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Catholic School Council
School Council Members
The School Council is comprised of the school Principal, and members representing:
Parents/guardians
Teaching Staff
The 2024 - 2025 Council:
Co-Chairs: Humera Faisal & Samantha Radulovic
Treasurer: Kim McGee
Secretary: Tahmina Begum
CSPA Reps: UnyimeAbasi Odong & Enitan Dixon
Parish Reps: Mariane Carvalho & Christine Weinfurter
Community/Communications Rep: Mila Thiesen
Staff Reps: Stacey Cameron, Pamela Harling, Tola Otujo
Vice Principals: Alex MacDonell & Jacqueline Lawlor
Principal: Ronda Eddy
Members at Large:
Gbolahan Dixon, Sindy Fernando, Jeanette Floyd, Yiyang Hu, Segun Ogunkua
Objectives
School Council members provide input and advice to the Principal on topics such as:
local calendar of events and activities
school code of student behavior
school curriculum and program goals
selection of the Principal through the identification of a profile-type for the school
school budget priorities
school-community communication strategy ie methods of reporting to parents and the community
extra-curricular activities in the school
The School Council needs your voice, your input, your contribution to make the school better for all students, including yours!
Review the St Benedict School Council Constitution for detailed information.
Meetings
Meetings are generally held the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM in the Library Commons or virtually.
All parents/guardians are welcome to attend and join - we value your input.
To contact School Council, please email: stbenedictschoolparentcouncil@gmail.com
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Contact Us
Email: stbenedictschoolparentcouncil@gmail.com
Facebook:
St. Benedict School Parent Council
X/Twitter: @StBenedict_PC
Instagram: @stbenedictparentcouncil
Website: https://ben.ocsb.ca/parents
Volunteer Opportunities: http://signup.com/go/qUpEiGd
Become a Volunteer
For the latest details, you can check out: https://www.ocsb.ca/contact/volunteers/
Step 1: Get a vulnerable sector check
To volunteer at an OCSB school, you need a current Level 3 Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) from Ottawa Police. The VSC cannot be older than 6 months. VSCs are free with a VSC request letter from our Volunteer Coordinator. Please request the letter from volunteers@ocsb.ca.
Step 2: Complete our volunteer application
Complete the online application you received with the request letter. Then, include an electronic copy of your Vulnerable Sector Check. This typically takes one week to process. Once you’ve been added to our approved list of volunteers you will receive an email confirmation.
Step 3: Renew your volunteer status every year
To keep volunteering, you will need to complete our annual offence declaration survey. This survey takes less than a minute to complete and will allow you to keep volunteering without submitting a new Vulnerable Sector Check. You will receive the offence declaration from ocsb.surveys@ocsb.ca. Check your spam folder if you don’t receive it!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fundraisers
We have two on-going fundraisers with Mabel's Labels and Oliver’s Labels, if you are looking to purchase labels for your school supplies please consider purchasing them through our fundraising links. A portion of each sale will come back to School Council in order for us to provide resources for the school.
https://mabelslabels.com/en_US/fundraising/support/ http://www.oliverslabels.com/benedict
Search for “St. Benedict's Primary School (Nepean) Link should bring you directly to our fundraising page
Board-wide Parent Organizations
Catholic School Parents’ Association (CSPA)
The Ottawa Catholic School Parents’ Association (CSPA) is a volunteer group representing all OCSB parents. They are a resource for school councils and the parent community for information on local and provincial education issues. Through their website, social media, and email newsletters, they provide updates on education in Ottawa & Ontario, as well as tips, resources and information to help parents support their children in school. All parents are welcome and encouraged to join their e-mail list, follow them on social media @OttawaCSPA, and register to attend their meetings or events via EventBrite.
OCSB Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)
The OCSB Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is a provincially mandated committee made up of parents, a trustee, the Director of Education, an elementary and high school principal, and other school board staff as required. The purpose of PIC is to support, encourage, and enhance parent engagement at the school board level to improve student achievement and well-being. PIC is a subcommittee of CSPA, and parent members are appointed by CSPA.
Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
The OCSB’s Special Education and Advisory Committee (SEAC) makes recommendations to the Board in respect of any matter affecting the establishment, development, and delivery of special education programs and services for exceptional pupils.