School Council Chair : Catharine Kronas, [email protected]
School Council Secretary: Roxane Dunmore, [email protected]
Ancaster School Council Minutes
school council minutes_November2023
School Council Minutes_October 2023
School Council Minutes_May 2023_
School Council Minutes April 2023
School Council Minutes_Feb 2023
Ancaster School Council Minutes June 2022
Ancaster School Council Agenda – September 28, 2020
Ancaster School Council Minutes – September 28, 2020 (virtual)
What is a School Council?
PURPOSE OF SCHOOL COUNCILS
Under the Education Act Regulation 612 , school boards in Ontario are required to establish a School Council for each school within the board. The purpose of the School Council is “through the active participation of parents, to improve pupil achievement and to enhance the accountability of the education system to parents.
THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL COUNCIL IS TO:
- Advise the principal and, where appropriate, the school board.
- Place students’ interest first
- Support school success planning goals
- Encourage parent and community involvement
- Promote positive attitudes towards public education
Welcome to Ancaster High’s School Council
Chair: TBD for 2022-2023
Secretary: TBD for 2022 – 2023
Staff Rep: Scott Rancourt [email protected] and Steve Wilson
Student Reps: New Student Council Leaders will be announced here once school starts in September 2022
Meetings:
Meetings are typically held on the first Monday evening on alternating months. At the first meeting of this year, future meeting dates will be set. Also, meetings this year will be held virtually by MS Teams, the same platform students use during their remote learning classes.
September 28, 2020 (first meeting of the year), 6:30 pm.
To participate in this meeting we need to send to your email an MS Teams calendar event.
Please complete this form so that we can invite you. https://forms.gle/5YCfqFPiggzntGNAA
Constitution and Elections:
[A revised Constitution will be uploaded soon]
School councils are governed by Ontario Regulation 612 which sets out the purpose, membership and election requirements for school councils. Under section 2(1),
COMPOSITION/MEMBERSHIP
Every school must have a School Council and members include:
- Parents (must comprise the majority of the membership)
- Principal
- Teacher from the school
- Student (in high schools with some provisions for student membership in elementary schools)
- Non-teaching staff member
- Community representative(s) appointed by the council
- Home and School Association representative from the school (if a Home and School Association is a partner at the school.)
ROLES
School Councils have voting members:
- Chair or Co-Chairs (must be parent members)
- Other possible roles (at the discretion of the Council)
- Members (see above). Note: Once voting membership is established, School Council must have quorum to vote. Quorum is 50% of the voting membership plus one.
NOMINATION FORMS FOR ANCASTER SCHOOL COUNCIL
School Council nomination form
School Council self-nomination form
Archived information:
Parent ResourceHandbook 2019-20 (Note: the Handbook is currently being updated for the 2022-2023 school year.)
IB Parent Council Presentation Updated (3)
AHS school council-minutes Jan 19
Meeting Minutes are shared at each Council meeting
Updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.