Teacher AccountabilityTeachers are committed to providing quality programs and welcome accountability strategies that are effective, fairly implemented, and that achieve meaningful results.

Accountability is an ethical concept it concerns proper behaviour, and it deals with the responsibilities of individuals and organisations for their actions towards other people and agencies.

Teachers are responsible and accountable for teaching the curriculum, planning and delivering instruction, choosing learning resources from those available in the school and district, and assessing and reporting student progress. Teachers cannot be held accountable for the diversity of the students who walk through the doors of their classrooms, large class sizes, cuts to programs, the lack of textbooks, or the long waiting list for diagnostic testing to identify students with special needs.

Teaching is a highly regulated profession. As well, teachers continually enhance their practice by: assessing their own learning needs and developing annual professional growth plans; participating in professional development activities at the school, school board, and provincial level; addressing critical issues, sharing ideas and working on grade activities in divisional meetings; attending curriculum meetings; presenting workshops; taking courses to enhance their learning; mentoring peers; writing curriculum; and serving on in-school, board and provincial committees.