Battalion Park School Council
Welcome to the Battalion Park School Council website. See the latest BP School Council meeting dates and minutes.
School Council
One of the most important ways parents/guardians and community members can make a meaningful difference for students is by participating on the school council. Under the Education Act, a school council is a collective association designed to advise the principal and the CBE Board of Trustees on matters related to the school. School councils have legislated advisory and decision-making authority defined within the Education Act and the School Councils Regulation.
BPSC Three Year Plan The Battalion Park School Council has come together to work on 3 goals over the next three years starting in 2023. You can read all about them here.
They are different from Parent Societies & Associations, whose main function is to raise funds for the school. You can find more details in the CBE School Council Handbook.
For more details on the role of school council, see this CBE link to the School Councils page.
For all school calendar events and dates, see this calendar link to Battalion Park School.
For learn more about fundraising, see the Signal Hill School Enhancement Society page.
New Playgrounds for Battalion Park School
All playgrounds have a limited lifecycle, and our much-loved playgrounds – the big playground (“Core”) and the little playground behind the mini-building (“Mini”) – have come to the end of their lifecycles. They are still safe for play but will have to be replaced soon.
The Signal Hill School Enhancement Society (“SHSES”) is responsible for fundraising the playground replacements. It has created a Playground Committee to develop and implement a fundraising program to replace these two playgrounds.
The Committee anticipates a two-year fundraising program for the Mini, and an additional three years for the Core. The Calgary Board of Education inspects and provides maintenance to school playgrounds, but the replacement of aging playgrounds must be managed and fundraised by local school parent societies. The SHSES Playground Committee has estimated a potential two playground build budget of approximately $900K – $1.5m.