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To communicate with our School Council Co-chairs and to join the Ventura Park P.S. School Council’s e-mail distribution list, simply email your name and the grade your child is in to ventura.park.ps@sc.yrdsb.ca

 
 
Ventura Park School Council
 
At Ventura Park Public School we are proud of our very active and involved School Council. The School Council works closely with teachers, the Principal and Vice Principal as both advisors and active volunteers in developing and delivering Ventura Park initiatives.
All parents are welcome to join the School Council and are encouraged to participate in school council activities on a regular basis.
 
School Council Goal:
  • to support school staff in providing children with the broadest, most enriching educational experience possible, and one which equips each child to be informed, productive, and well-rounded members of the communities in which we live. 
Role of School Council: 
  • Provide advice to the Principal in decision making
  • Encourage parent involvement in the education of students
  • Assist in school improvement planning
To get involved:
  • Become an elected member of the School Council (An election is held within the 30 days of the commencement of each school year.)
  • Come to a meeting
  • Join a committee
  • join the Ventura Park P.S. School Council’s e-mail distribution list by emailing your name and the grade your child is in to ventura.park.ps@sc.yrdsb.ca​
School Council Elections
 
 
  • Held annually within the first 30 school days.  Nominations of fellow parents and self-nominations are accepted.
The following is a description of the roles and responsibility for each elected Executive Office:
 
Chair/Co-chairs:
  • Set the agenda for ALL School Council meetings in consultation with the Principal in a timely fashion
  • Attend and chair ALL School Council meetings
  • Delegate tasks
  • All communication to the Principal flows via the School Council Chair
  • Ensure the minutes of the School Council meetings are reviewed and communicated to the School Council Members in a timely fashion
  • Ensure the School Council Constitution by-laws are reviewed every two years and are readily available to the school community.
  • Creates a monthly School Council Bulletin for parent body which summarizes School Council activities and allocation of fundraising dollars to be distributed at the same time as regular school newsletters
  • Votes, when decisions by consensus cannot be reached
 
Secretary:
  • Attends ALL School Council meetings
  • Records, publishes and forwards the minutes (including attendance) within 10 days to the
 
Chair/Co-Chairs for review:
  • Votes, when decisions by consensus cannot be reached
 
Treasurer:
  • Attends ALL School Council meetings
  • Liaise with School Office Assistant re monitoring of School Council budget
  • Is present when monies generated through School Council fundraising initiatives are being counted; all counting is done on-site
  • Votes, when decisions by consensus cannot be reached 
School Council Sub-Committees

 
 
 

 

 
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