School Advisory Council (SAC)

What are School Advisory Councils?

School advisory councils (SAC) are advisory bodies to individual school principals, as well as the regional centres for education (RCEs) or Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP). They provide recommendations on a variety of issues related to their local school and the overall school system.

SACs help the RCEs and CSAP ensure that public schools and RCE- and CSAP-related services are meeting the needs of their communities and regions. SACs also support strong relationships between schools and families because research shows that when families are involved in a student’s education, students do better.

Generally, individual SACs will serve only one school. However, schools also have the option to combine their resources and have one SAC for multiple schools. For example, two schools within one community or a family of schools (e.g., elementary, junior high, and high schools) may choose to share an SAC.

Read more about School Advisory Councils here.