Barriers to learning: Any obstacles or challenges that prevent an individual from fully engaging in or benefiting from an educational program. Some examples include ancestry, culture, ethnicity, gender identity, language, physical ability, intellectual ability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socio economic status, and any other dimensions of diversity and/or their intersection.
Board SAL Committee: The group of individuals responsible for the program, comprised of a Supervisory Officer, the Student Success & Pathways Lead, one Trustee, three Attendance Counsellors, a community partner, and the Board Lead for Mental Health & Well-Being.
Primary Contact: person directly responsible for monitoring a Supervised Alternative Learning Plan (SALP) (e.g., student success teacher, guidance teacher)
Parents: refers to parent(s) and guardian(s)
SAL: Supervised Alternative Learning
SAL Committee: refers to all members of the School SAL Committee and Board SAL committee
School SAL Committee: The group of individuals responsible for the program at the school level, comprised of the school principal, attendance counsellor, student success administrator, student success teacher, Indigenous Student Advisory, Special Education Resource Teachers, and primary contact
SALP: Supervised Alternative Learning Plan
