School Council Minutes

The minutes for the September meeting have been approved.

          September 2014 - Approved

The minutes for the October meeting have been drafted.  They will be approved at the next meeting.

          October 2014 - Draft

September 2014 School Council Minutes ~Drafted & Not Approved

Members Present

Council:

Co-Chair                              Tracy Dunn

Co-Chair                              Erica Leveque

Co-Treasurer                        Lori-anne Bond

Co-Treasurer                        Colleen Piercey

Secretary                              Robbie Zwolak

Community Rep                   Cara McNulty

Parish Rep                            Dana Kean

CSPA Rep                            Cynthia Greene / Colleen Piercey

Parents At Large:

Anita DiPaolo

Christine Poirier

Heidi Pierunek

Janet Fisher

Jennifer Kearns

Jodi Eady

Lori O'Brien

Sara McDonald

Sue Gonsalves

Suzanne Easton

Tanya Wagdin

Tina Sul

School Representatives:

Brian Kelly – Principal

Kelly Butler - Teacher

Parent Attendees:

Rebecca Swedlove

Suzanne Baird

Maja Kramer

Agenda Item	Decision / Action Taken	Person(s) Responsible
Welcome	Call to order: 18:30	Cara McNulty
Prayer		Brian Kelly
Review and Approval of Previous Minutes	Minutes from previous meeting (June 2014) were not available.
Review and Approval of Agenda	1st: Anita DiPaolo 2nd: Tina Sul
Round Table	Introductions of people present.
Nominations	Co-Chairs: Tracy Dunn and Erica Leveque Co-Treasurers: Lori-anne Bond and Colleen Piercey Secretary: Robbie Zwolak Community Rep: Cara McNulty Parish Rep: Dana Kean CSPA Rep: Cynthia Greene There was some confusion as to what the roles and responsibilities were for Alternative Parent Rep and Parent at Large.  A clarification e-mail will be sent out with a link to the Constitution to verify if parents wish to still be a member or whether to just attend meetings when available and volunteer to help with various initiatives.
Financial	The opening balance is $16,167.72, of which $16,000 was set aside in June for School Yard Improvement. Council will look into setting up a separate account to hold the funds for the School Yard Improvement.	Anita DiPaolo Lori-Anne Bond Colleen Piercey
Principal Report	EQAO scores from last year                                     Gr 3                           Gr 6         (Gr 3) Reading                                   86%                          80%        (59%) Writing                                     100%                       83%        (68%) Math                        75%                          63%        (62%) Grade 6 students have shown an improvement from their scores from grade 3. CSPA Healthy Relations Terry Fox Run - 2014-09-26 First Mass - 2014-10-02 PD Day – 2014-10-10 $4,200 in the school account marked as School Council.  Need to look into if these funds are from Council, for Council, or a bit of both. Will be getting another primary section.  Classes are expected to be rearranged by 2014-09-29.	Brian Kelly
Teacher Report	Kelly Butler and Colleen Bailey will alternate. Sports teams for the year are as follows:                   Soccer (September)                   Cross Country (October)                   Badminton (January)                   Handball (February)                   Basketball (April)                   Ultimate Frisbee (May)                   Track & Field (June) Some clubs have started:                   Choir                   Green Team                   Genius (coming soon) There is currently a decent number of iPads in the school.  Netbooks are outdated and the batteries are at the end of their life (need to be plugged in).  Some Chromebooks have been purchased and teachers would like Council’s support in purchasing additional ones.	Kelly Butler
Lunch Program	Approximately $5K will be raised this session. Tina Sul will be taking over from Erica Leveque next session. Looking into alternate pizza supplier (currently Pizza Pizza).	Erica Leveque Tina Sul
Fundraising	We will continue with QSP Magazine subscriptions as it brings in a lot of funds (Council gets ~37% of sales, about $4K in profit). Anita has agreed to again organize this.	Anita DiPaolo
Council Goals for Coming Year	Continue with:                   Christmas Social                   Fund Fair                   Gift of Reading PRO grant – with family of schools, to be held at Sacred Heart (Math based) Open the parent library. Establish Yard Improvement and Yard Maintenance committees. Expand the use of the Council Blog for communications. Updates to:                   Welcome Package for new students                   Constitution (especially use of e-mail voting)	Tracy Dunn Erica Leveque
Next Meeting	2014-10-20
Adjournment	19:50	Cara McNulty

UPCOMING CSPA EVENTS

Thank you to Cynthia for attending the Ottawa Catholic School Parents' Association (CSPA) meeting in September.  Please see the CSPA events calendar at http://www.ottawacspa.ca/news-events/calendar.html or click on the links provided for more details on the following upcoming events:

WEBINAR:  Tuesday, September 30th
Creating Natural Play and Learning Environments for Early Years

ST PAUL HS:  Monday, October 6th
Technology As a Tool to Accelerate Learning

ST GEORGE SCHOOL: Thursday, October 23rd
Lunchbox Lifesaver

EY CENTRE:  Tues., October 28th and Wed., October 29th
Finding Your Pathway (formerly WRK 4U) Career Expo

ST PATRICK'S HS: Saturday, November 15th
Parenting Now

PEOPLE FOR EDUCATION SURVEY (until September 30th)
http://www.peopleforeducation.ca/measuring-what-matters/survey/

JOIN US!! 21st Century Learner - St. Philip School Gym, April 10th 6:30-8pm