BDHS School Council Minutes

April 8, 2010

Attendance: M. Sherman, principal, J. Cartier, Council Chair, G. Russell, Recording Secretary, C. Brooke, K. Sullivan, Teacher Rep., A. Nanni, A. Montgomery, L. Bartlett

Regrets: T. Toll, T. Velinou , S. Welton, L. McEwan, G. Snobelen, C. Evans

Call to Order: 7:02

1. Welcome: Conducted by Jane Cartier

2. Minutes from Previous Meeting- Feb. 11, 2010:

Addition to item 4 e- the $5. Registration fee will subsidize bus maintenance and assist with the purchase of a second bus.

3. Student Report: SC- Susan Snobelen

- Love Week- “crush sale”- (can of pop) - not successful

- St. Patrick’s- green day- prize for best costume, jello eating contest went well

- Easter- colouring contest

- Marvel costume day- end of April

- May 6/10- Prom $10./ticket- open age, theme: Red Carpet Romance

- May 28/10- staff and student BBQ/baseball- combined with SAA- funds toward grad events

- June 2/10- grad luncheon- for grads and staff (176 grade 12’s and 50 staff), no fee- covered by Student Council and school

- June/10- looking into an entertainer or speaker

SAA: Shawn Cartier

- Sign up for Intramurals- floor hockey

- Pictures will be displayed on board soon

- June/10- Awards banquet- Glad Tidings, dinner provided for the students

4. Staff Report: Karen Sullivan

-Spaghetti dinner- girls’ volleyball team- raised over $2000.

- Literacy test held today- 90 % attendance, no unexpected absences

- Current sports: badminton, boys soccer, girls rugby

5. Principal’s Report: Mark Sherman

a) Staffing- 3 month process, some surplus expected: Mr. Kistulenic was the successful CL for the phys-ed dept.

b) Hall Art/TVs- 6 more installations expected: TVs have been installed in halls

c) OSSLT- Apr. 8/10- close to 100% attendance

d) Wireless Classrooms- approved in Jan., all post-secondary schools will receive wireless classrooms, could be installed at BDHS soon, students should be able to bring in own laptops as well – still subject to LKDSB screening firewalls for appropriate sites.

e) Physical Plant Changes- gym has been painted, costing painting for hallway by the gym and by the office

f) Mid-terms- In homeroom’s- April 23/10

g) Parent’s Night- April 27/10 5:30- 7:00- Parent Council will not run a table / booth that evening – will stick to the Fall BBQ during Parent’s Night.

6. Policy/Procedure Review: Jane Cartier

Handout- Council has been asked to read for next meeting and make notes to be discussed

7. School Council Chairs Meeting: April 15/10- Mark and Jane cannot attend.

Agenda handout- anyone wishing to attend notify Mark

8. PIC invitation: anyone interesting in serving on the PIC notify Mark- deadline April 30/10

9. Health and Safety: preventative asbestos sealing- 2 areas remaining to just end cap two pipe wraps – will be completed shortly.

10. Special Education: no report

11. Upcoming Events:

Spring Fling Prom- Red Carpet Romance- May 6/10 – 6:30 – 10:00

MADD assembly- April 15/10- video presentation funded through local insurance companies- presented to all students

12. Other Business:

- Summer School- month of July- could be centralized or e-learning – under discussion a central level. –details to be released April 16^th.

13. Next Meeting: Thursday May 13, 2010 @ 7:00

Items: Discuss officers for Council

June meeting- TBD

E-learning module presentation- K. Sullivan

Meeting adjourned : 7:58