Notice of Upcoming Election of
Parent/Guardian Representatives for the
Indian Road Crescent Junior Public
School Family Council
● The IRC Family Council election runs
in accordance with the Family Council By-Laws.
● There are fifteen (15) vacant positions for Parent/Guardian Members on Family
Council that sits for a term of one year – September 30, 2019 to September 30, 2020.
● Among those 15, there are three (3) Officer positions that may be
filled by 3 to 6 Parent/Guardian Members: Chairperson/Co-Chairpersons,
Treasurer/Co-Treasurers, Secretary/Co-Secretaries. A general description of
these positions can be found here.
● While volunteering to chair a
committee (Fundraising, Equity, Education Advocacy etc.) does not require being
a voting member, we encourage those who would like to chair a committee to
nominate themselves as a Parent/Guardian Member.
● All parents/guardians with children
registered at IRC for the 2019-2020 school year are eligible to be elected for
the Family Council.
● A person is not qualified to be a
Parent/Guardian Member of Family Council if they are 1) a member of the TDSB
Board of Trustees; or 2) employed at IRC; or 3) employed elsewhere by the TDSB,
unless they take reasonable steps to inform voters that they are employed by
the TDSB. The Nomination Form provides such an opportunity. THE
● Nomination forms are due in the Main
Office no later than Friday, September
20, 2019 at 3:00pm.
● The list of candidates and brief
biography (if provided) will be posted to the IRC Family Council Blog by Monday, September 23, 2019.
On Election Day
● Only parents/guardians of children
registered to attend IRC for the 2019-2020 school year may vote in the family
council election.
● The vote will occur by secret ballot
at from 7:00-7:15pm, Tuesday, September
24, 2019 at IRC.
● The results of the vote will be announced
as soon as practicable after voting concludes, at which time the September
Meeting of the Family Council will begin.
● If 15 or fewer valid nominations for Parent/Guardian
Member are received, those nominees will be acclaimed.
● Similarly, if fewer than 2
nominations for Chairperson/Co-Chairperson, Treasurer/Co-Treasurer, and
Secretary/Co-Secretary are received, those nominees will be acclaimed.
