Ordinance on Primary and Secondary Schools (School Ordinance) (Schulverordnung) - Subject and Purpose (Art. 1 SchG)

1. This Regulation implements and supplements the School Act.

1. Municipalities are responsible for providing an adequate and appropriate educational offering.

2. The Education Council decides, after consulting with the School Board, whether the educational offering is adequate and appropriate.

3. Municipalities are obligated to rectify identified deficiencies on their own; otherwise, the Education Council shall take appropriate measures.

4. Article 3 applies to district school solutions.

1. If a municipality is unable to establish and maintain an adequate and appropriate school offering, it may join together with one or more municipalities to form a district school for the entire school offering or parts thereof.

2. District schools must be established as public-law entities. Their statutes must include at least provisions regarding: name and seat, purpose, school offering, membership, organization, and resources. The Board of Education issues a model statute.

3. Voluntary district school solutions require the approval of the Executive Council. Compulsory solutions can only be imposed by the Executive Council after consulting the affected municipality; its decision is final.

4. In straightforward cases, the Executive Council may allow or require the affected municipalities to conclude a public-law contract regulating the joint school offering instead of forming a district school. For the contract to be valid, it must be approved by the Executive Council.

1. The Education Council grants the authorization to operate a private school if this school

a) ensures an education and upbringing equivalent to that at public schools

b) is committed to the educational objectives of the School Act

2. The Education Council may impose corresponding conditions and obligations with the authorization.

3. The Education Council regulates the issuance of diplomas by private schools.

4. In all other respects, the School Act and this ordinance apply mutatis mutandis to private schools.

1. Kindergartens are generally to be operated as full-time kindergartens. Exceptions must be approved by the Board of Education.

2. Children who complete a voluntary kindergarten year before the start of compulsory schooling are required to attend regularly.

3. The School Board organizes the annual admission of eligible children. It may delegate this task to the school administration or the school office.

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1. The Primary Level comprises six school years.

2. It is divided into

a) Lower Level: 1st and 2nd grade

b) Intermediate Level I: 3rd and 4th grade

c) Intermediate Level II: 5th and 6th grade

3. The classes of the Primary Level can be conducted in single or multi-grade departments.

1. The kindergarten and the first one to two years of primary school may be combined into one department if this seems necessary to maintain a decentralized school offering.

2. The corresponding school model and concept must be approved by the Education Council.

3. The Education Council issues guidelines for the integration of kindergarten and primary school.

1. The municipalities or district schools organize Secondary Level I according to one of the following models

a) Separate Model: with secondary, general, and technical schools, where the educational branches should collaborate according to the academic circumstances.

b) Cooperative Model: with base classes A and base classes B, as well as level groups (Level A and Level B) in individual subjects.

c) Integrated Model: with base classes and level groups (Level A and Level B) in individual subjects.

2. The Education Council issues guidelines for the structuring of the models. It can permit mixed-age classes.

3. Special educational support may occur both in technical classes and in an integrated manner.

4. The first two classes of the gymnasium are regulated in the Secondary Education Ordinance (RB 10.2401).

1. To support all primary school students according to their talents and physical characteristics, municipalities, with the assistance of the canton, shall implement appropriate measures.

2. Appropriate measures include, in particular, special educational and therapeutic services and training methods, prevention, remedial instruction, supplementary instruction, small classes, workshop classes, integrative support classes, and introductory classes.

3. The measures shall be coordinated.

4. The Education Council shall issue guidelines on support measures and special education.

1. Students who are unable to follow regular instruction receive special education support or are taught in integrated classes (children with learning difficulties) or in small group classes and practical skills classes.

2. The school board assigns students to one of the educational forms specified in paragraph 1 upon request from the teacher and based on an assessment from the school psychological service. The school board consults the parents before making a decision.

3. If a municipality or a district school intends to introduce or discontinue educational forms pursuant to this provision, it must first obtain approval from the education council.

1. Students who are not yet fully ready and capable for school in all aspects may be assigned to the introductory class during enrollment.

2. In the introductory class, the curriculum of the 1st primary school year is spread over two school years. Attendance of these two school years counts as one compulsory year.

3. The school council assigns students to the introductory class upon application by the kindergarten teacher or based on a report from the school psychological service, and with the consent of the parents.

4. The education council regulates admission, transitions, and school organization.

1. Students who are unable to follow the instruction in specific areas of learning, namely in languages or mathematics, are to receive remedial instruction.

