MT. DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL

Thursday, October 14, 2004

Parent Advisory Council

Mt. Douglas School Library

General Meeting Minutes

 

 

In attendance:

 

Tony Goodman, Lori Downey, Kris Poustie, Keith McCallion - Principal, Rob House - Vice Principal, Marla Turner, Lance Turner, Marie Bachand, Pat Blundon, Cindy Brar, Jan Ross, Peter Li Foa Wing, Agnes Li Foa Wing, Lora Lea, Carla Lewis, Mike Decker, Candice Hughes Bourne, Debbie Ibaraki, Colleen Olague,

 

Note: Some attendees may not have recorded their names on the contact sheet. This information will be added at next meeting if possible.

 

Regrets: Lindy England - Treasurer

 

1.                  Call to Order - Tony Goodman

      • meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m.
      • introduction of attendees
      • request to sign contact sheet: circulated
      • agenda circulated

 

2.                  Minutes of 2004 Annual General Meeting - Lori Downey

      • Moved (Marla Turner) seconded (Lori Downey) that 2004 AGM minutes be accepted. - carried.

 

3.                  Student Leadership Report - Matt Brown new Student Council President

      • Rambucks cafe starting
      • slurpee machine coming
      • successful corn roast
      • student council elected
      • Halloween dance Oct. 26 7:00 - 10:00 need coat check volunteers
      • Thanks and congratulations to Matt and Student Leadership members for their wonderful work.

 

4.                  Principal's Report - Keith McCallion and Rob House

      • Course changes: large number (1000, 40% at Gr. 12 level) Discussion to decide if it is worth administration time.

o             Action: breakdown of reasons

o             prioritize ( honors, challenge)

o             create criteria

      • Enrollment 1130, up 80 from last year
      • Grade 12: 59 scholarships, 111 in 1st year University
      • Interim report, newsletter, pictures home Oct. 15
      • Money was used to buy emergency backpacks for portables. Request for reimbursement by PAC.
      • School Planning Council: Mike Decker elected to 3rd position. Thanks to Mike.
      • School Safety: Rob discussed first incident of year. Planned fight resulted in suspension and conflict resolution. Rob spoke to classes. Safety is the issue: Telling adults is not tattling.
      • Thanks and congratulations to Keith and Rob and all the staff at Mount Doug for a smooth start up to the school year.

 

5.                  PAC Business - Tony Goodman

      • Budget requests from teachers need to be submitted by Oct. 29. Rob to circulate last call for requests.
      • List of RAMPAC activities and deadlines was distributed.
      • New Communications position was proposed to deal with incoming mail, posting info on the bulletin board if needed, and generating files of particular interest. For example, the communications person will create a fundraising file for groups interested in ways to raise extra money for their needs. Kris Poustie volunteered to serve in this capacity. Many thanks, Kris.
      • Reminder of the bulletin board for PAC use. This board located in the main hall across from the entrance to the photo-copy room.
      • Special Interest Groups will send someone to represent them on PAC. These groups include Parents of Band Students, Challenge Students, and any other interest group representatives.
      • VPAC representative still needed.
      • Members-at-large rather than Grade reps to be elected. Candice Hughes Bourne volunteered for this position. Thanks to Candice.
      • Gaming Commission: list of volunteers for each activity must be posted. Many thanks to Jan Ross for explaining the importance of this activity. Keith M and Rob H. to review and plan for display of "Bingo Bingo" sign, and for collecting names of volunteers at activities. Jan circulated a list for volunteers to help with the Bingo volunteering.
      • Staff Appreciation Lunch: Marla Turner and Marie Bachand to organize. Thanks to both.
      • PAC Website: needs to be updated. Lance Turner to look into this. Plan to abandon current site and combine with Mt Doug's existing site. Minutes, news and announcements would be put on the Mt Doug site under a PAC heading.
      • Executive Meeting to look at teacher budget requests to be held first week of November. Budget to be reviewed and ratified Wednesday, November 10, 2004.

 

6.                  Meeting adjourned 8:30 p.m.: Moved by Colleen Olague, seconded by Cindy Brar.