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Florence McDougall Community School

Parent Council

2008/2009

Chair Kim Borle 926-4236 dkborle@telusplanet.net

Vice-chair Belinda Walsh 926-3450 wpaul@telusplanet.net

Secretary Lynnette Thoresen 841-7206 sl_thor@telus.net

Directors Val Crosby 926-4271

Sharon Barrett 926-3880 sbbarr@telus.net

  • Kim Witter 841-0024 wimkitter@hotmail.com Kara Stoyanowski 841-7250 stoys@telus.net

  • Laureen Beson 841-3444 laureenb@fvsd.ab.ca

    Angel Lambert 926-4072 angela.lambert@gov.ab.ca

    Charlie Chisaakay 926-5715 cchizeke@hotmail.com

     

    Community Rep.

    Teacher Rep Sandra Burke 926-2331 Sandrabu@fvsd.ab.ca

    Principal Scot Leys 926-2331 scotl@fvsd.ab.ca

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council

    September 9th, 2008

    Present: Sharon Barrett, Sandra Burke, Marc Beland, Laureen Beson, Kim Borle, Charlie Chisaakay, Val Crosby, Angela Lambert, Scot Leys, Kara Stoyanowski, Lynnette Thoresen, Kim Witter, Belinda Walsh

    Regrets: Colleen Eyjolfson

    1. Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 8:29 by Kim Borle

    2. Approval of Agenda
    • Agenda approved by Kara Stoyanowski, and seconded by Kim Witter

    1. Review and Approval of June 2008 Minutes
    • Add Annual General Meeting amendment to by laws for Annual General meeting in September
    • Minutes approved by Belinda Walsh, and seconded by Lynnette Thoresen

    1. Principal’s Report- Scot Leys

      1. Enrollment
      • Kindergarten – 80 Students
      • Grades 1-3 – 246 Students
      • Class Sizes range from 13-22
      1. Staff Changes
      • Ms. Fitzgerald teaching Grade 3
      • Ms. Cohoon teaching half time Phys Ed. And half time coverage
      • Mrs. Petkus teaching Grade 1
      • Mrs. Scott teaching Grade 3
      • Mrs. Howe – Librarian
      1. Mental Health Project
      • Carolyn Reid working with more serious cases
      • Cheryl Gramson working with the building
      1. Child Circle Worker
      • Julie Klassen
      • Karen Pelensky
      1. PD Day- September 19th
      2. Terry Fox Walk/ Fun Day –September 26th
      3. The Cubs Club – Student Recognition Model
      • Attendance
      • Time to Read
      • Library
      • Agenda’s Signed and Returned
      • Random Announcements
      1. Get to Know You Night
      • Literacy Theme
      1. Book and Blanket Night

    1. Friends Update- Laureen Beson
    • Peggy Henrickson staying on as President
    • Annual General meeting October 2nd at 6:30
    • Buying Lockers, Cubbies, and Hooks starting with Kindergarten Classes 25 each
    • Playground needs sand, and Roof Fixed on new structure
    • Benches are ordered and will be put in when they arrive
    • Saving money for another play ground structure in the back

    1. School Council Mail
    • AHSCA Letter to Sponsor Members is paid
    • AHSCA Members Services
    • Roles & Responsibilities Workshop with SNCS and HLPS
    • Posters

    1. New Business
    • Peanut Safe Information- Handout

    1. Adjournment- Meeting Adjourned at 8:56pm by Kim Borle.

       

    2. Next Meeting Date: October 14th, 2008 at 6:30pm.

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council Annual General Meeting

    September 9th, 2008

    Present: Sharon Barrett, Sandra Burke, Marc Beland, Laureen Beson, Kim Borle, Charlie Chisaakay, Val Crosby, Angela Lambert, Scot Leys, Kara Stoyanowski, Lynnette Thoresen, Kim Witter, Belinda Walsh

    Regrets: Colleen Eyjolfson

    1. Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 7:52 by Kim Borle

    2. Approval of Agenda
    • Add - Trustee Report & Amendment to By Laws
    • Agenda approved by Kara Stoyanowski, and seconded by Sharon Barrett

    1. YSC Newsletter
    • There was an explanation of the Your School Newsletter and Val Crosby and Angela Lambert offered to take care of the newsletter

    1. Bulletin Board Volunteer
    • Angela Lambert Volunteered to take care of this task

    1. Trustee Report
    • Marc Beland said there is a Board Meeting on September 16th
    • The board is recruiting teachers as there has been a few teachers leaving over the summer
    • He discussed the Scent Free Policy and it looks like school will not be completely scent free
    • Marc Beland also spoke about student numbers and where teachers may be
    • The present role of a Board Trustee

    1. Old Business – Handout & Discussion on:
      1. Roles and Responsibilities of a School Council
      2. Code of Ethics
      3. Parents Rights and Responsibilities

