The Catholic School Council is the official advisory body to the school’s principal. Their respective duties include:
- developing, recommending and promoting activities which will enhance the quality of school programs
- supporting plans for the improvement of the levels of student achievement
- enhancing the accountability of the education system to parents
St. Mary Catholic School Council by-laws are based on the suggested by-laws for Catholic School Council Operation in the HCDSB’s Operations Manual, “School Councils: Strengthening Our Partnerships”. Other references include The Ministry of Education’s Policy 612/00 and the accompanying document, “School Councils: A Guide for Members” (2001), and the HCDSB’s School Board Policy No. 1-23. The by-laws that govern School Council are reviewed annually: BY-LAWS updated May 2019.
The Council is comprised of elected and appointed representatives of the school community. Our St. Mary Catholic School Council Members for 2019-20 are:
| Jennifer Peer, Natalie Cambone | Co-Chairs |
| Tamara Adamo | Parish Representative |
| Kevin Kelley | Community Representative |
| Chair of School Improvement (Curriculum) Committee | |
| Clare Mungai Kiplangat | Parent Engagement Committee |
| Raj Nimako | Chair of Environmental Committee |
| Andres Masmela | Chair of Focus on Faith Committee |
| Laurie Cabanas | Secretary |
| Banke Sorinwa | OAPCE |
| Alexandra Power | Parent Member |
| Alexandra Tarkowski Deniz | Parent Member |
| Christian Howard | Parent Member |
| Haidy Attia | Parent Member |
| Ifeanyichukwu Uzoka | Parent Member |
| Jennifer Palozzi | Parent Member |
| Melissa Whalen | Parent Member |
| Sam Khoury | Parent Member |
| Ursula Terlecki | Parent Member |
| Mark McHenry | Teaching Representative |
| Tara Herod | Non-teaching Representative |
| Diana Comito | Vice-Principal |
| Karen Dobbie | Principal |
Meetings are held the first Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. virtually. All parents are welcome to attend! Please request a link from the Office.
About Our School Council
