Roles and Responsibilities of School Advisory Council

1. A School Advisory Council is an advisory group of elected parents, educators, students, and appointed community members.
2. The advisory role of the Council will be to provide ideas and opinions to assist the principal and, where appropriate, school board trustees in their decision making on educational issues, The advice should reflect the views of the school community and what is best for students.
3. School Advisory Councils may not be involved in issues dealing with performance of individual staff members and legally cannot deal with any personnel issues. Under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, School Advisory Councils cannot access information on individual students and staff.

Chair:

Steve Francois

Duties:

call School Advisory Council meetings

• propare the agenda for School Advisory Council Meetings
• ensure that the minutes of School Advisory Council meetings are recorded and maintained
• partucipate in information and training programs
• communicate with the school principal
• ensure that there is regular communication with the school community
• consult with the Board as required.

Council Members:

        Lillian Albert          Susan Bourret
        Frank Chi               Margaret deVries
        Martine Hillis          Bill Riddle
        Katrina Prodan          Tom Rogers

Duties:

participate in Council meetings

• participate in information and training program
• act as a link between the School Advisory Council and the community
• encourage the participation of all parents and all people within the school community
• arrange through the principal to visit the school regularly during the school day.

The Principal:

Carole Prodan

Duties:

facilitate the establishment of the School Advisory Council and assist in its operation

• support and promote the Council's activities
• seek imput and promote the council's activities
• act as a resource on laws, regulations, board policies, collective agreements
• obtain and provide information required by the council to enable it to make informed recommendations
• communicate with the chair of the Council, as required.

For more information contact Steve Francois at 461-7589 or e-mail at francoi@inorth.on.ca




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