2. Non-native speaking students are to receive German instruction as far as it is deemed necessary.

3. The school administration approves remedial instruction within the scope of available resources based on a request from the teacher or supported by an assessment from the school psychological service. The remedial instruction is to be temporally limited.

1. Students with exceptional talents are to be promoted, in particular, through

a) instructional measures within the class

b) the implementation of integrated support programs and individual projects within the lessons

c) school organizational measures such as early admission to kindergarten, early enrollment, skipping a grade, early entry into secondary school, exemption from certain subjects, time release for participation in additional intra- and extracurricular programs

2. The school administration approves corresponding requests, within the scope of available resources, upon application by the parents and the teacher. The Education Council determines for which measures an assessment by the school psychological service must be available.

1. A department must not exceed the following student numbers in the long term

a) * Kindergarten level: 22

b) * Primary level

1. Single-class departments: 24

2. Two-class departments: 22

3. Multi-class departments: 18

4. Comprehensive schools: 16

c) Lower secondary level

1. Single-class departments: 24

2. Two-class departments: 20

d) Special school departments

1. Introductory classes: 14

2. Small classes: 14

3. Workshop classes: 14

2. The Education Council decides on the feasibility of departments that exceed the maximum number. Prior to this, it consults with the school authorities.

3. The Education Council issues guidelines for the maximum and minimum number of students in specialized departments, elective subjects, and for departments with the integration of kindergarten and primary level.

1. For children who do not possess the necessary ability and readiness to attend kindergarten or primary school, the school board shall order a delayed entry or appropriate measures.

2. In special cases, the school board may grant earlier admission to the primary level for children who possess the necessary ability and readiness.

3. The school board issues its orders with the involvement of the parents. It generally consults experts.

1. Repeat students may attend all classes of the upper school.

2. A voluntarily started school year is generally to be completed.

3. The school board supervises the fulfillment of compulsory education.

1. Parents may have their children educated at approved private schools. They shall notify the school board of this in writing.

2. The school board shall decide, in agreement with the competent authority, whether the chosen private school education can be recognized in individual cases as fulfilling compulsory school attendance. It is responsible for approving attendance at private schools in individual cases.

3. Parents bear the costs of private school education, unless the school board has ordered private schooling as a special support measure.

1. If the municipalities decide on a specific place of fulfillment for compulsory schooling, the relieved municipality compensates the special school location municipality according to the guidelines of the education council.

1. Free Education means that for primary schools and the first three years of secondary school

a) no tuition fees may be charged

b) mandatory teaching materials must be provided free of charge

1. The school year begins for all classes of the elementary school between mid-August and mid-September.

2. The Board of Education issues the framework plan for the school year and the school holidays.

3. Based on the framework plan and after consultation with the teaching staff, the School Council establishes the school year and the school holidays. It communicates its decision to the relevant Directorate before the start of the new school year.

1. The school year lasts at least 38 school weeks.

1. The Education Council determines the minimum weekly school time.

1. Instructional time is distributed across the weekdays from Monday to Friday. Each student is entitled to at least one free afternoon from school per week.

2. The Education Council determines the weekly instructional time.

3. Municipalities regulate instructional time in kindergarten and primary education in the form of block times.

4. Block times cover the morning and last a minimum of four lessons. The Education Council issues guidelines regarding this. It may approve special regulations in justified cases.

1. An absence is defined as an unforeseen or unauthorized absence from school.

2. Each teacher shall maintain a record of absences.

3. Absences that are not justified within three days from the absence are considered unexcused. Genuine reasons for the omission are reserved. The teacher shall report unexcused absences to the parents and the school board president, unless the school board decides otherwise.

4. The education council shall issue further regulations.

1. A leave of absence is considered granted if the approved absence from school is for at least one half school day.

2. Requests for leave of absence must be justified and submitted to the teachers in a timely manner. Each teacher maintains a record of the leaves of absence.

3. The authority to grant a leave of absence lies with

a) the teacher for up to six half school days per school year

b) the school board for more than six half school days per school year. The school board may delegate this authority wholly or partially to the school board president, individual members of the school board, or the school administration.

4. The school board may also allow parents to self-excuse their child, but for no more than four half school days per school year.

5. The education council issues further regulations.

1. The Education Council issues the curriculum and the timetable. In doing so, it allows the necessary time for religious education of the churches recognized under public law.

