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La diferencia entre "board" y "school council"

Spanish translation: "Junta escolar del distrito" y "consejo escolar"


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English term or phrase:"board" y "school council"
Spanish translation:"Junta escolar del distrito" y "consejo escolar"
Entered by: Rafa Lombardino
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English term or phrase: La diferencia entre "board" y "school council"
Viene en un certificado de calificaciones de un colegio/instituto de Ontario, Canadá. Según los diccionarios, los dos son "consejo escolar" pero tienen que ser dos cosas diferentes. Gracias
Jose C. Gil
Netherlands
Local time: 01:47
"Junta escolar del distrito" y "consejo escolar"
Explanation:
B O A R D = Junta escolar del distrito
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The Simcoe County District School Board through its mission statement holds the belief that successful education requires active participation among the school, the home and the community, and the effective relationships between the education system and the communities are promoted through consultation, collaboration and open communication.

The Board believes that relationships between its schools and their communities can be strengthened through school councils. School councils in their advisory capacity, serve as an on-going mechanism for effective two-way communication and consultation between the school and the school community.

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C O U N C I L
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School Councils are advisory bodies comprised of elected parents, community representatives, teaching and non-teaching employees, students and the school principal. Through the active participation of parents, school councils work to improve student achievement and enhance the accountability of the education system to parents. School Council may provide advice to the school Principal and the school Board in a variety of areas, including curriculum goals, school action plans, student codes of behaviour and communication strategies. Elections take place in the first 30 days of each school year. Contact your school principal or a school council member for more detailed information.
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Rafa Lombardino
United States
Local time: 17:47
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Muchas gracias Rafaelilla!
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4 +8"Junta escolar del distrito" y "consejo escolar"
Rafa Lombardino
5ver explicación
paula13


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
"board" y "school council"
"Junta escolar del distrito" y "consejo escolar"


Explanation:
B O A R D = Junta escolar del distrito
= = = = =

The Simcoe County District School Board through its mission statement holds the belief that successful education requires active participation among the school, the home and the community, and the effective relationships between the education system and the communities are promoted through consultation, collaboration and open communication.

The Board believes that relationships between its schools and their communities can be strengthened through school councils. School councils in their advisory capacity, serve as an on-going mechanism for effective two-way communication and consultation between the school and the school community.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

C O U N C I L
= = = = = = =

School Councils are advisory bodies comprised of elected parents, community representatives, teaching and non-teaching employees, students and the school principal. Through the active participation of parents, school councils work to improve student achievement and enhance the accountability of the education system to parents. School Council may provide advice to the school Principal and the school Board in a variety of areas, including curriculum goals, school action plans, student codes of behaviour and communication strategies. Elections take place in the first 30 days of each school year. Contact your school principal or a school council member for more detailed information.


    Reference: http://www.scdsb.on.ca/schools/school_council.cfm
Rafa Lombardino
United States
Local time: 17:47
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PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Rafaelilla!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hebe Martorella: sin duda así es en Canadá saludos
6 mins
  -> Gracias, Hebe! :o)

agree  maryel
17 mins
  -> :o) Thanks!

agree  Nizo: The school board is a legal entity which governs all the schools in a district. A school council is advisory and usually for only an individual school. Miami school board=junta escolar (http://www.dadeschools.net/board/index_sp.htm).
20 mins
  -> That's it, Nizo! :o)

agree  Silvina Jover-Cirillo
1 hr
  -> ¡Gracias!

agree  Clare Macnamara
1 hr
  -> ¡Gracias!

agree  Walter Landesman
2 hrs
  -> :o)

agree  MargaEsther
3 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Malega
6 hrs
  -> :o)
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
la diferencia entre
ver explicación


Explanation:
Board= consejo escolar, "Board:
Name of the district school board or school authority responsible for the school" (source: Ontario Ministry of Education)
School council= cooperadora, "school council: A group of teachers, parents, administrators, and interested community members who work together to develop and monitor a school's improvement plan. It is a legally required decision-making body for any school receiving federal funds." (source: School Wise Press, California State Ministry of Education)



    Reference: http://www.schoolwisepress.com/index.html
    Reference: http://sbinfo.edu.gov.on.ca/glossary.html
paula13
Argentina
Local time: 21:47
PRO pts in category: 12
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