SAC September 2014

Minutes

1.Call to Order – 6:30 pm

2.Approval of May 2014 minutes – Motion to Approve – Shannon, Seconded by Lynda

3.Introductions/Attendance – Jennifer Lemire, Charles Williamson, Sarah Horton, Natalie McMaster, Andrew Winsor, Shannon Hartlen, Tanya Amirault, Lynda Earle, Kris Snarby, Belinda Dauphinee, Beth Harding

4.Review of Letter of Agreement – done by Principal

5.Membership Vacancies and Election of Officers

•Kris Snarby – Parent Rep replacing Julie D’Arcy

•Sarah Horton – Community Rep replacing Cory Hartlen

•Chair – Natalie McMaster

•Vice-Chair – Shannon Hartlen

•Secretary – Sarah Horton

6.Old Business

•Early Start Time - Will we draft a formal letter to other SAC Committees RE: will not be moving forward with this issue at this time. We will chat with Board member Elliot Payzant about this issue.

•Trail and Outdoor Classroom - The Lease agreement between the Region of Queens and the SSRSB is being finalized. It is the belief that the minor changes will pass and be agreed upon within a few weeks’ time. Betsy from community health board visited today (we received a grant from them) to view changes made to date. She loved the gardens and raised beds. The Outdoor Classroom is progressing (still in development stage). It will be wheelchair accessible and is located right off of the soccer field.

•French Immersion in Grade 4 - Invite Mary Chisholm (SSRSB Coordinator Of French Language) to SAC meeting to discuss Immersion being offered at grade 4 level.

7.Principals Report - presented in hard copy

8. New Business

•Student Support Workers – Questions about her role and what the program offers. Shelly Whynot is the SSW assigned to DJCWA (see hand-out “Race Relations, Cross- Cultural Understanding and Human Rights”)

•School Communication - A priority for this year is to move more towards electronic communication with the school community. We are currently gathering email addresses from as many parents as possible. Improvements will be made to the school website (posting schedules, more updates, communication plans to be available, staff emails). It was noted that there is no staffing provided to schools to look after school websites.

•Time to eat - Grades P-2 kids have been eating in the cafeteria on a trial basis. Classes are adjusting and we will revisit this as a staff at the October Staff Meeting. The Grades 3-5 schedule needs to be addressed before these grades can eat as a group

•Time Out – A question about clarity of this practice. This word is used in the student agenda. A possible re-wording of this terminology would be beneficial for this document next year.

•Schedule for 2014-15 meetings - to be scheduled at each meeting, we try to meet on every 3rd Wednesday of the month

•CSI – School goals were developed last year. SAC agreed to sign off on the document.

8.Adjournment - 8:08 pm

10. Next Meeting - October 15 at 6:30pm