“The purpose of the School Advisory Council (i.e. Parent Council) is through the active participation of parents, to improve pupil achievement and enhance the accountability of the education system to parents.” (Reg.612/2.1)
As an advisory body, it may make recommendations to the principal of the school or the Board. Council members are elected for a term that lasts from the first meeting of one school year to the first meeting of the next school year. The Council consists of parents, principal or vice-principal, a teacher, a non-teaching employee of the school, and community representatives appointed by the elected council. Parents and community members are welcome to attend our meetings and childcare is provided if required.
2026-2027 Council Executive Members
Chair: Jessica Besser-Rosenberg
Treasurer: Jeffrey Lyons
Secretary/Communications: Jesse Lane Lee
Principal: Jummi Kim
Vice-Principal: Nataliya Brylynska
Fundraising: Cayla Hache, Lindsay Wilson
Teachers: Rotating
Community Representative: Luigi Alberga
Voting Members:
Luigi Alberga
Jessica Besser-Rosenberg
Daniella Caranci-Verburg
Josh Gordon
Thanh Ho
Jesse Lane Lee
Daina Search
Christopher Severn
Sarah Shugarman
Bonnie Whang
Lindsay Wilson
David Wood
Roles
Chair / Vice Chair – The Chair of the Council is elected by Council members and the other parents and must be a parent who is not employed by the School Board. The Chair is a voting member who, in addition to performing the same duties as other Council members, might arrange for meetings; prepare agendas, chair Council meetings; ensure that minutes of Council meetings are recorded and maintained; facilitate the resolution of conflict, and communicate with the school principal on behalf of the Council. The Chair is an ex-officio member of all standing Committees of the Council and attends such Committee meetings at his/her discretion. The Vice-Chair assists the Chair and, in this person’s absence, acts as Chairperson.
Secretary – The Secretary keeps minutes of all meetings and arranges to have them published on the school website. This person keeps all records, documents and other property of Council except those kept by the Treasurer.
Treasurer – The Treasurer maintains the financial accounts and records of the Council. This person prepares a budget of expected expenditures for the year to be approved by the Council. A comparison of actual results compared to this budget is presented to the Council on a regular basis. This person also keeps Council funds deposited in financial institutions as approved by the Executive Committee and writes cheques for any expenses approved by the Council.
Fundraising Chair(s): The Fundraising Chair oversees fundraising strategy and execution of all events, guides the fundraising subcommittee, and coordinates with the Treasurer
Parent Representatives – The General Parent Representative(s) attend Council meetings and participate on any committees established by Council, contribute to discussions of the Council, solicit the views of other parents and members of the community to share with the Council, and observe the Council’s code of ethics and established by-laws. When there are sufficient Parent Representatives an effort is made to establish at least one Parent Rep per grade to facilitate communications between the parents and Parent Council.
2026-2027 Parent Class Representatives
If a position is open, it means your teacher needs a Parent Rep. Please reach out to the parent council and we’ll help you get set up!
Ms. Aloisi: Shayna Singh
Ms. Bardwell: Kendra Schumacher
Mr. Brun: Open
Mr. Christidis: Daniella Caranci-Verburg
Mr. Covello: Nicole Katsuras, Jill McDonald
Mr. Cowan: Erika Mark
Ms. Da Torre: Kate Daley
Ms. Diakun: Christopher Severn
Ms. Gourlay: Nikku Sharma
Mr. Greaves: Cayla Hache
Mr. Iceton: Ashley Brunsek
Ms. Lynn: Open
Ms. Ramao: Andrea Hamilton
Ms. Sand: Laura Greenberg
Ms. Saunders: Jennifer Chung
Mr. Sestito: Karen Javorski
Ms. Shaw: Simran Prihar
Mr. Stronach: Open
Ms. Yang: Neha London