    2. Amendment to By Laws
      1. New Bylaw to Read, "All items added to the agenda must be added no less than 3 Operational School Days before the meeting without the consent of the Chair." Motion made by Lynnette Thoresen and seconded by Belinda Walsh
    3. Adjournment- Meeting Adjourned at 8:27pm by Kim Borle

     

     

    May 13th, 2008

    Present: Sharon Barrett, Marc Beland, Laureen Beson, Kim Borle, Teresa Cairns, Colleen Eyjolfson, Scot Leys Kara Stoyanowski, Lynnette Thoresen, Helen Unruh, Kim Witter, Belinda Walsh

    Regrets: Sandra Burke, Wanda Beland, and Val Crosby

    1) Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:35 by Kim Borle

    2) Approval of Agenda

    Agenda approved by Teresa Cairns, and seconded by Colleen Eyjolfson

    3) Review and Approval of March 2008 Minutes

    ¨ Minutes approved by Teresa Cairns, and seconded by Laureen Beson

    4) Principal’s Report- Scot Leys

    a) School Staffing for 2008-2009

    ¨ Decreasing by 1 ½ teaching staff

    ¨ There will be 4 Kindergarten classes instead of 5 next year

    b) Mrs. McNamara off for the rest of the year – Mrs. Petkus covering

    c) Banana Boost Wednesday

    ¨ Bananas will be $0.50

    d) Provincial Achievement Tests – Grade 3

    e) Snack prior to exams

    f) Timed Number Facts – May 14

    g) Language Arts – Part A (Story Writing) – May 15

    h) Language Arts –Part B (Reading/Comprehension) – June 17

    i) Math – June 19

    j) No school on May 16 & 19

    ¨ PD Day will focus on Balanced Literacy

    k) Track and Field – May 23

    ¨ Volunteers are still required

    l) Pre-Kindergarten program

    ¨ Mrs. Kim Brown has been running the sessions. It includes routines, tours of the school, and getting to know the teachers

    m) Kindergarten Orientation – June 3

    n) School Plan for 2008-2009

    Handed out to the Board for review and explanation

    5) Trustee Report - Colleen Eyjolfson and Marc Beland

    The Calendar is posted on the Fort Vermilion School Division website. The division has decided to go back to 2:00 dismissals once a month.

    The Long Service Awards were held on May 9th

    The provincial budget has come down and there will be a 4.5% increase.

    6) Friends Update- Laureen Beson

    ¨ New Playground is being installed on June 5

    ¨ Still waiting on grant

    ¨ Encana donated $11,000

    7) New Business

    ¨ Helen Unruh attended the AHSCA conference in Edmonton, received a lot of information and it was suggested to have a Liaison on the agenda every month

    8) Old Business

    ¨ Teacher Appreciation Week- Date Changed to June 13th for Lunch/ Supervision

    9) Adjournment- Meeting Adjourned at 7:24pm by Kim Borle.

    10) Next Meeting Date: June 10th, 2008 at 6:30pm.

     

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council

    March 11th, 2008

    Present: Laureen Beson, Kim Borle, Teresa Cairns, Colleen Eyjolfson, Kara Stoyanowski, Sandra Burke, Kim Witter, Helen Unruh, Scot Leys, Val Crosby

    Regrets: Sharon Barrett, Lynnette Thoresen, Wanda Beland, and Marc Beland

    Absent: Tammy Riva

    1) Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:42 by Kim Borle

    2) Approval of Agenda

    Agenda approved by Teresa Cairns, and seconded by Laureen Beson

    3) Review and Approval of February 2008 Minutes

    ¨ Minutes approved by Kara Stoyanowski, and seconded by Laureen Beson

    4) Trustee Report

    ¨ Colleen Eyjolfson reported that Negotiations are complete and the Board and teachers have come to an agreement for 5 years.

    ¨ The Board has sent Rick Cusson and Principals recruiting teachers over the past months, there will be more difficulty when recruiting teachers for the north as there were more people recruiting from Southern Alberta. There will be approximately 20 positions.

    ¨ The School Board will be suspending services as of September 8th, 2008 to Tall Cree as there is a debt owed to the division. This suspension of services is expected to be resolved before September 2008.

    5) Principal’s Report- Scot Leys

    A. Egg Drop – Wednesday March 19th

    B. Melanie Dyer – last day will be March 20, 2008.

    a. Anneke Robson will be taking over Mrs. Dyer’s classroom until the end of June. She will start on Thursday March 13, 2008 to make sure there is a smooth transition.

    C. New TA’s hired

    a. Lance Bonnes – full time

    b. Melody Hunter – half time

    c. Priscilla Nanooch – half time

    D. March 20 PD Day

    a. School Planning for 2008-2009

    E. Easter Break – March 20 to March 30

    F. Cub Wear – order forms go out next week

    G. A Thank You to School Council

    6) Friends Update- Laureen Beson

    a) Cookie Orders are in.

    b) Waiting for Playground Grant to be approved.

