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.

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.