Everyone is invited to attend our next Parent Advisory Council meeting scheduled for Monday, March 21 at 7 pm in the school library. The meeting's agenda will be posted one week before the scheduled meeting.

DRAFT AGENDA

SCI Parent Advisory Council for School Leadership (ACSL)

Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 7:00 pm

SCI Library

7:00 – 7:30 Citizens on Patrol Presentation

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Approval of Minutes: February 28, 2011, Executive Minutes of March 15, 2011

4. Student Council's Report:

5. Chairperson's Report:

6. Principal's Report:

7. Treasurer's Report:

• Budget items

8. Correspondence:

9. Business arising from Minutes:

• Board of Trustees Presentation of April 8, 2010

• Field of Visions

• SPPA

• Rachel's Challenge Banner

• Revisit Smoking Area

• Status of Peer Support Group at SCI

10. New Business:

• AFM Worker

• Update on SSD budget improvements to school

11. Date of Next Meeting: April 25, 2011 @ 7 pm in school library; May 30, 2011 @ 7 pm in school library

12. Adjournment

Minutes

SCI Parent Advisory Council for School Leadership

January 17, 2011

Attendance: Pam MacDonald, John MacDonald, Mike Lawson, Pat Ilchena, Gladys Hayward Williams, Monica Biggar, Ryan Neufeld, Bob Welsh, Ross Martin, Doraine Wachniak, Tamara Burnham, Pam Barnhart, Donna Pronishen, Jeanne Towle, Wes Towle, Kathy Andersson

“Challenges Facing our Teenagers” Presentation by Ryan Neufeld

1.) Call to Order by Kathy Andersson at 8:10 pm.

2.) Approval of Agenda: Motion (1) Approve the agenda with the addition of AFM Worker under New Business by Ross Martin, 2^nd by John MacDonald. Carried.

3.) Approval of Minutes: November 29,2010. Motion (2) by Ross, 2^nd by John. Carried.

4.) Student Council's report: No report.

5.) Chairperson's report: No report.

6.) Principal's report: > Grade 12 Standard Exams have started. They will continue for the next week. Final exams will be the last week of February. > Dates to note: Feb 4, Admin Day, no school; Feb 7, begins 2^nd semester; Feb 9, report card day; Feb 10, SCI is sponsoring a Blood Donor Clinic which is open to the public; Feb 21, Louis Riehl Day, no school. > In the past, Monica Biggar has been responsible for the school newsletter. The newsletter will now be done by a group of students led by Jonathan Hutton with contributions from administration. Any ads that need to be posted in the newsletter need to be given to Jonathan or Monica by January 20. > Student numbers have been declining year after year. (This information is gathered from the feeder schools.) It is predicted that in the year 2019, SCI will have 500 students. Next school year, they predict 660 students. Staffing resources will be affected but items in the school that affect Workplace Health and Safety shouldn't be affected by the decreasing numbers. > PAC enquired about the Rachel's Challenge Banner and about the possibility of putting it up in the school.

7.) Treasurer's report: Motion(3) to accept by Kathy, 2^nd by Pam. Carried. > Angel fundraiser brought in $110. Communication Grant received as well. > Discussion about school council's upcoming body image presentation. Monica said there was a website available at Teen Truth Live. The body image presentation will discuss steroid use and media perception of body image. It will consist of a 20 minute video and speaker presentation. Student council is checking with other schools to split the cost. No date set.

8.) Correspondence: > We received MAPC invitation to Chairman's breakfast. Discussion whether Donna will be able to attend. Possible conflict. Dorraine said she might be able to attend in Donna's absence. > Literature received for website called Fundraisingmagic.com. Motion (4) to file information made by Ross, 2^nd by John. Carried.

9.) Business arising from minutes:

• Board of trustees presentation: no new information regarding the formation of Code of Conduct committee by Wayne Leckie.

• Lunch monitor update: According to Bob Welsh, someone was interested in the position and then had to decline. We still have 4 monitors including Rob who came back.

• Field of Visions: > Kathy Andersson took 3 students to an in-service on capital campaign readiness. The group had a discussion around hiring a professional fundraiser. Students are looking into it. The students are presenting to school trustees this week.

• SPPA: > First meeting held December 10 with 7 members on Board. The music directors at SCI and SMS are involved, fund raising coordinators have been found and band trips are being scheduled. > YouthSafe now requiring students travelling to hotels with swimming pool need to have a lifeguard as chaperone. > Post secondary scholarship is being looked into. > Gala fundraiser possibly in Feb, 2012 with wine and cheese and music playing. > Loretta Steinbart will be chairing during Kathy's absence.

10.) New Business:

• Citizens on Patrol Program: According to Ross, this organization put on a presentation at SMS in December, 2010. Ross passed out brochure information that he received at that meeting. Ross would like to invite organization to SCI in March, 2011 to present information and to recruit volunteers. Grade 12 students able to assist. Motion (5) made by Ross, 2^nd by John.

11.) Date of next meeting: February 14, March 21 @ 7:00 pm at SCI library.

12.) Adjournment at 9:15 pm.