Representatives of parents of pupils at primary school (kindergarten and elementary)

You must be a parent of a student to be elected as a full or alternate representative. However, already a member of the school board, you cannot be elected as a representative. For example, a teacher who is at the same time a parent of a pupil enrolled in the same school will not be able to be elected representative.

If you want to run for office, you can be part of a parent-student association, but it's not mandatory.

To be a candidate, you must submit a list of applications. Each list must contain at least 2 names of candidates and not more than twice the number of seats to be filled. The list must be signed by each of the candidates.

Lists of candidates must be deposited at the election office 10 free days before the vote.

There are as many parents' representatives as there are classes in each school.

What is the election calendar?

Elections are usually held at the end of September. Check with your child's school for the exact date.

Who can vote?

You must be parent of a pupil to vote. However, if parental authority has been taken away from you, you cannot vote.

Each voter has one vote, regardless of the number of children enrolled in the school.

How to vote?

You can vote from one of 3 ways following:

• On site, by going to the settled polling station in the school
• By sending your vote by mail under closed cover or by having it deposited by your child in the school
• By electronic means on the Internet.

However, the principal or head of school may decide to organize the vote either by correspondence or by electronic means. To do this, the school board or the board of directors must be consulted.

What is the voting method?

Representatives of parents of pupils are elected by a list ballot.

The list of applications does not specify whether you are the incumbent or alternate.

The order of the candidates on the list determines the allocation of seats.

The list shall bear the name either of the federation presenting the list, or of the association of parents of pupils presenting it, or, in other cases, of 1^er candidate.

This is a proportional list vote with the strongest remaining. This method of the strongest remaining consists in allocating the seats not allocated to the most remaining votes.

Calculate the electoral quotient, i.e. the number of votes cast divided by the number of seats to be filled. To get a seat, the list must get as many votes as the electoral quotient. If there is one vacancy left, the list that has the largest vacancy will get it.

For example, there are 3 vacancies, 4 lists of candidates and 207 votes cast. The electoral quotient is therefore: 207/3 = 69. So it takes 69 votes to get a seat.

The last seat will be allocated to the list with the strongest remaining number, that is, list D with 30 votes. She thus gets 1 seat.

In the event of a tie, the vacancy shall be allocated to the list which obtained the largest number of votes.

In the event of a tie in the number of votes, the remaining vacancy shall be allocated to the oldest candidate.

Your role as a representative of parents is to facilitate relations between parents and staff.

You can intervene with school principals to raise a particular problem or to ensure a mediation at the request of one or more of the parents concerned.

The premises of the establishment can be made available to you, temporarily or permanently. It may be used in particular for the organization of meetings, during and outside school time.

You are participating in the school board.

You are elected to represent parents of students for the duration of theschool year.

Your term ends on the day of the 1st^re post-election council meeting.

You must be a parent of a student to be elected as a full or alternate representative. However, already a member of the school board, you cannot be elected as a representative. For example, a teacher who is at the same time a parent of a pupil enrolled in the same school will not be able to be elected representative.

If you want to run for office, you can be part of a parent-student association, but it's not mandatory.

To be a candidate, you must submit a list of applications. Each list must contain at least 2 names of candidates and not more than twice the number of seats to be filled. The list must be signed by each of the candidates.

Lists of candidates must be deposited at the election office 10 free days before the vote.

There are as many parents' representatives as there are classes in each school.

What is the election calendar?

Elections are usually held at the end of September. Check with your child's school for the exact date.

Who can vote?

You must be parent of a pupil to vote. However, if parental authority has been taken away from you, you cannot vote.

Each voter has one vote, regardless of the number of children enrolled in the school.

How to vote?

You can vote from one of 3 ways following:

• On site, by going to the settled polling station in the school
• By sending your vote by mail under closed cover or by having it deposited by your child in the school
• By electronic means on the Internet.

However, the principal or head of school may decide to organize the vote either by correspondence or by electronic means. To do this, the school board or the board of directors must be consulted.

What is the voting method?

Representatives of parents of pupils are elected by a list ballot.

The list of applications does not specify whether you are the incumbent or alternate.

The order of the candidates on the list determines the allocation of seats.

The list shall bear the name either of the federation presenting the list, or of the association of parents of pupils presenting it, or, in other cases, of 1^er candidate.

This is a proportional list vote with the strongest remaining. This method of the strongest remaining consists in allocating the seats not allocated to the most remaining votes.

Calculate the electoral quotient, i.e. the number of votes cast divided by the number of seats to be filled. To get a seat, the list must get as many votes as the electoral quotient. If there is one vacancy left, the list that has the largest vacancy will get it.

For example, there are 3 vacancies, 4 lists of candidates and 207 votes cast. The electoral quotient is therefore: 207/3 = 69. So it takes 69 votes to get a seat.

The last seat will be allocated to the list with the strongest remaining number, that is, list D with 30 votes. She thus gets 1 seat.

In the event of a tie, the vacancy shall be allocated to the list which obtained the largest number of votes.

In the event of a tie in the number of votes, the remaining vacancy shall be allocated to the oldest candidate.

Your role as a representative of parents is to facilitate relations between parents and staff.

You can intervene with school principals to raise a particular problem or to ensure a mediation at the request of one or more of the parents concerned.

The premises of the establishment can be made available to you, temporarily or permanently. It may be used in particular for the organization of meetings, during and outside school time.

You are participating in the school board.

You are elected to represent parents of students for the duration of theschool year.

Your term ends on the day of the 1st^re post-election council meeting.