Your Child’s School Life:

When parents and guardians take an active role in their child’s education, opportunities for growth and achievement increase, both in the classroom and within the school community. From supporting learning to enriching daily experiences, family involvement makes a meaningful difference.

There are many ways to participate in your child's school life at Rippleton. You can:

• Volunteer on field trips

• Volunteer driver for a school sports team

• Volunteer in your child's classroom

• Volunteer for RAPT events 

• We encourage you to attend RAPT meetings throughout the year. 

Purpose and Function of the School Council

The School Council is a mandatory advisory body for all schools in Ontario. Its purpose is to improve student achievement and enhance the accountability of the education system to parents through their active participation (Ontario Regulation 612/2.1).

School Council Membership

• Parents

• Teacher(s)

• Principal or Vice Principal

• Support staff

Advisory Role

The School Council contributes insights to the Principal and the Board about:

• Student achievement

• School budget priorities

• School safety and renovation projects

RAPT Board Members

Our current RAPT Board Members include:

• School Council Chair: Rodney Lam

• Co-Chairs: Ana Spinu,  Kateryna Valtina

• Treasurer:  Shabnam Shokoufi,  Whitney Wong

• Secretary:  Paris Asghari,  Stephen Brightman

• Executive:  Elmira Mehrnami,  Sanu Aulakh,  Irshad Mankrod,  Bobby Dhillon,  Christine Macdonald,  Diana Wang