Jules Verne Riga French School is a private, non-profit school managed by the association of the students’ parents, APECEF (Association des Parents d’Elèves des Classes d'Enseignement en Français). By enrolling your child in the school, you become a member of this association.

The APECEF Board of Parents meets regularly to maintain the school’s administrative, financial and promotional standards. It ensures the school’s compliance with the pedagogical principles that apply to all licensed French public educational institutions, while also meeting the requirements of the Latvian educational system. The Board also summons the School Council at least three times per year (once per trimester).

The Members of the Board are elected each year from the parents of the students, and the parents work for the Board as volunteers. The 2010-2011 the Members of the Board of Directors are:

Mrs. Laura Gatavs, President

Mrs. Helene Morizur, Vice President

Mrs Jolanta Bogustova, Secretary

Mrs Karine Fallour

Mrs. Signe Meirāne

The School Council votes on the school’s rules, Mission Statement, and the matters of time management during the school year. Above all, the School Council is concerned with the administrative functioning of the school, including extracurricular activities/clubs (cultural, athletic, educational, etc.), nutrition and meals, pedagogical issues, and the procurement and use of school supplies and teaching materials. The Council is composed of the Board of Directors, the School’s Headmaster, elected Parent Representatives, and honorary members from the French Embassy in Latvia: the French Ambassador, the Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Action, and the Cooperation Attaché.

The Parent Representatives are elected every year in October, one parent from each class. They are the members of the School Council, and regularly monitor the needs, suggestions and concerns of the parent body. When necessary, the Representatives act as mediators between the parents and the teachers.

Who is eligible to run for an elected position?

To become the member of the Board of Directors or the School Council, you  must enrol your child in Jules Verne Riga French School. Only one parent of the child may apply to become a candidate.  Legal guardians are also eligible to run for the elected position. Each family has only one vote when electing each member on the Board and the Council, no matter how many children of the family attend the school.