Parent Involvement | Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is currently seeking community members with an interest in public education to serve on its Parent Involvement Committee (PIC). Those interested in volunteering for a one-year term are invited to submit a letter of interest. Please see details below.

Join KPR’s Parent Involvement Committee!

The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is seeking three community members with an interest in public education to serve on its Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) for a one-year term. The Parent Involvement Committee collaborates with parents, school councils, and community partners to enhance parental involvement and community engagement in support of student success. The non-parent Community Representatives on the committee will join three parent members from each region of the Board (Clarington, Northumberland-City of Quinte West/Murray Ward, and Peterborough).
The committee meets six times a year, beginning in November, with the flexibility to attend either in person or virtually.

Candidate Eligibility:

Must reside within KPRDSB boundaries.
Cannot be a parent of a child currently enrolled with the Board, nor an employee of the Board.
Should express interest, including the region of the Board they reside in and plan to represent.

Candidates for the Parent Involvement Committee are invited to submit a letter of interest to the:

Office of the Chief Executive Officer
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
1994 Fisher Drive Peterborough, ON K9J 6X6
Or by e-mail: chiefexecutiveofficer@kprdsb.ca

Engaging in Your Child’s Educational Journey

Families, Parents and Caregivers – if you missed this exciting opportunity to learn about parent involvement, volunteer opportunities, leadership roles in School Council, and to explore the many benefits that come from participating in your child’s education, access the recording of our virtual information session, "Engaging in Your Child's Educational Journey" by clicking the video on this page!

Parent Involvement at KPR

We foster parental involvement and community engagement to build partnerships that support student learning. We believe that parents play a vital role in the education of their children and in the success of schools.

Parent involvement can be done in a number of ways such as

communicating
helping students at home
attending school events
building parenting skills
volunteering
influencing decision-making.

View KPR's Parent Involvement Policy

Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)

The Parent Involvement Committee provides advice to the Board on ways to encourage parents' and guardians' involvement in their children's education. The Parent Involvement Committee works with parents, guardians, school councils and community partners to:

support constructive parental involvement in schools to improve student achievement and well-being
seek out advise and ideas from school councils, parents and partners to plan and implement strategies to involve more parents
provide the Board advise on the effectiveness of communications, events and other initiatives that affect relationships with parents and school councils
approve expenditures for activities or projects funded with the Ministry of Education's Parent Involvement funding

How to Join the Committee

In the fall of every year, the Board puts out a call for volunteer parent and community representatives to sit on the Committee.

To learn more about the Parent Involvement Committee please contact:

Greg Kidd
Executive Officer, Corporate Affairs

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