School Council Meeting - Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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School Council Meeting Wednesday, March 1, 2023
We are on Indigenous Land We affirm that we are all treaty people and acknowledge that the York Region District School Board is located on the lands of two treaties. These treaties have been signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the First Nations of the Williams Treaties who are: the Mississaugas of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Scugog Island; and the Chippewas of Beausoleil, Rama, and Georgina Island who is our closest neighbour and partner in education. To honour this agreement we will take up our responsibility to be respectful of their traditions, knowledge and inherent rights as sovereign nations. We will respect their relationship with these lands and recognize that our connection to this land is through the continued relationship with these First Nations, and we acknowledge our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations. 2
01 UPDATES FROM AROUND WCI
Report from Student Leaders
Rachel & Jonathan
Report from Staff
Ms. Rosenberg
TONIGHT’S 02 UPDATES FROM SCHOOL COUNCIL CHAIRS
AGENDA
Review of Last Meeting
Topics for May and/or Future
Meetings
03 INFORMATION ITEMS
Report from Administration
Team
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Meeting Online
▶ Cameras are optional
▶ Turn your mic off
▶ Use the Chat to pose a
question or make a
comment
WCI Administration
Ms. Susan Maharaj
PRINCIPAL
Mr. Rory Gangbar
VICE-PRINCIPAL (A TO L)
Ms. Lana Fisher/Mr. John Glezakos
VICE-PRINCIPAL (M TO Z)
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Updates
from
around
WCI
Student Spirit Council ▶ Welcome Rachel and Jonathan!
WCI Slumber Wellness Wolves Party Bake Sale
Valentine’s Day Pink Shirt Day
Black History Month
● Twin Day - This Friday!
● Spirit Week - End of March
● Sexual Assault Prevention
and Awareness Week -
Future Plans April
● Dress Like Adam Sandler
DayReport from Staff
▶ Welcome Ms. Rosenberg!Career Exploration
My Blueprint
● “Who am I” - surveys → Reports
○ Learning Styles
○ Personality
○ Interests
○ Knowledge
○ Motivations
● Work
○ Occupations - Learn about finding an occupation that's the perfect fit
for you
● Post-secondary
○ Search by occupation or program - Learn how to prepare yourself for
college and university
Gr. 10 Careers Course
Private, pay-for-service agencies/ businesses (e.g. JVS Toronto)Updates from WCI Staff
Peer Tutoring
● Wednesdays 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
● In the library
● Any subject, any grade
Math Peer Tutoring has re-started
● Every Tuesday and Thursday at lunch in room 304
● We can also set them up with a one-on-one tutor if those times do not work (contact Ms.
McCardle at melissa.mccardle@yrdsb.ca or ext. 537)
Spirit Committee
● This committee has worked really hard consistently this year to set up/organize spirit days
such as Hallowe’en, Valentine’s Day, Pink Shirt Day as well as Black History Month
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● We are very proud of them and the work they are doing in the committeeSchool Council Chairs
Approval of the
Minutes from
our last meeting
(Communication)
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Presentation Ideas
● Exploring the following:
○ Inviting Trustee (Ms. Estelle Cohen) to our next meeting so that she can share the role of
the Trustee
○ School Council Forum - presentation by the Community Care Team with tips for
parents/guardians
○ Possibility of having a speaker who focuses on privacy online and social media (this may
require a PRO Grant application)
■ Possibility of inviting elementary school parents/guardians or other schools in area if
they are interested in hearing the speaker
○ If any presenters are not available on May 3rd (our next School Council meeting date), we
can look at selecting another date that works for them and will communicate this to the
school communityInformation Items
School Improvement Planning Matter & Belonging
Equity/Identity
Well-Being/
Culture
Instruction & Student
Assessment Voice &
ExperiencesSchool Improvement Planning
The GOAL for students is to be
autonomous learners
who can effectively monitor and adjust
their own learning to meet goals, reach
their potential and succeed.WCI SIP Team ALL Interconnected INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT Best practices - new A, E, C policy, academic honesty process, how we use Conversations and Observations in addition to Products (COPs) EQUITY & INDIGENOUS EDUCATION Learning about identity affirming, anti-oppression, best practices WELLNESS (including SCHOOL CULTURE/CLIMATE) Best practices, what can we celebrate, expectations, procedures, collecting student voice to refine supports: Newcomers Club, Wellness Brigade, New Teacher Mentorship
School Improvement Planning
One Area of Focus for Semester 2 @ WCI
EQUITY & INDIGENOUS EDUCATION - Identity Affirming Classrooms (incl. ABR) - how can we
increase feelings of matter and belonging for students at WCI through identity-affirming and
anti-oppressive classroom experiences?
Focus for semester two is to
incorporate learning about identify
affirming practices with a specific
approach and monitor their
resultsSchool Improvement Planning The GOAL for students is to be What questions might
autonomous learners you have or what
who can effectively monitor information would be
and adjust their own learning to helpful for you to
meet goals, reach their potential know as parents/
and succeed. guardians to support
your child in working
towards this goal?
How might School
Council be able to
support?Literacy Updates for Spring 2023 ▶ OSSLT Preparation Course has been running since February ▶ Link to the online practice test ▶ Literacy Dates for our students writing this spring: ▶ March 28 to 31 ▶ All students write over two days in period 1 in the Library Part 1: Introduction and Session A Part 2: Session B and Questionnaire
Numeracy Updates for Spring 2023 ▶ The course will be running at Westmount Collegiate every Tuesday and Thursday on the weeks of beginning in May 2-June 7, after school from 3:30-5:00 p.m. ▶ The first night of the course will be May 2 after school from 3:30-5:00 p.m in Room 303. ▶ We are pleased to introduce that the teacher for this course is Ms. Ann Nguyen. ▶ We will be signing up students starting in March ▶ https://www.eqao.com/the-assessments/grade-9-math/
School Expectations and Behavior
▶ Vaping - focus in C & SS Assemblies in February
▶ Instructional Time
▶ Lunch-Hour
▶ Washrooms - congregating and furniture
▶ Unsupervised time after school
▶ Parents/Guardians:
▶ Resources:
▶ YRDSB website
▶ York Region Public Health website
27Etiquette at WCI for Instructional Time ▶ Instructional time is valuable ▶ We ask students to attend to your personal needs (washroom, snacks, etc.) between classes to maximize the time dedicated to learning ▶ Students should not be leaving the classroom during the first and last 15 minutes of the period ▶ Only one student leaves the classroom at one time ▶ Students are to leave classrooms at the end of the period only once the bell has rung and they have been dismissed by the teacher
Upcoming Events @ WCI to Prepare for
2023-2024
Parent Interview Night - March 30
Prom - May 18
End of Year Celebrations &
Culminations
Graduation - June 27Communication between
School & Families
▶ WCI Blog
▶ https://westmountci.blogspot.com/
▶ WCI Instagram
▶ wci_yrdsb
▶ WCI Twitter
▶ @WCI_YRDSB
▶ Email
▶ firstname.lastname@yrdsb.ca
▶ e.g., lana.fisher@yrdsb.ca
▶ Phone
▶ 905-882-0277Meetings Ahead for 2022-2023*
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