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Parliament Act No. 15 Of 3 December 2012 On Elementary School

Original Language Title: Inatsisartutlov nr. 15 af 3. december 2012 om folkeskolen

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Parliament Act no. 15 of 3 December 2012 on school

Modified repeals, hovedlov replaces information

Aside
Inatsisartutforordning no. 2 of 2 December 2009 amending the county regulation on elementary school (Transfer of educational psychology advice to municipalities)
Landsting Regulation no. 12 of 20 November 2006 amending the county regulation on elementary school (10 years of compulsory education)
Landsting Regulation no. 8 of 15 april 2003 amending the county regulation on schools (Statutory provisions)
Landsting Regulation no. 8 of 21 May 2002 on school

Hovedlov to
Self-Government Order no. 4 of 29 February 2012 on the entry into force of inatsisartutforordning no. 2 of 2 December 2009 amending the county regulation on elementary school (Transfer of educational psychology advice to municipalities)
Home Rule Order no. 3 of 9 January 2009 on the final evaluation in elementary school
home Rule Executive Order no. 2 of 9 January 2009 on the evaluation and documentation in elementary school
home Rule Executive Order no. 9 of 12 april 2005 on the choice of parent representatives to school boards in elementary school
home Rule Executive order no. 26 of 15 January 2004 on subsidies for continuation schooling in Denmark
home Rule Executive order no. 16 of 24 June 2003 on the steps purposes and fagformål and learning for primary school subjects and disciplines || | home Rule Executive Order no. 11 of 14 May 2003 on measures to ensure the teaching implementation as well as school supervision of students during school hours
home Rule Executive Order no. 10 of 14 May 2003 on school libraries
home Rule Executive Order no. 4 of 5 March 2003 vacation plan for public school students
home Rule Executive order no. 21 of 21 december 1999 on additional education, specially planned teaching in Greenlandic and Danish, as well as mother-tongue teaching
home Rule Executive order no. 22 of 23 July 1998 public school special education and other special educational assistance
home Rule Executive Order no. 29 of 27 november 1997 on the normalization of official posts, etc. in elementary school
home Rule Executive Order no. 11 of 15 april 1991 on the import and printing of students in the non- school age
home Rule Executive order no. 4 of 9 February 1989 on the residence hall for public school students
home Rule Executive order no. 3 of 18 May 1983 on grants for students admitted in the school level

Adds to
Self-Government Order no. 4 of 29 February 2012 on the entry into force of inatsisartutforordning no. 2 of 2 December 2009 amending the county regulation on elementary school (Transfer of educational psychology advice to municipalities)
Home Rule Order no. 2 of 9 January 2009 on the evaluation and documentation in elementary school
home Rule Executive Order no. 3 of 9 January 2009 on the final evaluation in elementary school
home Rule Executive Order no. 9 of 12 april 2005 on the choice of parent representatives to school boards in elementary school
home Rule Executive order no. 26 of 15 January 2004 on subsidies for continuation schooling in Denmark
home Rule Executive order no. 16 of 24 June 2003 on the steps purposes and fagformål and learning for primary school subjects and disciplines || | home Rule Executive Order no. 10 of 14 May 2003 on school libraries
home Rule Executive Order no. 11 of 14 May 2003 on measures to ensure the teaching implementation as well as school supervision of students during school hours
home Rule Executive Order no. 4 of 5 March 2003 vacation plan for public school students
home Rule Executive order no. 21 of 21 december 1999 on additional education, specially planned teaching in Greenlandic and Danish, as well as mother-tongue teaching
home Rule Executive order no. 22 of 23 July 1998 public school special education and other special educational assistance
home Rule Executive Order no. 29 of 27 november 1997 on the normalization of official posts, etc. in elementary school
home Rule Executive Order no. 11 of 15 april 1991 on the import and printing of students in the non- school age
home Rule Executive order no. 4 of 9 February 1989 on the residence hall for public school students
home Rule Executive order no. 3 of 18 May 1983 on grants for students admitted in the school level

Chapter 1
Definition
§ 1. The school is the municipal school after compulsory education, see. § 31 paragraph. 1 and 2, offering children and young people education in a 10-year program, see. However, § 31 paragraph. 3.

