Markville Secondary School
Council
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Participants: |
Admin team: Debbie Linkewich
(Vice-Principal), Linda DiMarco (Vice-Principal) Student Council Rep Parents: Arjan Samtani (Treasurer), Lee Carwana (Secretary), Joyce
Chan (Chair), Janet Wellsman Thomson (Vice-Chair), Elaine
Wilkes |
Minutes
7:15
p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Library
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Welcome & Introductions |
Janet |
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Approval of previous meeting minutes
– Jan minutes
approved by Elaine Wilkes and Janet Wellsman Thomson |
janet/All |
Student
Council Report
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Elections
for next year currently on Grade 12Õs
won for best spirit days – June 10th BBQ Talent Show
May 22nd – money will go to ÒArts for AfricaÓ ÒVow of
SilenceÓ, silent protest raised $800 which will go to ÒFree the ChildrenÓ Grad coming
up May 28th, 7-11pm at Le Jardin |
Department
Presentation
Focus:
Literacy and Student Success
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Lara Bozabalian , Subject Head, English With a lot
of time and hard work, applied for and received a grant from Ontario Teachers
Federation – ÒitÕs about timeÓ grant –allowing 12 teacher days
– time to come together, plan and prepare Focus was
on renovating courses, with a goal of creating a holistic view of the high
school experience -
responsible
independence -
how
to set and achieve goals $400
allocated to teacher resources, focusing on books used in grades 9-11 Literacy
– very important, linked in on the school website Scored 88%
on the literacy test last year New this
year – Moodle – an on-line course binder -
all
students were able to link into the literacy moodle to prep for the literacy
test -
students
can try various quizzes that parallel the actual test questions, and admin
can review the results to see who may need help The school
has a ÒStudent Success TeamÓ – this group of professionals spends a
huge amount of time to help students succeed in a timely fashion -
they
meet with grade 8 teachers and get an early start on new student success -
they
set goals to improve grad rates and help students feel connected -
they
work on credit recovery, through after school programs, modifying timetables,
completing at risk profile forms, to name a few examples |
Council
Report
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For next meeting: - discuss agenda items
for meetings next year ie: welcome to grade 9
parents; parent engagement evening, election nightsÉ - Work on preparing a
summer mailing to parents, including a calendar with dates of council
meetings Dates have been accepted
for the meetings for next year Staff Appreciation
– June 8th, 2:30pm in the cafeteria – 100 staff,
including teachers, support staff – all inclusive Sub-committee to meet
and plan |
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Treasurers Report by Arjan Samtani Approx $800
to be used by 12 June 2009 |
Administration
Report (Admin team)
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Information Items: Celebrating
Student Success – Brandon Aitken won from Markville – only 20
students in total won this Credit
endangerment letters will be going out The Annual
Report should arrive soon The Senior
Art Show is currently on at Markville Mall (near Winners) – until May
11th – go vote Student
enrolment up to 1,350 Elaine has
graciously volunteered to host the June 10th meeting at her home |
Action
items for next meeting
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Approval of
the May minutes |
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Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 6:30 p.m. – 8:00
p.m. chez Elaine
Markville Secondary School Board
Trustee: Elizabeth Richardson
Email: elizabath.richardson@yrdsb.edu.on.ca
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