MEETING MINUTES MARCH 2021 - MCCAMMON TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY PAC - MCCAMMON TRADITIONAL ...
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MCCAMMON TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY PAC
MEETING MINUTES MARCH 2021
04 MARCH 2021 / 6:30 PM / HELD VIA ZOOM MEETING
CALL TO ORDER AT 6:36, INTRODUCTIONS AND WELCOME
Attendance: Jennifer Dearborn, Matthew Stevenson, Michelle Levistky, Hollee Wark, Pam Gallanger, Christa
Haanepen, Isabelle Freeman, Anna Carr, Brad Driscoll, Jaimee Charlie, Kristin Martens
AGENDA AND MINUTES APPROVAL
● Agenda Approval
o Motion: That the agenda be approved as circulated.
o Add to new business: Mental Health School District 33 programs
▪ Matthew Motion – Pam Second – All in favour
o Approve agenda as amended:
▪ Pam First, Michelle second – All in favour
● Minutes Approval
o Motion: That the minutes of the February 4th, 2021 meeting be approved as circulated.
▪ Anna first, Hollee second – All in favour
PRESENTATION OR SPECIAL GUESTS
● NONE
OFFICER AND STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
● Chairperson’s Welcome – Thank you for coming. In the recent school board meeting, talked about tests
and surveys they used to collect data in December. They used examples from the data, and from this
talked about what programs they are starting up and continuing from this. The 2020 data collected, was
interesting to see – the pandemic had an effect on what students absorbed, and mental health issues
that have come from that. Essentially, there was a disturbance in literacy and numeracy, and so the
programs that they structure, will help play catch up on this to help make up the time that was lost in
2020. Really touched on mental health as they do tests in grade 4 and 7. They provide surveys to
students and they self-describe their own wellbeing. It showed a decline in all areas. They are bringing a
lot of programs forward to help deal with that.
● Principal/Vice-Principal’s Report
1. Egg Drop • Thursday, April 1st • Information will be included in this week’s Mustang News (home
project for parents and kids). Which egg will last the big drop?
2. School Name Change Update • Thank you to parents/guardians for your feedback about what is
currently in place that would be important to continue as our school moves forward with changing its
name to McCammon Elementary.
a. Response: Removal uniforms allow students to be their individual selves, retain the 4B program,
continue the super reader program, keep accountability practices in place, continue to develop
the inclusivity, continue to support child and youth mental health, expand your indigenous
program to include learning about first nations
b. Next steps: continue conversations with staff, and board of education meeting TBD, take the
feedback and guide where they are going to go. Will let us know as soon as they know any
information.
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3. Inclusive Project Update • Thought exchange is now closed. Thank you to those who participated in the
process as we greatly value parent/guardian feedback.
a. Have a lot of things they need to go through still, and will after Spring Break
b. See document at end of minutes (Inclusive project)
c. Next steps: April inclusive school project committee will meet and process thoughtexchange
results, identify highest rates themes and develop action steps.
d. After the committee synthesizes, Brad and Jaimee will bring it back to PAC in May to give us
ideas and continue to share it to the school community and students.
e. Take the themes…. what are the end projects that the school community wants and go from
there
● Treasurer’s Report
Matthew and Michelle will do a webinar about the gaming funds
Highlights: $2500 for ipads, Art lessons with Mr Leflock was paid for, $915 made from Neufeld. $1000
moved to grad fund
Pac drawer: $150 float drawer – should we deposit into our account? YES
Fundraising: Sharon put together envelops to make things easier to keep everything together for
fundraisers. $23 for the 14 envelopes. Use office supplies money for this.
● DPAC Report
Last meeting, big review on budget. Talking about what the different schools are doing for fundraising –
sounds like we are doing well hearing what is going on elsewhere.
● Fundraising Committee
Grade 5 fundraiser: Made: $670
Online auction: approx $3000 worth of stuff posted already on facebook. 211 people on the event so
far. Invite lots of people to this. Please get things in the sooner the better for this if you have any items.
● Hot Lunch
Going well
● Grade 5 Grad Committee
Tracy Muscle will be the point person for this.
Hollee has agreed to be point person on PAC Exec.
Things are moving smoothly
They will get a meeting together soon
Purdy’s and what is already in the account they are sitting at approx $50 per child.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
● McCammon Auction Committee – look at fundraising committee comments
SPECIAL ORDERS
● Elect new Vice-Chair – handle meetings (and anything else) if chair isn’t available
○ Nominations: Isabelle Freeman
Nominee approved and accepted
○ Isabelle was Member at Large. Need to elect new Member at Large
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○ Nominations: Pam Gallenger
Nominee approved and accepted
○ Motion to add Pam to signing authority at the bank and Jennifer Dearborn to be removed
Matthew first, Hollee second, All approved
UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND GENERAL ORDERS
● School Name Change – see Principal report
● Inclusive artwork – see Principal report
NEW BUSINESS
● Pre-Spring Break Popsicle Day – deliver March 12th
○ Need approx $70
Motion to spend $100 on popsicles
Matthew first, Kristin second – All approve
● Mental Health program
○ Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) – self report questionnaire administered to
students in grade 4 and 7 about their thoughts, feelings and experiences in school and in the
community. Can we use this information to start structuring programs that need a bit of extra
help. Mental health issues have jumped up a lot in recent years. Some of the programs the
district is starting the launch are site based mental health leads. Who are the leads at
McCammon? Would they be interested in coming to one of our meetings and talk to us about
how our school is affected? Can we bring something back that kids need (like milk program),
really cater what we do as PAC to hit some of the areas that are lacking?
■ Brad Driscoll: in the middle or working through the MDI (this year doing grade 5 and 8).
Grade 4’s are often at the receiving end of these tests so they have moved it up to
spread it out, but also to see the comparison from last year. We had a very high
percentage of students last year that felt a sense of belonging at school.
■ We will wait for the MDI to come out this year, and then will share after.
NEXT MEETING
Next meeting is Thursday, April 1st, 2021 at 6:30 pm in the school library – will probably be on zoom
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming Events:
● March 12th - Hot Lunch / Green Day
● March 15th - 26th - Spring Break
● May 1, 2021 - BCCPAC AGM
THANK YOU, JENN, FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR ALL YOUR YEARS AT THE SCHOOL! YOU WILL BE GREATLY
MISSED!!!!!!!!!
Meeting adjourned at 7:22pm.
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Inclusive School Project
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Next Steps April Inclusive School Project Committee Meeting • Process Thoughtexchange results • Identify highest rated themes • Develop action steps
McCammon Elementary
Click to edit subtitleParent/Guardian Feedback
~ Microsoft Forms ~
As our school moves forward with changing its
name to McCammon Elementary, what is
currently in place that would be important to
continue? (i.e. practices, values, cultural norms)• Remove uniforms; allow students to be their individual selves • Retain the 4B program • Continue the Super Reader Program • Keep accountability practices currently in place
• Continue to develop the inclusivity strategies you have begun to address • Continue to provide student support with child and youth mental health • Expand your Indigenous program to include learning about other First Nations
Next Steps • Presentation to Board of Education (TBD) • 2021/2022 school planning using parent/guardian feedback
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