Chapter 2
Folkeskolens purpose and basis
§ 2. The Folkeskole shall, in cooperation with the home:


1) to help ensure that pupils acquire all necessary knowledge and skills regardless of social background,

2) help to develop their own talents and abilities and promote student health, social and emotional development,

3) to help the student to seek a harmonious and independent life

4) to promote intellectual freedom and tolerance in the student

5) to strengthen co-responsibility and cooperation among students and between teachers and pupils, and

6) to accommodate students with special needs.
Subsection. 2. The school must offer a healthy and safe learning environment that promotes the student's ability for independent thinking and critical thinking, ability to express their own opinions, attitudes and feelings and perseverance, adaptability, dedication and creativity.
Subsection. 3. People teaching of the school to give the student the opportunity to acquire useful knowledge, work and professional skills, to develop individual skills and prepare for education and employment and to acquire diverse forms of expression and language skills.
Subsection. 4. The school must create a framework for daily life and work of the school, the student develops his own value, confidence and ability to cooperate, their sense of responsibility and respect for other people.
Subsection. 5. Folkeskolens whole business must create the basis for the student develops his knowledge and understanding of their own social identity, culture and values, acquire knowledge and develop understanding of other cultures, introduced in a democratic mindset and become aware of their own democratic rights and duties, and develop an understanding of their own responsibility towards the society and its interaction with nature.
§ 3. The Government, together with the local council set requirements and criteria in the form of accreditation models for performance of public school purposes and basis.
Subsection. 2. The Government may lay down rules on the accreditation models set. Paragraphs. 1.

Chapter 3
Folkeskolens structure and scope
Subdivision and duration
§ 4. The school is 10 years and divided into 3 stages including a 3-year-old youngest stage, a 4-year intermediate and a 3- year elder step.
§ 5. The students organized at each step of the mixed-age or non-mixed-age classes and taught fagdelte and interdisciplinary unit on changing teams made up of students from one or more classes at that stage by the individual student's needs and interests over learning objectives described. § 14 paragraph. 2, § 18 and § 19. The organization must not be based level.
Subsection. 2. Students will be organized into classes and teams across the steps, when students' age distribution considerations. The organization must not be based level.
Subsection. 3. The formation of classes should seek a relatively equal distribution of students having Greenlandic as their mother tongue and students who do not have Greenlandic as their mother tongue.
§ 6. The number of students in a class may not know school year exceed 26 students.
Teaching time

§ 7. Pupils' learning time set as the annual norm on the basis of the lessons of 60 minutes.
Subsection. 2. The youngest step includes students' instruction time at least 700 hours annually on all three cohorts. By middle school includes students' instruction time at least 890 hours on the 4th year, at least 920 hours on the fifth year and at least 970 hours a year on the 6th and 7th grade. On oldest step includes students' instructional time in the compulsory subjects at least 880 hours on the 8th year, at least 910 hours on the 9th year and at least 920 hours on 10. vintage.
Subsection. 3. Paragraph. 2 may be waived when the number of students in a class warrant.
Subsection. 4. There should be even distribution of students' class time teaching weeks of the year and teaching the week, see. § 8 paragraph. 1-3.

School Year length
§ 8. The school year begins on August 1 and includes 200 to 240 school days spread over the week's first 5 working days or week 6 days.
Subsection. 2. In connection with the specially organized courses, interdisciplinary, topic-oriented and project-organized teaching and the like can schools with a 5-day teaching week include the week 6. everyday as lecturing. The school must then prior to the school year to make a plan for doing so.
Subsection. 3. The instruction takes at least 36 and at most 40 weeks.
Subsection. 4. The Government shall lay down rules on a vacation plan as a basis for making out local holiday plans.

Chapter 4
teaching content, organization and planning
Language
§ 9. Teaching languages ​​are Greenlandic and Danish.
Subsection. 2. As part of the students' language learning English can also be the language of instruction.

Teaching content and organization

§ 10. Teaching includes at every stage fagdelt and not fagdelt teaching, see. §§ 11-13 within the following disciplines:

1) language comprehensive subjects Greenlandic, Danish and English, and the third foreign language

2) culture and society comprehensive subjects social studies and religion and philosophy

3) mathematics and comprehensive mathematics and science,

4) personal development and extensive training in the health, social and emotional learning, education and professional orientation as well as other psychological and social issues and

5) local elections extensive training in the practical field of art education and participation in cultural, social and vocational activities.

