What or Who is CSPC?
CSPC is an acronym for Catholic School Parents Council, the current term for what used to be known as the CSAC (Catholic School Advisory Council), P.T.A or Parent Teacher Association.
School councils like our CSPC are required under Ontario’s Education Act. Their purpose is to improve student achievement and enhance accountability of the education system to parents (O. Reg. 612, s. 2(1)). Members of our CSPC are St Brigid parents/guardians like you, and they are elected yearly in the first month of each school year.
Note, you may still see “CSAC” still used in some places, notably our stbrigidcsac@gmail.com email address which we cannot update due to legacy data issues.
What does CSPC do?
CSPC is a volunteer group of St. Brigid parents. The goal of the CSPC is ultimately to support student success at our school. Typically, our CSPC has done this by:
- Holding regular meetings. CSPC meetings are held usually once a month other than December and March. Updates are given by our principal, vice principal, staff representatives and various members of the CSPC. Requests/recommendations are made and CSPC members vote on any motions put forth. All parents/guardians are invited to attend, and anyone may request time to speak on a school-related item.
- Sending out updates, requests and occasional surveys to parents. To date we have done this mainly by email, either through our distribution list or via our principal. Our website (here!) also contains information.
- Making recommendations/requests to our principal and to the Board, on matters that
concern parents. - When possible, holding community events, and supporting school-wide initiatives that foster learning and family-school connections.
- Fundraising to support enhanced learning experiences and purchase some types of
equipment for students to use at our school. All funds raised by the CSPC are reported
on by our treasurer at each CSPC meeting. - Various smaller initiatives are also aided or carried out by CSPC members, as well as
other parents at the school.
Who can be on St Brigid’s CSPC?
Any parent/guardian of a child currently attending St. Brigid’s is welcome to run for a volunteer position on the CSPC. Not all roles require the same time commitment, but all CSPC members should attend most if not all CSPC meetings, so we can have quorum for voting.
Any parent/guardian of a child currently attending St. Brigid’s is welcome to run for a volunteer position on the CSPC. Not all roles require the same time commitment, but all CSPC members should attend most if not all CSPC meetings, so we can have quorum for voting.
To get in touch with CSPC, email stbrigidcsac@gmail.com
What or Who is CSPC?
CSPC is an acronym for Catholic School Parents Council, the current term for what used to be known as the CSAC (Catholic School Advisory Council), P.T.A or Parent Teacher Association.
School councils like our CSPC are required under Ontario’s Education Act. Their purpose is to improve student achievement and enhance accountability of the education system to parents (O. Reg. 612, s. 2(1)). Members of our CSPC are St Brigid parents/guardians like you, and they are elected yearly in the first month of each school year.
Note, you may still see “CSAC” still used in some places, notably our stbrigidcsac@gmail.com email address which we cannot update due to legacy data issues.
What does CSPC do?
CSPC is a volunteer group of St. Brigid parents. The goal of the CSPC is ultimately to support student success at our school. Typically, our CSPC has done this by:
- Holding regular meetings. CSPC meetings are held usually once a month other than December and March. Updates are given by our principal, vice principal, staff representatives and various members of the CSPC. Requests/recommendations are made and CSPC members vote on any motions put forth. All parents/guardians are invited to attend, and anyone may request time to speak on a school-related item.
- Sending out updates, requests and occasional surveys to parents. To date we have done this mainly by email, either through our distribution list or via our principal. Our website (here!) also contains information.
- Making recommendations/requests to our principal and to the Board, on matters that
concern parents. - When possible, holding community events, and supporting school-wide initiatives that foster learning and family-school connections.
- Fundraising to support enhanced learning experiences and purchase some types of
equipment for students to use at our school. All funds raised by the CSPC are reported
on by our treasurer at each CSPC meeting. - Various smaller initiatives are also aided or carried out by CSPC members, as well as
other parents at the school.
Who can be on St Brigid’s CSPC?
Any parent/guardian of a child currently attending St. Brigid’s is welcome to run for a volunteer position on the CSPC. Not all roles require the same time commitment, but all CSPC members should attend most if not all CSPC meetings, so we can have quorum for voting.
Any parent/guardian of a child currently attending St. Brigid’s is welcome to run for a volunteer position on the CSPC. Not all roles require the same time commitment, but all CSPC members should attend most if not all CSPC meetings, so we can have quorum for voting.
To get in touch with CSPC, email stbrigidcsac@gmail.com
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