The Council of Student Leaders
Meet the 2024-2025 Council of Student Leaders
2023-2024 Initiative: Experiences of Discrimination
The 2023-2024 Council of Student Leaders came together in October 2023 with the goal of determining the deep-dive topic of the year. In small groups, council members discussed common experiences across their schools, and determined what areas of concern existed among the students. Each group brought ideas to a group forum, and through discussion, arrived at a list of common concerns.
Using a voting system called ‘Dotmocracy,’ the deep-dive topic was narrowed down to the following question:
How does ASD-W educate its K-12 students on minority groups, with the aim of reducing discrimination?
2022-2023 Initiative: Diversity and Inclusion
In the Anglophone West School District (ASD-W), we strive to educate our students to become confident, curious, and caring citizens who will shape a better future for all.
Yes, these words appear on our website homepage. But they are no trite platitudes.
Through our new Council of Student Leaders initiative—implemented for the first time during the 2022-2023 school year—ASD-W students did the work to improve the school lives of their fellow students in the district by prioritizing diversity and inclusion.
“The Council of Student Leaders was formed to serve as a collective student voice in ASD-W, providing feedback to me, as Superintendent, and the leadership team within the district,” said ASD-W Superintendent David McTimoney. “In turn, we share this feedback with principals and other system leaders so that they can reflect on what students are saying about their life at school.”
Their work led to the Report and Recommendations on Diversity and Inclusion in ASD-W, which has been presented to senior leadership, as well as the District Education Council. Student leaders made suggestions about diversity and inclusion in the district that, once implemented, are intended to improve students’ sense of belonging.
“I want to hear from them about what is going well and what needs improvement,” McTimoney said.
The group of 24 students represented both urban and rural schools, and included representation from First Nation, LGBTQI2S+, international, newcomer, and English as Additional Language communities.
“… Council wants to ensure that people with administrative power will create a more diverse school environment in which all students feel included…”
Report and Recommendations on Diversity and Inclusion in ASD-W