PCS. 2. The teaching of all subjects and disciplines involved the practical-musical dimension as a support and a part of learning.
Subsection. 3. The teaching of all subjects and disciplines, IT is a part of and a learning tool.
Subsection. 4. Part of the teaching time at all levels used for interdisciplinary, topic-oriented and project-organized process.
Subsection. 5. Parts of the teaching can be organized and planned as field trips without overnight and school camps and school trips with overnight stays.
Subsection. 6. As an alternative to mainstream education the school can also allow school overnight trips.
Subsection. 7. Between pm. 8 pm. 16 on the week's first five trading days, pupils beyond compulsory education in accordance with paragraph. 1 offered participation in educational organized volunteer activities.
Teaching at the youngest stage
§ 11. Youngest step is organized as a continuation of the preschool.
Subsection. 2. The youngest step includes teaching disciplines:

1) language comprehensive subjects Greenlandic and Danish,

2) culture and society comprehensive subjects social studies and religion and philosophy

3) mathematics and comprehensive mathematics and science,

4) personal development, and

5) discipline local elections.
Subsection. 3. The subject area language also includes language developing creative activities with other languages. The field site may further comprise other languages.

Teaching at intermediate level
§ 12. By middle school include teaching disciplines

1) language comprehensive subjects Greenlandic, Danish and English

2) culture and society comprehensive subjects social studies and religion and philosophy

3) mathematics and comprehensive mathematics and science,

4) personal development and

5) local elections.
Subsection. 2. The field site may further comprise other languages.

Subsection. 3. Students in middle school to receive counseling on education and career choices.

Teaching at the oldest stage
§ 13. The oldest step includes teaching disciplines

1) language comprehensive subjects Greenlandic, Danish and English, and the third foreign language as an option,

2) culture and society comprehensive subjects social studies and religion and philosophy

3) mathematics and comprehensive mathematics and science,

4) personal development and

5) local elections.
Subsection. 2. In science education, see. Paragraph. 1, no. 3, includes separate teaching in the disciplines of physics / chemistry, biology and physical geography.
Subsection. 3. Students at the oldest stage to receive counseling on education and career choices.

Purpose for each step, the objective, curricula and guidelines
§ 14. The Government shall lay down rules about the overall purpose of teaching at each stage and purpose of education in the in § 10 paragraph. 1, no. 1-3, these subjects and for in § 10 paragraph. 1 pt. 4 and 5, these disciplines.
Subsection. 2. The Government publishes curricula for in § 10 paragraph. 1, Nos. 1-3, these subjects and, in § 10 paragraph. 1, no. 4, said discipline and guidance curricula for in § 10 paragraph. 1, no. 5, the field of study. The curricula contain, in addition to the overall purpose of teaching at each step, fagindeling and subjects and subject areas purposes, see. Paragraph. 1, particulars of learning at each stage, teaching manuals and manuals in the evaluation.

Special education and other special educational assistance
§ 15. For students whose function difficulties are of such a nature or extent that their need for special support can not be met within the ordinary lessons, provide special education and other special educational assistance.
Subsection. 2. Students from schools where assistance following paragraph. 1 can not be implemented adequately, be offered to stay on in § 25 mentioned boarding homes, colleges or specialized boarding schools.

Subsection. 3. Special education and other special educational assistance implemented under regulations made by the Government of Greenland, in this context may depart §§ 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, paragraph. 2 and 22, paragraph. 1-6.

Additional education and mother tongue teaching
§ 16. Additional training is given to students who temporarily find it difficult to follow the regular teaching in one or more subjects because they:

1) has been without instruction for long periods or have received inadequate education because of illness

2) is ralised citizen from a school where the teaching in terms of content, methods or scope significantly different from teaching at the new school or

3) is moved to the country and do not have prior knowledge of Greenlandic.
Subsection. 2. The Government may regulate teaching after paragraph. 1.
§ 17. Students who have neither Greenlandic or Danish mother tongue may be offered instruction in their mother tongue.

Teaching organization
§ 18. Organisation of training, including the choice of teaching and working methods, teaching materials and fabric selection, shall in each subject live up to public school purposes, the objectives for each step, the objectives for each subject and disciplines and curriculum 'declarations of learning objectives. Education shall be varied to match the individual student's needs and abilities.
Subsection. 2. It is for the head teacher to ensure that teaching is planned and organized so that it offers challenges to all pupils.
Subsection. 3. In each subject the teacher and student continuously on determining the objectives to be met. The pupil's work is planned to account those objectives. The establishment of working methods and selection will take place in cooperation between teachers and pupils.

