the process. This enabling legislation will pave the way to the creation
of a provincial francophone school board. These two steps complete the
initial phase of the project.

PRIOR TO BUILDING

A house cannot be built in a day; neither can a school board. First the
Minister of Education will form the Francophone Governance Advisory
Council which will bring together different education partners (see
diagram). This council will act as the architect who draws up the plans
of the house. It will prepare the way for the Transitional Francophone
School Board.

The normal operation of the present school system will not be affected
during the transition period from 1993 to September 1995. The transition
will occur mostly at the administrative and political levels. This means
that this transition period will not disturb services presently offered in
the school. Anglophone school districts will still be responsible for
transportation, learning assistance, mesures d’accueil and other serv-
ices.

Full responsibility for education in French as a first language will not be
transferred to the Francophone School Board until September 1995. Till

SPECIAL EDITION FRANCOPHONE SCHOOL GOVERNANCE jung 1993

then, school life will go on undisturbed. Next year, Programme cadre will
still be under the present school board's responsibility. Building a new
house does not mean the old one crumbles and disappears. The
Francophone School Board will evolve in parallel with the system now
in place.

BUILDING STARTS

The foundations of the Francophone School Board will be laid step by
step, piece by piece by the Transitional School Board (see diagram 1).
This board will enter into contractual agreements with anglophone
school districts for the
rental of facilities and
equipment, provision
of transportation and
other services. The
board will alsodevelop
appropriate terms of
employment for teach-
ers and will contract
for teacher services
from existing boards
and hire administra-

Diagram

In accordance with its constitutional
responsibility, the Ministry of Educa-
tion oversees the whole process.

The Advisory Council will
include officials of the Minis-
try of Education ( Policy,
Planning and Legislation Di-
vision, Finance Division,
Language and Multicultural
Programs Branch and the

Francophone governance
advisory council

Ministry of Education

Education Partners

Policy, Planning | APFCB (parents)

b Ministry of Education

new administrative struc-
ture which will be responsi-
ble for education in French
as a first language) and the
principal education part-
ners: francophone parents,
the francophone commu-
nity , school trustees, su-
perintendents, teachers,
school principals and vice-
principals, and secretary-
treasurers. The Advisory
Council will play a key role
in preparing for the imple-
mentation of francophone
school governance and will
advise the Transitional
School Board.

and Legislation
Division
Finance
Division

Educational
Programs
Department

Languages and
Multicultural
Programs
Branch

New.
administrative
structure

FRCS.
(community)

Schooltrustees
(BCSTD)
Surperintendents
(BCSSA)
Teachers
(BCTF)

Pri eee
(BCVPPA)
Secretary-

Treasurers
(BCSDSTA)

The transitional school
board’s main task will be to
coordinate the implementa-
tion process province wide.
It will enter into contractual
agreements with an-
glophone school districts
andin collaboration with the
Ministry of Education will plan
and arrange forthe transfer
of responsibilities; hirethe ad-
ministrativeandteaching staff
for the future school board;
reviewthepreliminary imple-
mentation budget and de-
fine the services it will offer.

TRANSITIONAL
FRANCOPHONE
SCHOOL
BOARD
(included nominated
trustees)

FRANCOPHONE
SCHOOL
BOARD

The Francophone School Board will conform to legal
requirements as defined in the School Act. It will have the
same powers and responsibilities as the existing school
district, except for the power of taxation andthe area under
its jurisdiction (province wide).