PSSC Meeting for Salisbury Elementary School
April 11, 2014
Attendance: Alyssa Martin (SES Rep), Stephanie Hansen, Roberta Brewer (DEC Rep), Paula Colpitts (H&S Rep), Cathy Lounsbury, Tammy Constantine (Acting Principal), Pam Lewis, Krista Côté
Absent: Tracy Campbell
Welcome & Call to Order : Stephanie Hansen called the meeting to order.
Review of Minutes from last meeting:
The minutes from January 14th and February 10th read and accepted with the following changes made: (January) Business Arising from the Minutes to reflect that Alyssa Martin presented grade 1 SMART goals YTD.
(February) Motion made re the Immersion entry points to state that only option for the French Immersion program will now be made at grade 3 as of September 2014, not 2015.
Motion to approve by Tammy, seconded by Pam.
Business Arising from the Minutes:
Review SIP Goals were reviewed. Attending teachers were from Grade 1 Alyssa Martin, Grade 4 Bobbie-Joe Killam, and Grade 2 Anne Marie Rogers, Power Point presentations by grades K, 3FI and 4FI.
DEC Report
Roberta reported that the DEC is once again holding a Spring Symposium and is looking for PSSC members to attend. This year’s symposium will be held at the Rodd Inn, Miramichi, May 23-25.
Mental Heatlth- April
Roberta asked members if they, as parents, had been able to complete the Report Card Survey sent out by the province. Some members had been successful, others unsuccessful in being able to upload their responses.
Home and School Report
Paula reported that the Valentine’s Dance sold 90 tickets, they are considering holding another fundraising dance. Garbage bag sales are now happening. Drama and Dessert Night will be held at SES on April 24th at 6:30pm. Grad Banquet, sponsored by Home and School, set for Sunday, May 25th.
Principal’s Report
Gym- Flooring renovations to take place summer 2014. Vessey Seeds Campaign raised $3400 toward gym painting and floor covering. Half of the new sound system has been purchased at a cost of $1500. TarpRight Flooring is a possibility for protective covering. Will now get a second quote re floor covering to verify quality and price. Salisbury District Recreation Council had initially been the group contacted to paint the gym walls. Does the reciprocal agreement with SDRC still exist? Now with changes to their organization, we will explore Day of Caring as possible group who could paint.
French Immersion Entry Point Update- A very small turnout of parents to the announcement of the changes being made to the FI Entry point as of September 2014. Parents, it seems, are very accepting of this change being made.
School Safety Unloading/Drop Off- A second meeting was held on March 17th and a third meeting is planned for April 28th. A letter now needs to be sent to Aubrey Kirkpatrick, AESD, to MLA Sherry Wilson and Premier Alward from the PSSC. Stephanie is to draft a letter and circulate it to PSSC members, to be sent to those mentioned above after the April 28th meeting. Jason Coyle, Works Dept, Municipality of Salisbury has drafted two preliminary suggestions. This committee is looking for an affordable engineering solution to appraise us of what can be done, and at what cost. Currently, a new sign has been purchased to encourage automobiles to pull up to a safe stopping point outside the SES playground gates when dropping off their child in the morning.
DriveOne4Your School- fundraiser will be held on Saturday, May 31st, 9am -1pm at SES. Taylor Ford will provide vehicles for test drives. SES will organize a schedule of drivers. Each test drive, followed by proper completion of paperwork will result in $20 of fundraising. Promotion is up to SES and it was suggested to the PSSC that they use their Social Media connections to promote this event; Facebook, Newschaser and Salsibury Happenings, for examples.
Parent-Teacher Interviews- General feedback was given on the most recent Parent Teacher interviews. Some comments included teachers being on time, behind schedule, report card comments, portfolio vs traditional teacher-parent interviews.
Staffing 2014-2015 - The projected numbers for staffing were highlighted, based on the numbers of students currently enrolled. There will be no foreseeable change to the numbers of staff required, but some grade level changes may be necessary.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:35. Motion to adjourn was made by Alyssa and seconded by Paula.
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Stephanie Hansen, PSSC Chair
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Krista Ingraham-Côté, Secretary