School News Thursday Oct. 8

Hi All,

School Council

Every school in Ontario is required to have a School Council to work collaboratively with the principal to improve student achievement and to enhance accountability of the school with parents. Information about School Councils  can be found here: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/council/council02.pdf.

We welcome all parents/guardians who are willing to volunteer their time to participate on our School Council for the 2020-2021 school year. Typically, School Councils meet in person on a regular basis to discuss school-wide interests and to make recommendations to the Principal, however, this year, due to Public Health considerations, meetings will be held virtually.  Our first School Council meeting and School Council election will be held on Tuesday October 13, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m.  This year we will be having a virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams.

School Council Members

There are two groups of people at the School Council meetings.  Those who are elected called the Executive (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer) and those who are General Members or Member at Large.  To hold an Executive position you must be voted in.  To be a General Member you just have to agree to attend all meetings.

School Councils must hold annual elections to identify voting members and various positions such as School Council Chair. Elected members vote on School Council matters and represent the group’s ideas and advisory suggestions for the Principal. Please note that you do not have to be an elected member of School Council to attend meetings. All meetings are open to all parents/guardians who wish to attend.

To declare your interest to become an elected member on School Council, please complete the nomination form below. You may also nominate another parent/guardian of a student at our school to become an elected School Council member.  All nominations forms must be received by October 12^th, 2020. Please note that you must attend the meeting on October 13^th in order to be elected to Council.  Our first meeting of this school year will be held virtually on October 13^th, 2020 , at 6:00 p.m. via MS TEAMs.  You can download MS TEAMS App here

This is the link to join the meeting:  MS TEAMS link .  You can also join on your cell phone using this phone number: 1 647-749-9281  (Toronto) Conference ID: 976 690 16#

If you would like to nominate yourself or another person for an Executive position, Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary or Treasurer, please use this form: School Council Nomination Form

If you would just like to be a general who attends School Council meetings and has the opportunity to vote on issues, please circle the member at large in the School Council Nomination Form.

Email mail the completed form to the Principal at [email protected]

If you need help with any step in this process, please call the school and ask to speak with the Principal.

Please consider joining us on School Council as an elected or general member.  School Council involvement is a great way to support your child’s education and we look forward to working together.