SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, November
29, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:30pm
Virtual
Welcome & Acceptance of Current Agenda
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1 min
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Amanda
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Acceptance of Minutes from October Meeting
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Haafid to motion, Sabina to second
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1 min
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Amanda
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Attendance
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2 mins
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Wendy
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Niro Arumugam
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Heidi McLeod
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Karen Bradley
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Sarah Murphy
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Amanda Cartan
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Haafid Rahman
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Liz Kennedy
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Marie Scott
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Sabina Khandaker
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Kelly Sutherland
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Wendy La
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Kelly Dunn
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Parent Attendees: Linky, Asiya Baig
Staff Attendees:
Scott Chin, LeeAnn Morrow, Myka Hang
Treasurer’s Report 5 mins Haafid
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Current budget $11,206.10
- Majority of the budget
is already earmarked for an outdoor garden for students to promote outdoor learning
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Will wait
to see how the budget moves once we
receive donations from fundraising drive
- Send a
reminder for school donations - make sure it is sent
to our school and include
a screenshot
Committees - Updates
for each committee 20 mins All
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Fundraising
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Looking at two big
events and if we have time for a few smaller
ones, we canSilent Auction: typically
end of May/early June (maybe aligned with fun
fair if we can from
Public Health)
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In the past,
30-50 items, most were gift
cards ($2000 raised typically)
- Kelly will forward a
formal letterhead and list
of past donors
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We should set a date
for an outdoor fun fair
(rain date?), and if
they can promote their service/product in-person, such as a karate
demo, that would be great.
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Other options:
- Cookie fundraiser on hold but pricing is on hold - house
colours
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Virtual movie nights (Thursday night before Family Day
weekend) - collectively watch a movie together,
sell popcorn, snacks,
PJ day, half-time stretch
- Leeann will look
info free popcorn
from Kernels
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June outdoor
movie night - if possible, Wendy to look
into pricing for a giant inflatable screen
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Chocolate bar fundraising - Aunt
Sarah’s/World’s Finest
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Fundraising Committee
to connect and decide if
there will be
just a few large fundraising initiatives, or
have a few smaller ones as
well.
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Staff Appreciation
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Goal is to put something
in the teacher and staff mailboxes once a
month!
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Karen B made cookies for teachers and staff
for November - everyone
appreciated it! Thank you, Karen!
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Sarah and Amanda
to work on something
for December
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This comes
out of our pockets, so if anyone is able
to donate time or money for
one month, that
would be much appreciated!
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Parent Engagement
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Focus on getting
parents involved
in a variety of
topics. Some of
the items suggested by the YRDSB include:
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Social inclusion, racism,
marginalized groups, safe and welcoming environment Indigenous community.
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Cooking classes
were a hit - should
do it again this year -
sustainable cooking, connect it to our Indigenous education;
taking care of our Earth, learning about different cultures and cuisine
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Last year
there was a focus on
mental health
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Getting someone to come
in to talk about Indigenous art,
create a mural, connect with students
and parents
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December 14 due
date for the funding that Amanda is looking
into - Amanda will follow up with Scott.
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Communication
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Heidi is updating our FB pages
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Scott to
include it in his next
weekly email to
have parents join the group.
Amanda
will coordinate
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Every other Friday
or once a month,
Council can
take turns contributing something into Scott’s weekly emails.
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Maybe the Friday
after Council meetings we send
out the link
to meeting minutes,
and every other
week it is something different, interesting or
fun.
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Sarah and
Heidi will discuss how this will move forward
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Constitution Review
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Scott, Sarah and Amanda will look
over this in January and get it updated
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Please add Haafid to this committee
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Sustainability
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TerraCyle,
Crayola have
been in the past - can look
into this again this
year
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Send out
seeds in the spring -
growing our own
food, taking care
of our planet, tie it in with our land
acknowledgement
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Ms. Stewart and
Ms. Hang can help us
from the teacher
side
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Food drive -
Update
from School 20
mins Scott/Leeann
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Board Priorities and goals for our School Council
- Foster Well-Being and Mental Health
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Build safe, healthy and
inclusive learning and working environments where all feel they matter and belong
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Champion Equity and Inclusivity
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Build understanding of anti-racism, anti-oppression, culturally relevant and responsive
pedagogy and the ongoing impact of colonialism
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Provide Effective Instruction and Assessment
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Provide effective instruction and assessment that reflect students’ identities, lived experiences, strengths, needs and interests
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Build Collaborative Relationships
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Build trust and collaborative relationships with students, families and staff by developing
shared solutions through respectful communication and responsive actions
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Empower Ethical Leadership
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Build a shared understanding of Ethical Leadership that elevates student, staff, family and community voice
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Scott/Leeann to
send Parent Council survey results from CVPS so
we can get a better understanding of what
issues are of concern that impact our students,
families, and community.
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What’s new at CVPS?
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Snack program $13,000 in funding received - $10K from PC charities, $3500 from snack program. Starting
on December 2!
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Volleyball Team has started
○ Ukulele Club starting this week - Grade 6
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Cornell Village Public School
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Investment in
Education - letter has
gone out
○ Technology Upgrades -
purchased 30 Chromebooks
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Food Drive - Grade 1 - going well! Very close to reaching the goal of 500 items! (As of these minutes being sent out, the
drive now has over 600
items!!
New Business 10
mins All
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N/A
Actionable Items - Review 5 mins Amanda
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N/A
Motion to end
Meeting 1 min Amanda Karen to motion, Haafid to second
Future Meetings
- All on Monday’s
at 7pm by Zoom Jan 24th, Feb 28th, April 25th, May 30th, June 20th.
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