School councils

What does the research say?

Every school in Ontario is required to have a school council. The majority of school council members must be parents, but the principal and staff reps also attend meetings. In this section, you can find information about school councils, the results of our school council surveys, and resources and tips to support school councils in their work.

• 2011

  Annual Report on School Councils 2011

  The 2011 Report on School Councils shows improvements in councils’ connections to school board Parent Involvement Committees and an increase in the use of technology to communicate with families. “School.

• 2010

  Connecting with community and creating welcoming schools
  School council report 2010

  People for Education, 2010. This report is based on results of surveys of Ontario’s school councils.

• 2010

  Parent engagement policy

  Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010. The Parent engagement policy emphasizes a vision of schools as places of partnership and respect, where every parent feels included.

• 2010

  A new goal for public education: Schools at the centre
  Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools 2010

  People for Education, 2010. Using data from the People for Education Annual School Survey, as well as information from the EQAO, Statistics Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Education, this.

• 2009

  Parent Inclusion Manual

  People for Education, 2009. This manual contains information, tips, and ideas that have come from parents, community agencies and educators across the province.