SSS PAC Meeting
Attendance: Julie Planiden, Karen Hooper, Barb Hubber, Marsuk Friesen, Christine Petkau, Tori Long, Dave Searcy, Connie Denesiuk.
Motion: to approve the March PAC minutes was made by Julie Planiden.
Trustees Report: Tonight
is the Facilities Plan Presentation. Connie provided a copy of the plan for the
PAC to review. Each district must present a plan before any capital projects
can be approved. The report gives a facilities rating for all schools in our
district. SSS was ranked fairly high with a 14.
A good rating is between 5-15, average is 15-30, poor
is 30-60. Enrollment projections for SSS is to continue to decline for the next
couple of years and then to level off in the mid 400 range. French immersion
enrollment is at capacity but a second class is not warranted yet. The District
budget is currently being worked on and the board has switched to a 3 budget
process rather than a 1 year budget. There will be a public budget meeting on
April 12 at
There is a budget survey available online for those parents
who are unable to attend the meeting.
The next board meeting is Monday April 11 at
Principal’s Report: Events already happened. Parent teacher interviews were held March 10th. There was a little confusion because report cards weren’t handed out so some parents didn’t know what teacher they needed to see. Early dismissal was March 10 & 11 due to early dismissal. There was a grad parent meeting on March 9. An Evening of Improv was held at Center Stage on March 11. Spring break was March 19-April 3.
Upcoming events: Mr. Searcy will be running evening study
sessions again and they will be starting again on Tuesday April 12 from
Term end is April 12 and report cards will be mailed home shortly after. Heather Charlton will be doing an ICBC presentation to grade 11 & 12 students on April 20th. Shakespeare Festival begins on May 12th.
Teams and Clubs: Tennis team is coached by Doug Holmes. Jr.
and Sr. Girls soccer has started with Ms. Clarke and Ms. Postnikoff
as coaches. Mr. Lay is coaching the golf team. Mr. Brickenden
is coaching the track team and Mr. Fry is coaching the badminton club team. The
Other information: Ken Robinson’s Presentation, RSA Animate
Changing Education Paradigms is available to watch on U-tube.
There will not be an SPC meeting in May, however we may need to call a meeting at some point in April to discuss the hockey academy.
Doug MacDonald will be attending the next PAC meeting and doing a presentation on the SSS facility.
Treasurer’s
Report: As of
We have received a letter stating that each school in the province is receiving an additional $5.00 per student funding from gaming revenue. These funds are to be used for extra curricular athletics or music only. SSS will be receiving $2690.00.
Motion was made by Karen Hooper to give the athletic department $1300.00 to be spent on uniforms or sports equipment for extra curricular sports. Second by Barb Hubber, the motion carried unanimously.
Julie Planiden will be contacting Mr. Redding to see if there is a need for funding for band for extra curricular activities and then this will be revisited at the next PAC meeting so that a decision can be made for the remaining $1390.00 of the grant. It will either be used for band extra curricular or athletics.
Meeting adjourned at
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