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Parent Engagement Committee

The Parent Engagement Committee (PEC) is to support, encourage and enhance parent engagement at the board level in order to improve student achievement and well-being. This will be achieved by providing:

  • Information and advice on parent engagement to the board;
  • Communicating with and supporting school councils of schools of the board; and
  • Understanding activities to help parents of pupils of the board support their children’s learning at home and at school.

Membership:

  1. The number of parent members specified in the by-laws of the committee (parent members must constitute a majority of the members of a PEC);
  2. The director of education;
  3. One trustee and one alternate appointed by the Board; and
  4. The number of community representatives specified in the by-laws of the committee.

Meetings

PECs are to meet at least 4 times in each school year. Meetings are to be held in public and no meeting may be held unless the following members are present: a majority of parent members present, the director of education (or designate) and the board member (or his/her designate).