St Albert of Jerusalem

Catholic School Council

School Council Members 2009 ~ 2010

If you wish to contact council member please call the school at (905) 785-9298

We are all working together to build a spirit of community and to enhance the educational experience of our children.

"Community building must become the heart of any school improvement effort. Whatever else is involved - improving teaching, developing sensible curriculum, relating new forms of governance, providing more authentic assessment, empowering teachers and parents, increasing professionalism, it must rest on a foundation of community building".

As parents, there are many ways you can impact and enhance the school environment. A great school community takes planning and ideas from students, teachers, the church and parents working together.

We welcome your enthusiasm, ideas and devotion of time, and encourage parents to come forward and be active in the enrichment of your child's school life. One way of doing so is becoming a part of school council or attending the council meetings as a participant.

The two primary functions of Dufferin-Peel's Catholic School Councils shall be to promote the vision and values, and sacrament life and Catholic practices of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and to advise to the school principal or Board on matters such as:

• the faith development of the school community;

• Board school-year calendar;

• school-community communication strategies;

• school code of student behaviour;

• the response of the school or school board to achievement in provincial and board assessment program;

• preparation of the school profile;

• school budget priorities, including local capital improvement plans

• curriculum and program goals and priorities;

• development, implementation and review of board policies at the local level;

• methods of reporting to parents and the community;

• extracurricular activities;

• community use of school facilities;

• the establishment or amendment of Board policies regarding appropriate dress for students, the allocation of funding to school councils, fundraising activities and conflict resolution processes for internal school council disputes;

• school-based services and community partnerships related to social, health, recreational and nutrition programs;

• local coordination of services for children and youth; and 

• the process and criteria applicable to the selection and placement of principals and vice-principals in a manner prescribed by the Board.

The membership of the Council is as follows:

Designated members:

• Principal or vice-principal

Elected members:

• Parent representatives

• Teaching staff representative

• Non-teaching staff representative

Appointed members:

• Parish Representative

• Community Representative

• Representative appointed by the Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education

How does the school council function?

• Equal participants in the business conducted;

• parents forming a majority;

• Meet a minimum of four times per school year; and 

• All council meetings are open to the school community.

If you should require more information regarding school councils, please contact the school office.