These are the 23 actions we're taking in response to the 7 recommendations from the Hidden Valley School report.
| Action number | Lead | Action as stated in the Action Plan | Support | Status | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Education |
Finalize and implement Yukon School Post-Incident Communication Guidance and Procedures |
Justice |
Complete | August 2022 |
| 2 | Executive Council Office |
Develop corporate guidance for inter-departmental communication and coordination in response to serious incidents in schools |
Education, Justice, Public Service Commission, Health and Social Services |
Complete | August 2022 |
| 3 | Justice, Public Service Commission |
Develop corporate guidance for communicating publicly or with stakeholders about serious incidents when a criminal matter is under investigation or before the courts |
Education, Health and Social Services |
Complete | September 2022 |
| 4 | Justice, Education |
Develop victim support plan and identify materials |
Health and Social Services, Women and Gender Equity Directorate | On track | March 2023 |
| 5 | Education |
Establish Hidden Valley School Parent Advisory Committee following input received from families |
Complete | August 2022 | |
| 6 | Education |
Update and consolidate policies and procedures under a stand-alone Policy on Prevention and Reporting of Serious School Incidents |
Justice |
Complete | August 2022 |
| 7 | Education, Health and Social Services | Create a new Inter-Agency Agreement for the Investigation of Child Abuse and provide training on roles and responsibilities under the agreement to those responsible within each department | Justice, RCMP | Underway | August 2022; new target is December 2022 |
| 8 | Justice, Public Service Commission, Education |
Develop corporate policies and procedures for information sharing with the RCMP on matters involving the investigation of alleged criminal conduct by an employee. |
Health and Social Services, Executive Council Office, RCMP | Underway | September 2022; new target date is November 2022 |
| 9.1 | Education | Review policies internal to the Department of Education to ensure they are aligned with corporate policies and processes | Executive Council Office, Public Service Commission | Complete | July 2022 |
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9.2 |
Education | Update policies internal to the Department of Education to ensure they are aligned with corporate policies and processes | Executive Council Office, Public Service Commission | Underway | July 2022; new target is December 2022 |
| 10 | Education | Enhance and require training for all school-based staff in the prevention, detection, and obligation to report suspected child abuse/suspicious behaviour | Health and Social Services, Justice | Complete | August 2022 |
| 11 | Executive Council Office, Education | Incorporate training on how government works into required leadership training for school administrators, managers and senior leaders within the Department of Education | Public Service Commission | Complete | August 2022 |
| 12 | Education | Update onboarding practices for all school-based and central administration staff | Public Service Commission | Complete | August 2022 |
| 13 | Education | Implement summer training for principals, vice-principals and new staff | Complete | August 2022 | |
| 14 | Education | Explore ways to incorporate training requirements on prevention, detection and reporting of child abuse and on supporting victims and families into certification of teachers | Complete | August 2022 | |
| 15 | Education | Explore ways to make best use of school, student and human resource databases to collect, archive and maintain up-to-date information | Highways and Public Works, Public Service Commission, Justice | Underway | September 2022; new target is December 2022 |
| 16 | Education | Review existing incident reporting and tracking systems across the Yukon government and determine if one common system or similar systems could be implemented for all departments, beginning with Education | Highways and Public Works, Public Service Commission, Justice | On track | January 2023 |
| 17 | Education | Develop a process for ongoing review and monitoring of policies and procedures and best practices for higher risk educational settings | Underway | August 2022; new target is December 2022 | |
| 18 | Executive Council Office | Enhance and formalize interdepartmental committees for serious incidents | Complete | August 2022 | |
| 19 | Executive Council Office, Public Service Commission | Expand foundational onboarding of all Yukon government senior leadership regarding government operations and accountabilities to promote consistency across departments | On track | February 2023 | |
| 20 | Public Service Commission | Implement the corporate leadership development framework | Complete | October 2022 | |
| 21 | Public Service Commission | Develop Values and Ethics code | Underway | October 2022; new target is March 2023 | |
| 22 | Executive Council Office | Update the General Administration Manual (GAM) to reflect the most up to date practices regarding interdepartmental coordination for communicating publicly and establish a schedule for future updates/reviews | Complete | August 2022 | |
| 23 | Public Service Commission | Enhance opportunities for public servants to take positions in different departments to promote employee development and reduce silos, including promoting temporary assignments | On track | March 2023 |