You can engage in your child’s learning at home and school in many ways. The school council provides advice on school matters and helps to strengthen the important relationship between schools, families and their communities. The council includes family members, school staff and community members.
Please contact our school office for more information on School Council minutes.
What is School Council?
Our school Council is a partnership of parents / guardians, staff, community and students. Its goal is to actively promote a positive, healthy and safe learning environment in both official languages, which will enhance the quality of the students' education.
What is the Purpose and Objectives of the School Council?
- Provide advice to the Principal in decision making
- Encourage parent involvement in the education of students
- Assist in school improvement planning
How can you get involved?
- Assisting in the library
- Assist in planning a fundraiser
- Participate on a field trip
- Help in serving pizza on Friday
- Attend School Assemblies
- Join the School Council. *See our Calendar for meeting dates.
Meeting Dates
- September 23, 2024
- November 18, 2024
- January 13, 2025
- February 24, 2025
- April 28, 2025
- June 9, 2025
Meetings are held in person as well as a link for online is available. Meetings run from 7 p.m. to roughly 8 p.m.
Membership
School Council Executive Officers
All positions are vacant. Interested Nominees, including member at large, must attend or send written notification of their interest in any of the positions to the current co-chairs: K. Ross or S. Layton Ortiz.
The following is a description of the roles and responsibility for each Executive Office:
Role: Providing leadership and facilitating communication between members of the School Council and school.
Responsibilities: Attending School Council meeting and chair the meetings; Ensuring that minutes of the meetings are recorded; Setting goals and working to achieving the goals agreed upon by the School Council; Completing the required year-end report and sending it to the York Region District School Board at the end of each school year; Assigning tasks to other members of the School Council as required; and other duties as required.
Role: Administrative support to the Chair/co-Chair
Responsibilities: Attending School Council meetings; Preparing the agenda and sending it to all council members in advance of the meeting. Taking minutes during each meeting and sharing the minute electronically at the conclusion of each meeting with all council members as well as submitting them, with the agenda, to the school webmaster to be posted on the school website.
Role: Maintain and Keep record of the School Council Monies
Responsibilities: Attending School Council meetings; Collecting and counting of the monies raised by any initiatives of the School Council; Maintaining a second set of records along with the School records; collecting and depositing any revenue generated through fundraising activities; Providing a financial update to the School Council at each meeting
Role: Parent members who do not hold a specific role within the council; however, are interested and participate in the working and decisions made collectively by the School Council and support all its initiatives.
Responsibilities: Attend meetings. The success of the parent council is dependant on the strong support of the members of its community: the parents of children attending Keswick Public School.