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

Any parent of pupils may be elected as a full representative or alternate representative, unless he is already a member of the school board. Thus, 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.

A parent of a student who wishes to run for office may be a member of a parent-student association, but this is not mandatory.

The parent who wants to apply must register on 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.

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.

Schedule

Elections are usually held at the end of September.

Who can vote?

Every parent of a pupil can vote, regardless of nationality. However, if parental authority has been taken away, the parent of the pupils cannot vote.

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

How to vote?

2 possibilities:

• Travel to the settled polling station in the school.
• Send the vote in closed mail by post or have it deposited by the student

Method of voting

The ballot is a list ballot.

A list is made up of parents of pupils, whether or not they are members of a parents' association.

The list must contain at least 2 names, and may not contain more than twice the number of seats to be filled.

Candidates shall be entered on the list without specifying whether they are candidates or alternates.

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.

The electoral quotient is calculated, 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.

Parent representatives sit on the school board.

They facilitate relations between parents and staff.

They may intervene with school principals to raise a particular issue or to ensure a mediation at the request of one or more of the parents concerned.

A school premises may be made available to representatives of parents of pupils on a temporary or permanent basis. It may be used in particular for the organization of meetings, during and outside school time.

Representatives are elected for the duration of the school year.

Their term of office shall end on the day of the first^re meeting of the Board following their renewal.

Any parent of pupils may be elected as a full representative or alternate representative, unless he is already a member of the school board. Thus, 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.

A parent of a student who wishes to run for office may be a member of a parent-student association, but this is not mandatory.

The parent who wants to apply must register on 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.

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.

Schedule

Elections are usually held at the end of September.

Who can vote?

Every parent of a pupil can vote, regardless of nationality. However, if parental authority has been taken away, the parent of the pupils cannot vote.

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

How to vote?

2 possibilities:

• Travel to the settled polling station in the school.
• Send the vote in closed mail by post or have it deposited by the student

Method of voting

The ballot is a list ballot.

A list is made up of parents of pupils, whether or not they are members of a parents' association.

The list must contain at least 2 names, and may not contain more than twice the number of seats to be filled.

Candidates shall be entered on the list without specifying whether they are candidates or alternates.

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.

The electoral quotient is calculated, 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.

Parent representatives sit on the school board.

They facilitate relations between parents and staff.

They may intervene with school principals to raise a particular issue or to ensure a mediation at the request of one or more of the parents concerned.

A school premises may be made available to representatives of parents of pupils on a temporary or permanent basis. It may be used in particular for the organization of meetings, during and outside school time.

Representatives are elected for the duration of the school year.

Their term of office shall end on the day of the first^re meeting of the Board following their renewal.