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School Advisory Council 

The first School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting of this school year will be held at KDS (Kingston & District School) on Wednesday, October 1st @ 6pm. This meeting is open to the public and includes our family of 3 elementary schools: Kingston & District, Dwight Ross, and St. Mary's.
What is an SAC?

• • SACs are advisory bodies to individual school principals, regional centres for education (RCEs), and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) on a range of issues related to their local schools and the overall school system.

  • SAC membership can vary, but generally consists of the school principal, parents/guardians, teachers, other school staff, students, and community members. SAC membership should reflect the diversity of the school community.

  • In 2018, focus groups were conducted with SAC chairs and principals about enhancing the role of SACs. As a result, SACs now have a stronger voice in regional and provincial policy development, more professional development and networking opportunities, and a budget that supports the SACs mandate and operations.

School Advisory Councils (SACs) play an important role in supporting student success at the community-level. SACs are volunteer organizations that receive their authority from the Education Act (2018). The establishment of SACs and their roles and responsibilities are set out in the Education Act and the Ministerial Education Act Regulations.

Parents/guardians and community members who want to get involved in their school’s SAC can contact the school principal. Each RCE and the CSAP have a staff person who is responsible for supporting SACs.

SAC Co-Chairs: Stephanie DesRosiers & Laura D'Entremont

SAC Secretary: Ann Grosset

Principal: Tammy Jones (SMES), Bernice Jackson (KDS), & Shelley Lincoln(DRS)

School Support Staff Member: Janien Mainwaring & Susan Kennie

Community Representative: Marlene Connell