School Council

Aberfoyle School Council 2012/13 School Council Goals:

  • Enhance communication to parents, families and the community at large
  • Encourage and promote participation and involvement by all stakeholder groups within our school  community
  • To build funding partnerships within our community that will continue to provide additional resources for our school community that aren’t currently provided by the Board
  • To assist the school administration and staff to provide an environment for excellence in education
  • To assist in the determination of broad school priorities

Our role is:

  • To act in an advisory capacity to make recommendations to the school Principal and, as appropriate, the Board
  • To improve student achievement and enhance accountability of the educational system to parents.
  • To place the overall interests of the school and students first.

Become a part of School Council

Aberfoyle Public School Council is a group comprising the Principal, up to two teaching staff, one community representative, 8-15 Voting Parent Members and any number of General Parent Members.
Get involved in School Council; whether you contribute time, resources or contacts, every parent member of our school community is welcome to join.  If you can’t attend our 10 meetings a year, then join as a general parent member and offer your opinions and ideas.   

If you have any ideas, questions or concerns, we welcome your feedback. Please contact us at lbratina@sympatico.ca (Chair School Council)

Aberfoyle School Council elections are held in June of the previous year, allowing a smooth and positive transition for the new school council. 

School Council Meetings:

Council meetings are the second Tuesday of every month in the school library at 6:45 (No meeting in December or March). Our scheduled dates for the balance of the year are:  

  •   November 12th
  •   January 8th
  •   February 12th
  •   April 9th
  •   May 14th
  •   June 11th

School Council Agenda

  •   Welcome All Parents  
  •   Chair Report - 20 Min.
  •   Treasurers Report – 10 Min.    
  •   School Report - 15 Min.
  •   Principal (Report)
  •   Teacher (Report)
  •   Sub Committee Reports – 15 Min.
  •   Educational Initiatives – Report
  •   Events & Programs – Report
  •   General Fundraising - Report
  •   Open Discussion – Visitors & Member Requests – 10 Min.
  •   Sub Committee Meetings – 30 to 45 Min.

School Council Minutes

Committees

Aberfoyle Public School Council is made up of 4 specific working committees  

  •  Executive Committee
  •  Events/School Programs Committee
  •  Educational Initiatives Committee
  •  General Fundraising Committee

Aberfoyle School Council Chair

Lisa Bratina lbratina@sympatico.ca 

School Mailbox – Leave with Janet Warden (Secretary)

Important Information

  1. School Council Nomination Form (PDF)
  2. School Council Email Newsletter Approval Form (PDF)
  3. Aberfoyle School Council Bylaws (PDF)