School Planning Councils Parents, teachers and principals on School Planning Councils (SPCs) develop school plans to improve student achievement. Responsibilities · Develops, monitors, and reviews school plans · Maintains processes to receive input from, and report to: o the parent advisory council, and o the school community ·
Provides advice to the school board about: o the allocation of staff and resources in the school, o matters contained in the district accountability contract relating to the school, and o education services and programs in the school · Does
not discuss or provide advice about: o personal, confidential information about students, parents, teachers or staff, or o complaints about
individuals or personnel matters · Maintains ways to promote effective communication between the school community and the school planning council · Revises school plans, if requested to do so by the school board The Mandate The school planning council must meet the requirements outlined in the School Act: "By a date set by the board, a school planning council must prepare and submit to the board a school plan
for the school in respect of improving student achievement and other matters contained in the board's accountability contract relating to that school." 8.3(2) "A school planning council must consult with the parents' advisory council during the preparation of the school plan." 8.3(3) Structure The school planning council consists of: · the school principal, · one teacher representative from the teaching staff, elected by secret ballot, · three representatives from the school's parent advisory
council, all elected by secret ballot, one of whom is an elected officer of the parent advisory council, and · one student from Grade 10, 11 or 12, where applicable, appointed annually by the school principal after consultation with the students enrolled in those grades at the school.
Note: A parent is defined in the School Act as: a. the guardian of the person of the student or child, b.
the person legally entitled to custody of the student or child, or c. the person who usually has the care and control of the student or child. |
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