Scotsburn Elementary

Respect, Responsibility and a Love of Learning

School Advisory Council

Chair - Vanessa Mossop

Principal - Kim Tetreault

Teachers - Sarah Grant, Robin Ferguson, Jessica Dunphy

Support Staff - Melissa Fleury

Parents - Sarah Langille, Karen Wolff, Melissa Algarra, Christine Whelan

Community Member - Leighton Hayden

https://www.ednet.ns.ca/docs/sachandbook.pdf

November 20th Agenda.doc

November 20th Meeting Summary.docx

October 9th Agenda.doc

October 9th Meeting Summary.docx

SACs are volunteer organizations that receive their authority from the Education Act (2018)(link is external). The establishment of SACs and their roles and responsibilities are set out in the Education Act and the Ministerial Education Act Regulations(link is external) .

• SACs are advisory bodies to individual school principals, regional centres for education (RCEs), and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) on a range of issues related to their local schools and the overall school system.
   
• SAC membership can vary, but generally consists of the school principal, parents/guardians, teachers, other school staff, students, and community members. SAC membership should reflect the diversity of the school community.
   
• In 2018, focus groups were conducted with SAC chairs and principals about enhancing the role of SACs. As a result, SACs now have a stronger voice in regional and provincial policy development, more professional development and networking opportunities, and a budget that supports the SACs mandate and operations.