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School Council Information

Typically, School Council meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 in the JT Foster Library. Everyone is welcome!

Elections for the 2011-12 school year were held at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, October 5. Thank you so much to our executive from last year for their hard work and welcome to our new executive.

Everyone is invited to come to these meetings to participate in discussion and debate. School Council gives parents an opportunity to provide input into school decisions. We need you to enable us to do a good job so please come out and join us!.

2011-12 School Council Executive

President - Laurie Berger
Vice President - Laurie Henthorne
Secretary - Louanna Jones
Treasurer - Tina Woof

2011-12 School Council Reps

Administration Representative - Peter Weeks
Student Council Representative - Lorelle Holmes
Staff Representative - Annette Halbert
Trustees - Kelly Hall & Charlene Dunlop

Helpful Links

Alberta School Council's Association

ASCA's role is to promote and support strong school communities with effective school councils as a means to facilitate collaborations among education partners, including parents, to enhance student learning.

Alberta Education - School Council's

School councils were established in 1995, to increase parent and community involvement in the education of children in Alberta. Public schools, including charter schools, are required to attempt to establish school councils.

Alberta Education - Parents

Alberta Education site with items of interest to parents including; Role of Parents, School Choices, Our Education System, Resources for Parents, Early Childhood Services and Additional Programs and Services

School Council's Handbook

Section 17 of the School Act recognizes and reaffirms the right of parents and the school community to have meaningful involvement in the education of their children through school councils. School councils are responsible to the parents and the community they serve. This hanbook from Alberta Education supports this work.

Assorted Documents

ASCA Newsletter Dec 2011