SCC Meeting March minutes

SCC Minutes
March 10/08

Present: Karen, Sheri, Anita, Dan, Jim K, Suzie, Karleen, Brian F., Connie, Cornelia
Absent: Duane S., Val R.

Steve called meeting to order at 7:10 pm and welcomed the new members (Karen, Anita, Dan) and visitor (Cornelia Couch).

Steve went through some points with the new members (eg. Time of meetings, collaborative way of dealing with things, any items you want brought up to let Steve know BEFORE the meetings, check out website, meetings are every 2nd Monday, Jim K attends the meetings, Brian does a financial and principal report and students bring things up)

Steve read through Feb. 11/08 meeting minutes.

Brian read through the principal report from the Feb. 11 meeting.

Business from minutes
- Upright lift for schools to use (housed at Lanigan)
- Discussed Attendance area protocol (4-125 was eliminated and replaced with 4-120) Bussing is the issue and Horizon would like to know by July 1 if there is bussing changes wanted (alternate boundary changes)
- A lot of discussion about who is to make the decision about whether or not people can come to a school if they aren’t the attendance boundary
- Wish lists – SCC has some money for educational programs, playground (students set out a wish list – small room off library is needed by Mrs. Vanderlinde so lounge cannot be extended, weight room would be nice but it is too crowded in storeroom – a stage would be nice – maybe HZSD could consider this
- Teachers are looking at types of shelving, table, chairs, costs – maybe next meeting we will have the specifics
- Students are buying a dome hockey (SRC) and thinking about a fooseball game as well

Financial Report

- Brian went through this report and no changes since Feb. 25/08 SCC annual meeting
- Maintenance Account – some people pay for snow removal and grass cutting and we have been lucky that Doepker’s and the town have been doing it but maybe we should be spending some of this money
- We cannot put any more playground equipment in the playground area because it is full
- SCC had made a motion to pay for 08/09 grad pins
- SCC had made a motion to purchase up to 240.00 more on library books
- We have completed the school picture for Doepker’s (SCC will pay for this) We will purchase another picture for the school and possibly do this yearly (Connie suggested maybe the kids could purchase small pictures)

Principal’s Report

- showed the HZSD protocol book to new members and suggested to everyone to go through it
- we can bring things up if we would like things changed in the protocol and it would be brought to the HZSD
- annual report for HZSD is here and available for anyone to read
- Alice will not be back until April 1 for sure, she sees the surgeon Thurs., Mar. 13 and surgery is a possibility and therefore may not be back at all
- Jackie Bay’s maternity leave is posted and we are unsure who is filling it
- 2 new students have registered and will be starting Mar. 31 – Brooklyn & Joshua D. (Gr. 2 & K)
- Karen Siermachesky was here – head lice is back in 8 students
- Karen S. will be here Mar. 13 and doing a Germs, Germs, Germs presentation
- Mar. 18 Karen S. will be doing a nut-free environment presentation to everyone
- Apr. 3 Karen S. will be doing a Nutrition & Exercise presentation to K-6
- Badminton starting
- Belly dancing – Tues., nights 7:30-9:00 Angie Nagy organizing it
- Mar. 14 – Skiing for grs. 3-12
- Dance Recital – April 12 & 13
- Report cards & Senior Drama– April 15
- Day planners will be purchased for all students next year (part of our Learning Improvement Plan – teach organizational skills, communication for home/school)
- Sheri U. made a motion that the SCC subsidizes the day planners up to a maximum of $600.00 fro the upcoming school year (08/09) and for this to be reviewed annually. (the rest of the $ be a Student council fee added on to the School fees of 25.00/student)

Student Updates/Concerns

- math books need to be rebound
- possibly look at Assissippi for skiing in the futre
- fooseball table purchase?

Div. Board Report

- Jim welcomed everyone (new and old)
- Jim read the div. report minutes – trustee report (B1 – application)
- SCC can send 1 member to any Congress meeting (everything paid for by HZSD) Rural Congress Workshop in Saskatoon March 30, 31, April 1) (Let Phil B. know asap)
- Ratified CUPE agreement
- They had a meeting with 3 MLA’s on Feb. 20/08 (discussed exemptions, provincial funding, school viability, attendance boundary, business education, etc)
- Option A for 08/09 School Year Calendar has been passed


New Business

- we need to form a sub committee for school grounds maintenance and repair and/or for new things (we will try to form this committee next meeting)


Meeting adjourned at 9:45 pm.