School Council Roles and Responsibilities
Roles & Responsibilities
School Council Structure
Chair/Co-Chair/Vice-Chair
- Voting members
- Attend four meetings minimum per year as per School Council Regulation. Or as determined by bylaws.
- Organize meetings; assist with preparing agendas; facilitate council meeting with a positive outcome
- Consult with parents/guardians about activities (fundraisers, parent engagement, etc.)
- Communicate with the school Principal, Vice-Principal and other 吃瓜黑料网 staff on behalf of the council.
- Act as a bridge between parents, 吃瓜黑料网 and community. Facilitate the resolution of conflict
- Adhere to the voices of the parents and encourage parents to bring their voices forward.
- Communicate with the school Principal on behalf of the Council
- Ensure that minutes of Council meetings are recorded and maintained
- Participate as ex-officio members of all committees established by the School Council
- Leads the School Council Executive Committee
- Co-ordinates Executive Meetings
Secretary
- Voting members
- Attend four meetings minimum per year as per School Council Regulation. Or as determined by collective group.
- Take minutes during meetings, edit and distribute to parents two weeks before next meeting, after approval.
- After council approval, share minutes with parents, post minutes on bulletin board/ email and place in School Council binder. Make copies for council monthly meeting.
- Ensure CASL guidelines are followed
- Manage all internal and external e-lists/social media etc.
- Member of the School Council Executive Committee
Treasurer
- Voting member
- Keep the council members informed on budgetary matters.
- Generate monthly report and updates parents, Principal and Vice-Principal at monthly meetings.
- Work cooperatively with the school Administrators regarding program accounts.
- Be available to accurately count School Council funds raised and prepare deposit slips to school account. All money handling must be done during school hours and at school.
- Member of the School Council Executive Committee
Principal
- The school principal is a non-voting member of the school council. They are an important link between the council and the school. (In fact, a meeting cannot be considered a meeting of the school council unless the Principal, or delegated Vice-Principal, is in attendance).
- Propose member of the School Council Executive Committee
Parent Representatives
- Voting members
- Participate on any committees established by the School Council
- Contribute to the discussions of the School Council
- Solicit the view of other parents and members of the community to share with the School Council
- Observe the Council’s code of ethics and established by laws
Student Representatives
- Voting members
- Contributes to the discussions of the School Council
- Solicits the views of other students to share with the School Council
- May participate on any committees established by the School Council
- Communicates information from the Council to other students
School Staff Representative
(One each from the teaching and non-teaching staff)
- Voting members
- School staff representatives are voting members who
- Contributes to the discussions of the School Council
- Solicit views from their staff groups to share with the School Council
- May participate on any committees established by the School Council
- Communicate information back to their staff groups
- Observe the Council’s code of ethics and established bylaws
Community Representative
- Is a voting member
- Contributes to the discussions of the School Council
- Represents the community perspective
- May participates on any committees established by the School Council
- Helps build partnerships and links between the school and the community
- Observes the councils code of ethics and established bylaws
NOTE: Council may add any other executive role (e.g. French Immersion Rep, Ward Rep, PIAC Rep etc.) as outlined in its Bylaws.