview Under teacher supervision, students can earn additional Independent Directed Study (IDS) credits by pursuing curriculum in more detail of a course they’re enrolled in or by focusing on the learning outcomes of a cou...

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...

Purpose of Policy The purpose of this policy is to mitigate the risks associated with accepting cash as payment for tuition and other related fees, goods, and services, and to align with anti-money laundering requirements under the Proceeds of Crime (Money La...

The School’s Commitment to You Safeguarding personal information of parents and students is a fundamental concern of Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS). The school is committed to meeting or exceeding the privacy standards established by British Columbia...

Heritage Christian Online School supports parents and guardians to be actively involved with their child(ren)s education. Family guidance and input on the new curricula; Sexual Reproductive and Health, is welcomed by HCOS and also by the BC Ministry of Educati...

Fire, Earthquake, Lockdown and other emergencies can happen at any time or place. Just because a student is learning from a home environment doesn't mean they are free from danger. Emergency preparedness helps students and families be ready and act in ways w...

These guidelines explain in general terms the principles which are the basis of “procedural fairness” and provide guidance as to how Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) can effectively address the requirements of “procedural fairness” when developing polic...

The Course Activation Procedure also ensures: The student’s participation in Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) and BC Online School (BCOS) is in compliance with the Provincial Activation Standards for DL Schools. School Funding for the student’s progra...

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

COVID HCOS Learning Commons Policy  During this difficult COVID-19 time period, we want to ensure that HCOS patrons are receiving the resources needed while ensuring patron and staff safety.  We are thankful that we are in a position to be able to school fro...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) will make every effort to meet the following protocols in their communication to parents and students as well as between other HCOS teachers, staff and administration: Communicate in a positive, polite and supportive ma...