Local School Council

LSC Election Results
​2022-2024 Term

LSC elections were held on April 20, 2022. Here are the members for the 2022-2024 Term

Parent Representatives
Mara O'Brien
Lisa Miranda
Mark Bennett
James Aevaliotis
Margaret Waugh
Danielle Giles

Community Representatives
Alexander Dee
Jennifer Edmonds

Staff Representatives
Peter Barash
Kellen Sisler

Student Representative
Lyla Hamilton

About

Please join us! The Bell School Local School Council (LSC) typically meets the third Wednesday of every month during the school year at 6:30 p.m. with some exceptions. Please confirm with the school calendar for call in and/or location information. The meetings are open to the public.

The Local School Council consists of 6 parents, 2 teachers, 1 staff member, 2 community members, 1 student, and the principal of the school. Council members are elected by members of their peer group on the second semester Report Card Pick-Up Day in April of every even-numbered year. Parent, community, teacher and staff representatives serve a two-year term beginning July 1 after each election and ending June 30, two years later.
 
The LSC encourages the participation of teachers, parents, students, and neighbors in the important decisions it makes. Meetings are generally open to audience participation, however, there is a designated time for public comment during each meeting. If you wish to address the LSC on a particular topic, please email bellschool.lsc@gmail.com by noon of the day before the meeting. Each request should include your name and contact information along with the topic.
 
The LSC bulletin board in the main office has the latest information and meeting schedules, minutes of previous meetings, agenda for the upcoming meeting, contacts, the list of LSC committees, and other relevant documents. The same information is also available virtually in the Public LSC folder.  Please click here to view the current LSC by-laws.

Committees

The Bell LSC has two standing committees: Budget and Strategic Planning. Meeting dates for those committees are available on the School Calendar and are open to the public.

​Agendas and Minutes for the Strategic Planning Committee are Available in the Public LSC Folder.

​Agendas and Minutes for the Budget Committee are Available in the Public LSC Folder.

Members
​2020-2022 Term

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020-2022 term started on January 11, 2021.

Name, Affiliation, Title
Peter Barash, Teacher
Steven Carlson, Parent, Vice-Chairperson,
​   FOIA/OMA Officer
York Chan, Staff
Alexander Dee, Community
Danielle Giles, Parent
John Martin, Parent
Katie Miller, Principal
Lisa Miranda, Parent, Secretary
Mara O'Brien, Parent, Chairperson
Bevin O'Neil, Community
Amanda Sharkey, Parent
Kellen Sisler, Teacher

Meeting Dates

Until further notice, the meetings will be virtual and accessible via YouTube or by phone via Google Meet. Parents and community members can join via the link or phone number listed on the agenda that will be in the PUBLIC LSC folder prior to the meeting or on the school calendar.

• Wednesday, July 7th, 9 AM - Organizational meeting for 2021-22 School Year
• Friday, August 5, 2021 8:30 a.m. SPECIAL
• Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 6 PM
• Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 6 PM
• Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 6:30 PM
• Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 6:30 PM SPECIAL
• Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 6:30 PM
• Thursday, January 20, 2022, 6:30 PM
• Thursday, February 17, 2022, 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 6:30 PM
• Monday, April 18, 2022, 6:00 PM
• Wednesday, May 4th 6:30 PM (Location: Reclaimed)  SPECIAL
• Thursday, May 19, 2022, 6:30 PM (in-person)
• Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 6:30 PM (in-person)

2022-23 Organizational Meeting

• Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 6:00 PM

Agendas and Minutes

The agenda for the upcoming LSC meeting is available at least two days prior to the meeting in the public LSC PUBLIC FOLDER. The agenda will have the ​meeting information and if the meeting will be streamed, the agenda will have call in information. LSC minutes from previous meetings are also available in the Public Folder. Note minutes are added after they are approved at the subsequent meeting.​

Contact the LSC

Please email bellschool.lsc@gmail.com if you have any questions for the Bell LSC.