School Council
School Council members help the Council find new and exciting ways to contribute to the education of students in your school. For example, School Council members take part in fundraising activities such as the end-of-year BBQ or bake sales.
Parent Participation Committee
The Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is an important advisory group that functions as a direct link between parents and the board's director of education and trustees. While the School Council focuses on the local school and community, the PPC operates at the board level and is concerned with issues that affect multiple schools.
What does the PPC do?
The PPC strengthens parent engagement by:
- Providing the school board with suggestions on parent engagement and ways to communicate with parents;
- Developing strategies and initiatives that the Council could use to engage more parents in their children's learning at home and at school;
- Sharing information with school councils and supporting their work.
- And others... or etc
PPC activities support the education of all children in the Council, such as educational workshops open to parents of children in the three Council regions.
Who sits on the PPC?
The PPC is run by parents. The Chairperson is a parent, as are the majority of the members. To be eligible for membership, parents must have a child enrolled in a school of the board. The Director of Education and a trustee are also members to ensure a direct link to the Board. The committee meets at least four times a year.
We are excited about the renewal we are bringing to our PPC and look forward to working with you!
If you are interested in participating in the PPC or would like more information, contact Geneviève Beauce, 807-343-4050.3
Become a volunteer
To provide enriching experiences for our students, we need parents, grandparents and adult volunteers to accompany them.
To ensure the safety of students and to meet the requirements of the Education Act, we ask volunteers to obtain a criminal record check. If you have in your possession a criminal background check from the vulnerable sector issued to you in the last 6 months, please send it to rh@csdcab.on.ca .
In the event that you require a criminal background check from the vulnerable sectorplease follow the steps below:
- Ask the school secretary for a letter of attestation to obtain a police record of your criminal history (vulnerable sector).
- Follow the steps on the Ontario Provincial Police - Police checks (opp.ca). Be sure to choose the option vulnerable persons audit otherwise your verification will not be accepted by the school board.
- Note: It is important toopen the attachment only once before forwarding the e-mail and PPO document to the Human Resources Department.
- Once you have received your criminal background check by e-mail, please forward it to rh@csdcab.on.ca.
- According to the Education Actyour data remains confidential.
- Present your receipt to the school to be reimbursed for the application fee.