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Catholic School Councils - What are they?
Catholic school councils are legally
constituted bodies of elected and appointed representatives of the local school
community established for the purposes of developing, encouraging and promoting
activities which will enhance the quality of school programs and improve the
levels of student achievement.
Benefits of a Catholic School Council?
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Catholic school councils increase local involvement in the
education process and subsequently improve teaching and learning within our
schools.
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Catholic school councils ensure the shared responsibility and
collaborative undertaking of the Catholic Education of our children by parents,
schools, parish and community.
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Catholic school councils enable all of our partners to work with
education professionals to set the future direction of the school, identify
education priorities and determine strategies for achieving goals.
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Catholic school councils serve as a vital link between all of our
partners and the School Board.
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Catholic school councils, through commitment and creativity, will
generate a strong community spirit. Community spirit makes a school more than
just a building – it creates a learning environment where students feel the
commitment of fellow students, principal and staff, clergy, community and
families. This shared commitment will make the common goal a reality.
Requirements
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A school council is entitled to hold its meetings at the
school.
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All members of each Catholic school council shall take an oath
to respect, promote and uphold the teachings and values of the Catholic faith
and the Board’s Mission Statement and Governing Values.
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The Catholic school council shall be the official advisory
group to the principals and/or the Board, and shall advance advice in
writing.
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The school principal and, or the Board shall respond in writing
to all advice advanced by the local Catholic school council, under Ontario
Regulation 612/00.
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Membership on the Catholic school council must include the
following:
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Parents/guardians (who must constitute a
majority of the members of the school council)
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School principal
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Teacher representative (selected by teaching
staff of the school)
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Non-teaching staff representative (selected
by non-teaching staff of the school)
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Parish representative (selected by the
parish)
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Secondary school student representative
(secondary schools only)
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Community representative.
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Membership on the Catholic school council may include the
following:
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An elementary pupil (appointed by the
principal after consultation with the school council), as per Ontario Regulation
612/00
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An association member, as per Ontario
Regulation 612/0
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All members of the Catholic school council must be Catholic.
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Notwithstanding the above, in addition to the membership
requirements of Ontario Regulation 612/00, provision may be made by a Catholic
school council for the election of up to two (2) non-Catholic
parents/guardians of Catholic children attending said school.
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The chair and/or co-chairs of the Catholic school council must
be Catholic.
Alice Anne Lemay, Chair of the Board
Michael Pautler, Director of Education |
