Each school in the Peel District School Board has a school council. School councils are legislated by the provincial government and support the Peel board's school success planning goals. Research has shown that there is a clear connection between parent involvement and student achievement. How school councils are organized The majority of members on a school council must be parents or guardians of students enrolled in the school. School councils will have a minimum of nine members or eleven if there is student representation.
Student representation is mandatory in secondary schools and optional in elementary schools.
The school council chair is elected by the parent members of the council. If they are broader in scope, the principal may choose to refer them to an appropriate board official.