2. Based on this, the teachers create the schedules and submit them to the school administration. The administration reviews the schedules. If they comply with the internal regulations of this ordinance, the related regulations of the Education Council, and the educational objectives, it approves them.

3. The School Inspectorate examines whether the schedules drafted by the teachers conform to the timetables of the Education Council. If they do not conform, the School Board must be informed.

1. The Education Council issues regulations concerning the assessment, promotion, transition of students to secondary and high school, and the change of school types and levels.

1. The competent directorate operates the educational materials publishing house that distributes all official educational materials. It may delegate this task to third parties. Any profits from the educational materials publishing house shall be used exclusively in the interest of the official educational materials.

2. The competent directorate maintains a register of official educational materials.

3. The school administration ensures that schools are equipped with the mandatory educational materials. For the lower secondary school, the school administration of the Cantonal Middle School performs this task.

1. Schools may establish supervised homework sessions to support students.

2. The establishment requires a resolution from the relevant school authority.

3. Participation in the offering is voluntary and free of charge.

1. The maintenance and promotion of the health of students is primarily the responsibility of the parents.

2. The School Medical Service includes the areas of school doctor and school dentist.

3. The School Medical Service is subject to the supervision of the cantonal physician and the cantonal dentist.

1. The objective of the School Medical Service is to preserve and promote the physical and psychological health of the students. Disorders and illnesses should be identified at the earliest possible stage, and the spread of diseases should be prevented.

2. For this purpose, the School Medical Service is tasked under this regulation to

a) periodically assess the health condition of the students by conducting mandatory examinations

b) verify the vaccination status of the students and administer vaccinations

c) advise parents, students, authorities, and school administrations on health-related matters

d) implement measures to combat communicable or other epidemiologically significant diseases on behalf of the cantonal physician

e) perform additional tasks assigned to it by the Education Council

1. The School Medical Service covers the entire period of basic education.

2. School medical examinations are conducted a maximum of three times during basic education.

3. The school dental examinations are conducted annually.

1. Vaccinations by the School Medical Service are voluntary and may only be carried out with the express consent of the parents.

1. Students with contagious diseases may be temporarily excluded from attending school.

2. In cases of mass illness, the school board may, after consulting with the cantonal physician, close entire classes or schools. The school board may delegate this task entirely or partially to the school management.

**1. The examining physician shall record each examination conducted within the framework of the School Health Service on the official form designated for the school doctor or school dentist.**

2. The official form specifies the type and timing of the examination, the results, and any potential treatment recommendations for the concerned student.

3. General practitioners, pediatricians, or other specialist doctors can enter findings into the official form. The corresponding items will not be reviewed during the general examination.

4. The official form for the school doctor section also provides information on the vaccination status of the affected individual.

5. The official forms must be treated confidentially. They may only be disclosed in accordance with the rules of the Data Protection Act (RB 2.2511). They are to be kept with the parents.

1. The Educational Council elects a School Medical Commission.

1. The Education Council issues the necessary implementation provisions.

2. In particular, it regulates

a) the organization of the School Medical Service

b) the tasks of the School Medical Commission

c) the timing, scope, content, and manner of conducting mandatory examinations

d) the compensation of school physicians, school dentists, and other individuals

1. The municipalities shall bear the costs of the School Medical Service.

2. The mandatory examinations are free of charge for the parents, provided they are conducted in the manner regulated by the Education Council and determined by the School Board.

1. Parents have the right to

a) receive all information from the school board, school administration, and teaching staff that is necessary for fulfilling their parental rights and obligations

b) be informed about their child's learning progress and work and social behavior

c) review the assessed performances of their child

d) conduct individual meetings with the teaching staff

e) observe the lessons after consultation with the teaching staff

f) be informed in a timely manner about school experiments and reforms

g) be informed early about school cancellations

h) generally be invited to at least one parent meeting per school year during the compulsory school years

i) be heard directly or through their associations on legal enactments and developments in the school sector that are of special interest to them