    7) School Council Mail

    a) Information received from AHSCA Conference including the Pre AGM package the Proxy vote will need to be sent by April 13th, and if anyone from our Parent Council will be attending it must be confirmed by March 30th, 2008.

    8) Old Business

    a) School Council Workshops- It will be one workshop on Thursday, March 13th from 6:30-9:30. The workshop will be on School Councils and Fundraising Societies.

    b) Elections for 2 Directors- Kara Stoyanowski nominated Belinda Walsh and Helen Unruh seconded the nomination. Kim Borle knows of another possible volunteer for the position, and that person will need to attend a meeting.

    c) Teacher Appreciation Week- Date Changed to April 28th – May 2nd

    d) Meeting Time- Discussion regarding meeting time. Is the meeting time to early for all parents? It was decided to leave the meeting time at 6:30 pm.

    9) New Business

    a) Safe Arrival Program- There was an explanation of the Safe Arrival program given by Scot Leys. The program entails calling parents if their child is not at school with. It doesn’t include children whose parents have called in to excuse the absence. The school has decided to use a staff member to do the calling, as it is hard to have a volunteer commit to coming everyday.

    b) Head Lice- There was a discussion regarding head lice and if there was a program implemented to check all children for head lice. Scot Leys said the checks are done as needed.

    c) Videll Arsenault- It was suggested to get Videll a gift from the Parent Council recognizing all her contributions to the school. The gift will be decided at a later date.

    10) Adjournment- Meeting Adjourned at 7:30pm by Kim Borle.

    11) Next Meeting Date: April 8th, 2008 at 6:30pm.

     

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council

    February 5th, 2008

    Present: Sharon Barrett, Laureen Beson, Kim Borle, Teresa Cairns, Colleen Eyjolfson, Kara Stoyanowski, Sandra Burke, Kim Witter, Helen Unruh

    Regrets: Scot Leys, Val Crosby, Lynnette Thoresen, Wanda Beland, and Marc Beland

    Absent: Tammy Riva

    1. Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:45 by Kim Borle

    2. Approval and Addition of Agenda

    a) Addition to Agenda Under New Business – Student Agendas

    b) Addition to Agenda Under New Business – Meeting Time

    c) Agenda approved by Sandra Burke, and seconded by Sharon Barrett

    3. Review and Approval of January 2008 Minutes- Minutes approved by Laureen Beson, and seconded by Sandra Burke

    4. Trustee Report- There was no Trustee present at this meeting.

    5. Principal’s Report- Sandra Burke

    Report Cards go home February 8th

    Teachers Convention/Family Day – February 13-18, 2008

    Melanie Dyer – resigning before school year end

    Hiring new TA’s due to a resignation and new Special Needs students in Kindergarten

    100th Day Celebration – February 19th

    6. Friends Update- Laureen Beson

    ¨ There has been a new playground ordered and Friends is still waiting for the Grant to be approved. When the playground comes in Friends will need 20 volunteers and approximately 30 hours to assemble the new playground.

    7. School Council Mail- Information received from AHSCA Conference and Nominations

    8. New Business

    a) Elections for 2 Directors Positions (Videll Arsenault, and Tammy Riva)- TABLED to Next Meeting- Belinda Walsh had volunteered but needs to attend meeting.

    b) Teacher Appreciation Week- Date Changed to April 28th – May 2nd

    c) Student Agendas- Discussion regarding agendas and use for Kindergarten

    d) Meeting Time- Discussion regarding meeting time. Is the meeting time to early for all parents? TABLED to next meeting.

    9. Old Business

    a) School Council Workshops- It will be one workshop on Thursday, March 13th from 6:30-9:30. The workshop will be on School Councils and Fundraising Societies.

    10. Adjournment- Meeting Adjourned at 7:19pm by Kim Borle.

    11. Next Meeting Date: March 11th, 2008 at 6:30pm.

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council

    January 8th, 2008

    Present: Sharon Barrett, Laureen Beson, Kim Borle, Teresa Cairns, Colleen Eyjolfson, Scot Leys, Kara Stoyanowski, Sandra Burke, Kim Witter, Helen Unruh

    Regrets: Val Crosby, Lynnette Thoresen Wanda Beland, and Marc Beland

    Absent: Tammy Riva

    1. Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:36 by Kim Borle

    2. Approval and Addition of Agenda

    a) Addition to Agenda Under Old Business – Family Christmas Night

    b) Agenda approved by Teresa Cairns, and seconded by Sandra Burke

    3. Review and Approval of November 2007 Minutes- Minutes approved by Sharon Barrett, and seconded by Laureen Beson

    4. Trustee Report- Colleen Eyjolfson

    Negotiations with Teacher’s is under way, both sides are going to Mediation

    The Board was approached by Grande Prairie School Division to support a feasibility study to an Alternate School year. The Board said yes to the feasibility study, now waiting for government to give approval for funding.

