School Council Bylaws and Operating Procedures
Ontario Regulation 612/00 sets out the mandate and roles and responsibilities that school councils must follow and so provides the constitution for each school council. However, each School Council is required to develop a set of Bylaws that provide mandatory criteria for Elections, Conflict of Interest, Filling Vacancies, and Conflict Resolution. Bylaws may also include Membership details and define the process for setting up committees, outline required council positions and roles (e.g. duties of the Chair), rules for running meetings and decision making, record keeping standards, and the process for parent engagement.