Action plans and student folders
§ 19. The student, in consultation with their teachers an action, as part of the ongoing evaluation provided. § 22 paragraph. 1 and 2, and forms the basis for their further education and training.
Subsection. 2. The action plan shall include the results of the evaluation and decided response to this. Compared to graduates should Blueprint contain information on what goals the student has for their future education or career choices, including whether the conditions for achieving the goals.
§ 20. The school principal must ensure that a student folder for each student updated in order to follow the student and provide the basis for rapid action in relation to the possible need for special initiatives on subjects such as learning disabilities, professional shortcomings or social problems.
§ 21. The Government shall lay down rules on action plans and student directories, see. §§ 19 and 20.

Evaluation and documentation
§ 22. As part of the teaching should be kept under continuous evaluation of each student's benefit. The evaluation should be based on students' own assessments as a basis for teaching further planning and guidance of each student and their parents about the student's continued education and training and career choices.
Subsection. 2. Students and parents see. § 34 shall be kept regularly informed about the school about the student benefit from schooling. In doing discussed the action plan, the student in consultation with their teachers have prepared in accordance with § 19 Paragraph
. 3. As a basis for the planning of the individual student's educational path is made after completion of the youngest school and after finishing middle school an overall assessment of the pupil's scholastic. The assessment includes the results of the ongoing evaluation and an evaluation of the pupil's proficiency at that time.
Subsection. 4. In order to demonstrate their benefit from schooling completed oldest step with an overall assessment of the pupil's scholastic. The assessment includes the results of the ongoing evaluation through the oldest stage and an evaluation of the student's position in all student subjects.
Subsection. 5. Upon completion of the oldest stage draws a school leaving certificate. The leaving certificate provides information on educational activities in which the student participated, and the results of the overall assessment of the pupil's scholastic, see. Paragraph. 4, and other relevant information, which the student wishes to be included in the overall assessment.
Subsection. 6. For students who are exempt from compulsory education after 9th grade according to § 31 paragraph. 3, drawn also leaving certificate with information about educational activities in which the student participated and the results of the ongoing evaluation through the oldest stage as well as other relevant information, which the student wishes to be included in the overall assessment.

Subsection. 7. The Government shall lay down rules on the continuous evaluation provided. Paragraphs. 1 notification to students and parents, see. Paragraph. 2, the overall assessment provided. Paragraphs. 3 and 4 and in paragraph. 5 and 6. The afgangsbevisers content and form.
§ 23. The municipal council shall annually publish the results of tests in yngste- and middle school and final examinations for each school. The publication shall be made so that the results are not personally identifiable.

Class teacher
§ 24. Each class assigned to a teacher who is responsible for and is responsible for the objectives and planning of the pupil's schooling in collaboration with the student's home and the student's other teachers.
Subsection. 2. The class teacher is responsible for the community in the class gives all students a safe base for their schooling.

Student Home, residence facilities and accessible boarding schools
§ 25. In order to ensure that all students are offered classes in accordance with this Act, be established as necessary student homes and dormitories in connection with existing schools.
Subsection. 2. Admission is based on the application from the parents, see. § 34, and after consultation with the student and the school.
Subsection. 3. Stay on student homes and dormitories are free of charge for parents.
Subsection. 4. In particular, accessible boarding schools may be admitted students with disabilities for whom it is deemed to be a significant advantage to stay outside the home for further education / training.
Subsection. 5. Stay in specially designated boarding schools are free of charge for parents.
Subsection. 6. The Government shall lay down rules for admission of pupils in the first paragraph. 4, the boarding schools and for payment from the local municipality for the student's stay.

Teaching materials
§ 26. The necessary teaching materials made available free of charge for students.

School Libraries
§ 27. In any school organized a school library.
Subsection. 2. The school library aims to promote public school purposes by making teaching materials available to pupils and teachers. In addition, the school library take into account students' hobbies and teachers need to continuously keep informed in the educational and psychological areas.
Subsection. 3. The Government shall lay down rules for the library science work, see. Legislation on the library system.

Chapter 5
Experimental Work
§ 28. For the purpose of experimentation Greenland Government may approve such departures from the rules in the Act Chapters 3 and 4, respectively public school structure and scope and content of the teaching, organization and planning, which will be compatible with the maintenance of public school purposes and basis in accordance. § 2.

