School Council Meetings and Contact Info

School councils were established in 1995, to increase parent and community involvement in the education of children in Alberta. Public schools, including charter schools, are required to attempt to establish school councils. (ref. Alberta Education, School Councils page)

Your school council is a way that you can get involved in being an advocate for your child/ren’s education at Parkside Montessori. The School Council serves as another vital link in the connection of students, schools, families and the community. Being able to hear, discuss and clarify what is happening within the school provides parents another way to nurture and support the education being offered at the school.

To learn more about effective school councils in action, click the presentation below provided by the Alberta School Council Association.

Picture of the executive board for the school council

Parkside Montessori School Council Executive, 2024-2025

Keedra Wilkinson, Chair

Vice Chair- Vacant

Desiree Miguel, Secretary

Join our School Council Executive Team!

The School Council has a vacant position to fill- Vice Chair. 

The Vice Chair of School Council will:

  • In the absence of the Chair, supervise the affairs and preside at any meetings of the School Council;
  • Work with and support the Chair in agenda preparation;
  • Promote teamwork and assist the Chair in the smooth running of the meetings;
  • Keep informed of relevant School and School Board policies;
  • Prepare to assume the position of Chair in the future.

All parents of children at Parkside Montessori are members of the School Council and are invited to attend the monthly meetings.  The School Council meets the FIRST MONDAY of each month at 6pm in our school library.

Resources

Alberta Education School Councils: https://education.alberta.ca/parents/role/schoolcouncils/

Alberta School Council Resource Manual: https://education.alberta.ca/media/464094/scm.pdf

Alberta School Councils Association (ASCA): http://www.albertaschoolcouncils.ca/

Video on Effective School Councils (ASCA): https://albertaschoolcouncils.site-ym.com/?page=webcastEffectiveSC

ASCA Parents: Kindergarten to Grade 12 Information: http://www.albertaschoolcouncils.ca/?page=ParentsK12

ASCA Manuals and Guides: http://www.albertaschoolcouncils.ca/?page=ParentsK12

Links for Parent Resources: http://www.albertaschoolcouncils.ca/?page=parentspage

Frequently Asked Questions for School Councils and School Fundraising Societies Link:
http://servicealberta.ca/pipa/documents/SchoolFAQs.pdf

School Councils and Fundraising Societies: Similarities and Differences (Link to video on ASCA site):
https://albertaschoolcouncils.site-ym.com/?page=webcastSimDiffs

Article from Alberta Teachers' Association Effective School Councils are Built on Good Communication:
http://www.teachers.ab.ca/Publications/The%20Learning%20Team/Volume%2011/Number%202/Pages/Effective%20school%20councils%20are%20built%20on%20good.aspx

Webinar Archive from Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium on School Council Best Practices link:
https://erlc.wikispaces.com/School+Council+Best+Practices