Local School Council

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 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 across from the 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 linked here.  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 here in the Public LSC Folder.
Agendas and Minutes for the Budget Committee are Available here in the Public LSC Folder.

Members
​2018-2020 Term 
*New 2020-2022 Members

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the 2018-2020 term, which was due to end on June 30, 2020, has been extended until January 10, 2021. The current members are listed below.

Name, Affiliation, Title
Peter Barash, Teacher
Steven Carlson, Parent, Vice-Chairperson, FOIA/OMA
York Chan, Staff
Alexander Dee, Community
Carol Fleishman, Parent
Sarah Ma, Parent, Secretary
John Martin, Parent
Katie Miller, Principal
Mara O'Brien, Parent, Chairperson
Bevin O'Neil, Community

Newly Elected 2020-2022 Members
Peter Barash, Teacher
Steven Carlson, Parent
York Chan, Staff
Alexander Dee, Community
Danielle Giles, Parent
John Martin, Parent
Katie Miller, Principal
Lisa Miranda, Parent
Mara O'Brien, Parent
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 Meets. 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.

• Thursday, July 30, 8 AM 
• Thursday, August 20, 8 AM
• Wednesday, September 16, 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 PM -  State of the School & Budget
• Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, December 16, 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, January 20, 6:30 PM (organizational meeting for newly elected LSC followed by regular LSC meeting)
• Wednesday, February 17, 6:30 PM
• Thursday, March 18, 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, April 21, 6:30 PM - State of the School & Budget 
• Wednesday, May 19, 6:30 PM
• Monday - June 14, 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, July 7th, 9 AM - Organizational meeting for 2021-22 School Year

Agendas and Minutes

The agenda for the next LSC meeting is available at least two days prior to the meeting in the public LSC FOLDER here. The agenda will have the YouTube and call in information.

LSC minutes from the 2020-21 School year are available here in the Public Folder. Note they are added after they are approved at the following meeting.
Archived minutes from earlier years are also available here in the Public Folder .

Contact the LSC

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