School Council holds an election every fall for its members. The election is announced in the principal’s school-wide bulletin. All parents and caregivers of a student enrolled in Northern are eligible to nominate themselves for membership. If you are interested, please complete the self-nomiation form below. Questions about the election can be sent to nss.school.council@gmail.com.
Nominations must be received by October 3rd.
School Council is made of 15 parent members, 1 teacher rep, 1 staff rep, 1 student rep, and 1 community member. The principal is in an advisory role and does not vote.
To become a Parent Member:
- Parents who are interested in becoming a voting parent member (“candidates”) should fill out the self-nomination form.
- If there are 15 or less candidates, all applicants will automatically become the new School Council.
- If there are more than 15 candidates, an election will be held. At the election, each parent will have a minute to introduce themselves. Then, there will be a vote by all parents present, and the top 15 candidates will become the new School Council.
Run for Leadership (Co-Chair, Co-Secretary, Co-Treasurer):
- After School Council has elected its members, each candidate interested in leadership will be given 1 minute to describe their interest in the position and what they’d like to contribute.
- If there are no more than 2 candidates for each position, they will automatically fill the position.
- If there are more than 2 candidates for a position, the 15 Parent Members will fill the position by voting.