Who are the Members of Home & School?
Membership is open to individuals, age 18 and over, who are interested in the welfare of children and youth, and who subscribe to the purposes, beliefs and objectives of the Ontario Federation of Home and School Association . The majority of members are parents.
While Home & School membership is through the local school, when parents and other community members join a Home & School Association they become members of a provincial network of volunteers working towards common goals. Home & School members have a reputation across the province as being informed, pro-active partners with educators and governments in striving to achieve, “The Best for Each Student”. Home & School Associations act as a link between the home and the school. Associations create opportunities to enhance education and the student outcome beyond the core curriculum by promoting parent engagement and community participation Home & School Associations are linked at the local school board level with committees to provide feedback on policies and collaborate with their education partners. As well as this school board link, Home & School members are represented on working committees at the provincial level.
MEMBERSHIP TYPE LIST
There are several types of memberships at the Association level.
Family Membership: Covers two adults (18 or over), living at the same address. BOTH names must be entered on the membership list. Counts as two members when determining the number of voting delegates for the OFHSA Annual Meeting.
Individual Membership: One individual adult member. Counts as one member when determining the number of voting delegates for the OFHSA Annual Meeting.
Life Membership: An individual is given Life Membership by an association in recognition of valuable contributions made to the association. The association purchases the Life Membership from the Federation for $100, and the member is presented with a certificate and pin. The pin is included in the cost. There is no annual membership fee collected for the Federation thereafter. Life Members of an association must be entered on the Association Membership List each year. Counts as one member when determining the number of voting delegates for the OFHSA Annual Meeting.
Associate Membership: Can be an individual or family (2 members) who have their primary membership at another association. These members are identified on the membership list and card as Associate Members. No federation fee is collected, however, the association may choose to charge an additional fee which remains with the association. This type of membership does not count towards the association’s total members when determining the number of voting delegates at the OFHSA Annual Meeting. They will be counted at their primary association.
*** All of the above types of memberships have voting privileges at the association.
New members attain voting privileges after a 20 day waiting period.
Memberships are valid Oct. 1st - Sept. 30th annually.