Chapter 6
Compulsory education and parental rights and obligations
Compulsory Education
§ 29. Any child who lives in Greenland, or who will remain in the country for at least 6 months, compulsory education in accordance with § § 30-31.

Compulsory education content
§ 30. Compulsory education implies the right and duty to participate in the school system or in other training commensurate with what is usually required in public schools.
Subsection. 2. The Government lays down the rules for measures to ensure the teaching implementation as well as school supervision of students during school hours.
Subsection. 3. Children who receive home schooling or other education commensurate with what is usually required in elementary school, do not attend primary school teaching.

Compulsory education and cessation
§ 31. Compulsory education arises from the school year beginning in the calendar year in which the child turns 6 years and ends after the child has received regular instruction for 10 years.
Subsection. 2. The municipal council request of the parents or with their consent approve the start of a child's schooling is exposed to one year of compulsory education, where justified in the child's development.
Subsection. 3. The local authority may request of the parents exempt a student for education after 9 years of teaching when circumstances warrant it. Exemption from education after 9 years of teaching requires a vocational training and education for the student.

Enrolment and admission
§ 32. Admission to elementary school takes place at the school year beginning in the year the child turns 6 years, see. However, § 31 paragraph. 2.
Subsection. 2. The local council may decide that enrollment must take place within a certain time limit. However, enrollment have occurred later than 1 June.
Subsection. 3. The Government may establish rules for enrollment and printing of students.

Parental responsibility

§ 33. Parents, see. § 34, are responsible for that child meets the compulsory education requirement and must not obstruct this.
Subsection. 2. Schooling beyond elementary school should be notified to the municipal council in the municipality where the student lives.
Subsection. 3. If a student absent from school, the parents, see. § 34, in person or in writing, inform the school of the reason. Due to absence illness of more than 2 weeks, the school may request a medical certificate to this effect by the parents, see. § 34.

The parents' rights and duties
§ 34. Parental rights and duties under this Act is for the person who has custody of the student.
Subsection. 2. Apart from questions of school start and duration of the school may consider the person actually taking care of the child, to be authorized to act on behalf of parental authority.

Chapter 7

Teachers
§ 35. In order to carry out education in primary schools must have completed teacher training program in elementary school or other relevant training approved by the Greenland Government.
Subsection. 2. People with special skills to perform teaching in individual subjects.
Subsection. 3. Individuals with relevant qualifications to perform teaching hours that can not be filled in paragraph. 1 and 2 staff.
Subsection. 4. Social educators or persons with appropriate training to perform educational tasks related to pupils' homes, residence facilities and boarding schools, see. § 25, special educational measures in accordance. § 15, and pedagogically organized volunteer activities, see. § 10 paragraph. 7.
Subsection. 5. Special education given by teachers who have taken special teacher training or who otherwise has obtained the necessary qualifications.

Chapter 8
school system board
§ 36. It is Naalakkersuisut providing:

1) specially equipped boarding schools in accordance with § 25 paragraph. 4

2) technical consulting services

3) development of teaching materials

4) training and continuing education activities for teachers and school managers, and

5) educational research and development, and evaluation of public school business.
Subsection. 2. The Government may, by agreement with the local council in one or more municipalities allow these over the solution by paragraph. 1, no. 1 above task.
Subsection. 3. The Government also looks after the collection and dissemination of knowledge in order to strengthen municipal efforts in elementary school and maximize resource utilization. The Government shall also conduct power measurements, including in relation to:

1) special education

2) the after school period that best leads to the initiation and implementation of training,

3) what guidance interventions that best leader for education,

4) the effects of 2-teacher schemes to large schools in relation to the grade point average and implementation of training,

5) initiatives to prevent dropout from schools,

6) the amount of time teachers importance of examination marks and education

7) the extent of the teachers teaching in their line fags impact on school performance and

8) initiatives to combat negative social inheritance.
§ 37. The Government shall oversee the municipal administration of this Act.
Subsection. 2. The Government may require municipal information deemed necessary to carry out its duties under this Act.
§ 38. The council shall, in accordance. § 43 paragraph. 1, providing:

1) teaching according to §§ 10-13 and §§ 15-17,

2) teaching students who for a long time due regard to their health or well-being can not be taught in school. Such training should be offered the students in their homes or at the institution or hospital in the municipality where they live,

3) establishment of boarding homes and hostels, see. § 25 paragraph. 1

4) pedagogical-psychological counseling,

5) to each village school can be attached to a city school, so that byskolens management can get the educational and organizational responsibility for the village school, and

6) continuous monitoring at each school.
Subsection. 2. The Government may lay down rules in paragraphs. 1, no. 2, above teaching.
§ 39. The municipal council may resolve the Greenland Parliament Act assigned duties jointly with local councils in other municipalities.
§ 40. The municipal council may, by agreement with the local council in another municipality refer pupils to teaching in another municipality.

