School councils are one way that parents can use their skills and experience to support their children’s school.
Our expert panel of regional chairs facilitated this workshop to discuss three main areas of challenge:
Fundraising and funding for school councils
School council operational guidelines and support for roles of members
Parent Involvement Committees: Role, membership, representation and support to school councils
Paticipants shared both their school council challenges as well as best practices in their schools.
Sheila Stewart: Past Chair, Lakehead Council of School Council Chairs, CSCC rep on the PIC. Having seen the benefits of community spirit and parental involvement to the students of a school, Sheila was drawn to school council involvement at all levels.
Arlene Morell: Chair of the Thames Valley Parent Involvement Committee (TVPIC), and school council chair at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute. As TVPIC chair, she heads a district initiative to create a sustainable regional parent group structure in the Thames Valley DSB.
Joanne MacEwan: Joanne has proudly chaired the Ottawa Catholic School Parents' Association and the Board's PICommittee for the past 4 years and represents parents on a number of board advisory committees.
