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Participants: |
Nancy Elliott, Arjan Samtani, Maureen Weaver,
Stephen Bewcyk, Lee Carwana, Janet Wellsman Thomson, Marguerite Ennis, Sandy
Moriarty, Raj Seth, Joyce Chan |
Minutes
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Welcome
& Introductions |
Stephen |
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Approval
of the January 14th Minutes – deferred Outstanding
items - Admin team: 1)
Bill 212 Safe Schools information to
council – workshop attended by Stephen and Maureen in October |
Joyce/All Maureen A powerpoint
presentation was made to council highlighting the following: roles and responsibility changes for
teachers, and principals; bullying is now under the same umbrella; this bill
is for all school boards; and the
management of expelled pupils was covered.
Go to www.ontla.on.ca |
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Treasurer’s
Report: expect to
receive in the near future the $500 for the Parent Engagement activity; and
will need to set aside some funds for
a couple of microwaves for the student cafeteria; Steve to advise council on
the amount, timeline, and if there are enough electrical outlets; council
will take a vote on the purchase of the microwaves in the next meeting; given
board safety guidelines, microwaves need to be purchased through the board |
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Student Speaker & Department/Guest
Speaker
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Department
Speaker: Doug Gillespie, Assistant
Dept Head – Mathematics A quick presentation on the available
computer studies: begins in Grade 10
with the Introduction to Computer Science; and for both grades 11 and 12,
Computer Engineering, Information Technology in Business, and Computer
Science courses are available. At the
grade 10 level, the focus is on hardware, for example, making and programming
a joystick. At the grades 11 and 12
levels, the focus is on preparing students for post-secondary. A new course, Computer Game Development is
planned for the spring. |
COUNCIL REPORT (Joyce/All)
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Parent
Engagement Night: Possible topics suggested by the parents
were as follows: ADD attention deficit
disorder, community police presentation on gangs and substance use, career
planning, and cyber safety. This week
the community police officers gave a presentation to the staff; Steve to
issue contact information to Joyce as a possible choice. A call out for a subcommittee will be made,
and details such as the topic selection, length of time, promotion, etc will
be covered. |
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Character
Matters: Council noticed the signs on the waste bins
advocating character matters traits such as empathy, honesty, and integrity. The
committee is comprised of 6 staff advisors and 12 students. One of the inititatives is Habitat for
Humanity. The parents commented
positively. |
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Teacher
development & appreciation: An enquiry on what council can do for
teachers, admin to let them know that council is appreciative of their
dedication to teaching, coming to council meetings and presenting, etc. This was positively received, and a call
out for volunteers to implement this will be made. |
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Substance
Abuse: The Parent Engagement activity will cover
this topic |
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Dress
Code: Deferred to next meeting |
PARENT REP REPORT ()
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Please send your agenda items to the Chair joyce@ophea.org |
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SCHOOL REPORT (Admin team)
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Bill
212 Safe Schools: refer to top of the
minutes |
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Report
Cards and Newsletters: Report Cards went home along with the
newsletters. Given that most of the newsletters
never reach parents from their children, it was recommended that the
newsletter be posted onto the website; this recommendation is feasible as it
would leverage existing systems and save on printing dollars; in fact, an
alternative to paper communication with parents, and/or email communication
with parents, has the potential to be replaced by postings onto the website. |
ACTION ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING (All)
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Admin
team: 1) Issue documents for parents to sign for
resource centre property signed out by students 2)
Profiles of the administrator –
tailor it to Markville SS 3)
Constitution 4)
Character Matters and Bullying –
potential to combine the two clubs/groups – and to have a presentation to
council (date?) |
1) Outstanding
from September meeting 2) Outstanding
from September meeting 3) Outstanding
from the January council meeting – the council will customize it to Markville
SS 4) Outstanding
from the January council meeting |
Next
Meeting:
Email: elizabath.richardson@yrdsb.edu.on.ca
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