Parent Engagement

Durham District School Board (DDSB) recognizes the importance of partnerships with parents and guardians in creating positive learning environments. The School Community Council (SCC) is an advisory body that makes recommendations to the Principal and school board to further student achievement and well-being. Every school in the DDSB has an SCC. The SCC is made up of parents, school staff and community members and should represent the diversity of the school community.

O’Neill CVI School Community Council

The School Community Council (SCC) supports student achievement and well-being through an advisory role with the school principal.  SCC also supports parent engagement and communication between home and school.  More information can be found at School Community Councils

Parents/Guardians can stay up to date with their school by subscribing to the news and alerts feed. (Subscribing to Receive News from Your Home School) and following our social media accounts: Instagram - @oneillcvioshawa and Twitter - @ONeillCVIOshawa.

Membership on our School Community Council provides parents/guardians the opportunity to be an active participant in the evolution and improvement of O’Neill CVI. Your input and guidance is a valuable resource to support our ongoing needs of our community. By forging strong links between home and school, we can work together to ensure positive and successful learning experiences for our students.

Any potential agenda items may be sent to our SCC account at scc201@scc.ddsb.ca and they will be forwarded to our Chair and Ms. Running, Principal.

All parents/guardians are welcome to join our meetings listed below. All meetings will be in-person at 6:30pm in the OCVI library. 

School Community Council Handbook

Read the Durham District School Board School Community Council Handbook for more information about SCC organizational guidelines, tools and resources. You can also visit the Ministry of Education's website for more information about school councils.

SCC brochure

Frequently Asked Questions brochures are available in the following languages:

• SCC Brochure – Arabic
• SCC Brochure – Bengali
• SCC Brochure – Chinese
• SCC Brochure – Dari
• SCC Brochure – English
• SCC Brochure – Farsi
• SCC Brochure – French
• SCC Brochure – Gujarati
• SCC Brochure – Hindi
• SCC Brochure – Punjabi
• SCC Brochure – Romanian
• SCC Brochure – Russian
• SCC Brochure – Spanish
• SCC Brochure – Tamil
• SCC Brochure – Urdu
• SCC Brochure - Vietnamese

Regional SCC meetings

Regional SCC meetings take place throughout the year and provide SCC members an opportunity to attend workshops and exchange ideas with SCC members from other schools in the DDSB. The Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) plans and executes the Regional SCC meetings with input from school community councils.

SCC guidelines, policies, and regulations

School Community Councils follow these guidelines and regulations:

• DDSB SCC Accounting Guidelines
• DDSB SCC policy
• DDSB SCC Election Framework
• DDSB Volunteer Programs in Schools Procedure
• DDSB Fundraising Regulation

Parent Reaching Out Grant (PRO Grant)

Apply for the Parent Reaching Out Grant through the Ministry of Education. This funding supports initiatives that get parents involved in student learning.