RIGHTS – RESPECT – RESPONSIBILITY

MISSION STATEMENT: Runnymede Collegiate is proud of its culturally diverse community where rights, respect and responsibility are valued and where learning and teaching in a safe environment are top priorities. 

• To prepare students for a post secondary education, employment and enjoyment of life.
• To develop fundamental life skills, knowledge and attitudes so that students will become productive and responsible citizens in our multicultural environment.
• To provide a rich and varied educational program that meets the needs of its students.
• To create an atmosphere of encouragement, caring, respect and courtesy that will lead to the development of self worth and co operation among students, teachers and parents.
• To assist students to achieve their potential in cultural, emotional, intellectual, moral, physical and social development so that they may become self-directed problem-solvers.
• To maintain traditionally high standards of achievement and expectations.

Opening Exercises

Opening exercises will start promptly at 9:00 am with the land acknowledgement, playing of “O Canada” and announcements. All students are expected to be in class and/or stop what they are doing and stand silently for the anthem.

In recognition of the importance of regular attendance, all students at Runnymede are expected to:

• Attend all classes and not to leave a class without the explicit permission of the teacher.
• Submit an explanatory note, properly signed by a parent or guardian to teachers upon returning to school following any absence.

The school has a responsibility to parents, guardians and to the Toronto District School Board of Education to accurately maintain student attendance records and to know where students are at all times. Therefore, students are required to sign in or sign out through the office when entering or leaving the school during the day. Students must submit a note to the office signed by a parent or guardian if they wish to sign out during the day. If no note is provided, a parent must be contacted before permission is given for the student to leave the school.

Late Policy

A student who arrives before 9:15am is to report directly to their period 1 class where the teacher will mark them late and assign an automatic detention that afternoon. Students arriving after 9:15am must sign in at the main office where they will also be informed that they have a detention that day after school.

“Travel time” is allowed between classes. Late students will have each lateness recorded by their teacher. Students who are late to a class for a valid reason should present a note from another teacher. Chronic lateness will be referred to the Vice-Principal.

Each Grade 9 to 12 student at Runnymede will have his/her first period teacher semester 1 and 2 as their teacher/advisor. The teacher/advisor will be a partner with the student, parents and counsellors in helping to plan for a successful academic career at Runnymede.

All Grade 9, 10 and 11 students must complete an annual education plan which will be discussed with the teacher/advisor and reviewed by the teacher/advisor, the student and parent(s) twice a year.

Each day consists of four periods and one lunch period. All courses are semestered courses. A “Where Am I” page which indicates our daily schedules is part of this package. Please also refer to the School Calendar.

All students are required to pay an activity fee of $60.00. This money is directed to support various student activities such as clubs, teams, dances, etc. The fee is due during the first week of school and entitles students to a copy of the student planner and the Magna Charta Yearbook in June.  This fee also entitles students to borrow books from the library, participate in school activities such as athletics, music, drama, clubs, computer labs, and school dances.

School Yearbook (Magna Charta) – $40.00

Student Agenda App – $5.00

Student Activities – $15.00

IBM-compatible computers are available for student use at selected times during the day. A variety of computers are available in the Library. The fully networked cross-curricular lab in room 110 is used by many departments for full-classes under teacher supervision. Room 25 is a fully equipped computer class providing students supervised access during the lunch period. The business area also has three rooms full of computers. Room 112 is the Comm. Tech./Digital Media Lab with modern computers, video and sound editing equipment.

Every student must have a locker with the combination and locker number registered in the main office. On opening day, each student will be assigned a school locker for his or her use. Do not give the combination of your lock to anyone but the main office; this decreases the security of the locker. It is our recommendation that students use a special security lock, which is available from the main office for a cost of $8.00. Students should not bring large sums of money or other valuables to school and leave them in lockers. If it is necessary to bring such items, arrangements can be made to leave the valuables in the office for security. Students are expected to keep their lockers clean and neat. The locker may be opened by the school administration with due cause.

Student parking is provided in the southeast lot (use Priscilla Street entrance) on a first come basis. The North lot is reserved for staff, guests and service personnel only.

Every student must have their photo taken for school records. There is no charge for this, the student activity card is generated from this photo. At the same time, parents/guardians can order photo packages. A flyer with the info from Edge Photos will be distributed in early September. Check the school calendar for our designated date for school photos.

Smoking and/or vaping are not permitted anywhere on school property.

All visitors, such as guest speakers, must visit the main office with prior notice and permission. For safety and security reasons students cannot bring friends or relatives to school. No young children are permitted in classes or in the school during a regular day; please make alternate arrangements.