Sacred Heart High School - Walkerton, Ontario

Sacred Heart High School
Catholic School Council

Our next School Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday November 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the library. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Jackie Dally and Wayne Poechman are the co-chairs of our School Council for the
current year.

- call for MEMBERSHIP for Parent Representatives

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVE IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY IN SCHOOL DECISION-MAKING AND HELP IN MANY COMMUNITY BUILDING VENTURES. WE WORK HARD TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO ENABLE OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN BETTER.

The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Policy on Catholic School Councils states that the membership of the Catholic School Advisory Council will consist of:
Parents/guardians fulfilling the following requirements:

Parents/guardians shall form the majority of the Catholic School Advisory Council
Parents/guardians shall have children in the school
Parents/guardians shall be elected by the school community electorate
A School Board Trustee cannot be a member of a Catholic School Council
A person employed by the board is eligible if: not employed at the school
other members are informed of the person’s employment before appointment.

If you are interested in being a parent member of our council, please contact the school with the information below and return to the principal by September 25, 2009.

I am interested in becoming a member of Sacred Heart High School Catholic School Council.
Name: _____________________________________
The best way to contact me is: _________________________________________
Signature: _________________________ Date: ___________________

Sacred Heart High School Catholic School Council
Telephone / Attendance: (519)881-1900 Fax: (519) 881-4819
Website: www.bgcdsb.org/~shhs Email: shhs@bgcdsb.org

Call for MEMBERSHIP for Parent Representatives

There are 8 positions to be filled for the 2009- 2010 School Year.

School Councils were established to enable parents and students to take a more responsible and active role in education programs and the services offered within their local community.
The purpose of the Catholic School Council is, through the active participation of parents, to improve pupil achievement and to enhance the accountability of the education system to parents.
The Catholic School Council will work to connect the home parish and community with the school by providing recommendations to the school principal and to the school board on matters of program and operations.

The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Policy on Catholic School Councils states that the membership of the Catholic School Advisory Council will consist of parents/guardians fulfilling the following requirements:

• Parents/guardians shall form the majority of the Catholic School Advisory Council
• Parents/guardians shall have children in the school
• Parents/guardians shall be elected by the school community electorate
• A trustee cannot be a member of a Catholic School Council
• A person employed by the board is eligible if:
• not employed at the school
• other members are informed of the person’s employment before appointment.

The mandates of the Catholic School Council are:
• To provide opportunities for parents to be more involved in the education of their children
• To support our mission statement and develop and evaluate annual goals for our school
• To provide advice to the Principal on program issues, operational issues and school
budgets and priorities
• Be a voice for Catholic education and foster good relations among board members,
parents, staff, the local community and related groups.

Parent representatives are expected to attend meetings of the School Council. Meetings are held once a month from October to June on dates scheduled. Parent representatives are expected to sit on other Committees as necessary.