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Thank you very much for the information. I will print and read the document.
Again thanks for all the great information.
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Ali
Hello Ali,
Just saw your request, allow me to suggest you go to the Ministry of Education Website and down load the following document:
Ontario Association of School Business Officials Finance Committee, "Guidelines For School Generated Funds" Fal…
Wow, interesting question, Sheila. I'm in the same boat - on a high school council that doesn't fundraise. When I was on an elementary council, I don't remember ever having to vote on a funding decision - everything was done by consensus. Sometimes…
Do parent groups have different voting protocols when it comes to allocating fundraised money? It is my understanding that school councils really only can vote on what recommendation they are going to make to their principal or their board (for othe…
Shari's correctAli - you said that "the principal communicated that no vote would take place." That is not his decision to make that decision rests with your school council, the principal has no vote, but is there to facilitate as per the regulation…
Would it be school council funds that would be used? I believe if it was a school council funded project, the principal is a non-voting member of school council so his vote wouldn't have mattered.
You have probably found info in other discussions here about these kinds of situations....I hope there is something in your board's fundraising policy that can help too. Sometimes planning priorities at the beginning of the school year can avoid som…
To clarify.... SAC agenda was to vote on purchasing equipment, along with a short presentation on the equipment. The principal communicated that no vote would take place, also no support would be given, therefore no cheques would be signed. SAC woul…
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- At 4:30pm on January 12, 2009,
Jacqui Strachan said…
- Hi Ali,
I am the Parent Inclusion Coordinator at People for Education, and I am just getting caught up with our new online community. It is great to have you here, and I look forward to working with you. Of course, you have piqued my curiosity...Where is South Woodslee? I am so happy to see people from all across Ontario joining in, and I am trying to get an idea of where everyone is located. Thanks for joining us!
Jacqui
- At 3:33pm on January 5, 2009,
Gay Stephenson said… - Hello Ali and welcome to our online community! If you have any questions about how things work, just write on my wall or send me a message. I'm the website person here at People for Education. Did you find us through our listserv message on the weekend?
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