Subsection. 2. Reference to another municipality schools can only include students in the oldest school and pupils to be taught in special classes or special schools, and students from the municipality's outlying districts that have more to neighboring municipal school.
§ 41. In areas outside the municipal division handles Naalakkersuisut the tasks pursuant to the Act are delegated to the local council.
Subsection. 2. The Government may, by agreement with the local council in one or more municipalities allow these over the solution of the tasks in accordance with paragraph. 1 responsibility of the Greenland Government.
§ 42. The individual school shall within by the municipal council agreed targets and frameworks responsible for the quality of teaching under international school purpose and basis in accordance. § 2.

Chapter 9
The local board
Kommunalbestyrelsen
§ 43. The local council has the overall responsibility for the municipal school system and ensure that all children of school age in the municipality are enrolled in primary school or get an education commensurate with what is usually required in public schools. Municipal council shall lay down the targets and framework for the activities of the schools. The district council shall continuously monitor activities of the schools, including in relation to the school's compliance with the provisions of this Act.
Subsection. 2. The local council shall decide on:

1) Appropriations for the school system and economic framework for the individual schools.

2) The appointment and dismissal of principals and teachers. Decisions regarding the appointment of principals and teachers taken after the opinion of the school board, cf.. § 47 paragraph. 8.

3) school structure, including the number of schools and size of each school in terms of step classes, special education and other special educational assistance according to § 15 and the provision of educational organized volunteer activities according to § 10 paragraph. 7. The decision is taken after consulting the school board.

4) Frames for:

A) class formation,

B) students' hours and

C) special education etc.

5) General guidelines for the activities of the schools in cooperation with local community cultural and associative, voluntary children and youth as well as other circles of interested citizens to the safeguarding and coordination of cultural activities.

6) Preparation of a written leader appointment of the school principal, in which the School's educational responsibilities and tasks clarified.

7) Other matters that are not delegated to the individual schools, including reference to education in other schools, guidelines for enrollment and admission, school meals and school library scheme in the municipality.
Subsection. 3. The council shall approve the schools' addition to the curricula for the in § 10 paragraph. 1, no. 1-4, these subjects and disciplines and school curricula for the in § 10 paragraph. 1, no. 5, said local election proposal by the individual school boards, see. § 47 paragraph. 9.
Subsection. 4. The municipal council may fully or partially delegate his powers under this Act to the school boards, except those in § 23, § 38 paragraph. 1 mentioned tasks, supervisory obligations and responsibilities arising from appropriation and employer power.
§ 44. The municipal council determines after consultation of the school boards statutes for administration of the municipal school system. The statute shall provide for:

1) the number of parent representatives on the school board,

2) designation of a possible advisory member to the school board, cf.. § 45 paragraph. 4

3) the procedure for the election of teacher and pupil representatives to the school board,

4) on the municipal council in accordance with § 45 paragraph. 10 has decided that the election of parent representatives must be done by staggered elections and

5) the composition of possible joint advisory bodies for the municipal school.
Subsection. 2. The statute shall contain a description of any powers delegated to the school board pursuant to § 43 paragraph. 4.
Subsection. 3. An annex to the Staff admitted the decisions made by the municipal council regarding the school structure etc.., See. § 43 paragraph. 2, no. 3-7.
Subsection. 4. The Government shall establish a guiding normal statute.

