{"id":2807,"date":"2021-08-27T11:32:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sommet.centreest.ca\/?page_id=2807"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:50:14","slug":"school-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sommet.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;329&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629885228234{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_1630589616400{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;331&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629885243402{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_1630589643089{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\u00a0<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=\"http:\/\/fpfa.ab.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">fpfa.ab.ca<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;School council members 2025-2026&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>During the Annual General Meeting in September 2025, the following parents were elected to be part of the parent council for the 2025-2026 school year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Members<\/b><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Role<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephanie Stark<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eric H\u00e9bert\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vice-president<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophie Sundt<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secr\u00e9taire<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark B\u00e9land\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treasurer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danika Poulin<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Councillor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chelsea Gigu\u00e8re<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Councillor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luqman Yesufu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Councillor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pauline Plante<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repr\u00e9sentante communautaire Franco-Accueil<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annabelle Culham \/<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marie-Pier C.Jacques<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repr\u00e9sentantes des enseignants<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lise Gratton<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directrice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/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;329&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629885228234{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_1630589616400{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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