March 6, 2024 School Council Meeting Minutes (Victory Public School)

March 6, 2024 School Council Meeting Minutes

Posted March 17, 2024

VICTORY PUBLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

2023 – 2024 School Year March 6, 2024 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Meeting Location: VPS Library Learning Commons

Virtual Meeting link:https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82775464207?pwd=0h2Dz6jD0QQfIe7hCNSmyIzO0EnHbC.1

– Zoom Meeting ID: 827 7546 420

Rodrigo, Alex, Linzy, LA, Becca, Craig, Tricia, Jason, Jess,

Principal: Nicole, Teacher Rep: Leslie

	Agenda Topic
1	Welcome & Introductions (Chair)
2	Principal’s Update (Nicole Hamilton) Dance Ed- booked for next year Oct 28- Nov 5- will cost $7300 Received outdoor ed funding- using for Mountsburg, Butterfly Conservatory, Groundwater Festival, Island Lake, Focus with Nature photography program, plus other trips Grade 5-6- Going to Empowerment Day at Sleeman Centre, will be free, speakers with empowerment/change messages Grade 3 teachers- attended workshop on Grade 3 related EQAO scores, goal for every student to achieve grade expectations TV moved from front hallway to portable because portable didn’t have one. Shelving to be replaced in storage room New books ordered through scholastic funds + other funding Work being completed with Board on library- rep from School House Products came and will submit plan for what could be provided. Floor plan, including new shelving, comfy chairs, moveable shelving + budget and phasing to be prepared and possibly ready for next meeting Library currently has about 10,000 books- needs to be purged as the boards message to discard books published 10 -15 years ago prior to 2010
3	Treasurer’s Report for February 2024 (Linzy) Account at $53,503 Pizza profit higher than expected Cookie dough fundraiser, raised $3600 Spirit wear sales up to $2300 (doesn’t account for purchase cost) Expenses for Forest of Reading, pizza purchase, lunchbox equity funding, teacher supplement spending
4	Re-visiting Budget – Allocation Plan for Additional Funds (Linzy & Nicole Hamilton) To be deferred until next month
5	Fundraising & Events Calendar Tru Earth (Rob) small amount of funds raised to date Mabel’s Labels (Linzy) Small amount of funds raised Cookie Dough (Linzy) Higher amount raised than expected Challenge with coordination and delivery/poor communication with company, recommend working with different company in the future Unlearn Workshop (Nicole) Purpose to provoke discussion, ideas, open discussion and conversation Grant available for parent engagement we received $1000 to go towards the workshop and Guelph Lake received $1000, company will hold workshop in partnership with Guelph Lake PS- April 15 at 7-8pm Open to parents/community Development of/updates to events calendar Council meetings and agendas + events not on website but will be sent to Nicole	Unlearn flyer to be distributed soon by Nicole
6	Spirit Wear Orders Update orders (Nicole Hamilton) Orders now closed, will likely be available after March Break, will be sent home in kids backpacks
7	Dessert Party Planning (Becca) Confirming rentals, securing food Concern that only 7 volunteers have responded, will need more volunteers, need additional people to bake cakes and desserts Equity options- discussion that every student will have tickets for a few games	Becca to send silent auction info to council
8	Grounds Update (Linzy) The board will provide artichects for the school council to choose from. Will have initial meeting/consultation with an LA who has experience with schools, include rough mark-up of existing school yard- cost $250 + HST Decision: General agreement to cover $250 fee Nicole submitting request to Board to move retaining wall Drain in kindie yard was pumped out but was filling faster than they could pump out, likely from groundwater Committee putting together presentation on values and primary goals for grounds areas
11	February Newsletter (Jessica N.) Dessert party info and request for volunteers, silent auction Cookie dough fundraiser results Unlearn workshop Dance Ed dates- June 21, consider having bucket for donations for future fundraising for Dance Ed Discussion, could we fundraise using food options or flowers for kids? Decision: don’t make it a fundraising event, just a community event, food would be challenging and messy and flowers may not be equitable
12	Other Items Social Networking Safety Workshop https://socialnetworkingsafety.net/sample-page/ Alternate option is to ask Guelph Police to have an event- they have free workshops on online safety- information is available on Guelph Police website	Rodrigo to reach out to Police to request a workshop
13	Adjournment – Next Victory PS Council Meeting is on Wednesday April 3rd at 6:30 pm

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