School board
§ 45. For each school create a school board, consisting of:

1) 5 parent representatives elected by the people who have custody of or guardianship for children who are enrolled in school. As a parent representative can select anyone entitled to vote and stand as a candidate, see. Chapter 1 of Rule Act on elections to the Greenland Parliament,

2) 2 representatives of teachers elected by and among the teachers at the school, and


3) 2 pupil representatives elected by and among pupils of the school. However paragraph. 3.
Subsection. 2. The local authority may, taking into account the school's number of pupils, number of steps klassetal and similar conditions decide whether there should be only three parent representatives. If the school board has only three parent representatives must be equivalent only be 1 teacher representative and one student representative.
Subsection. 3. In schools with only through 7th grade, there is no student representation on the school board. The local authority may on the recommendation of the school board may approve student representation in these cases.
Subsection. 4. The local authority may, if requested by the school board decide that a member of the municipal council shall attend the school board meetings. If this is not practicable, the local council may appoint a person who is not a member of the municipal council.
Subsection. 5. All school board members entitled to vote, cf.. However paragraph. 12.
Subsection. 6. The chairman of the school board appointed from among the parent representatives.
Subsection. 7. The headmaster's school board secretary and participate without vote in school board meetings. The Deputy Head of the school principal also participate without voting in school board meetings.
Subsection. 8. Parents sit for a term of 4 years. The other members elected for 1 year. Individuals who are employed as teachers at the school, can not be selected as parent representatives on the school board. Get a parent representative employment as a teacher at the school, he shall resign from the school board.
Subsection. 9. A parent representative may demand to be exempted from membership of the school board, if the child leaves the school. Exemption from election and from membership as such, the same provisions laid down in the Greenland Parliament Act on elections to municipal councils, village councils and community representatives.
Subsection. 10. The municipal council may decide that the election of parent representatives held every two years as staggered elections.
Subsection. 11. In cases where two or more schools merged, the municipal council may decide that all school board members function together until the expiry of each member's term.
Subsection. 12. Student representatives may not participate in treatment or vote in cases involving personal matters.
Subsection. 13. The Government shall lay down rules on the election of parent representatives to the school board.
§ 46. The municipal council provides parental and student representatives a fixed function remuneration. Funktionsvederlagets set to take account of the school's number of pupils, number of steps and similar matters. Student Representatives salaries account for a third of the parents' representatives consideration.
§ 47. The school board carries out its activities within the target and framework, which the local council may decide,. § 43, and leads also supervise activities of the school.
Subsection. 2. The school board sets goals for school teaching and other activities.
Subsection. 3. The school board approves the school's plan for the teaching of each school year, including plans for:

1) students' hours,

2) subjects hours,

3) organization of the teaching in fagdelte courses and interdisciplinary course

4) supply in the local elections,

5) special education at the school

6) the provision of educational organized volunteer activities

7) students' placement in classes

8) home-school cooperation referred to. Paragraphs. 4

9) information of parents about students' learning outcomes,

10) the division of work between teachers

11) joint events for students in the classroom, and

12) course and continuing training for school staff.
Subsection. 4. The school board establishes guidelines for other school activities, including the school and the home's consultation on the individual child's school and education and the rest of cooperation between school and home.
Subsection. 5. The school board shall within the financial limits set for the school, the school's budget.
Subsection. 6. The school board approves teaching materials and draw up school rules.
Subsection. 7. The school board shall, within the established by the council guidelines on school shall include the delivery and coordination of cultural activities in accordance. § 43 paragraph. 2, no. 5
Subsection. 8. The school board must give its opinion to the municipal council on the appointment of teachers and leaders see. § 43 paragraph. 2, no. 2.

Subsection. 9. The school board shall prepare proposals to the municipal council on the school's addition to the curricula for the in § 10 paragraph. 1, no. 1-4, these subjects and disciplines and the curricula for the in § 10 paragraph. 1, no. 5, said local elections, see. § 43 paragraph. 3.
Subsection. 10. The school board makes recommendations to the municipal council on innovation and development to the extent that it exceeds the objectives and framework by the local council.
Subsection. 11. The school board may make recommendations and proposals to the municipal council on all matters relating to the school. The school board must give its opinion on any matter which the local council submit it.
Subsection. 12. The school board shall at the end of each school year's annual report to the municipal council on school activities during the school year. The report also includes school board master plan for the upcoming school year activities.

