Dear
Parents/Guardians,
Welcome
back to another school year! We hope you
had a wonderful summer and we look forward to another year of fun activities
for the students and their families.
Our first activity will be the Meet
the Teacher Night Pizza Social that will be held on Wednesday, September 13th
at 5:30pm in the school gym. This is an
opportunity for parents to meet other parents at the school in an informal
setting. Pizza and refreshments will be
served. Please note that this event is intended for parents only.
Our School Council elections will be
held on Monday, September 18th at 7pm in the Learning Commons at the school. All parents/guardians are encouraged to
attend this meeting! School Council is
always looking for new members to help us create a more positive school
environment for our children. For a
description of the roles and responsibilities of SKT Council, please see the
next page.
If
you are interested in joining our school council either as a general parent
member, in a specific role or as a volunteer, please fill out the interest form http://bit.ly/sktcsc_2017-18ParentForm before Friday, September 15th.
For
more information about the SKT School Council, you can look at what we
accomplished last year on our School Council website. In addition if you have any questions, you
can contact us via the "Contact Us" link or by leaving a note at the school (addressed to
School Council).
We
look forward to meeting you at the Pizza Social or at our first council
meeting!
SKT School Council
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School Council Roles and Responsibilities
* denotes mandatory positions
Parent Members*
·
Attends and participates in
CSC meetings and
on ad hoc committees.
·
Votes
on issues as required.
·
Participates in information and
training programs.
·
Acts as a communication link
with
school community.
Chair (or 2 Co-Chairs
if applicable)*
·
Communicates
on an on-going basis with the
School Principal
·
sets the dates and times of meetings
·
establishes the meeting agenda
·
Chairs school council meetings.
·
Ensures
a record of meetings are recorded and maintained.
·
Ensures that the
school community is kept
informed on CSC
proceedings and activities.
·
Represents the council at special functions.
·
Acts as a spokesperson for
the CSC.
·
Consults with senior board
staff and trustees, as
required.
·
Participates in information and
training sessions.
·
Ensures follow-up on items raised by
council members.
·
Ensures
council members are familiar with
the local constitution/by-laws.
Vice-Chair
(if applicable)
·
Assumes acting role
in
the absence of the Chair.
·
Assumes any other
duties as assigned by the Chair.
Secretary*
·
Records,
distributes and maintains records of CSC meetings and correspondence
related to CSC meetings.
·
Ensures the record of decision
is distributed no
less than one (1) week
after each meeting.
·
Ensures
access to SKT CSC records by the school
community.
·
Ensures that a
copy of the record
is
provided to the school
for the school community.
Treasurer*
·
Develops
a budget at least one year out, at the direction of
the Chair and the CSC.
·
Maintains a record
of
SKT CSC funds and financial activities as required
by
Board policy and in
keeping with
common accounting practices.
·
Co-signs cheques for payment of goods and services.
·
Prepares an annual,
financial statement for review and
approval of the CSC.
·
Ensures
access to CSC financial records by the school community.
·
Ensures that a
copy of the financial record
is
provided to the school
for access by the school
community.
School Council Parent Association
Representative/Ontario
Association of Parents in Catholic Education Representative (appointed position)
·
Reports issues
referred by the Board and/or the Parent Association.
·
Represents the opinions of parents in their school community.
·
Represents and expresses the
majority view of the CSC.
·
Attends Ottawa Catholic School Council Parent Association
meetings.
Parish Representative
(appointed position)
·
Brings the concerns of
the parish regarding
Catholic education to the
CSC.
·
Serves to disseminate the
suggestions, orientations, activities and concerns of the CSC to
the wider parish
communities.
·
Assists in
promoting, aligning and co-ordinating the
liturgical celebrations
and other activities of the parishes,
school and community as required.
·
Assists in maintaining the
Catholic dimension in
the total school community.
Community Representative (appointed position)
·
Reflects the
views of the local
community and brings forth concerns to the CSC.
·
Provides
a link between the
CSC and the community
