{"id":157,"date":"2021-10-09T05:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyageur.centreest.ca\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:43:26","slug":"school-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/voyageur.centreest.ca\/en\/parents\/school-council\/","title":{"rendered":"School Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;667&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1635331496766{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our mission&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1496033540097{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]School councils were created in 1995 so as to allow parents and community members at large to participate in the children\u2019s education in Alberta.\u00a0Public schools, including charter schools, must all have a school council.<\/p>\n<p>A school council is composed of a majority of parents whose children attend the school and<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the school\u2019s principal;<\/li>\n<li>teachers;<\/li>\n<li>at least one representative of the community who does not have a child enrolled at the school;<\/li>\n<li>students (secondary school, graduate level).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1459416622945{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;669&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1635331518389{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1505097881782{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]School councils allow Albertans to be involved in an advisory capacity in topics such as programs, budgets or school policies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>School Council Resource Manual<br \/>\nThe <u>School Council Resource Manual<\/u>\u00a0gives multiple pieces of information about school councils, including their operation, composition, links to the \u201cSchool Act\u201d and rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The website for the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des parents francophones de l\u2019Alberta (FPFA) contains many interesting resources. Please follow this link to find answers to 40 questions about Francophone education in a minority setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fpfa.ab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fpfa.ab.ca<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Representative of \u00a0FPFA (F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des Parents Francophones de l&#8217;Alberta): <span style=\"color: #27aae1;\">Genevi\u00e8ve G\u00e9linas<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>School Council 2025-2026<\/h2>\n<p>Rachel de Volder, <em><strong>President<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Isabelle Villeneuve, <em><strong>Vice-President<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gilles Manseau,<em><strong> Treasurer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rh\u00e9a Kirkup, <em><strong>Secretary<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tim de Volder<\/p>\n<p>Candace MacFarlane<\/p>\n<p>Joelle Thibault<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Isaac (Douglas)<\/p>\n<p>Imen Cheikh Hassen<\/p>\n<p>Kristy Isert<\/p>\n<p>Valerie Sims<\/p>\n<p>Kateri Bisson<\/p>\n<p>Sarah-Kim Boudreault, <em><strong>Teacher<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sacha Roussel, <em><strong>Principal<\/strong><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;667&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1635331496766{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our mission&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1496033540097{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]School councils were created in 1995 so as to allow parents and community members at large to participate in the children\u2019s education in Alberta.\u00a0Public schools, including charter schools, must all have a school council. 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