Join other parents and Community Members and meet with the Administrative Staff at SCI in a relaxed environment. The meetings are held monthly in the SCI Library. All are welcome. If you have a topic of interest or would just like to meet and share ideas in a comfortable atmosphere, please come out. This is a great opportunity to learn about your child's school. Contact Person is Theresa Spapens, 755-2643.

The next meeting dates will be posted on the sci website calendar. There is also a mail box for the Parent Council in the school office if you have any information you would like to drop off.







Sunday, November 22, 2015

September 28, 2015 Minutes



SCI PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
SCI Library

In Attendance:        Shari Steiner, Maryn Whyte, Patricia McGregor, Jodi Handoga, Carolyn Whyte, Theresa Spapens, Shawn Brook, Jackie Julien, Tony Stanley, Heather Bethune

1.      Call to Order:  6:45 p.m.

2.      Approval of Agenda:  The agenda was approved as presented.

3.      Approval of Minutes:  May, 25, 2015 Motion (1) by Jodi, 2nd Shari.

4.    Chair’s Report: Shawn reported on the role of the PAC over the last two years. A copy of Shawn’s report is attached.

5.   Principal’s Report: Jackie provided a report on school start-up, school goals for 2015/2016, school enrollment (currently 599), renovations and upcoming events. Approximately $1,500 was raised through the walkathon however, attendance was low. A copy of Jackie’s report is attached.

6.      Treasurer’s Report:  Balance in bank account is $652.39.

7.   Student’s Council’s Report: Tony confirmed that a Student Council has been formed. Tony attends the meetings and will let the students know that the PAC would like their input. Two Student Council members will be invited to either attend the PAC meetings or submit a written report. Carolyn and Maryn will try to attend one Student Council meeting.

8.    Correspondence:  Letter received from Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning regarding My Child in School Website as well as letter regarding 2015-2016 Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching. It was agreed that no submission for the Minister’s Awards would be made this year as there is not enough time to put together all information required prior to the deadline for submissions on November 5, 2015. This item will be on the agenda for the January 2016 PAC meeting.

9.      Business Arising from Minutes:
  • Review Constitution – Shelley and Carolyn made numerous revisions. As Shelley was not in attendance, review and revision of the Constitution will continue to be discussed at the October 2015 meeting.
  • Role of PAC - The meeting supported the PAC’s role as outlined in the Chair’s Report.
  • Status of ACSL funds donated to Field of Visions – Theresa has followed up with the school division but has received no response. Diane advised she would look into it.

10.  New Business:
  • Meeting schedule for 2015/2016 – as outlined in the agenda.
  • 2015 Grad – Through general discussions with parents, Carolyn had received good feedback from parents who attended last year’s grad. Carolyn will email feedback to Jackie.
11.  Date of Next Meeting:  Monday, October 26, 2015 at 6:30 pm, SCI Library

12.  Adjournment:  7:35 pm
 
Items to be brought forward: 
  •  Award of Excellence in Teaching (January meeting)

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PAC – SCI
Chair’s Report – September 28, 2015

In reviewing the work that this group has done in the last 2 years, I wanted to pull together some of the highlights of our work. The catch was that there is really not a “highlight reel” so to speak and upon further mental debate, I have concluded that the most important role that this group plays is 2 fold:
  1.  a direct conduit from administration to the community to share a more complete explanation, status update and “thinking behind decisions” that happen within SCI and school division. I think I can safely say that I and many of you, have had a LOT of intelligent dialogue outside of these meetings that have led to a better understanding for the community of what is going on at SCI and why it is happening than would have been had otherwise. This is great both for this group and the community at large.
  2. With a collaborative approach to working with the administration, this group can bring community opinions to the administration and work with them to help execute initiatives that are good for the school, good for the students and good for that staff. I am particularly proud of this group that they have implemented a staff appreciation day for the team here at SCI as it is important for this group to know just how valuable the community sees there contribution.
So, if our role is defined as a “two-way communications vehicle between the community and the administration” it would make sense that the more people involved, the more good impact can be made. I would suggest that communications is both our greatest strength and as the situation would have it, the most needed component from this group right now. We must continue to enhance the communications line between the school & division administration and the community they serve. At the same time, help them to continue to improve the school and the division.

With that in mind, I would suggest to this group that for the 2015/16 year, we stay focused on the theme of communication and work on ideas that shares and connects groups.

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Principal’s Report September 2015

1. Start up
    o Teacher Advisor Conferences
       - Went very well
       - We had a total of 513 Conferences booked out of a possible 599

    o Birds Hill Walkathon/Grade Wars kick off
       - The new location was a success with a great walk in the morning.
       - Students participated and engaged in a variety of activities for the afternoon earning
         points for their grade level team

2. School Goals 2015/2016
    o Literacy
    o Numeracy
    o Socially Responsible Citizens
    o Active Learning
    (Document will be shared at our October meeting)

3. Student population is currently at 599.

4. Under Construction
    o SCI currently has two areas undergoing major renovations, our life skills suite and our
       chemistry lab.

5. Upcoming Events
    - October 8, 2015 – Awards Assembly @2:00 p.m.
    - October 9, 2015 – Divisional PD/No Classes
    - October 12, 2015 – Thanksgiving/No Classes
    - October 15, 2015 – Interim Reports
    - October 23, 2015 – S.A.G.E. Conf./No Classes
    - November 3, 2015 – Picture Retakes am only
    - November 4, 2015 – Gr. 9 Take your child to work day
    - November 11, 2015 – Remembrance Day – No Classes
    - November 16, 2015 – We Schools in Action
    - November 20, 2015 – Mid Term Reports
    - November 26, 2015 – Student/Parent/Teacher Conference
    - November 27, 2015 – Divisional PD/No Classes
    - December 2, 2015 – Winter Band Concert
    - December 10, 2015 – Voluntary Withdrawal date for Semester 1
    - December 18, 2015 – Early dismissal 2:00 p.m. – Last day of classes
    - January 4, 2016 – Classes resume

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