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Minutes-Harrison Trimble High School PSSC meetings

September 25th, 2017- 6:30 PM

Conference room Harrison Trimble High School

Participants in the meeting:

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Tami VanWart (principal)

Christine Babineau (teacher representative)

Ethan Smallman (student representative)

Donna MacPherson

Darlene Hanson

Sheldon Macleod

Tammy Orava

Tracey Allen

Lorne Carter

  1. Welcome by Tami Van Wart (principal)-
  1. Approval of agenda- approval by Darlene Jordan, seconded by Lorne Carter
  1. Signing of declarations and verifications of contact information
  1. Overview of what a PSSC does and the mission and vision of HTHS
  1. Teacher report- C.Babineau :
  • Many interesting things happening in the classroom
  • Successful blood typing drive bringing real life experience to the classroom
  • Many new international student at HTHS
  1. Update from the student representative- E.Smallman
  • Many school activities (football games, Truckpull, dance, lunch time activities)
  • Trojan Trek is happening soon and kick off will be soon
  1. Update from the principal- T.VanWart
  • Traffic concerns: Talkmail and email has been sent home describing the issue. The administration has decided to focus in on this at this point in the year as the situation is dangerous. There is a kiss and drop zone (near the teacher parking lot); however, it is not frequently used. The administration has asked for support from the police and the city, but no response. After a complaint from a neighbor on Keillor, the by-law officer was asking the people to not park on the road after school. There should be no parking on Keillor or on the opposite side of Echo. The administration is scared that a student will get hurt. The administration thought a crossing guard could be beneficial. Counsellor Butler suggested that the PSSC write a letter asking for a crossing guard for the cross walk guard on Echo drive.
  • New schedule: Created for a few reasons. 1) Teachers would have a chance to meet in professional learning communities. On Mondays and Fridays, students have the opportunity to start school later, 9:15,take part in breakfast club, be in the library or computer labs, or in supervised hallways 2) On the other days, students have the opportunity to receive extra help in an assigned block (parents will be made aware if students need to attend) or students have the opportunity to take part in different activities during WIN block. The new schedule is designed to provide extra support for our students.
  • The next step in the mission and vision will be focusing on the 6 C’s (outlined in agenda) in the classroom.
  • Possibility of SPR’s to present to the PSSC this year.
  1. Next meeting date : TBD
  1. Adjournment