Every Board in the province is required to have a Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) that meets throughout the year to provide advice to its Board of Trustees and staff regarding how parents and school councils can best support student achievement and well-being.
YRDSB’s PIC has been active for many years under the name of Parent, Family and Community Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC) as the Board has focused on the integration of these forms of engagement. YRDSB also prefers to use the term "engagement" as this is seen as both more comprehensive and action-oriented.
Highlights from 2023-2024 School Year
- Supported PEAC meetings and created intentional opportunities for PEAC members to engage and provide input on system initiatives.
- Finalized new membership in PEAC through a selection process that was team based in partnership with Trustees, Board staff and PEAC members. Anti-discrimination training was provided for everyone on the selection team.
- Orientation session was held to welcome all new PEAC members to their new role and provide them with an overview of the role. Board staff, and current PEAC members attended alongside newly appointed members.
- Supported the planning of the School Council Forums by engaging in an outreach to potential workshop presenters and curated for the Community Education Centre (CEC) planning teams. A slide deck was prepared to support the understanding of financial guidelines and procedures for the CEC teams.
- Co-planned and facilitated the regional Parent Voice Matters PEAC Symposium with PEAC members.
- Engaged community partners to set up vendor displays, and promoted information on the Ministry’s PRO Grant and PEAC member application process at the annual PEAC Parent Voice Matters symposium.
- Supported PEAC Co-Chair in Equitable and Inclusive School Fundraising workshops at school council forums.
- Supported PEAC Co-Chair with filming an informational video to support the annual new member selection process and address some FAQs for potential new applicants
- Provided school council chairs with their new Board email and uploaded new school council chairs to the school council Edsby communication Edsby Hub.
- Ongoing collaboration with PEAC members to create multiple avenues and opportunities to further parent engagement.
- Regular communication with school council chairs on the school council Edsby Hub answering posted questions.
Updated January 2025