    There was also a results review for Principals.

    5. Principal’s Report- Scot Leys

    Trickster – Artist-in-Residence from January 7 to 11

    § Performances on Friday at 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm

    FMCS 2006-2007 Results Report – Presented to the Board on December 10, 2007- Overview Given on Report as well as meetings on this report happen in May and Nov/Dec

    School Retakes, Class Pictures and Kindergarten Grad – Jan 22/08

    PD Day (no school) – Wednesday, January 30, 2008- Covering Balanced Literacy

    Report Cards go home February 8th

     

    6. Friends Update- Laureen Beson

    ¨ Videll Aresenault has resigned from Friends; Peggy Hendrickson will take over as President.

    ¨ Looking at replacing equipment in the front and to the side of the school (near Grade 1 doors)

    7. School Council Mail- Information received from FVSD Calendar, AHSCH Conference Date and Newsletter, 2007 AHSCA Advocacy Policy with Government Response, Online Survey – License Plates, and Draft Minutes from Last Years AHSCA conference

    8. New Business

    a) Elections for 2 Directors Positions ( Videll Arsenault, and Tammy Riva)- TABLED to Next Meeting- Look into Bylaws

    b) Teacher Appreciation Week- March 10-14- Discussion regarding the week- Committee Formed to take care of the details- Kim Borle, Colleen Eyjolfson, Sharon Barrett, and Kara Stoyanowski will meet on January 10th

    9. Old Business

    a) School Council Workshops- March 1st – Sign Up Sheets/ Needs Assessments 9:00-1:00 on Saturday

    b) Chairman’s Meeting in December, Only has agenda as of this meeting

    c) FMCS Website- Email Parent Council Minutes to Alan Spelrem and he will post on website

    d) Family Christmas Night- Discussion was held regarding success. It was suggested that a survey go out to all family in the school for feedback.

     

    10. Adjournment- Meeting Adjourned at 7:38pm by Kim Borle.

    11. Next Meeting Date: February 5th 2008 at 6:30pm.

    November 13th, 2007

    Present: Videll Arsenault, Sharon Barrett, Laureen Beson, Kim Borle, Teresa Cairns, Val Crosby, Scot Leys, Kara Stoyanowski, Lynnette Thoresen, Sandra Burke, Kim Witter, Colleen Eyjolfson

    Regrets: Wanda Beland, Helen Unruh, and Marc Beland

    Absent: Tammy Riva

    1. Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:35 by Kim Borle

    2. Approval and Addition of Agenda

    a) Addition to Agenda Under New Business – Parent Link Center

    b) Addition to Agenda – School Trustee Report

    c) Agenda approved by Teresa Cairns, and seconded by Videll Arsenault

    3. Review and Approval of October 2007 Minutes- Minutes approved by Teresa Cairns, and seconded by Laureen Beson

    4. Principal’s Report- Scot Leys

    Bus Safety Presentation – November 13, 14 & 15

    1st Report Card – November 16 (Friday)- There was a discussion about Music and Phys Ed. Criteria for marking.

    Parent Teacher Interviews – November 20 & 21- There was a discussion regarding parent teacher interviews.

    Book Fair – Nov 19-22- Viewing and Buying will be available during the day and looking into having the book fair open in the evenings of Parent Teacher Interviews

    No School – Nov 23 as it is a day in lieu for Parent Teacher interviews

    Supervision- The front of the school where the grade ones are has 2 supervisors every recess and the back of the school where the grades two and threes are have 3 supervisors. There was a concern brought forward about the back of the school supervision and specifically supervision of the equipment.

    Family Christmas Night – December 11- There will less activities than the last time they had the event.

    Trickster – Artist-in-Residence from January 7 to 11- The theme will be Creepy Crawlies. Council watched a short video about the group. Performances on Friday at 1 pm and 6 pm (2 tickets per family)

    5. School Council Mail- Information received from AHSCH, Fundraising, and Letters on Presentations

    6. School Trustee Report- Colleen Eyjolfson reported that there has been one meeting so far.

    7. New Business

    a) Parent Link Center- Val Crosby described what the Parent Link Center was and the programs they offer for children ages 0-6 and Parenting Education. The Parent Link Center is working with Schools as well.

    b) AHSCA – AGM in Edmonton- There are no dates yet, but it is usually the last weekend in April.

    c) AHSCA Workshop- The tentative date is March 1st. There will be a parent workshop. Please sign up. The topics that will be covered will be Roles and Responsibilities, School Councils and Fundraising Societies. Spirit of the North will be invited.

