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Ever thought of joining Immac’s School Council?
Immac is looking to add members to its school council. No previous experience required! Council members meet online once a month and council meetings typically last 30 minutes. Council member responsibilities include bringing your God-given gift of common sense to each meeting, preparing a report for each meeting, discussing agenda items as appropriate, and planning for the sustainability of the school community. Council members rarely have more than 15 minutes of work outside of the monthly Council meeting. Being a Council member fully meets your parent participation hours annually.
Things to know:
· Council members are elected for 3-year terms.
· Council members must belong to a Catholic parish.
· Council members do not need to have children attend the school.
At present Immac is looking to add Council members to the following positions:
· Chair (Runs the meetings-templates provided)
· Secretary (records the minutes and emails copies to Council members-templates provided!)
· Council/PSG Liaison (shares relevant information from Council meetings with PSG members during PSG meetings or via email)
· Education (can be involved in HR, serious discipline issues)
All council members are involved in creating and maintaining policy, reviewing expenditures, and providing guidance that is in the best interest of the school.
Want more information but not sure you want to make the commitment? No worries! Come see me (Mr. Plaxton) for more info. I promise that just because you made an inquiry, I won’t add your name to a secret list of potential candidates. I also promise that I won’t harass you night and day until you break down, sobbing, surrendering to my relentless emails begging you to join Council. I promise. (NOTE: I have chocolate in my office. You could just swing by, take some chocolate, and casually ask a Council related question).
Feeding Futures
For the 2023-24 school year, Immac applied for the Feeding Futures (FF). I am pleased to share with you that Immac was successful in its grant request. Starting in early February, Immac will be using the FF grant funds to provide breakfast and lunch snacks. In addition to “Grab and Go” snacks for all students in the school, the FF grant will be used to purchase equipment related to the storage and distribution of food. However, the largest allocation of the FF grant will be directed towards families in the Immac community that struggle with food security. There are not enough funds to help everyone. To this end, if you are aware of families who are part of the Immac community that may need help with groceries, please take a moment and let me know. This confidential form asks a few questions that will help the FF Committee (me and 3 others) determine where the funds can best be used. Submissions will be reviewed at the end of February 2024.
-Mr. Plaxton
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