Successful education requires collaborative partnerships among the school, the home and the community, and that effective relationships between the education system and the communities are promoted through consultation, collaboration and strong communication programs.
Relationships between its schools and their communities can be strengthened through the establishment of local school councils which serve as a means of improving student learning and school effectiveness.
It is the policy of the Board that each school in its jurisdiction establish and maintain a School Council. School Councils are supported in their work through the annual School Council Forums, a handbook, and various resources available online or through the school administrator.
Parents and community members are key to a successful school council, and is just one way parents and community can get involved and support students and schools.
Aurora Heights Parent Council
The Executive Committee is elected in September.
The School Council has been mandated by the Ministry of Education and serves as an advisory body addressing school-related issues and communicating directly with the Principal and the School Board if necessary. The Council’s role is to represent the parent community and to develop and implement initiatives related to the School Plan for Continuous Improvement, the Homework Policy; the Lunch Policy and the Dress Code. Members of the Council also organize hot lunches, fundraising events, lunch hour activities and support other special school events.
2025-2026 School Council
Position | Member (s) |
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Chairs | Alison Kraayvanger |
Vice Chair | Emily Grundy |
Secretary | Tatiana Tocarciuc |
Treasurer | Bonnie Chan Bynoe |
Fundraising | Alyssa Shaw |
Voting Member | Ben Bergey |
Voting Member | Gina Deng |
Voting Member | Lauren Francis-Smithson |
Voting Member | Bata Venkataraman |
Voting Member | Yolanda Yu |
Community Rep | Sue Lytle |
Support Staff Rep | Colleen Hughes |
Teacher Rep | Danielle Michele, Laura Pinheiro |
Administrators | Jennifer Anderson - Principal Shelly-Ann Gunness - Vice Principal |
All meetings commence at 7:00 pm in-person in the school Library for the 2025-2026 school year.
Childcare is available.
Please email Jennifer.Anderson@yrdsb.ca or colleen.hughes@yrdsb.ca by the Sunday night prior to the meeting, if you require childcare.
Meeting Dates |
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Monday September 29, 2025 |
Tuesday October 28, 2025 |
Monday December 1, 2025 |
Monday January 12, 2026 |
Monday March 2, 2026 |
Monday April 13, 2026 |
Monday June 1, 2026 |