Information
Activities, Documentation, Training and References
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The blue guides
Although our work of informing and representing parents is characterized by parental engagement in schools, sometimes our projects lead us to collect relevant information on a more targeted subject and we consider it interesting to make it accessible to parents.
This is why we have created the series of “blue guides” aimed at parents of students, although they do not exclusively concern parental involvement in school and in the educational path of their children.
Activities, conferences and training
ADHD
How can we better understand its daily impacts? What strategies should you adopt to support your child with kindness and effectiveness? Don’t face your questions about ADHD alone.
THE ROLE OF PARENTS IN SCHOOL STRUCTURES (IN FRENCH)
An annotated overview of opportunities for parental involvement in the Education system.
Orthopedagogy at home
Five one-hour sessions to support and equip parents with Ms. Pauline Ladouceur, special education teacher.
Four interviews concern one of the primary school cycles and the fifth concerns motivation.
Do you have a training need or suggestion? Don’t hesitate to contact us, we’re always looking to meet your needs.
Aidersonenfant.com
Aidersonenfant.com and the RCPAQ have entered into a strategic partnership that provides Quebec parents with relevant tools to support their children in their academic journey.
The quality of the production, the speakers and the comments of the Parcours-parents d’Aidersonenfant.com is enhanced by its segmentation into more than 200 short capsules, grouped by theme and easily accessible at any time, according to the preferences and availability of the parent. These are tools that are very well adapted to the reality of parenting.
Parents involved in the RCPAQ member parent committees have free access to the Parents’ Pathways on Aidersonenfant.com throughout the school year. Otherwise, your school board can subscribe the parents of your school, notably through budget measure 15024 which aims to better support parents of students by raising awareness of school realities.
Contact your parents’ committee or write to us for more details.
Are you a member of your school’s governing board?
Have you been elected to your school’s governing board? Well done and thank you for your invaluable commitment!
For parents in french schools, it’s mandatory to take the member training offered by the ministry. Parents from english schools can refer to most parts of the training, but it is not mandatory.
We have prepared an introductory activity with commentary on this mandatory training course. (IN FRENCH) We invite you to take a look at our clip, which we’ve made available here, to help you prepare for your role as a board member.
Mandatory MEQ training
This course is aimed at all members of governing boards and school principals. It is designed to support them in the exercise of their duties and powers under the Education Act.
Training is an important reference for any GB member, so refer to it often. We also suggest you take a look at our annotated introduction, to give you some context and a few tricks of the trade. (IN FRENCH)
If you need support in your new role, don’t hesitate to contact us!
info@rcpaq.org
Amendments to the Education Act
following Bill 47
The adoption of Bill 47, An Act to strengthen the protection
students concerning in particular acts of sexual violence, sanctioned on April 9, 2024, brings amendments to the Public Education Act.
We have prepared a guide summarizing these changes, you can download it here .
Amendments to the Education Act
following bill 23
The adoption of Bill 23 led to the assent, on December 7, 2023, of the Loi sur l’instruction publique et édictant la Loi sur l’Institut national d’excellence en éducation.
The Ministry has published a guide summarizing these changes and indicating the dates on which the new provisions come into force. You can download it here.
Espace Parents
To better support your child in their academic and professional orientation
Espace parents was designed to help Quebec parents better understand what their children are going through by giving them tools to support their personal and identity development throughout their studies.
Protecteur nationale de l’élève
The Protecteur nationale de l’élève (PNE) is anautonomous institution external to the school network, and is the ombudsman for education in Quebec.
Contact the Protecteur nationale de l’élève
Phone and text available : 1 833 420-5233
Email: plaintes-pne@pne.gouv.qc.ca
Ministry of Education Whistleblower Platform
A whistleblowing platform is available to you to transmit information to the Ministry of Education securely and anonymously (or not, according to your choice) concerning a concerning situation in an educational institution, a CSS or a CS, a sports federation, a ministry or an organization. A form is provided to report misconduct or inappropriate behavior, allegations concerning governance, administration or educational services, false statements, potential fraud or other types of unethical behavior.