OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD SEEKING PARENT MEMBERS FOR PARENT INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is seeking eight (8) Parent Members to serve on its Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) for one (1) year or two (2) year terms, effective 01 June, 2012.
The Parent Involvement Committee works with parents, school councils and community partners to foster parent involvement and community engagement in support of student success.
The committee is comprised of eight (8) Parent Members, three (3) Community Representatives, One (1) Member of the Board of Trustees and the Director of Education. PIC meets approximately six times per year.
The role of PIC is to:
" provide information, advice and recommendations on parent engagement to the Board of Trustees;
" communicate with and supporting school councils; and
" undertake activities and working with partners and agencies to help parents of pupils of the OCDSB to support their children's learning at home and at school.
Candidate Eligibility
(a) Parent Members must have a strong interest in and commitment to public education, student achievement and well-being and be able to represent the views of a wide variety of parents.
(b) Parent Members must be a parent of a student in the OCDSB.
(c) Parent Members must have knowledge, skills and/or experience in ONE or more of the following areas: public education; community engagement; equity and inclusion strategies; special education issues; public policy and/or communications.
(d) Parent Members must be willing to serve for a one (1) year or two (2) year term.
Submission of Applications
Candidates interested in serving in this volunteer position on the PIC are invited to submit:
(a) A written expression of interest outlining your interest in public
education as well as you knowledge and skills in one or more of the following: public education; community engagement; equity and inclusion strategies; special education issues; public policy and/or communications;
(b) In the case of Parent Members, written confirmation that you are a parent of a pupil enrolled in an OCDSB school;
(c) An indication of your interest in serving a one (1) year or two (2) year term.
Deadline
All applications must be submitted by February 28, 2012 to:
Michele Giroux, Executive Officer, Corporate Services
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
133 Greenbank Road, Ottawa Ontario, K2H6L3
Or by e-mail: pic@ocdsb.ca
For more information about the PIC and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, please visit www.ocdsb.ca
