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INFORMATION EVENINGS:
SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCILS
MOOSE JAW SCHOOLS:
ST. MARY'S TBA
SWIFT CURRENT SCHOOLS:
TBA
CHRIST THE KING
SCHOOL:
TBA
ELECTIONS:
FIRST MEETING:
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In early 2005, the Minister
of Learning appointed The Local Accountability and Partnerships Panel
to review current practice and develop a framework for local
accountability and community involvement in schools. As a result
of this review, the Panel recommended that the role parents, families
and community members play in the education of children be supported
and reaffirmed through the creation of School Community Councils, a new
kind of structure at the school and community level.
This Spring, Legislation will be passed to replace all other parent
councils with School Community Councils. School Community
Councils are established with the authority of Boards of Education to
ensure alignment of accountability, authority and responsibility among
the schools of the Division.
The purpose of the School Community Council is to:
- develop shared responsibility for
the learning success and well-being of all children and youth;
- encourage and facilitate parent and community
engagement in school planning and improvement processes.
School Community Councils are an essential feature of educational
planning and decision-making. They are part of the school system
and are a primary link between the home, community and school.
The Vision for School Community Councils guides their formation,
initiatives and evaluation.
The School Community Council is:
- created through an election process;
- integrated into the Board of Education
decision-making processes;
- guided by common standards included in
legislation. Boards of Education address flexibility through
policy.
As we are in an important transition time, the Holy Trinity School
Division Board has appointed Dolores Wagner-Owens as the Superintendent
charged with the responsibility to initiate the forming of School
Community Councils and to support them as they move forward to carry
out their mandates. To this end, an information meeting for
parents will be held in order to equip parents with the knowledge and
background they will require in order to move from Home and School
Associations, Community School Councils, and Parent Advisory Committees
to School Community Councils. We encourage all parents who are
interested in serving their school community in the important capacity
of a School Community Council to attend one of these information
evenings.
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Journey with Jesus
Lord, we are
challenged this Lent to think of the ways we live with other people in
our school, cities, parishes, schools, workplaces. The question
is, "Can we make our society a better place, with more equality, less
poverty, more tolerance, less discrimination, more peace, and less
anger, fear, and violence?'
It's a tall order
Lord. Help me to believe that each person can make a difference.
None of us has the complete solution to the problems of society; the
problems of loneliness, poverty, lack of faith, homelessness, unequal
education opportunities and many others; but all of us can be part of
the solution.
Jesus made a
difference to society by working for a change of heart in individuals
and by calling for greater justice and equality.
May each of us become
more aware of the needs of people around us and more ready to play some
part in meeting those needs. May we see each person with the eyes
of Christ.
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