September 2009

Dear Parents/Guardians of OTLC Students

It is my pleasure to warmly welcome you back to another exciting school year, and to invite you to join the OTLC School Council.

School Councils are advisory and consultation bodies that provide input and guidance to school staff on issues and concern of relevance to their particular school. There are no membership fees, and the only requirement is an interest in your child’s education at OTLC!

We meet the first Tuesday each month in the School’s library. All parents are automatically members and are entitled to contribute to and attend school council meetings. Traditionally, the OTLC School Council has not participated in fundraising activities however we have supported grant applications that in turn have had a positive impact on our school community.

In 2008-20008 the Council developed three overreaching goals that guided our activities:
-Transition and Building Partnerships
-Communications – Internal and External
-Bringing the outside in
For further details on our activities, I invite you to read the OTLC School Council Annual Report which is posted on the school’s website at www.otlc.ocbds.ca.

The first meeting of the Council for the 2009-2010 school year will take place Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the library. To be notified by email of meeting dates, receive an agenda and related documents, please email kallenmcgill@rogers.com.

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Kimberly Allen-McGill
Chair, OTLC School Council 2008-2009
Telephone: 613-733-9882