Livingstone Range School Division

Regional School Council

Mission

  • Communication
  • Sharing
  • Mentoring
  • Networking
  • Sharing relevent information, continuous improvement, becoming “informed” (professional development)
  • Partnering, working together

Mandate

  • Promote Regional School Council through school councils.
  • Agendas and minutes will be available to all schools and school councils.
  • Facilitate communication between school councils (share email, etc)
  • Develop a brochure to share the Terms of Reference information – mission, purpose, etc.
  • To increase awareness of Regional School Council

Membership

  • One representative from each of the school councils in LRSD.
  • Board of Trustees
  • Representatives from LRSD senior management
  • General membership (who have a child in LRSD schools)
  • Invited guests
  • School administrators

Roles and Responsibilities

Chair Person

  • Conduct/oversee the meeting
  • Ensure the agenda is prepared with input from 16 school councils in a timely manner (councils need time to bring it to their councils for communication)
  • Ensure minutes are completed and circulated.

Parents

  • Actively participate in discussion.
  • Share concerns and opinions.
  • Provide input.
  • Attend! Be engaged.
  • Represent school council at the provincial ASCA conference.

Trustees

  • To listen
  • Take forward issues for discussion to the Board Meeting.

School Administrators

  • Support their school council representative.
  • To listen.
  • Report and share information in the absence of the parent representative.

Meetings

  • Three meetings per year.
  • Dates to be determined.
  • Agenda prior to the meeting, along with the minutes from the past meeting.
  • Special meetings may be held at the call of the Chairperson (if necessary).

Decision Making Process

  • Only school council members may vote
  • One school = one vote
  • Quorum = 9 school councils
  • Trustees, central office staff and school administrators will not vote.
  • Decisions will be made in a collaborative manner.
  • Decisions will be made by a majority vote (50% + 1)

Communications

  • Promote Regional School Council through school councils
  • Agendas and minutes will be available to all schools and school councils.
  • Facilitate communication between school councils (share email, etc)
  • Develop a brochure to share the Terms of Reference information – mission, purpose, etc.
  • To increase awareness of Regional School Council

Documents