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2025 Parent Information Night

During the 2025 Parent Information Night, we heard from Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) trustees and staff who spoke on a variety of topics. 
The PWPSD Division Update is an annual report on news from throughout the division, and produced for the Parent Information Night.

PWPSD Parent Information Nights

Through school councils, Albertans have the opportunity to advise the principal and the school board respecting any matter relating to the school. Aside from regular meetings at their schools, parents and School Council members are invited to participate in annual Parent Information Nights.

The Alberta School Councils' Association's Spring Symposium

The Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA) Board of Directors is pleased to host the 2025 Spring Symposium on Satuday, April 26. This virtual half-day event with a resilience theme will feature quality keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and interactive opportunities for school councils across Alberta.
 
Join us for the Spring Symposium and AGM!
 
Spring SymposiumAll Peace Wapiti Public School Division School Council members are invited to the PWPSD Central Office in Grande Prairie for the virtual ASCA Spring Symposium and Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 26 and 27 respectively. The meetings will be held in the boardroom and lunch will be provided.
 
Each School Council will only need to register for the event once, and the voting member will be required to set up the voting app on their phone or bring a laptop for voting purposes.
 
Please RSVP to Trustee Stefanie Clarke at [email protected], so lunch can be ordered.
 
Additional Information:

School Council History

School councils were established in 1995, to increase parent and community involvement in the education of children in Alberta. Public schools, including charter schools, are required to attempt to establish school councils.

Council Membership

Each school council must include the following members: school principal, teacher(s), parents of students enrolled in the school, student(s) (high schools only).

Parents must form the majority of members. Individual school councils may also decide to include as members one or more persons who are not parents of students enrolled in the school and/or one or more persons who are parents of children enrolled in an Early Childhood Services program at the school.

The School Councils' Regulation

The School Councils Regulation provide clarity and flexibility for establishing school councils to accommodate local circumstances. It reflects what happens in existing school councils and identifies opportunities for involving parents in meaningful activities that relate to school. In addition, Section 13 of the School Councils' Regulation identifies the responsibilities of school boards in relation to school councils. 

The Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA)

ASCA provides school councils with a wealth of resources and information, which can all be found on the ASCA website, including the School Council Resources Guide, a digital publication that is updated each summer. As PWPSD pays for each school council to be a member of ASCA, any resource located in the Members Only section of their website is available. School Council Chairs should complete the organization's contact form to receive full access to the information. 
 
If you'd like to receive ASCA's monthly newsletter, you can subscribe on their website.