Bylaws & Mandate

Mandate	Bylaws
Working within the policies, Mission Statement and goals of the School Board, the Council will provide advice and input to the Principal and, where appropriate, to the Board regarding a number of issues such as: local school-year calendar school code of student behaviour school or board responses to acheivement in provincial and board assessment programs preparation of the school profile selection of principals school budget priorities, including local capital-improvement plans school-community communication strategies methods of reporting student outcomes to parents and the community, extracurricular activities in the school, school-based services and community partnerships related to social, health, recreational nutrition programs, community use of school facilities, local co-ordination of services for children and youth, development, implementation & review of board policies at the local level, involvement with applicable Parish initiatives.	St. Mary School Council Bylaws were approved in 2003 (click here to access the current Bylaws in MSword format). Since enactment of the 2003 Bylaws, substantial changes have been made to provincial and school board policies pertaining to Councils. In 2009, Council will undertake the work necessary to update this important document.
	Council Mission	Nomination Forms
	In the interest of our children’s education, all parents, staff and friends of St. Mary (Carleton Place) Catholic School are encouraged to learn, share and grow through their involvement and active participation in the School Council and its initiatives.	Election Schedule Nomination Form Self Nomination Form Election Ballot (sample) [documents above are in pdf format] As per the St. Mary School Council Bylaws: The election for Council members and the Executive shall occur in September of each year. Elections must be organized so that all parents and staff members have the opportunity to vote for their representatives. If applicable, candidates profiles will be the sole method used to inform parents of candidates. They will be: prepared by the candidate; no more than 100 words in length; posted by the Principal on the Council bulletin board, prior to the election. The election shall be by secret ballot, counted by the school Principal. The names of those elected will be published and posted the day following the election. Members of the Executive, with the exception of the Principal, are elected or appointed annually for a maximum of three (3) consecutive terms.