William Reid School Council - Calgary Board of Education

DRAFT AMENDMENTS
E. GOVERNANCE
The School Council operates according to a “Town Hall or Assembly” model of
governance whereby most decisions are made at regular open meetings of the School
Council.
1. MEETINGS
1.1 The School Council shall meet at least eight (8) times during the school year.
1.2 Meetings will take place at the school.
1.3 Special meetings of the School Council may be called by the executive of the
School Council or by written request of ten (10) parents of the school
community.
1.4 The quorum for meetings of the School Council shall be set at ten (10)
members.
1.5 Members are encouraged to submit agenda items to the chair for
consideration, in a timely fashion.
2. VOTING PROCEDURES
2.1 Decisions at School Council meetings shall be made by consensus as much
as possible. The decisions made by consensus must be clearly stated and
recorded as such in the minutes of the meeting.
2.2 If a motion is made from the floor and seconded, a vote is taken. Following
relevant discussion of the motion, the motion will be voted upon by the
membership in attendance at that meeting.
3.1 All members of the School Council are eligible to vote, with the exception of
the chair who shall only vote in the case of a tie.
2.3 Such votes must be made in person and not by proxy or exercise.
3. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
3.2 The annual general meeting (AGM) of the school shall be held in January.
3.3 The AGM shall be advertised throughout the school and the community at
least twenty-one (21) days in advance.
3.4 Election for the representatives of the executive shall take place at the AGM.
3.5 All members of the School Council are eligible to vote, in person, at the AGM.
3.6 The business of the AGM shall include:
The election of the officers, comprising the School Council executive.
Any proposed bylaw amendments.
Financial statements of the previous year.
4. ANNUAL REPORT
4.1 The School Council, through the chairco-chairs, shall prepare and provide
the CBE with an annual report which shall include:
A summary of School Council activities for the year.
A financial statement for the School Council, as prepared by the
co-treasurer.
Copies of the minutes of all School Council town hall meetings held in that
year, as prepared by the secretaryco-secretaries.
4.2 The School Council shall make the annual report available to all members of
the school community.
Ecole William Reid School Council BYLAWS – p.2 Created: 1996
Revised: Dec 2000
Oct 2002
Jan. 2004
Jan. 2012
2004[Feb 2013]
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Approved:
Jan