SAC Meeting Minutes Sept 19, 2016

SAC Meeting Minutes – Sept 19, 2016

Fairview Heights Elementary

Present: Sara Walker, Terry Barro, Kelly Nichols

Regrets: Darlene Levangie, Allison Power

Principal’s Report:

~ As of Sept 19 there are 346 students enrolled in Fairview Heights Elementary. 15 classes and just approved for one more teacher for annex. The hard cap for P to 3 is 22 and soft cap is 20.

There are already 6 classes at the Annex and no physical space for another classroom. Ms Walker and Mr Barro will be working out the details and logistics this week of where the new class will go in the Main building and which students.

~Staffing, not including the newly approved teacher:

Primary – Kate Mroz

P/1 – Emily Aalders (for Natalie Burke)

1 – Sandra Thomas

1/2 – Amanda MacEachern

2 – Chris Rolfe

2 – Katie MacDonald

3 – Darlene Levangie/Chris Heisler

3 – Eleanor Sperry

3 – Leah Thurston

4 – Janis LeBlanc/Evelyn Smith

4/5 – Lindsey Griswold

5 – David Mroz

5 – Marie Halley

6 – Cheyanne Tolliver

6 – Sherri MacKenzie

Learning Centre/Resource – Katherine Snook (grade p-2)

Learning Centre/Resource – Ferne MacNeil (grade 3-6)

Reading Recovery/Resource – Gidgit Allison

Early Literacy Support – Jana Crowe

English as an Additional Language – Cate Willett and Sarah Dalton

Music – Jennifer Cleveland

Visual Arts – Alison Bolton

Physical Education – Mike Terauds and Mark Royale

French – Hannah MacDonald (for SueAnnBernon)

EPA’s – Sheri MacIsaac, Sarah Yeadon, Karen Gillis, RedouaneNaitelcaid, Kirsti Tibbo, RajaniPoojari

Speech Language Pathologist – Wendy Oliver

Psychologist – Joan MacIntyre

Librarian – Suzanne Nelson

YMCA Settlement Worker – Nadin Al-Sayed

Caretaker – Scott MacIntosh; Custodian – Mike Douquette

Grade 6 Band – Reuben Bauer

Violin – Brian Joyce

Office Administrative Assistant – Mary Mageau (for Carly Cunningham)

Vice Principal – Terry Barro

Principal – Sara Walker

~Provincial testing for grade 3, reading and writing and grade 4 math will be oct 3 week. Grade 6 testing reading, writing and math will begin week of Sept. 28

~SSP-Student Success Planning. The upcoming PD day will be focussing on revising the plan.

~Our school has been chosen by Indigo for adopt a school – support by donating online only

~New teaching standards to come into effect next year, some schools are piloting them this year.

~Caring School Community – Implementation has started

~Fire Department had their Walk Through of both buildings

~Breakfast Program will be starting soon with same format as last year

~Bussing is still an issue this year with late drop off in the mornings which then disrupt teaching that has already began.

~A Memorandum came out stating that all evening School Events must be held on Thursday Evenings.

~New playground equipment was installed over the summer at the Annex playground, replaced a structure.This was initiated and installed by HRM, no input was asked for from the school, there was no charge to the school.

~Membership to be discussed at next meeting

~Discipline committee to be formed at next meeting.

Next meeting Oct 17, 2016