SCI Parent Advisory Council for
School Leadership
Monday, november 24, 2014
SCI
Library
In Attendance: Carolyn
Whyte, Jenn Dufort-Swain, Shelley Jensen, Jodi Handoga, Theresa Spapens, Jackie
Julien, Tony Stanley, Diane Dumas
Absent: Shari
Steiner, Patricia McGregor, Maryn Whyte,
1. Call to Order: 6:35
p.m.
2. Approval of Agenda:
The agenda was approved as presented.
3. Approval of Minutes:
October 27, 2014 Motion (1) by Jenn, 2nd Shelley. Carried
4.
Student
Council Report. No report.
5. Chair’s Report:
Shawn advised that he has heard comments that parents are pleased with
administration’s efforts. PAC members are asked to let Shawn or Theresa know if
there are any important matters they would like the PAC to discuss. Shawn has
sent a note to Wayne Leckie’s assistant regarding the smoking issue, but had
nothing further to report.
6. Principal’s Report:
– Jackie reported on an upcoming RCMP presentation, guest speakers that will be
visiting classrooms and also lead a discussion on restorative practices.
Written report attached.
7.
Treasurer’s
Report:
Verbal report given. Balance in bank account is $507.14.
There
was a discussion regarding the costs of printing materials for the PAC
meetings. Motion (2) by Carolyn, 2nd Shelley, that the
PAC contribute $50.00 towards Theresa’s printing and paper costs. Carried.
There
was a discussion on who currently had signing authority on the bank account. Motion
(3) by Carolyn, 2nd
Shelley to change the signing officers at the bank to any two of Shawn Brook,
President, Theresa Spapens, Secretary or Jodi Handoga, Treasurer.
8.
Correspondence: Letters
from the Sunrise School Division regarding a DPAC meeting being held on
Thursday, November 27, 2014. Shawn volunteered to attend subject to the timing of
parent/teacher interviews taking place that evening [note: this meeting was
subsequently cancelled]. Email from Sunrise School Division regarding Public
Budget Consultation on Thursday, December 4, 2014.
9. Business arising from
Minutes:
·
Smoking at SCI – Suggestion
to talk to the students and see they have some ideas. The PAC may appear before
the school Board of Trustees with their request. Diane Dumas asked Shawn to
email to her a copy of the letter sent to the Board.
· MAPC Membership – After a brief discussion,
it was decided not to become a member.
·
Teacher Appreciation –
Carolyn, Jenn and Shari will look after organizing.
10. New Business:
·
Review Constitution –
Shelley volunteered to review the Constitution and report back to the meeting
with any suggested changes.
· DPAC Meeting – November 27,
2014 – This item was discussed under Correspondence.
11. Date of Next Meeting:
Monday, January 26, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., SCI Library.
12. Adjournment:
7:40 p.m.
Items to be brought forward to January meeting:
· Springfield Music
Association – Shawn to arrange for a representative to attend a future PAC
meeting
· Award of Excellence in
Teaching – Patricia to advise on change in procedure
· Constitution – Shelley to
provide comments and suggestion amendments
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Principal’s Report November 2014
1.
RCMP presentation to our grade
nine students on road safety.
2.
Guest speakers
● Various guest speakers visiting
our classrooms such as:
Ø Geneticist
Ø Human Rights Lawyer
Ø Department of Natural Resources
3.
Restorative
Practices as SCI a recap
What is
Restorative Practices?
·
Is a response
to a harmful incident that seeks the direct inclusion of all involved in an
effort to meaningfully address the harm and foster renewed relationships
·
Primary
focus is to address the needs of those most directly impacted by the harm
·
In
schools, the language of restorative justice is helping educators and
administrators to re-think conventional approaches to student discipline. These
approaches generally center on a shift from simply managing behaviour to
building and repairing relationship, increasing skills in collaboration and
developing emotional intelligence.
·
Data
shows the more significant the event the more impact for long range change
·
By using
restorative practices we can change the trajectory of re-offenses.
·
Restorative
justice is a fundamentally different way of seeing things and it is a well
thought out supportive process.
·
The
supportive response to RJ is to help everyone involved in the incident
Basic Questions of a Restorative Approach
1. What happened?
2. Who has been affected? And how?
3. What needs to happen to make things right
as far as possible?
4. Who is responsible for making things
right?
5. How can this be prevented from happening
again?
Upcoming events
o November 27th – Parent/Student/Teacher Conference 5:30
– 7:30
o November 27th – Parent Post-Secondary Information
Session 5:30 – 6:30
o November 28th – Professional Learning – No Classes
o December 2nd-5th – Grad Pictures in library
o December 3rd – Winter Band Concert
o December 4th – Voluntary withdrawal date
o December 11th – Pancake breakfast
o December 19th – Early Dismissal 2:30 – Winter Break
begins