The headmaster
§ 48. For each school hired a manager who has the administrative and educational management of the school and is responsible for the activities of the school to the school board and municipal council. To be able to function as a school head must have completed teacher training program in elementary school or other relevant training approved by the Greenland Government.
Subsection. 2. The headmaster:

1) advises teachers teaching,

2) allocate work between school staff so that teaching is planned and organized in order to create challenges for all students, see. § 18 paragraph. 2, and the school's resources is optimized,

3) is responsible for preparing an annual quality report, referred. § 49, and

4) take any concrete decisions concerning the school's students, see. However, § 31 paragraph. 2 and 3.
paragraph. 3. The headmaster operates in cooperation with the employees.
Subsection. 4. The headmaster draw up a proposal to the school board regarding school plan for the teaching of each school year and guidelines for other school activities, see. § 47 paragraph. 3 and 4, as well as suggestions to the school budget, see. § 47 paragraph. 5, within the municipal financial framework laid down, see. § 43 paragraph. 2, no. 1
§ 49. The head teacher shall give a quality to be submitted to the local council before 1 October of the school year.
Subsection. 2. The quality report shall include a discussion of the most recently completed school year results of step test, final exams, preparation of action plans, class sizes, instruction time, sick leave, temporary hours scope of the guidance in relation to graduates of educational and professional choices and follow up on the previous quality.
Subsection. 3. The Government may lay down detailed rules on the quality report, including indications of additional information in the quality report.

Advisory bodies
§ 50. Each school sets up a pedagogical council. The Council consists of the school head and all staff performing teaching and other educational tasks.
Subsection. 2. The Council will advise the school principal as well as a forum for educational discussion and development at each school.
Subsection. 3. The school board may order the manager to gather opinions from the educational council. The Council, on its own initiative opinion to the school board. These statements must be made through the school principal.
Subsection. 4. The pedagogical council hears the student council in all relevant issues.
Subsection. 5. The Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
§ 51. Each school sets up a school council. For smaller schools the school board may decide that the student council services for the entire student assembly.
Subsection. 2. The Council consists of representatives of all the students.
Subsection. 3. The Council shall be a forum for discussion of students' interests.
Subsection. 4. The school board may order the manager to gather opinions from the student council. The Council, on its own initiative opinion to the school board. These statements must be made through the school principal.

Chapter 10
Appeals Rules
§ 52. Appeals against decisions under this Act taken by each school, within 4 weeks from its notification brought before the council.
Subsection. 2. Decisions taken by the municipal council regarding tasks in agreement with the Government of Greenland has been transferred to local councils, see. § 36 paragraph. 2 and § 41 paragraph. 2, may within 4 weeks of notification of the decision appealed to the Government of Greenland.
Subsection. 3. The Government may lay down regulations that certain decisions other than those referred. 1 and 2 may be submitted to the Greenland Government.

Chapter 11
Financing

§ 53. All costs of public school facilities, teaching and general operations lies with the municipalities, so far there is no explicit legal framework that spending whole or in part the responsibility of the PA or other.
Subsection. 2. Local authorities cover all expenses if the organization is a prerequisite for the implementation of field trips, school trips and school trips according to § 10 paragraph. 5, without. Prejudice to paragraph. 3.
Subsection. 3. The local authority may require that the individual student's parents provide student meals during excursions. The local authority may charge the parents to cover the cost of student meals during school trips and school trips according to § 10 paragraph. 5 and 6. The payment shall be fixed taking into account an estimated usually spared domestic consumption.
Subsection. 4th class students and parents, possibly in cooperation with the school, by joint collection or otherwise jointly provide funds to cover expenses not covered by the municipality under subsection. 2-3.
Subsection. 5. The individual student's right to participate in events according to § 10 paragraph. 5 and 6, can not in addition to the paragraph. 3 that expenditure conditional on payment of a sum or other benefit.
Subsection. 6. The Government may lay down provisions regulating the municipalities' operating expenses per. student, including teacher hour consumption per. student.

Chapter 12
Commencement, transitional and repealing provisions
§ 54. The Greenland Parliament Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2013 under. However paragraph. 2.
Subsection. 2. The Government may by agreement with the municipal councils of all the municipalities fix the time and conditions for entry into force of anlægsforpligtelsens transfer to municipalities. Plant obligation according to § 25 paragraph. 1 and § 53 paragraph. 1, going until the transfer remain the PA. Greenland Government may enter into an agreement with the municipal councils of all municipalities on transitional arrangements intended to ensure maximum local impact.
§ 55. Simultaneously with the entry into force of this Parliament Act repealed county Regulation no. 8 of 21 May 2002 on the elementary school, see. However paragraph. 2.
Subsection. 2. Rules established or maintained under county Regulation no. 8 of 21 May 2002 on the elementary school, remain in force until repealed or replaced by rules laid down under the present Parliament Act or other legislation.

Greenland, 3 December 2012.

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