    8. Old Business- None

    9. Adjournment- Meeting Adjourned at 6:30 by Kim Borle.

    10. Next Meeting Date: January 15th, 2007 at 6:30pm.

     

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council

    October 9th, 2007

    Present: Videll Arsenault, Sharon Barrett, Wanda Beland, Laureen Beson, Kim Borle, Teresa Cairns, Val Crosby, Scot Leys, Kara Stoyanowski, Lynnette Thoresen, Helen Unruh, Kim Witter

    Special Guests: Colleen Eyjolfson, Marc Beland

    Regrets: Sandra Burke, Tammy Riva

  • Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:36 by Kim Borle
  • Approval and Addition of Agenda – Agenda approved by Videll Arsenault, and seconded by Lynnette Thoresen
  • Review and Approval of September 2007 Minutes- Minutes approved by Sharon Barrett, and seconded by Laureen Beson
  • Trustee Nominees – Colleen Eyjofson and Marc Beland presented to the Council their reasons for running for Fort Vermilion School Division Trustee Elections.
  • Principal’s Report- Scot Leys
  • A. Enrollment
  • i. Kindergarten- 79
  • ii. Grades 1-3- 239
  • iii. Class Sizes Range from 16-20
  • iv. Staffing stayed the same
  • B. School Pictures on Monday, October 15, 2007
  • C. School Trustee Election on Monday, October 15, 2007
  • D. PD Day- October 19, 2007
  • i. Balanced Literacy in the morning
  • ii. Multi-grade Level Meetings in the afternoon
  • E. Achievement Exam Results
  • i. Language Arts
  • 1. Total % Acceptable 86%
  • a. Writing – 86%- Acceptable
  • b. Reading – 87% - Acceptable
  • 2. Total % Excellence – 10%
  • ii. Mathematics
  • 1. Total % Acceptable 78%
  • a. Knowledge– 90%- Acceptable
  • b. Skills – 74% - Acceptable
  • 2. Total % Excellence – 11%
  • F. Bus Safety Presentation – November 13, 14 & 15

    G. 1st Report Card – November 16th, there will be a few changes to the report card and a small discussion was held regarding report cards.

    H. Parent Teacher Interviews- November 20 & 21- after Report Cards Go Out

    I. Family Christmas Night – December 11

    J. Terry Fox Funds Stolen from the Office- Police looking into this and Donations have been made to the school to replace funds

    Friends Report – Videll Arsenault

    General Meeting in October 10th at 7:00.

    YSC News For September

    The newsletter looked good, looking for submissions for October’s newsletter.

    School Council Mail- Information received from Playground company, AHSCH and School Council Development

    New Business

  • A. Focus Groups and How Balanced Literacy Plays a Part
  • ¨ Scot Leys gave a description and a discussion was held
  • Old Business

  • B. Review School Council Annual Report – Teresa Cairns
  • ¨ This was distributed and summarized.
  • Adjournment- Meeting Adjourned at 7:14 pm by Kim Borle.

    Next Meeting Date: November 13th, 2007 at 6:30pm.

     

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council

    Annual General Meeting

    September 10th, 2006

    Present: Lynnette Thoresen, Sharon Barrett, Helen Unruh, Videll Arsenault, Scot Leys, Teresa Cairns, Kim Borle, Jakie Schmidt, Carol Baldwin, Wanda Beland, Kara Stoyanowski, Sandra Burke, Tammy Riva, Shelley Riva, Laureen Beson, Kim Witter

    Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 7:55 by Teresa Cairns

    Approval and Addition of Agenda – Agenda approved by Kim Borle, and seconded by Jakie Schmidt

    School Council Year End Report – Tabled To next meeting

    YSC Newsletter – Tabled

    Roles and Responsibilities of school council – See attached

    Code of Ethics – See attached

    Parents Rights and Responsibilities – See attached

    New Business– Elections

    Chair- Motion made by Scot Leys to elect Kim Borle for chair, Second Teresa Cairns. All in Favor. Kim Borle elected to chair.

    Vice Chair- Motion made by Kim Borle to elect Kim Witter for vice chair, Second by Teresa Cairns. Motion made by Videll Arsenault to elect Helen Unruh. Vote held in secret. Helen Unruh elected to vice chair.

    Secretary- Motion made by Lynnette Thoresen to elect Kara Stoyanowski for secretary, Second by Sharon Barrett. All in Favor. Kara Stoyanowski elected to secretary.

    Community Rep. – Motion made by Kim Witter to elect Laureen Beson for community rep., Second by Lynnette Thoresen. All in Favor. Laureen Beson elected to community rep.

    Director Positions

    Videll Aresenault

    Val Crosby

    Lynnette Thoresen

    Sharon Barrett

    Tammy Riva

    Wanda Beland

    Teresa Cairns

    Kim Witter

    Amendment to school council by-law 6A-A-

    Motion was made to amend by-law 6A-A to allow 8 directors to serve on the council board, from 6 as it stated in school council handbook. Motion was made by Kara Stoyanowski and Second by Sharon Barrett. All in favor.