1. Parents are obliged to

a) encourage their child to fulfill compulsory school attendance

b) seek approval for planned leave in advance and promptly inform the teacher of any self-exemption, as well as immediately communicate the reason for any absences

c) comply with the legal provisions concerning the school system

d) cooperate with the school and educational services

e) review and sign their children's report cards

f) comply with teachers' invitations to assessment meetings

1. Students have the right

a) to receive education and training that corresponds to their abilities

b) to avail themselves of school services

c) to be judged and treated fairly

d) to freely and with dignity develop their personality

e) to have their privacy respected

f) to freely choose the type of school within the framework of promotion regulations and the transfer procedure

g) to have an adequate say in everyday school life

1. Students are obligated to

a) attend the mandatory subjects and the elective courses as well as the compulsory school events

b) actively participate and comply with the instructions of the teachers and the internal school rules

c) treat fellow students, teachers, and other individuals involved in the school operation with respect and appreciation

d) handle others' property with care

1. Schools may establish a student council.

2. The school board or the district school board is responsible for deciding on the introduction of a student council.

3. The school board regulates the bodies, the organization, the tasks, and the competencies in a regulation.

1. Disciplinary measures may be taken against pupils who culpably violate the legally regulated school order or disrupt school operations in another unacceptable manner.

2. All disciplinary measures must have an educational character.

3. The teacher is responsible for the following disciplinary measures

a) Admonition of the pupil

b) Oral or written warning of the pupil

c) Additional meaningful work

d) Detention after class under the supervision of the teacher and after informing the parents

e) Temporary removal from class with retention within the school premises

f) Exclusion from ongoing special school events, particularly camps or project weeks

4. The school administration takes the following disciplinary measures

a) Written warning addressed to the parents

b) Threat of submitting a proposal to the school board to take further disciplinary measures

5. The school board is responsible for the following disciplinary measures

a) Reprimand

b) Temporary expulsion from the school

c) Permanent expulsion from the school

6. The school administration and the teacher impose disciplinary measures after informing the affected pupils about the reason for the disciplinary measure and its necessity. Their orders are final.

7. Disciplinary measures taken by the school board are subject to the provisions regarding legal protection.

8. The education council may issue supplementary regulations.

1. The Board of Education determines which teaching diplomas and academic degrees are recognized for teaching at kindergartens, primary schools, and special schools in the canton. In doing so, it takes into account the provisions of the School Concordat (RB 10.1131).

1. Teachers require a cantonal teaching permit. The competent directorate issues it based on recognized teaching diplomas and educational qualifications.

2. The competent directorate may, in justified cases, issue a temporary teaching permit to teachers who do not have a recognized teaching diploma or recognized educational qualification, provided that the teacher’s training and personal qualities ensure responsible school management.

1. Only teachers with a valid teaching authorization are eligible for election.

2. The school council elects the teachers upon the recommendation of the school management. It may transfer the authority to appoint fixed-term employment relationships of up to and including five months (substitutions) to the school management.

3. The employment relationship of the teachers is governed mutatis mutandis by the provisions of the Personnel Ordinance (RB 2.4211) and its implementing regulations, unless specific legislation or the government council expressly provides otherwise.

4. The government council regulates the remuneration for

a) Persons taking on school management tasks

b) Subject teachers with special training, such as teachers for music, sports, and special support measures

c) Teachers in special schools and therapy services

d) Teachers employed on a temporary basis in public schools

5. For the calculation of service anniversary gifts in accordance with Article 49 of the Personnel Ordinance (RB 2.4211), the years of service completed as a teacher in the canton of Uri are to be considered.

6. The education council may issue further regulations concerning the election and appointment of teachers.

1. One lesson corresponds to a time unit of 45 minutes per week over an entire school year.

2. For a full teaching load, the following lessons are to be delivered per school week

a) Instruction in kindergarten: 27 lessons

b) Instruction in primary and secondary school: 29 lessons

3. For each class, one lesson is credited for the role of class teacher.

4. From the age of 55, the mandatory teaching load for teachers with a full teaching load is reduced by two lessons, and from the age of 60, by an additional lesson. For teachers without a full teaching load, the proportional reduction is one lesson from the age of 55 and two lessons from the age of 60. The reduction is granted from the beginning of the school year in the year in which the age requirement is met.

5. The government council regulates, upon application of the education council, which tasks lead to a reduction of the teaching load and how overtime is to be compensated or offset.

