School Community Councils
Supporting Our Students by Connecting Schools and the Community
Save the Date!
We are excited to announce that our SCC Fall Orientation will take place on Saturday, October 19th (location TBD).
Our featured presenter will be Darcy Hutchins, Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Maryland—College Park. She is the Director of Family, School, Community Partnerships for the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). She provides support to districts to implement family partnership programs for student success, particularly through parent participation on school and district accountability committees.
Watch for more information coming in the fall!
Thank You!
As we come to the end of the 2023/24 school year, a sincere thank you to all School Community Council (SCC) members for your work supporting Prairie Spirit students over the past year.
SCCs make a difference by engaging the school and community to support student learning, growth and well-being.
Making a Difference
School Community Councils (SCCs) work co-operatively with schools to support opportunities for student learning, growth, and well-being. Members of the SCC, get to:
• share responsibility for the success and well-being of all children and youth; and,
• encourage parent, community and youth engagement in school planning and improvement.
We make a difference.
Listening
School Community Councils (SCCs) are school-based advisory bodies that involve parents, students, community members and school staff, working together on issues that affect student learning and community well-being.
We want to hear your voice.
Learning
As a community member, you understand the community needs, objectives and resources available to support student learning and well-being.
We value your knowledge.
Collaborating
The SCC is made up of people from your community. Parents, caregivers, students, elders, teachers, and your local Principal are all part of the team.
We want you on the team.
Get Involved
If you are interested in learning more about your local School Community Council and how you can be part of the team, feel free to contact your school’s principal. They will have all the information you need.
For a deeper look at what the School Community Council is all about, please click here
Some Work We Have Done
School Community Council members have been involved in planning, learning, and supporting many events in the past. Some examples include, but are not limited to:
Book exchanges and community book drives
Reviewing feedback from the OurSCHOOL student survey
Providing babysitting services for meetings
Helping organize and run events such as career fairs, cultural fairs, and health fairs.
Helping with programs like One School, One Book
Hosting parent nights to learn more about reading, writing, mathematics, mental health, social media awareness, and more.
Helping with school-wide events, such as the annual Terry Fox walk.
Help coordinate fundraising events so the school and community can better support one another.
Putting on learning events for parents and community members
Hosting family nights such as movie night, carnivals, author visits, family barbeques, and more.
Gathering information from the community to better inform school leadership.
Attend conferences together.
