Your School Council Guide - 2011-12
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
- Peel School Councils: Focused on student success
- 10 ways to get your school council off to a flying start
2. Overview
- Everything you need to know about school councils
- Roles and responsibilities for student success
- Checklist of school council commitments
- How to prepare a mission statement
- How to set goals
- How to set objectives
- How to prepare an action plan
- Action plan template
3. Policies & Procedures
4. Constitution & Bylaws
- How to prepare a constitution and bylaws
- Constitution template
- Constitution sample
- Bylaw sample – Code of ethics
- Bylaw sample – Election procedures
- Bylaw sample – Roles of school council executive
- Bylaw sample – Filling council vacancies
- Bylaw sample – Conflict of interest
- Bylaw sample – Resolving conflict
5. Recruiting
- How to recruit parents to your school council
- Reaching out and recruiting diverse community members for your school council
- Information in 40 languages just one click away
6. Elections
- The school council election process
- School council election timeline
- So you want to become a school council member
- How to encourage parents to run for school councils
- Sample agenda – information meeting for parents
- Holding an "all candidates" meeting
- School Council Candidate Nomination Form
- Official Parent Ballot
7. Fundraising
- Fundraising guidelines for school councils
- Policy #5 – Partnerships/Fundraising
- Operating Procedure COMS1 – Raising funds for capital-related and capital projects
- Top 10 fundraising tips
- Great fundraising ideas
- How to plan a successful event
- Event planning checklist
- Fundraising resources from the Region of Peel
8. School Council Accounts
- How to calculate a profit or loss
- School Council Cheque Requisition Form
- School Council Donation Receipt Request Form
9. Annual Report
- How to prepare an annual report and financial statement
- Sample annual report and financial statement formats
- Annual Report sample
10. Tip Sheets
- Making decisions by consensus or vote
- How to encourage brainstorming
- Volunteer recognition
- Ethical responsibilities of council members
- Resolving conflict
- Freedom of information
- Encouraging parent involvement
- Parent involvement - a checklist
11. Great Meetings/Great Minutes
13. Ministry Handbook
- Ontario Regulation 612/00, School Council Regulation
- Ontario Regulation 613/00, Amending Regulation #298
- Ontario Regulation 330/10, Amending Regulation 612/00
15. Additional Information
- Peel District School Board Trustees – Accountable to the community
- Your link to additional school council information
- About the parent involvement committee
