PRO Grant Applications are due Friday June 11!    Don’t miss this opportunity to apply for up to $1,000 for a parent involvement related project at your school next year!

On Monday, May 31, we had an information session hosted jointly by OCASC and the OCDSB, featuring a presentation and question and answer session with the Doug Tateishi from Regional Office of the Ministry of Education.

For those who missed it, and to help you out with your PRO grant applications, here are various items that may be of assistance:

• Briefing Note
• Frequently Asked Questions
• PowerPoint Presentation about School Council PRO Grants
• Project Guidelines
• OCDSB information on PRO Grants, including list of schools and projects receiving grants over past few years
• Ministry of Education Information on School Council PRO Grants
• Online PRO Grant Application form

Good luck with your application!

The joint OCASC / OCDSB / Ministry of Education Information Evening for PRO Grant applications will be held on Monday, May 31 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.  in the Library at Fisher Park School, 250 Holland Avenue.

The deadline for PRO grant applications is June 11.  Join us to find out the ins and outs of completing a successful application form – get ideas for great projects and tips about what expenses to include and what not to in your application.

For more information contact Anne Teutsch.

For those unable to make it to the meeting, check back here for copies of handouts that were available at the meeting.

Yard Sale
Saturday May 15

You are invited to sell your wares at a table and/or to come out to the sale to find those special items you’ve been looking for all spring.

And , it’s not only a Yard Sale, but also a Car Seat and Safety Inspectiun Clinic and a “Lights and Siren Auction”!

All this on Saturday,  May 15.

For more information, see the event flyer.

Advocacy Workshop
May 27,  7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

OCASC is sponsoring a workshop for parents on how to effectively advocate in order to help ensure your student has their individual needs met in our ever more complex education system.

The event will take place at Fisher Park School on May 27 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.  No fees!  Everyone is welcome!  Please join us.

For more information, please contact Beth Doubt.   Event Flyer available here for more info.

Elmdale PS School Council has used a PRO Grant to organize a Parent Education Series.  It includes four workshops, one of which has already happened.  The other 3 are:

How to Help and Not Harm: Healthy Eating and Positive Body Image for School Age Children – April 28

Recognizing Anxiety in Your Child: Effective Parenting Strategies to Help your Anxious Child Succeed – May 12

Why Won’t My Child Do as I Say?  The ABC’s of Teaching Cooperation and Compliance - May 26

For more information, please view Elmdale’s flyer for the series.