SMES Home and School

This organization is dedicated to the interests of child welfare, service to the school, improvement of education and harmonious relations between the school and community. Please watch the calendar for meeting dates and plan to attend.

Our current H&S Executive is as follows:

Chair: Kari Brown

Social Media: Amanda Young

Fundraising Chair: Tania Springer

Treasurer: Brittany Anderson

Secretary: Sharon Clem

SMES/DRES/KDS School Advisory Council

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.

• 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.

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: Michelle MacIsaac & Krystal Asplin

SAC Secretary: Bridget Burrell

Principal: Isaac Schurman

School Support Staff Member: Susan Kennie

Community Representative: Marlene Connell