Key Communiqué

(This Key Communiqué comes from Karen Drummond of the CBE)

Council of school councils created

This school year the Board of Trustees is establishing a "council of school councils." This committee will be comprised of school council chairs (or an appropriate designate), members of the Board of Trustees and representatives from administration. The purpose of this committee is for trustees and parents to have an opportunity to work together, to share information, to discuss concerns and to plan for the future.

Meetings will be scheduled a minimum of two times in the school year. For 2012-13 there are two meetings currently scheduled. Both are 6:45 – 9 p.m. at the Education Centre (1221 – 8 Street SW) with free underground parking provided.

The meeting dates are:

• Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012
• Wednesday, April 17, 2013

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Smaller trustee-hosted meetings to be held

During the 2012-13 school year, the Board of Trustees will be hosting small meetings and inviting school council chairs (or designates) from the same geographic area to discuss ideas, concerns and plans for the future. Dates and times will be announced later.

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New 2012-2013 school council handbook available online

We wish to provide you with tools and resources that will be helpful to you as you do your work. One of those resources is the 2012-13 School Council Handbook. There are two versions of the handbook.

1.    A 16-page handbook with the most important information you need about CBE school councils. 

2.    A more comprehensive online handbook with templates, checklists and additional information relevant to school councils. When printed, it is also helpful for parents who don’t have computers.

Both versions are available online in the resources section at: www.cbe.ab.ca/schoolcouncils.

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Share your ideas about school councils at the CBE

As the CBE explores new ways to work with school councils, we'd like to hear your thoughts and ideas. Please take five to 10 minutes to complete this survey. Your input will help us plan for the year ahead and beyond. It will also help us to communicate as effectively as possible with our school councils.

This survey closes Oct. 8.

Complete survey

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Update your 2012-13 school council contacts

Please be sure your school council stays informed and up-to-date in the coming year. Please e-mail schoolcouncils@cbe.ab.ca with the name, phone number and e-mail address of your school council chair and key communicator or another school council member. We like to have two contacts on our circulation list in the event school council members change throughout the year.

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ASCA district membership for all CBE school councils

The CBE Board of Trustees is pleased to provide all its school councils with membership in the Alberta School Councils’ Association (ASCA) for 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Read more

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CAPSC calendar of events to be finalized soon

The Calgary Association of Parents and School Councils is an incorporated not-for-profit association that provides relevant and ongoing information and support to parents and school councils in the CBE. Monthly meetings offer a forum for discussion of important topics in education. Sign up for the monthly e-newsletter to stay informed.

CAPSC website

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New administrative regulation on use of social media

School councils will want to be familiar with a new administrative regulation, AR1067, on
the use of social media.

AR1067: Use of Social Media

If you have any questions about this policy, please email schoolcouncils@cbe.ab.ca.

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Public invited to tour award-winning historic building

The CBE is participating in Doors Open YYC Naked on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You are invited to visit the award-winning historic Dr. Carl Safran Centre to experience a historical classroom and a future of learning lab that demonstrate how far education has come and where it may be going in the future. Trustees along with CBE employees will be onsite to talk with visitors.Doors Open YYC is a city-wide event that invites people to see and experience public buildings. The public is granted access—free of charge—to 35 premier sites that allow them to get to know Calgary in a way that has never been possible before. Check out the full list of participating sites at doorsopenyyc.org/.