Parent Representation

in A small rural school

Purpose of School Council

Through the active participation of parents, to improve student achievement and enhance accountability

School Councils make recommendations to the Principal or to the Board, as the primary way of achieving their purpose

Representation

PrincipalTeaching repNon- teaching repParent/guardianCommunity rep

• Each school’s Bylaws out line

– How – election process– number of parent/guardian representatives

we set ours no more than 9 Parent/Guardian is to be the Chair of the Council

A Rural ExperienceParent/Guardian representation

Actual number is not importantWhat is important that parents communicate

with the administration of the school – Principal and the Board and with other parents

We all need to know what is going on for the sake of our children’s education

Community representation

Not directly involvedCan see the school from a different

perspectiveEL easy to find as it is a small community and

everyone is involvedLarger center may be more difficult