PSSCs serve an important role in terms of providing advice to the principal regarding school policies, strategies for partnerships within the community, ways of maintaining a positive climate within the school and support for the language and culture of the school, among other duties.

 

At the local school-level, Parent School Support Committees play an important advisory role to the principal of the school.

 

Any eligible New Brunswick citizen of voting age who meets the residency requirement can run or vote in a DEC election. PSSCs,however, are made up primarily of parents of students attending the school for which the PSSC operates.

 

The responsibilities of the PSSCs are outlined in section 33 of the Education Act.  PSSCs are not decision-making bodies but rather provide advice and feed-back on the direction and decisions undertaken by the school administration.

 

PSSCs serve an important role in terms of providing advice to the principal regarding school policies, strategies for partnerships within the community, ways of maintaining a positive climate within the school and support for the language and culture of the school, among other duties.

 

The PSSC communicates regularly with its DEC and a DEC member may attend PSSC meetings for information purposes.

 

For more information please contact the school at 839-3000.