CASC Meeting Minutes, Thursday December 10, 2009 7pm

ATTENDANCE

CONNIE DAYMOND, RUSSELL MCLELLAND, DAVE FORTIER, SUZANNE AMENTA, PAM DILWORTH-CHRISTIE, MAUREEN CLARKE, CHERYL BROUSE, NEGAR HASHEMI, WALLACE BEATON

WELCOME

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 12, 2009:

MOTION TO APPROVE:  SUZANNE,  2^ND PAM,  ALL IN FAVOUR

TREASURER’S REPORT (DONNA WELDON NOT AVAILABLE, MAUREEN CLARKE WILL GIVE A CRAFT FAIR UPDATE):

WE MADE $16 MORE THAN LAST YEAR, APPROXIMATELY $4600

DISCUSSION ABOUT VOLUNTEERING/FUNDRAISING

THERE WILL BE A NEW FORM COMING OUT FOR VOLUNTEERING

AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT TEACHERS WITH PARENT/EXPERTS

CONNIE WILL FORWARD NEW FORM TO EVERYONE

QUESTION ABOUT FUNDRAISING, AND FUNDRAISING FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS – BIG NO-NO

TEACHER’S REPORT (RUSSELL MCLELLAND):

KINDERS – WORKING ON HIBERNATION – MURAL IN MAIN FLOOR HALLWAY

NORTH POLE ELF ACADEMY

3/4’S – EARTHCARE, SHARING, VIDEO, RE GARBAGE/RECYCLING

MILK CONTAINERS ARE NOW BEING COLLECTED AT SCHOOL FOR RECYCLING

TRY TO REINFORCE CONCEPT AT HOME

NATIVE ELDER CAME IN AND SPOKE ABOUT TRADITIONS/GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS

ART GALLERY TRIPS COMING UP

SKATING IS IN FULL SWING

INDOOR SOCCER IS WRAPPING UP 

FLOOR HOCKEY WILL BEGIN IN THE NEW YEAR

SCHLOCKEY – NEED VOLUNTEERS TO BRING IN/OUT BOARDS FROM JANUARY – MARCH

DISCUSSION ABOUT SPORT ‘TEAMS’

DISCUSSION ABOUT ALTERNATIVE SPORTS DAY – NON COMPETITIVE ASPECT OF IT

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:  CONNIE DAYMOND

PROFILE ON WEBSITE DONE

UPDATED WEBSITE ON SCHOOL-BOARD SITE, NEW LOGO, NEW STAFF MEMBERS ADDED

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SENT TODAY, CONNIE MET WITH TEACHERS

FOCUS ON LANGUAGE/WRITING/MATH

PRIMARY – MEASUREMENT

JUNIOR – NUMBER SENSE AND NUMBERATION

CHARACTER

GOALS – EARTHCARE, INCREASE AMOUNT OF STUFF RECYCLED 

SMALL DISCUSSION ABOUT BEACH CLEAN-UP

LYLE THOMSON, DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD, COMING MONDAY

PAM M LEAVING FOR REST OF YEAR, NEED ANOTHER PERSON .35 LONG-TERM OCCASIONAL CONTRACT

DISCUSSION ITEMS

1. LICE CHECK – MAUREEN CLARKE

DISCUSSION ABOUT HAVING THE ‘LICE SQUAD’ COME IN AND DO A BLITZ ON THE KIDS

$2/KID 

$10 TRAVEL FEE

PARENTS/TEACHERS FREE

$45 GST

SUGGESTED 3X / YEAR

MOTION TO COVER UP TO $200 OF ANY SHORTFALL TOWARDS LICE CHECKS

MOTION:  PAM 

2^ND:  NOT SURE

APPROVED

1. WALLACE BEATON

I-WALK, ACTIVE AND SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL

WALLACE HAS A COMMITTEE, NEGRA, ANDREA TOMPKINS, MIKE RICHARDSON, PETRA, DAVE AND WALLACE (???)

ASKING FOR A BUDGET OF $1000

BANNERS WILL TAKE ABOUT $300 OF THAT

ANTICIPATED – COSTS FOR NEW/REPLACEMENT BIKE RACKS (CONNIE WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BOARD FOR A CONTACT)

SAFE BIKING COURSE IN THE SPRING?

CAN-BIKE, PRIVATE INSTRUCTOR

SAFE-WALKING

COVERED BY -\I-WALK

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER CAN COME IN AND RE-ITERATE

SPRING INTO SPRING

JAY-WALKING

NEWSLETTER

% WHO WALKED ALL OR PART OF THE WAY IN OCTOBER – WENT FROM 38% TO 78%

PROPOSE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH BE A WALKING DAY

NOVEMBER HAD GOOD NUMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE WALKING SCHOOL BUS

DECEMBER HAD – ZERO! (PARTICIPATE IN THE WALKING SCHOOL BUS)

NEXT DATE WILL BE FEBRUARY

OFFER SOMETHING AT THE END? HOT CHOCOLATE? SOME PERSONALITY?

ASK KIDS/PARENTS TO MAKE A COMMITTMENT

STICKERS? PLAC EON WALL INSIDE SCHOOL

DISCUSSION ABOUT SCHOOL TRAVEL PLANNING PILOT PROJECT

PROGRAM REVIEW 

DEC 8 – EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING

LINK TO INTERIM REPORT ON WEBSITE

NO RECOMMENDATIONS OR CONCLUSIONS, 130 PAGE REPORT

NEXT MEETING: DEC 15 – INTERM REPORT

OTHER BUSINESS

NONE

DISMISS

NEXT MEETING JANUARY 12, 2010

PRE-MEETING

DISCUSSION ABOUT ALFIE KOHN 

PROPOSED FEBRUARY 11, 2010

WOODROFFE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

TICKETS, POSTERS,