About Us

School Council provides a forum for parents and caregivers to raise school-wide issues and contribute as partners in their children’s education. Our aim is to communicate well with our Kimberley community and establish goals that reflect your interests, concerns and priorities. We are always interested in your feedback. Please contact us at kimberleyjpscouncil@gmail.com or leave us a note in the School Council box in the School office and we will respond as soon as we can. Also, feel free to come up and introduce yourself if you see us at school.

All are welcome to attend school council meetings. We have concluded all of our public meetings for the 2022-23 school year.

2022-23 School Council Executive Members

Co-Chairs – Ellissa Glad & Misha Lobo
Treasurer – Lsan Tzadu
Secretary – Laura Flanagan
Communications Officer – Chris Rotolo
Voting Members — Toby Mead & Alisen Richmond-Peck

We are always looking for volunteers and there are many opportunities to get involved on the School Council or a committee. Visit the Get Involved page to find out more and please join us!

Role of School Council

School councils are an excellent way for parents to get involved in their child’s education. School Councils work to improve student achievement and enhance the accountability of the education system to parents and caregivers. They are legislated and governed by Regulation 612 of the Education Act.

School Councils work inclusively, recognizing that all parents/caregivers have an equitable place in our school’s community, free from racism, classism, and other isms, intentional or unintentional. They recognize that participation can take many forms and work to:

  • offer parents/caregivers a variety of ways to share their voices, knowledge, and expertise
  • recognize that relationship building is key to breaking down walls and barriers
  • strive to identify and eliminate barriers to participation for parents/caregivers
  • disrupt practices that contribute to oppression based on race, class, nationality, abilities, gender, education, or language

Our school has an elected school council that is an important forum for involving all members of the school community in issues that affect the education of students. The school council is made up of an elected committee of parents, staff and student representatives, the principal, and a general membership which includes all parents of children attending the school. The school council advises the principal on a variety of issues and activities relating to student achievement, curriculum goals and priorities, school budget priorities, school safety, renovation plans, after school activities, and criteria for selection of new principals.

More information about school council bylaws and policies can be found here.

Committees & Additional Roles

If we are lucky enough to have a great group of volunteers, there are many other ways to get involved if the executive is not your style.

Class Parent – be the liaison between the parents in your child’s class & Council.  Attend Council meetings so you may answer questions parents may have about council and their initiatives. We may need you to help communication with parents on our behalf.

Community Engagement Committee – Fun Fair, Santa’s Breakfast, Healthy Families, coordinate and implement each event with input from School Council. One member of Council Executive must be a member of this committee.

Fundraising Committee – Coordinates and implements a fundraising event plan with input from School Council. Funds raised in this role are key to student enrichment activities at Kimberley. Fundraising initiatives include (but not limited to): Direct Donations, Pizza, Online Auction, Parent’s Night Out.  One member of Council Executive must be a member of this committee.

Communications Committee – Team manages weekly email, council email account, social media and School Council portion of school newsletter. Frequent computer access required. Communication Officer is the lead for this committee.

Diversity and Inclusion Lead – Work with School Council, Students and Administration to encourage social justice and equity within the Kimberley Community. Develop, plan and implement at least one Community Engagement event with a focus on diversity and inclusion with input from School Council

Grant Writer Lead – Develop grant submissions on behalf of Kimberley School Council. Opportunities may be researched or suggested by members of the Kimberley Community.