1. The Teacher Has the Right

a) to freely choose teaching methods within the framework of the curriculum

b) to be evaluated for their school management by the school administration and school inspectorates

c) to pursue further training and receive advisory assistance

d) to receive financial support for further training within the legal framework

e) to have a say in the organization of school operations and in the development of the school

f) to be protected by school authorities from unjust attacks

g) to appoint a representative within the teaching team and delegate them to school council meetings with an advisory vote

h) to be heard directly or through their professional organization on important matters affecting the school

1. The Educator is Obligated to

a) educate, support, and nurture the students in accordance with the objectives set forth in the School Act

b) show respect and appreciation to the students and all other individuals involved in the school operations

c) particularly respect the physical, emotional, and mental integrity of the students entrusted to them

d) inspire and promote the students' academic interests as well as their independent thinking and actions

e) assume responsibility for the students entrusted to them within the framework of the school's mission

f) diligently prepare lessons, conduct them according to the curriculum, and evaluate them

g) collaborate with parents, authorities, school services, the school administration, and the school team

h) actively participate in and contribute to the organization and development of school life

i) pursue regular continuing education

2. The Board of Education may issue further regulations concerning this matter (Official Mandate).

1. The Education Council issues detailed regulations on the continuing education and professional development of teachers.

1. Teachers shall receive special consultation during the first two years after graduation.

2. The Education Council shall issue regulations concerning the consultation of teachers and the organization of school teams.

1. The election, composition, responsibilities, and duties of the School Board are governed by the Cantonal Constitution and the School Act.

2. The presidency of the School Board is authorized to take precautionary measures in urgent cases. Its orders are to be submitted to the School Board for subsequent approval.

3. The Educational Council has the right to review the minutes of the School Board.

4. To fulfill its supervisory duties, the School Board conducts at least one school visit or a corresponding exchange with the teaching staff annually.

1. The School Board elects a school administration.

2. Multiple municipalities can jointly appoint a school administration.

2.1 Transitional Provision: In municipalities with fewer than nine school departments, the school board must appoint the school administration by August 1, 2010.

3. The school administration is responsible for ensuring that the school fulfills its academic and educational mission. It collaborates with the school board and the teaching staff, particularly within the framework of teacher conferences.

4. Within this framework, the school board determines the composition, responsibilities, and duties of the school administration. It must allocate the necessary time to the school administration to fulfill its duties. This time requirement is considered working time.

5. The Education Council issues further regulations regarding the school administration.

1. The Executive Council fulfills the tasks assigned to it by the Education Act and the ordinances based on it.

1. The competent directorate manages and coordinates the entire school and education system of the canton.

2. It invites the chairpersons of the schools to a conference annually.

1. The Director of Education shall ex officio preside over the Education Council.

2. In urgent cases, the presidium shall take precautionary measures. These must subsequently be approved by the Education Council.

1. The Education Council exercises direct supervision over the entire school and education system within the framework of legislation. It fulfills the tasks assigned to it by Article 64 of the School Law and specific legislation.

2. Furthermore, it has the responsibility to

a) Prepare and review legal decrees in the field of school and education for the executive council

b) Organize the visitation system

c) Issue directives regarding the reporting of municipalities and school inspectorates to the canton

d) Evaluate proposals for appointments of individuals and commissions in the school and education sector to be submitted to the executive council

e) Ensure coordination with secondary schools

f) Recommend measures to the executive council to ensure health care in public schools

g) Propose or, if competent, implement further measures that promote the educational objectives of the School Law

3. The Education Council is authorized to issue general directives to school authorities and teaching staff to ensure an orderly school operation.

1. The competent directorate supervises the compliance of schools with legal requirements.

2. In cooperation with the external evaluation, it reviews the quality and comparability of the educational offerings at individual schools and in the canton as a whole.

3. The Education Council issues detailed regulations. It must ensure, in particular, that the school board, school administration, cantonal school supervision, and parents are informed of the results of the external evaluation in an appropriate manner.

1. External evaluation provides each school with a systematic, professionally substantiated, comprehensive external view of its respective strengths and weaknesses, as well as its development potential.

2. Schools are regularly evaluated externally. The canton determines the procedure and bears the costs incurred outside the schools.

3. The Education Council issues detailed regulations.

1. The right to legal protection is governed by the School Act.

1. The Executive Council decides

a) Appeals by the municipality against orders of the Education Council

b) Disputes regarding official responsibilities and duties between

1. Municipal Council and School Council

2. Two or more municipalities

3. Municipality and Education Council

4. Competent Directorate and Education Council

2. The decision of the Executive Council is final. The provisions of the Ordinance on Administrative Justice (RB 2.2345) apply mutatis mutandis.

1. The Government Council and, within the scope of its competence, the Education Council shall execute this ordinance.

1. The School Ordinance of the Canton of Uri of April 21, 1971, is hereby repealed.

1. This regulation is subject to an optional referendum. The government council determines when it comes into force. It may bring it into force gradually.