Arnold H. McLeod PSSC

Meeting Minutes

Date:                      November 25^th, 6:30-7:30

Time:                    6:30pm

Attendance:       Sheila Johnston, Dominic Vautour, Becky Toogood, Marisa Jeffrey, Lydia Hawkins, Byron Rayne, Tricia Smith, Lisa Bryenton.

Next Meetings: January 13^th, February 24^th, April 7^th, May 26^th (all at 6:30pm)

New Business

• Elections of Chair and Meeting Recorder
  • Becky Toogood Elected as Chair
  • Marisa Jeffrey volunteered to be Meeting Recorder
• Declaration forms (signed by all members)

PSSC Handbook (paper copy given to all members)

• The handbook is new this year and will be updated yearly.
  • Reviewed the limitations on PSSC (page 6)
    • Do not provide supervision of principals/staff
    • Talk about school as a whole, not specific students, day-to-day situations
    • Fundraising discussion is for Home and School Association
    • PSSC looks at evaluation results and school improvement plans
  • Reviewed the PSSC Budget (page 10)
    • Budget ($391) must be spent by March 31.
    • See limits on what money can be spent on page 10
    • Ideas for what to spend budget on …
      • Meeting refreshments
      • Lydia Hawkins suggested helping April Thompson with a Cafeteria initiative (class with the cleanest trays)
      • New set of basketballs

School Improvement Plan Review

• ASDE goals
  • All students at grade level for literacy and math
  • All staff feel safe
  • All students graduate
• AHM goals
  • Literacy
    • Students achieving level 3 or greater will increase by 10% between term 1 and 3
    • Discussion of new literacy approaches (UFLI and Science of Reading)
  • Numeracy
    • Students achieving level 3 or greater will increase by 10% between term 1 and 3
    • Discussion on Grade 5 Provincial Math Assessment Results (44%)
      • Discrepancy between assessment and what is taught in the classroom.
      • Questioned whether there was a drop in assessment scores when assessment began to be done on iPad.
      • Discussion on Math Flex
        • Some students are part of the “low” math group for grades 3-5; are they being exposed to all math concepts?
        • Math Flex allows for enrichment
        • Math Flex is in the afternoon for grades 3-5, not the best time for math learning.
        • Efforts to keep all teachers on the same page for grades on report card assessments
  • Safe and Caring
    • 75% of students grade 3-5 involved in at least 1 extra curricular
    • 90% of students use strategies to self-regulate/problem solve in conflicts
    • Graduation
  • Chronic absenteeism will decrease by 10%
  • Parents attending Pre-K events will go up by 10%
    • Discussion on how to best communicate Pre-K events with parents
      • Email invite
      • Sharing information on AHM Facebook page and Home and School Page (Trina Bland)

Lunch subsidy program update

• Last year the school was part of $100 000 pilot project.
• This year, they are matching our $50 000 contribution.
• Questions regarding whether new government will cover the cost of lunch subsidy program.
• Discussion on whether we can allow for donations on Nutri slice app.

School News

• Increasing enrolment
  • 413 students and rising
  • New schools billed for 2027 start date in Dieppe, Shediac and Salisbury
• 2 new classroom portables, 1 new washroom portable
  • Classroom portables were completed in early September
  • Bathroom portable are experiencing difficulties, yet to be completed

Fall Semester overview

• Brand new ESS team
  • New Principal, Acting Vice-Principal and Resource Team
  • 1 Behaviour mentor, but pushing for a second

From the floor

• Option for zoom for next meeting to boost attendance
  • Let Dominic know if we want Superintendent, Mr McLean to attend a meeting