What is it?
In Ontario, every school must have a school council. At the secondary school level, school councils consist of parents, the principal, a teacher, a non-teaching employee, a community representative and students. The purpose of school councils is to improve student achievement and enhance the accountability of the education system to parents. School councils have an advisory role and make recommendations to the principal and the school board. The school council provides you an opportunity to contribute to improving student achievement and school performance.
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Membership
The School Council members for the 2008-09 school year are:
Council Executive
Nicole Sells, Co-Chair, Vida Stripinis, Co-Chair, Annemarie McKay, Co-Secretary, Nancy Bonus, Co-Secretary, Jan Yousef, Communications (website), Ella Dicker, Communications (email).
Parents
Diana Johnson, Wendy Chant, Candie Dong, Marina Ghaznovi, Barry Harper, Tom Harris, Mayada Kalaji, Nancy Meyers, Lisa O’Brien, Martha Turnbull, Bill White, Dianna Bittner, Carol Hu, Sofia Laila, Klara Redford, Mashkoor Sherwani, Young Sun Kang, Nesta Wilson.
School Staff
Ted Byers, Principal, Patrick Tannahill, Teacher.
Students
Anser Abbas, Rachel Meyers, Michael Yousef, Communications (website)
Goals
The general goals of the council are to:
- Encourage communication between school, staff and parents
- Provide a way for parents to get involved with the school community
- Provide support and assistance to the school principal as a parent advisory group
In addition, this year our council has decided to continue work on an exciting project we began in 2007-08 which we call ‘Project Mosaic’. This project will continue to be the key focus of our activities during the 2008-09 school year.
Project Mosaic 2
Click here to learn more about it.
Guest Speakers
We will continue to have guest speakers attend our meetings to update us on school initiatives and events, and other items of interest.
How to Contact the Council
Email
You can receive school council information – notice of meetings, minutes of meetings, information updates, etc. – email your name and email address to: ahss.council@peelsb.com,
Telephone
(905) 279-6090, extension 773 (leave a message),
Newsletters
The council issues quarterly newsletters to parents. These can also be viewed online.
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School Council Meetings
When
3rd Thursday of the month
Where
in the Library
Who Can Come?
All parents welcome! We’re a friendly group.
What Do We Do At Meetings?
- Get an update from the Principal on school events
- Hear guest speakers on topics of interest to parents
- Work on Project Mosaic 2
Contact Us
Email
ahss.council@peelsb.com
Telephone
(905) 279-6090, extension 773 (leave a message)
Publications
Annual Reports
Newsletters
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