OSCAR PETERSON PSSCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATEMAY 14, 2014

Annual Report

Agenda

Welcome Harpal 1 min Fix The Formula Harpal 1 min School Day 2014-2015 Harpal 2 min Fundraising Sub Update Harpal 2 min Proactive Community Update Harpal 2min Traffic Update Harpal 3 min Parents Reaching Out Grant Harpal 1 min Public Question Period Harpal 10 min

Oscar Peterson School Council Roadmap 2013/2014

Traffic

Safety

Reduce traffic congestion, blockage and condition Driver behaviour for the safety of children. Timing – Immediate

STRATEGY:•Educate: Pulse frequent messages to the community - EOM

•Communicate: Employ communication tactics to address behaviour; newsletter, traffic blitzs

•Stakeholders: Involve Municipal Representatives, Peel Region Police, Mississauga ByLaw Enforcement

Proactive CommunityRelationship

Delighted Parents

Achieve 2 interactive parent/school nights to pathway success

Update Report to School Council Nov 14

STRATEGY:

•Proactive Community Relations Sub-Committee: Drive planning and organization with OPPS; report back to School Council

•Communication: Seek channels to garner two way engagement i.e. SurveyMonkey

Raising Accountability

Get On With It

Continually improve stakeholder accountability of parents, teachers, students

STRATEGY:•Plan to Win: Roll out comprehensive Learning Journals for higher grades in future years

•Consistently, Consistent: Consistent Learning environments applied by OPPS for the student success reinforced by parents

Focused On Student Success…..

Technology

B.Y.O.D

Technology as a tool for learning

Access to Current Content

Provide Access to Technology

STRATEGY:

•Digital Citizenship: Rules and etiquette sessions.

•Communication: Seek channels to garner safe two way engagement

•Parent Education Series Workshops

Your Student Council

Judy Richards Principal Harpal Kalsi Chair Munira Handa Treasurer Sameera Ali Secretary Shirin Khiyani Secretary Michelle Bitamanis Teacher

Representative

Fix The Formula

PB lowest funded of 72 boards in province/pupil for Special Ed High Needs (HNA)

Your involvement – “turn up the volume” Great News ! Collective voice heard Result: a phased-in increase over 4 years

with new funding

School Day 2014-2015

Time Period

9:05 – 10:05 1

10:05 – 11:05 2

11:05 – 11:45 Nutrition Break 20/20

11:45 – 12:15 3A

12:15 – 12:45 3B

12:45 – 1:25 Nutrition Break 20/20

1:25 – 2:25 4

2:25 – 3:25 5

Note: School Start changes from 08:55 to 09:05

Fundraising Subcommittee

Goal: $15 000 for 30 iPad® Mini’s Actual $ 8327.50 Shortfall $(6672.50)

10 iPad® Mini’s ordered/covers/charging station Application submitted to Telus for 15 March 26

Status of application will be announced end of May http://about.telus.com/community/en/donations/

Question to ponder: Do we continue fundraising?

Community Pillar Update

3 Workshops conducted per Parent Survey Feb 6 21st Century Learning/B.Y.O.D Mar 18 Internet Safety (Adults Only) Apr 3Supervising Technology

Question: How do we continue to engage the community?

What Worked What Didn’t Work

Great Content Lower Participation than RSVPs

Participants Engaged

Well Received

Traffic Update

4 Traffic Safety Council Reps reviewed Jan 28 am

Principal Richards and I –Deputations March 26 – Traffic Safety Council

Asks: Layby Lane / Traffic light / Flashing 40 Tenth / Re-inspection

Recent Update – Principal Richards called TSC Ultimate lever/solution is Driver Behaviour

Recommend: Translate guidelines and protocols into Top 3 languages as part of school orientation

Parents Reaching Out Grant Update 7 School Joint ProGrant Application 2014-

2015 Format:

One keynote speaker 8 workshops with 8 paid speakers/instructors.  All attend the keynote address (50 minutes) Parents sign up – 2 additional

workshops(30min each)   Take home materials provided from all various

speakers. 

Back of Year Activities

Branded Newsletter from School Council Compilation Recap of school year activities

Remaining Funds:

Question: What do we do with remaining Funds?

Source of Funds

Provincial $500 Fundraising

Income $500 $8327.50

Expenses $321.59 $7631.59

Balance $187.41 $695.91

Can not be carried over

Can by carried overReco: Purchase 1 Ipad

Appreciation

Definition of Team: A group of people with different skills and different tasks, who work together on a common project, service, or goal, with a meshing of functions and mutual support.

“The Chair Thanks All members of the Student Council, The Subcommittees, The volunteers, The Parents for their input and the Dedicated Teachers and Administration for their sacrifice and commitment to Oscar Peterson Public School.We accomplished a lot by not boiling the ocean rather working on the ponds. It’s been my pleasure to serve as your Chair.”Harpal Kalsi

Public Question Period

Ask Questions on broad issues affecting everyone.Specific issues to be addressed privately in 121’s.

Summary

• Start Planning for 2014/2015

• Be a School Ambassador to create unstoppable momentum

• Do fewer bigger better !

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Get on with it

Find Solutions

“Own it”

Acknowledge Reality

Wait and Hope

“I Can’t” Excuses

Blame Others

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Positive People

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Accountability