Clarkson
Secondary School
School Council Minutes
November
20, 2018
Present: Brian Hudson, Nicky Rossi, Christine Chung,
Mary Zammit,
Debbie Fossi, Angela Siemens, Ethan and Riley Chung
Regrets: Anne Marie May, Sandra Forsythe
Student
Advisory Council Report: Ethan Chung, Vice President
Kidsfest –
Dec 11, Hillside students will visit - cookie decorating, a gift, Santa
Winter
Wonder Week – Spirit Week, Ugly sweater day, PJ day, talent show
Semi-Formal
– to be in Mar/19, planning is beginning, last year’s DJ was excellent
Media Crew
– new group – photographers and videographers that will come to events, their
work supplements yearbook class, application forms are out
Town Hall –
students can give new ideas to SAC
Principals
Report:
Pathways
Fair – Post Secondary reps were here on Nov 14/18, good exposure for all four
grades, 11’s and 12’s will get six to eight workshops over two years.
Practice
Literacy Test for the first time this year – Nov 14, all day gr 10’s
participated in practice activities. If
student struggled they will be offered extra help through Counting on You.
Business
Classes: Workshops organized by students
who learn about marketing and planning, events.
50th
Anniversary Planning – Alumni Committee has been meeting, tentative schedule
for May 24 for in school celebration, Sat May 25, 12-7pm will be for the larger
community. From 2-4, past and present staff will visit. Opening ceremony 4pm dignitaries. Silent auction, 9pm, and social 7-11pm,
profits will be split between school and cancer drive. A new mascot is needed which is $5,000. Funds will also be used for T-shirts for all
students for a large group photo.
Water
testing done in the summer when pipes have been sitting, lead accumulates. Pipes were flushed and are good. Monthly testing during the school year has
never shown lead.
Treasurer’s Report:
$153.70
from food sales
Parent
engagement fund – $270.22 remaining
$1,000
Parent Reaching Out Grants are paused by Ministry of Ed
Admin
Profiles:
Council
members completed the principal and vice principal role reviews.
Next
Agenda:
Could the
VP’s alternate with principal in coming to School Council?
Was this
review used when the new VP was hired?
Admin
feedback on comments on these review
forms
Next
Meeting Jan 22/19