     

    Meeting adjourned at 8:07 by Teresa Cairns

     

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council

    September 10th, 2007

    Present: Lynnette Thoresen, Sharon Barrett, Helen Unruh, Videll Arsenault, Scot Leys, Teresa Cairns, Kim Borle, Jakie Schmidt, Carol Baldwin, Wanda Beland, Kara Stoyanowski, Sandra Burke, Tammy Riva, Shelley Riva, Laureen Beson, Kim Witter

    Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 8:07by Kim Borle

    Approval and Addition of Agenda – Agenda approved by Teresa Cairns, and seconded by Kara Stoyanowski

    Review and Approval of May & June 2007 Minutes – Minutes approved by Kara Stoyanowski, and Second by Videll Aresenault.

    Principal’s Report – Scot Leys

    Enrollment

    i. Kindergarten 77

    ii. Grade 1 – 3 269

    iii. Class sizes range from 16-20

    New Staff

    Mrs. Wakefield (3)

    Mrs. McNamara (1)

    Mrs. Petroutsakos (K)

    Mrs. Brown (K) ½ time

    Mrs. Gramson (student transition coach)

    Staff Changes

    Mrs. Andrews (1/2 time)

    Mr. Hughes (2)

    Mrs. Beal (3)

    Miss Falk (3)

    Mrs. Worthington ( Alano)

    Mrs. Gilbert (Maternity Leave)

    Mental Health Project

    Carolyn Reid-Works with more serious cases

    Cheryl Gramson-works within the school

    Child Circle Worker

    Julie Klassen

    Karen Pelenski

    PD Day – September 21

    Terry Fox Walk/Fun Day- September 28

     

    AHSCA – See attached

    · Membership paid until 2008

    · Workshops- see below

    Trustee Report – Tabled

    Friends – Videll Aresenault

    Friends will meet the 2nd wed of every month at 7:00pm. Some events planned for this year will be: Festival of the trees/ silent auction

    Craft fair/festival of trees

    Cookie dough in the spring

    Catalogs are in. They will be sent home in the few weeks, and are due back after thanksgiving

    Casino- tentative date is 2010

    Bulletin Board Volunteer – Helene Unruh volunteers to look after this.

    YSC Newsletter- Lynnette Thoresen, Kim Witter and Kim Borle agree to take this task on.

    Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm by Kim Borle

    Next meeting date: October 9th, 2006 at 6:30

     

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council

    June 12th, 2006

    No quorum held

    Next meeting date: September 11th after meet the teacher night.

     

    Florence MacDougall Community School

    Parent Council

    May 8th

    Present: Lynnette Thoresen, Scot Leys, Teresa Cairns, Wanda Beland, Sandra Burke, Michelle Hodder, Videll Arsenault, Val Crosby, Kara Stoyanowski, Lisa Mitchell

    Regrets: Kim Borle, Sharon Barrett, Chan Cusson

    Absent: Cassis Hutchinson

    Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:41 by Teresa Cairns

    Approval and Addition of Agenda – Agenda approved by Michelle Hodder, and seconded by Kara Stoyanowski

    Review and Approval of Minutes – Minutes approved by, Videll Arsenault and Second by Kara Stoyanowski.

    Principal’s Report – Scot Leys

    School Education plan – see attached

    PAT’s:

    Math (timed number facts) – May 15th

    Language Arts (writing portion) - May16th

    Kindergarten Celebration – Fun Day – June 25 or 26th

    Kindergarten Ceremony – June 27th

    Pre-Kindergarten

    Staffing for 2007/2008

    Increase of 1.5 FTE

    Kindergarten – 5 classes

    Grade 1 – 6 classes

    Grade 2 – 5 classes

    Grade 3 – 5 classes

    Track and Field – May 31st

    Trustee Report – Lisa Mitchell

    June 4th will be the AGM for the Alberta School board Association. The Alberta School board Association will also be hosting Canada this year.

    Tamara Burg won the award for excellence in teaching.

    School Council Mail

    Education week poster

    AHSCA package

    AHSCA Newsletter

    Friends – Videll Arsenault

    Nothing to report as they are having their meeting tomorrow

    Dinner theater had been post-pone

     

    Increasing High School completion rate

    Most effective for Chan to work teacher when dealing with kids at FMCS

    Meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm by Teresa Cairns

    Next meeting date: June 12th 2007 at 6:30

     

    March 13th

    Present: Lynnette Thoresen, Scot Leys, Teresa Cairns, Wanda Beland, Sandra Burke, Michelle Hodder, Karen Kirby, Videll Arsenault, Sharon Barrett, Cassie Hutchinson, Kara Stoyanowski

    Regrets: Kim Borle, Val Crosby, Gary Johnson

    Absent: Chan Cusson

    Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:37 by Teresa Cairns

    Approval and Addition of Agenda – Tabled AHSCA proxy vote and School completion. Agenda approved by Michelle Hodder, and seconded by Sharon Barrett

    Review and Approval of Minutes – Minutes approved by, Videll Aresenault and Second by Michelle Hodder.

