Each school will form an Elections Planning Committee chaired by the principal and with representation from parents, teaching staff, support staff, and in secondary schools, students. This committee is responsible for planning and holding elections for parents, teachers and support staff representatives.
Parents can nominate themselves by completing the nomination ballot and returning it to the school.
Candidates should be prepared to summarize their reasons for running to represent the school community. Peel board employees can vote and run for election as parent representatives. Election procedures Candidates can not give out campaign material at the school or use school resources to campaign. Principals will conduct a lottery to determine each candidate's position on the ballot. Elections must be conducted by secret ballot.