Minutes
SCI Parent
Advisory Council for School Leadership
May 14,
2012
Field of
Visions Presentation by Pat Hardy, Fund Development consultant and
Janet Hamel, Director of Philanthropy
Attendance: Ross Martin, Kathy
Andersson, John MacDonald, Pam MacDonald, Pat Ilchena, Bob Welsh,
Monica Biggar, Suzanne Suffield, Alex Savoy, Jodi Handoga, Diane Duma
Note: Brad Handoga gave his proxy
vote to Jodi.
1.) Call to Order at 6:48 pm by Ross
2.) Approval of Agenda: Motion
(1) by John, 2nd
Pam. Carried.
3.) Approval of Minutes: April 23,
2012: Motion (2) by Pam, 2nd Kathy. Carried.
4.) Chairperson's Report: > Ross
met with Pat two weeks ago to discuss any conflicts between
administration and parent council. He felt that it was a positive
meeting and that both groups will be moving forward.
5.) Principal's Report: > Robb
Nash, former rock star, now motivational speaker, came to the school
on Friday, May 11. He spoke on a variety of different topics
including identifying one's purpose in life, making a positive impact
on others and treating people with respect. His presentation was
well received by the students. > May 23 is this year's Athletic
Banquet held during school hours. > Valedictorians have been
chosen for this year: Jordan Semenchuk and Derrick Kitching. Safe
grad info packages have been sent out.
6.) Treasurer's Report: Verbal report
given. Balance stayed the same at $862.34 and petty cash $7.43.
Motion (3) by Kathy, 2nd Jodi. Carried.
7.) Student Council's Report: >
Robb Nash event used for mocktail making. > Thank you event for
student council members being planned. > Elections coming up.
8.) Correspondence: >
No correspondence.
9.) Business arising from Minutes:
- Field of Visions: No new information.
- SPPA: > April 21 Red Carpet Gala brought in between $5,000 and $5,300 profit. > Upcoming dates: May 29, SMS concert and BBQ; May 30, SCI band concert; June 7, SMS band concert. > Summer scholarship information being collected at this time.
- Fundraising Results and Allocation of Funds – Motion (4) by John to donate $180 to SPPA for summer scholarships, 2nd Pam. Carried. Motion (5) by Kathy to donate $300 to Field of Visions, 2nd Jodi. Carried.
- School Canteen Revenue Report: Our executive body met and reviewed the report. Ross thanked Monica for putting the report together. Our PAC feels that some items being purchased by the canteen, ie. furniture, should be purchased by the school division. We'd like to make a presentation to SSD in the fall asking for an increase in certain budgetary line items. We'd like to request that a year end report be provided by the administration before we meet with the SSD in the fall. We have no intention on telling administration how to spend the canteen funds but we'd like to offer suggestions on how funds can be used. For example, we'd like to request a Grade 12 couch be purchased for the canteen. In addition, we'd like to see the funds be used for the beautification of the school or for practical items like wall mounted corner mirrors in certain hallways of the school. We also asked Alex, as rep for student council, to research ideas of things students would like.
- Constitutional Review: No new information
- New Business:
- Brainstorming topics for discussion: * Province launching new report card * New ELA credit coming out * How to access apprenticeship programs * Community Service opportunities/Volunteer Credit * Springfield Alternative Learning Centre * Learning styles: reading disorders, learning disorders, mood disorders, mental health (and marijuana use), differentiation in the classroom * Where to seek help regarding mental health issues, CFS issues, anxiety disorders * Prepping for secondary education: scholarships, how soon should parents start working with students * How has Phys Ed changed? Assessment criteria reviewed * Social Justice action items and opportunities * Concept of Inclusion * Peer Support and Peer Tutor programs * How SCI deals with gifted children * Credit requirements * How to keep the lines of communication open with your teenager * How to prepare the student for school: healthy nutrition, uninterrupted sleep, eliminate distractions during study time.
11.) Date of next meeting: AGM:
Monday, September 24 at 7 pm in school library
12.)
Motion (6) to adjourn at 8:20 pm by Alex, 2nd
Jodi. Carried.
