Parent Engagement

Durham District School Board (DDSB) recognizes the importance of partnerships with parents and guardians in creating positive learning environments. The School Community Council (SCC) is an advisory body that makes recommendations to the Principal and school board to further student achievement and well-being. Every school in the DDSB has an SCC. The SCC is made up of parents, school staff and community members and should represent the diversity of the school community.

Join our School Community Council

To join the SCC as a voting member at your school, contact the school Principal. You will need to fill out a nomination form in September. All members of the SCC are elected within the first 30 days of the school year.

View the Viola Desmond SCC page here.

School Community Council Handbook

Read the Durham District School Board School Community Council Handbook for more information about SCC organizational guidelines, tools and resources. You can also visit the Ministry of Education's website for more information about school councils.

SCC brochure

Frequently Asked Questions brochures are available in the following languages:

• SCC Brochure – Arabic
• SCC Brochure – Bengali
• SCC Brochure – Chinese
• SCC Brochure – Dari
• SCC Brochure – English
• SCC Brochure – Farsi
• SCC Brochure – French
• SCC Brochure – Gujarati
• SCC Brochure – Hindi
• SCC Brochure – Punjabi
• SCC Brochure – Romanian
• SCC Brochure – Russian
• SCC Brochure – Spanish
• SCC Brochure – Tamil
• SCC Brochure – Urdu
• SCC Brochure - Vietnamese

Meetings

SCC meetings are open to the public, but only those who are elected members will have a vote. Meetings are held at least 4 times each year.

Regional SCC meetings

Regional SCC meetings take place throughout the year and provide SCC members an opportunity to attend workshops and exchange ideas with SCC members from other schools in the DDSB. The Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) plans and executes the Regional SCC meetings with input from school community councils.

SCC guidelines, policies, and regulations

School Community Councils follow these guidelines and regulations:

• DDSB SCC Accounting Guidelines
• DDSB SCC policy
• DDSB SCC Election Framework
• DDSB Volunteer Programs in Schools Procedure
• DDSB Fundraising Regulation

Parent Reaching Out Grant (PRO Grant)

Apply for the Parent Reaching Out Grant through the Ministry of Education. This funding supports initiatives that get parents involved in student learning.