The English Parentsâ Committee Association (EPCA) and the Quebec Federation of Parentsâ Committees (FCPQ) congratulate all parent commissioners who have been elected to their English board council positions, and all parent representatives who have been elected to their respective school service centre boards of directors.
âParents have spoken. Quebec parents have stood and been counted,â says EPCA President Katherine Korakakis.
With elections held across the province, and voted in by their peers, parents have reason to celebrate. âTheir voices have never been stronger, more united or more crucial to governance of our school network,â says Korakakis. âParents who have worked in their schools as volunteers and in leadership roles, will lend their expertise, energies and independent voices honed over years at different levels of governance.â
âHats off to the parents of students who have decided to take up the challenge of serving on the networkâs first boards of directorsâ says FCPQ President KĂ©vin Roy. âA special thank you to the parents who are taking up the positions of chair and vice-chair of the boards of directors and whose leadership will guide these new bodies. Parents have taken their place and responded present!â
Parent governance is a core value at the heart of Quebecâs education system, and reflected in the elected parent positions on councils, boards, parent committees, special needs advisory committees and more. From governing boards and parent committees to councils, service centres, and in all interactions with the Ministry of Education, parents are looked to for their credible voices at all tables and applauded for their commitment to community.
âParents with hours and hours of volunteer work accumulated in their schools, as well as parents with wide variety of expertise who are newly engaged in school bodies will work side-by-side with the interests of students at heart,â says Roy, adding that former parent commissioners are bringing their experience to new directors, committee chairs are passing their torch to the next generation and presiding over school service centres, and parents involved in special needs advisory committees are ensuring that these studentsâ voices are heard.
English Parentsâ Committee Association (EPCA)
The English Parents' Committee Association represents eight Quebec English-language school boards and is the official voice of Quebecâs English public school parent community, representing almost 100,000 students.
Quebec Federation of Parentsâ Committees (FCPQ)
For more than 45 years, the FCPQ has been bringing together Quebecâs parent committees and supporting parents who are concerned about parental involvement in public primary and secondary schools to ensure the quality of education offered to children.