School Council

The School Council is a representative advisory body within the school.

School Councils were created by the Ontario Ministry of Education through Ontario Regulation 612/00 and are supported by Algoma District School Board School Councils Policy. The Council is bound by the rules as outlined by the Ontario Ministry of Education through Ontario Regulation 612/00 and ADSB School Councils Policy.

Ontario Regulation 612/00 states that the purpose of School Councils is, through the active participation of parents, to improve pupil achievement and to enhance the accountability of the education system to parents.

Algoma District School Board policy states that a School Council is a body through which parents,

teachers and administrative staff work cooperatively together in mutual respect and understanding to further the educational experiences of the children attending ADSB schools.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the purpose of the School Council?

What are some examples of the advice School Councils may offer?

How does one become a member?

How is School Council different from Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)?

Who can be a member of the School Council?

Ontario Regulation 612/00 stipulates that parent members must hold a majority of seats of the membership of the Council. The ADSB School Council Policy 1.2(11) stipulates that the total of elected parent members must be greater than the total of all other members.

The Council shall consist of:

• parents and guardians of students enrolled in the school. This group has

to be the majority of the members on a council

• the school principal

• teacher on staff at the school

• one or more student(s) (optional at elementary level)

• support staff member at the school (non-teaching)

• community representative(s)