Committees are the life-blood of School Council - where all the work gets done. Committees offer a great deal of flexibility and opportunities for parents, staff, and even students to get involved as a member or a leader of a committee.
Committees address specific aspects of the school community and provide recommendations to or undertake actions of the School Council. Some committees are long standing ones, others more recently created, and some are ad-hoc, lasting only as long as need be to address a particular issue at hand. All committees are directly responsible to School Council. They must have a Chair, one School Council Parent Member (who need not be the Chair), and a Committee "Set up Sheet" describing the roles and functions of the committee.
ALL committees are actively seeking new members. If you are interested in joining (or setting up) a committee please fill in the Volunteer Form and we'll put you in touch right away.
Committees address specific aspects of the school community and provide recommendations to or undertake actions of the School Council. Some committees are long standing ones, others more recently created, and some are ad-hoc, lasting only as long as need be to address a particular issue at hand. All committees are directly responsible to School Council. They must have a Chair, one School Council Parent Member (who need not be the Chair), and a Committee "Set up Sheet" describing the roles and functions of the committee.
ALL committees are actively seeking new members. If you are interested in joining (or setting up) a committee please fill in the Volunteer Form and we'll put you in touch right away.
2020-21 Committees
WellNSS
The WellNSS Committee is an extraordinary resource for students wishing to have access to Mental Health Resources and Supports. Chair: Linda Kennedy
Budget
The Budget and Finance Committee takes care of the financial matters of the Council. Co-chairs: Steve Sims and Abby Dwosh
Academic Resource Committee (ARC)/LD
This group is open to all parents of students with Learning Disabilities (regardless if their child is in the LD program or not) and provides advocacy for LD issues. Co-chairs: Rita Czarnecki and Laura Aguilar
Gifted Advisory (GAC)
This group is open to all parents of gifted students (regardless if their child is in the gifted program or not) and provides advocacy for gifted issues. Chair: Melissa Rosen
Roehampton Residence
Communication and engagement on any issues related to the Roehampton Residence (recently opened in July 2020). Chair: Diana Goldie
Education
Research and advocacy for changes in education policy that affect student success
Chair: Andrea Fowler
Graduation
Chair: Catherine Wong
Green
Chair: Andrea Fowler
Website
This group manages and maintains the School Council website with an eye towards ensuring content is useful and up-to-date. The better the website is, the more parents can feel connected and welcome at school. Chair: Karri Paradi
Outreach
This committee hosts parent chats and events to build connection between parents and the school.
Chair: Mary Ann Stewart
Fundraising - On hold for 2020/2021
Breakfast Club - On hold for 2020/2021
This committee supports Dale Callendar's efforts to provide breakfast upstairs near his office to encourage students to feel both nourished and welcome should they wish to seek help as well as researching alternatives that might make the provision of breakfast more sustainable in the long run.
The WellNSS Committee is an extraordinary resource for students wishing to have access to Mental Health Resources and Supports. Chair: Linda Kennedy
Budget
The Budget and Finance Committee takes care of the financial matters of the Council. Co-chairs: Steve Sims and Abby Dwosh
Academic Resource Committee (ARC)/LD
This group is open to all parents of students with Learning Disabilities (regardless if their child is in the LD program or not) and provides advocacy for LD issues. Co-chairs: Rita Czarnecki and Laura Aguilar
Gifted Advisory (GAC)
This group is open to all parents of gifted students (regardless if their child is in the gifted program or not) and provides advocacy for gifted issues. Chair: Melissa Rosen
Roehampton Residence
Communication and engagement on any issues related to the Roehampton Residence (recently opened in July 2020). Chair: Diana Goldie
Education
Research and advocacy for changes in education policy that affect student success
Chair: Andrea Fowler
Graduation
Chair: Catherine Wong
Green
Chair: Andrea Fowler
Website
This group manages and maintains the School Council website with an eye towards ensuring content is useful and up-to-date. The better the website is, the more parents can feel connected and welcome at school. Chair: Karri Paradi
Outreach
This committee hosts parent chats and events to build connection between parents and the school.
Chair: Mary Ann Stewart
Fundraising - On hold for 2020/2021
Breakfast Club - On hold for 2020/2021
This committee supports Dale Callendar's efforts to provide breakfast upstairs near his office to encourage students to feel both nourished and welcome should they wish to seek help as well as researching alternatives that might make the provision of breakfast more sustainable in the long run.