What is a School
Partners’ Committee ¢

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Since its inception in 1995, the CSF
(BC francophone education authority)
has promoted collaboration among
parents, students, teaching and sup-
port staff, school administrators and
the community. This cooperation aims
to marshal the strengths of the school
community to ensure the academic
and cultural success of every student.

During the 2007-2008 academic
year, a working committee (including
the FPFCB) developed a policy fo
create partners’ committees in each

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of the schools and published an ac-
companying guide. In June 2008, the
CSF board of managers approved
Policy D-400-18 to create the partners’
committee. The CSF Board promotes
the creation of the committees to en-
courage interactive management and
leadership in each of its schools.

Role of the Partners’ Committee
The Partners’ Committee operates
under the parameters of the Education
Act, CSF policies, and collective agree-
ments. The committee is mandated fo:

Who belongs to
the Partners’ Committee?

The Partners’ Committee repre-
sents the various school community
players, i.e.:

administration
teaching staff
support staff

parents

students (Grade 10+)

If the school includes an early lear-
ning component, a
should be invited fo serve on the com-

representative

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@ Develop the school
educational project

gw Implement, evaluate and review
the educational project

= Promote the home-school-
community partnership

@ Develop, approve, and review
the school code of conduct

¢ Develop guidelines for allocation
of school resources school servi-
ces and educational programs

¢ preparation of the school
calendar

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mittee. Representatives of partners
from the community may be invited fo
serve on the committee.

Partners’ Committee operations

General rules governing partners’
committee operations may be found in
the Partners' Committee guide, availa-
ble on the CSF website.

For more information regarding the
partners’ committees, and to consult
the Guide, visit the website:
www.csf.bc.ca/comite_de_
partenaires/info_english.php