    Principal’s Report – Scot Leys

    Edmonton Symphony Demonstration – for grade 3 only

    Wendy Berner ( storyteller) March 14th

    PD Day – reworking school plan for 2006/2007

    - Input on: Focus groups

    ½ day Kindergarten

    Other

    Chinese Acrobats – March 19th @ 2pm

    Alberta Opera – April 23rd

    Trickster – January 2008

    - will take place 1st week back from Christmas and grades 1-3 will be involved.

    Trustee Report – Tabled

    School Council Mail

    Fundraising info, for friends

    Friends – Videll Arsenault

    Nothing at this time

    AHSCA AGM/Proxy Vote- Tabled

    Increasing High School completion rate

    Tabled to next meeting

    12. Babysitting

    Anyone interested in using the babysitting service is to contact Teresa Cairns prior to our meeting. It has not been worth while to offer it every night due to low number of kids.

    Meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm by Teresa Cairns

    Next meeting date: April 3rd 2007 at 6:30

    February 6th, 2007

    Present: Lynnette Thoresen, Scot Leys, Teresa Cairns, Kim Borle, Wanda Beland, Val Crosby, Sandra Burke, Michelle Hodder, Karen Kirby, Videll Aresenault, Lisa Mitchell, Sharon Barrett

    Regrets: Kara Stoyanowski, Cassi Hutchison

    Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:35 by Teresa Cairns

    Approval and Addition of Agenda – Agenda approved by Val Crosby, and seconded by Kim Borle

    Review and Approval of Minutes – Minutes approved by, Sharon Barrett and Second by Michelle Hodder.

    Principal’s Report – Scot Leys

    Parent-Teacher interviews

    Changed to Feb. 27/28 are for focus group teachers only.

    Next years dates.

    Ipsos-Reid Results –see attached

    Teacher Convention Feb. 14-19

    Video surveillance

    Balance Literacy Tour

    School Calendar – council feedback

    Trustee Report – Lisa Mitchell

    Foregoing Ipsos-Reid survey this year.

    Board will be having a planning session with the teachers at the convention.

    School Council Mail

    X-mas letter from FMCS staff.

    X-mas card from FVSD.

    Friends – Videll Aresenault

    Festival of the Trees was successful and raised approx. $800.00

    Currently planning for a dinner theater in which the teachers will act. The play was written by Lorne Hughes.

    Spring Catalog will be coming out and offers 2 types of cookie dough,

    All classrooms now have a T.V and DVD player in it.

    Melanie Dechant is currently working on applying for grants, possibly to redo the Kitchen.

    Mom’s pantry went well and raised approx. $7-800.00

    AHSCA Workshop- Kim asked if anyone was interested in attending. If not we will need to ensure Joan Vigie can do a proxy vote. We will revisit this next meeting to fill out the necessary forms/questions

    Teacher Appreciation

    We will be doing a pizza lunch and cover lunch supervision for the teachers. It will be held on Feb. 14th. Videll is still looking for volunteers to help.

    Ysc Newsletter

    Michelle Hodder has graciously accepted to help Kim out with the newsletter.

    Increasing High School completion rate

    Tabled to next meeting

    12. April Meeting

    April meeting will move to the 3rd of April as it falls during Easter break.

    Meeting adjourned at 7:18 pm by Teresa Cairns

    Next meeting date: March, 13th 2007 at 6:30

    November 14th, 2006

    Present: Lynnette Thoresen, Scot Leys, Teresa Cairns, Kim Borle, Cassi Hutchison, Chan Cusson, Wanda Beland, Val Crosby, Sandra Burke, Mary Abou Moustafa

    Regrets: Kara Stoyanowski, Michelle Hodder, Videll Arsenault, Sharon Barrett

    Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 6:39 by Teresa Cairns

    Approval and Addition of Agenda – Agenda approved by Val Crosby, and seconded by Cassie Hutchinson

    Review and Approval of Minutes – Minutes approved by, Val Crosby and Second by Cassie Hutchinson.

    Principal’s Report – Scot Leys

    PAT Results

    Christmas Concert – School Wide Production – Dec 12

    New 1/2 time teacher hired – Angela Beal (starts on Friday)

    6th Kindergarten class is starting on Monday November 20

    Will be hiring a replacement for Mrs. O’Shea this week

    Book Fair – Nov 21-23

    Literacy Packages for school

    PD Days – Nov 17 and Dec 1

    Report Cards

    Operation Christmas Child

     

    School Council Mail –

    AHSCA Newsletter – to be placed on bulletin board

    AHSCA Division chair letter – see attached

    Learning team newsletter – to be placed on the bulletin board

    Fundraising info for Friends

    Friends – Sandra Burke

    Videll is looking for volunteers to help out with the craft sale and festival of trees (Dec. 1&2). A sign up sheet was available for anyone interested in helping out.

