Governing Board
A school's Governing Board is a body established according to the Education Act. It is composed of the principal, vice-principals, parents, teachers, and representatives of non-teaching professionals and support staff, as well as community representatives. All decisions made by the governing board must be in the interest of the school. the students, the parents the school staff and the community. All committee members work in partnership to ensure that every student receives the best possible learning opportunity.
The Governing Board at Laval Junior Academy is comprised of:
- 8 Parents (Voting)
- 8 Staff (Voting)
- Principal and Vice-Principals (Non-Voting )
- 2 Members from the Community (Non-Voting)
- There may also be up to 2 substitute parent members who may be called upon to replace regular parent members who are absent from meetings of the governing board.
Parent members are elected at the Annual General Meeting which is held at the school prior to September 30 of each school year.
Topics that the Governing Board will address typically include:
- School’s educational project
- Standards and procedures for student evaluation
- Anti-Bullying and Anti-Violence Plan
- Services provided by the school, e.g.:
- Cafeteria
- Rental and use of premises
- Activities such as fundraisers, extracurricular activities, and field trips
- Allocation of any funds raised through a school activity
- Curriculum - Subject time allocation
- School’s annual budget
Members 2020-2021
Parent Representatives
| Jimmy Abraham | Chairperson | |
| Giuseppe (Pino) Alberga | Vice-Chairperson / Treasurer | |
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Effie Kontakos |
Secretary / Alternate Parent Delegate to the SWLSB Parents Committee |
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| Evan Goudis | Parent Delegate to the SWLSB Parents Committee | |
| Theresa Andrusko | ||
| Alexandra Antonopoulos | ||
| Laura Whittebol | ||
| Polizoi Christodoulakis | ||
| Angela Lucia | Substitute Member |
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Student Representatives (non-voting)
Community Representatives (non-voting)
Teacher Representatives
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Support Staff Represntative
| Betty Aliftiras | Student Supervisor |
Professional Staff Representative
| Dominic Di Stefano | Spiritual Animator |
Administration
| Eric Ruggi | Principal | eruggi@swlauriersb.qc.ca |
| Alexandra Petrella | Vice Principal - Sec. 1 | apetrella@swlauriersb.qc.ca |
| Melissa Rioux | Vice Principal - Sec. 2 | mrioux@swlauriersb.qc.ca |
Meeting Dates
Governing Board meetings were held via Zoom for the 2020-21 year.
Meeting Dates 2021-22
Dates to come