Parent Council Meeting

Our first Royal Oak School Parent Council meeting will take place on Monday November 8th at 7pm at the school. All parents of students at Royal Oak school are members of the council and we hope to see many of you at this meeting.


Agenda items will include:

• Approval of Royal Oak School Council By-laws (please take a moment to review the proposed by-laws which are posted on a separate page)
• Principal's Administration Report
• Grade Team Report
• Playground Committee Presentation

At the conclusion of the School Council meeting (approximately 8pm) there will be a meeting for the establishment of a Fundraising Society for Royal Oak School. Although School Councils and School Fundraising Societies work together they are separate committees. The following article from the Alberta Association of School Councils outlines the differences between the two.  

Making the Distinction

School councils and fundraising societies provide two separate and distinct

contexts for parent and community involvement in the school. Identifying the

functions that fall under each group - school council or fundraising society - can

help make your existing organization more effective.

School councils provide a means for parents and community to work together

with administration, staff and high school students to promote the well-being and overall effectiveness of the school community. Its main role is advisory.

Fundraising societies provide a means for parents and community members to

provide additional financial resources and support to the school. Its main role is fundraising.

RO School Council Establishment Meeting

From the School Council Co-Chairs: 

On Tuesday, October 5th 2010 a meeting was held to establish the Royal Oak School Council. Parents, teachers and our administration were in attendance and together under the direction of the Alberta School Councils' Association representatives, formed our first Royal Oak School Council. At this meeting we decided on the size of the School Council, its model of governance, term of office, and the size of the executive. Following that we proceeded to elect people to the executive positions.

The purpose of School Council is to enhance student performance and participate in school improvement planning. A School Council is a group of people who work together to advise the principal and the board respecting matters relating to the school. It is a means for parents and community members to work together with the school to support and enhance student learning.

Every parent and /or guardian of a child attending our school is a member of the Royal Oak School Council and is welcome to attend our monthly meetings where they are entitled to give input on matters raised at our School Council Meetings.

There are many opportunities for involvement, in addition to attending the regular School Council meetings, such as: sitting on a short-term committee, volunteering for special events, or offering to share your skills with the group. We welcome your participation in any way that works for you. Your support is important to the education of the children with our school community and we hope that you will find this experience rewarding.

There were many parents who also voiced an interest at forming a Fundraising Society in order to support our school community. The fundraising society would be separate from the School Council although both groups would need to work together.

Please feel free to contact us to discuss any question you may have. We look forward to working with you this year.

RO School Council

ROSchoolCouncil@gmail.com