Progressive Discipline – APS053

Reviewed/ Revised: June 2025

Purpose

It is the Mission of Waterloo Catholic District School Board to ‘educate and nurture hope in all learners to realize their full potential.’ To achieve this mission the Board is committed to providing a positive work and learning environment for all employees and students with a focus on quality Catholic Education. As part of this commitment, the Board seeks to address performance problems and resolve misconduct issues in the most positive manner possible.

It is the responsibility of all employees to carry out their responsibilities in a co-operative and professional manner, in compliance with Board policies and procedures, collective agreements, terms and conditions of employment and any applicable legislation. Employees that engage in conduct that is contrary to the expectations for their role and/or conflicts with Board policies and procedures may be subject to disciplinary action.

The Board will apply progressive discipline, where appropriate, when addressing employee misconduct issues. This procedure provides a general framework for progressive discipline and other corrective measures that may be utilized to ensure employees uphold appropriate conduct. This procedure does not pertain to non-culpable employee performance issues.