Get involved in Fern School Council
School councils are an excellent way for parents/guardians to get involved in their child’s education. Every Toronto District School Board (TDSB) school has an elected school council.
The school council is made up of an elected committee of parents, staff and student representatives, appointed community members, the principal, and a general membership which includes all parents/guardians of children attending the school. The school council advises the principal and the TDSB on a variety of issues and activities relating to student achievement, curriculum goals and priorities, school budget priorities, school safety, renovation plans, after school activities, and criteria for selection of new principals.
The council should:
- focus on student learning and the best interests of all students,
- provide a forum through which parents and other members of school communities can contribute to improving student achievement and school performance,
- make recommendations to the school principal and the Board on any matter they see impacting accountability and academic excellence and;
- serve as a communication and information channel between the school and community.
At Fern, the school council meets about once a month, with snacks and childcare available at each meeting.
Meeting announcements and an agenda will be distributed prior to each meeting via email to the Fern School community email list, and in paper to students. The information is also posted here, on this on-line notice board.
Come to the first meeting of the school year – Thursday, September 18, 2008.
Submitted by Carol Pauker, Secretary, Fern School Council
The school council is made up of an elected committee of parents, staff and student representatives, appointed community members, the principal, and a general membership which includes all parents/guardians of children attending the school. The school council advises the principal and the TDSB on a variety of issues and activities relating to student achievement, curriculum goals and priorities, school budget priorities, school safety, renovation plans, after school activities, and criteria for selection of new principals.
The council should:
- focus on student learning and the best interests of all students,
- provide a forum through which parents and other members of school communities can contribute to improving student achievement and school performance,
- make recommendations to the school principal and the Board on any matter they see impacting accountability and academic excellence and;
- serve as a communication and information channel between the school and community.
At Fern, the school council meets about once a month, with snacks and childcare available at each meeting.
Meeting announcements and an agenda will be distributed prior to each meeting via email to the Fern School community email list, and in paper to students. The information is also posted here, on this on-line notice board.
Come to the first meeting of the school year – Thursday, September 18, 2008.
Submitted by Carol Pauker, Secretary, Fern School Council
