School Council
WELCOME TO RED DEER LAKE'S SCHOOL COUNCIL PAGE!
SCHOOL COUNCIL'S WEBPAGE: Home | Red Deer Lake School Council (rdlschoolcouncil.ca)
School Council meets every second Tuesday of the month in the RDL Learning Commons @7pm. All parents/guardians are welcome to attend. This year's AGM meeting will take place Tuesday October 11th at 7pm.
SCHOOL COUNCIL POLICY & PROCEDURES: https://reddeerlake.fsd38.ab.ca//documents/general/Council Exec roles 2020.pdf
RDL SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWSLETTER - MARCH 2022: https://media.foothillsschooldivision.ca/media/Default/fgg/1984/RDL%20School%20Council%20Newsletter%202022.pdf
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School Council Roles:
President: Debbie McGuinness
1st Vice-President: Sarah Ftichar
2nd Vice-President: Natalie Cobb
Secretary: Shelley Churchill
Treasurer: Kate Berken
In addition, the following Director roles were filled by:
Communications: Becky Grunewald
Volunteer Coordinator: vacant
Fundraising: vacant
Casino: Lisa Procyk
Hot Lunches: Amanda Moore
If you are interested in joining a committee, please let us know by contacting Debbie McGuinness, School Council President at rdlcouncilpresident@gmail.com .
Thank you again to all those who volunteer their time attending School Council meetings and helping with fundraising and other important Council initiatives throughout the year! We couldn’t do it without you!
DID YOU KNOW?
The Principal's role on School Council is:
- To promote a collaborative, collegial approach to decision making.
- To establish a school council.
- To be a member of school council.
- To promote the activities and mandate of the council.
- To assist the council in its operation.
- To promote the collaborative model of decision making.
The Teacher’s role on School Council is:
- To serve as a member of the school council to represent the teaching staff.
- To provide assistance and ideas for the teacher representatives on the school council.
- To support the actions and decisions of the school council.
- To ensure a teacher voice is expressed in all decisions which affect teaching and learning.
- To promote a collaborative, collegial model of decision making at the school for the school council.
- To encourage parents and the community to become involved in school activities.
- To communicate information back to fellow teachers.
The community representative on the school council will play a strong role in bringing the community perspective into the school. He or she will assist the school in building partnerships with community members and help build lines of cooperation to enhance student learning.