ECOLE HEATHER PARK ELEMENTARY PAC MEETING
Wednesday April 13, 2011
Lab Room 2023
Attendance: 16 parents
1. Call to Order:
-Kelly calls meeting to order
-introductions & welcome
2. Minutes
-Kelly reviews
-Motion: Sarah motions to accept, 2nd by Leeann
-carried
3. Agenda
-Kelly reviews agenda
4. Admin Matters
-review parking lot
-executive met on March 9th immediately after last mtg, also on April 6th, will meet right after mtg tonight
5. Safety Committee meets with Lois Boone
-spent a lot of time discussing whether there is a process at SD57
-discussed parking lot issues
-asked about playground placement
-had a 2nd mtg with Bryan Mix
-Mr. Mix admitted school was not ready in September
-changing Heather Park from a middle school to a primary school is a significant goal of SD57
-will be trying very hard to resolve issues over spring/summer
-L&M Engineering to review parking lot & pedestrian issues
-lots of discussion on playground placement, Steve to meet with maintenance the next day to begin discussions
-hand washing an issue with mess of soap in washrooms, we are looking at portable sinks
-another fire evacuation drill is still coming
-safety com & PAC is to be involved in parking lot resolutions
-want to thank all parents who are staying out of the bus loop and who are calling in for safestart
-a BIG thank you to the safety committee for a great job
6. Finance
-Leeann reviews
-also lets everyone know about gaming fund increase of $5 to $25
7. Funding Requests
-transfer of additional gaming funds to Kelly Road PAC
-Motions: To transfer $1015.00 of the new gaming funds to Kelly Road PAC (203 students x $5). By Lesley, 2nd by Sarah
-carried
-hand washing stations
-discussion of project, Steve reviews reasons behind this and also research done by Dolores
-will likely be purchasing one now and 3-4 more later
-Motion: To support EHPE in purchasing portable sinks for the classrooms for an amount of $2500 (pilot project). By Lesley, 2nd by Marilyn
-carried
-emergency blankets for evacuation in winter
-discussion on need, where they would be placed & reason behind it
-students, especially ones in intermediate classes in winter would be unable to get to their jackets
-Motion: To provide EHPE with emergency blankets (700) and empty first aid bags for a total of $2328.43. By Lesley, 2nd by Sarah
-carried
-Teacher wish list
-discussion on supporting curriculum vs. non-curriculum items
-reviewed all items one by one
-discussion on budget availability, have funds available
-Motion: To approve purchase of wishlist items that has been submitted to PAC as of this time. By Carissa, 2nd by Nicole
-carried
8. Bylaw’s
-Sarah reviews
-Motion: Motion to accept bylaws as attached. By Sarah, 2nd by Marilyn
-carried
9. Principal’s Forum
-soap is available plus we are looking at portable sinks
-had a visit from Ministry of Environmental Safety, we are doing well
-have had approval for budget & school plan for next year
-English int class ave is 27, primary is 22
-Fr Im. Intermediate is very low for 6 & 7’s next year, will be having a meeting with Fr Im. Teachers next week
-talked about pool party and its purpose
-school is currently finishing off an order of technology equipment including document cameras
-have some money left in the budget so Steve is now being able to say Yes a lot more
-school feeling is very positive
-figure skating went well
-a big thank you to the PAC volunteers who are helping unpack the books
-looking at upgrading in math supplies i.e. Textbooks
-Steve will be off to Quebec for a month in the summer to learn some French
10. Teacher Liaison
-an enormous thank you for the teacher’s fund & bussing money
-Jump Rope is on May 13, will be looking for volunteers
-there was a suggestion from Carissa that if we have a large event we could have volunteers there filling out criminal record check forms and she could take them down to the police station in a large bundle. She would need a volunteer to help with photocopying driver’s license.
-discussion on doing it on at sports day
11. Keg Grant
-Kelly reviews and asks if anyone could be a champion on it
-Steve lets them know if interested that Bev would assist in putting the grant together
-discuss looking at maybe applying for the grant to help with playground placement
-Marilyn willing to look at being a champion
12. DPAC
-Lac du Bois is installing 4 swings at $15k, $5k for swings, and $10 for installation
-Hart Highlands had a dance where the DJ donated his services
-CUPE bargaining may have come to a complete stop, teachers contract is almost up
-a DPAC/PAC bullying workshop
13. SPC
-thoughts & discussion onto “purpose of education”
-there is a survey on our website that we encourage parents to participate in
-Tracy Sullivan volunteers to be on the council
-meeting are open to everyone, next one is April 26 @ 4pm
14. Information Dissemination
-soap is back in the washrooms
-Upcoming Events
-Egg drop April 21st
-movie night April 15th
-sports day June 9th
-a grade 7 event was discussed, it was decided that it would not be a specific event organized by the PAC but could be a PAC supported event to be organized by the parents of grade 7 students
-a welcome back BBQ in August, should be under the discussion for the next PAC executive
-playground update, we are to receive one
-discussion on whether the PAC could fund the difference of moving the 2nd playground
-Steve said that the school would like to look into that also, maybe school and PAC could work together
-Motion: To explore the option of EHPE PAC paying the difference for moving the 2nd playground to EHPE in co-operation with the school. By Lesley, 2nd by Tami
-carried
15. Parked Issues
-Hot lunch in May
-left it open to the group that if someone steps forward in the next few days
-Lesley offers to work with someone on the first one in May so they could run the 2nd one
Adjourn: 8:40pm