    AHSCA Workshop- Council needed to come up with a strategy to best implement our plan of action. Council will hold a draw at each Christmas concert and the winning family will receive literacy packs. This will also introduce a new program at FMCS.

     

    Meeting adjourned at 7:21 pm by Teresa Cairns

    Next meeting date: January, 9th 2006 at 6:30

    September 12th, 2006

    Present: Lynnette Thoresen, Sharon Barrett, Helen Unruh, Videll Arsenault, Brenda Bailey, Scot Leys, Teresa Cairns, Isla Tanaka, Stephen Glover, Kim Borle, Jakie Schmidt, Carol Baldwin, Cassi Hutchison, Karen Kirby, Chan Cusson, Wanda Beland, Kara Stoyanowski, Michelle Hodder, Val Crosby, Sandra Burke

    Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 8:12 by Teresa Cairns

    Approval and Addition of Agenda – Agenda approved by Michelle Hodder, and seconded by Sharon Barrett

    Review and Approval of Minutes – Minutes approved by Videll Aresenault, and Second by Kim Borle.

    Principal’s Report – Scot Leys

    · Miss Burke – new vice principal

    · Enrollment

    i. Kindergarten 103

    ii. Grade 1 – 3 262

    iii. Class sizes range from 18-21

    Kindergarten busing

    Mental Health Project

    Child Circle Worker

    School Sign

    PD Day – September 22

    Terry Fox Walk/Fun Day

    DEAR time

    AHSCA – See attached

    · Membership paid until 2008

    · Workshops- see below

    AHSCA Joint Workshops –

    FMCS Parent Council will join with SNCS & HLPS for workshops on Oct 20/21 Friday night will be "recruiting and retaining". Saturday will be "school council planning and effectiveness". More information can be obtained by contacting Kim Borle.

    Friends – Videll Aresenault

    Friends will meet the 2nd wed of every month at 7:00pm. Some events planned for this year will be: Festival of the trees/ silent auction

    Craft fair

    Dinner theater in the spring

    Catalogs are in. They will be sent home the first week on October and are due back after thanksgiving

    School Supplies - Parents feel that the class lists are too extensive, and that extras are not being sent home at the end of the year. Parents ask why they are paying school fees and what it is the money used for. It is explained that the money is used to buy additional supplies that are beyond the class list, and it also goes toward doing special events for the children.

    Bulletin Board Volunteer – Lynnette Thoresen volunteers to look after this.

    Volunteers- Volunteers are needed for hotdogs and are urged to contact Videll Arsenault if they are interested in helping out.

    Child Care- Child care will be available again this year for all parents who attend the school council meetings. The cost will be $2.00 per child or $5.00 a family. Children must be 2 years old or older.

    Meeting adjourned at 8:58 pm by Teresa Cairns

    Next meeting date: October 10th, 2006 at 6:30

     

    Annual General Meeting

    September 12th, 2006

    Present: Lynnette Thoresen, Sharon Barrett, Helen Unruh, Videll Arsenault, Brenda Bailey, Scot Leys, Teresa Cairns, Isla Tanaka, Stephen Glover, Kim Borle, Jakie Schmidt, Carol Baldwin, Cassi Hutchison, Karen Kirby, Chan Cusson, Wanda Beland, Kara Stoyanowski, Michelle Hodder, Val Crosby, Sandra Burke

    Meeting Called to order – Meeting called to order at 7:55 by Teresa Cairns

    Approval and Addition of Agenda – Agenda approved by Kim Borle, and seconded by Jakie Schmidt

    School Council Year End Report – Tabled To next meeting

    YSC Newsletter – Kim Borle

    · All other information is available upon request from the chair.

    Roles and Responsibilities of school council – See attached

    Code of Ethics – See attached

    Parents Rights and Responsibilities – See attached

    New Business– Elections

    Chair- Motion made by Lynnette Thoresen to elect Teresa Cairns for chair, Second by Brenda Bailey. All in Favor. Teresa Cairns elected to chair.

    Vice Chair- Motion made by Michelle Hodder to elect Kim Borle for vice chair, Second by Videll Arsenault. All in Favor. Kim Borle elected to vice chair.

    Secretary- Motion made by Videll Aresenault to elect Lynnette Thoresen for secretary, Second by Sharon Barrett. All in Favor. Lynnette Thoresen elected to secretary.

    Director Positions

    Videll Aresenault

    Val Crosby

    Kara Stoyanowski

    Sharon Barrett

    Chan Cusson

    Cassie Hutchison

    Community Rep. – Michelle Hodder

     

    Meeting adjourned at 8:11 by Teresa Cairns

     

     

     

     

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