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Join our School Council! We elect members in September every year, and the Principal will provide written notice of the date on our website after we determine the specific date as a council. Please subscribe using the Get News from this Website form to stay informed!

Members

  • Chairperson: Parent
  • Representative of the Ontario Federation of Home and School Associations, the Ontario Association of Parents in
    Catholic Education, or Parents Partenaires en Éducation: Parent
  • Parent Representative (Fundraising)
  • Parent Representative (Secretary)
  • Parent Representative (Archives)
  • Parent Representative (By Laws)
  • Parent Representative
  • Community Member
  • Community Member
  • Principal
  • Teacher Representative
  • Non-teaching Staff Representative
  • Optional: Student(s)

Schedule of Events

Estimated Date Action
May/June  A committee is established to deal with the school council election of parent members.
Early to mid-June

A plan is put in place to deal with how the school council election will occur. By the last council meeting of the school year, the date, time, and location of the election are determined, as well as how the election will be advertised in the fall. A nomination form is also developed.

School council chairs must have the necessary information for the election to the principal well in advance of the election.
Mid-August In the welcome-back-to-school mailing, the principal includes parent-candidate nomination forms and information about the date by which nominations must be received at the school, who is eligible to stand for election, the date of the election, and other information about the election. This package must be in parents’ hands at least fourteen days prior to the election.
Early September

The principal posts school council election information in an area of the school that is easily accessible to parents. Good venues would be the bulletin board and the school website.

Parents return nomination forms to the school.
Early to mid-September A list of parent nominees with brief biographies is sent home or mailed out, with a reminder of the election date and information on the election process.
Mid- to end September

The ballot box is prepared for the election of parent representatives, and arrangements are made for volunteers to help voters at the voting areas.

The election of the teacher, non-teacher, and student representatives may take place at the same time or shortly after the election of parent representatives.
Late September

The first meeting of the new school council takes place, and meeting dates, times, and to early October locations for the upcoming year are determined. (The first meeting of the new school council must take place within thirty-five days of the start of school.)

The names of the new school council members are publicized to the school community within thirty days of the election, as are the dates, times, and locations of future meetings.