March 2017 PAC Meeting Minutes

Burnaby Mountain PAC meeting minutes March 5, 2017-03-06

Called to order 7:20 p.m.

Welcome.

Minutes – January’s meeting minutes reviewed and adopted. (Patty Andersen motioned; Dave Dye seconded)

Student Council Update – none at this time

Treasurer’s Report – we are on budget. Report reviewed and adopted. (Giovanna Irving motioned; Dave Dye seconded)

Old/New Business –

School Sponsor club requests – Jyoti Panesar representing GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance) and Fem Club (female empowerment) requests as teacher sponsor. GSA seeking $500.00 for initiatives e.g. speakers representative of themselves, promoting LGBTQ visibility at Mountain, etc. Fem Club seeking $200 for fundraising initiatives.

PAC executive approves $250.00 for GSA (with room for additional funding possible) and $200.00 for Fem Club (motion by Patty Andersen; seconded by Dave Dye)

Dry Grad Committee – Giovanna Irving

Tickets will be available beginning March 8^th for raffle items amounting to $3,000 in prizes. Sales will run March and April
Look forward to more fundraisers in the coming weeks including flower and chocolate sales. Watch for emails with further details.

Committee Reports –

DPAC – Dave Dye – topics dealt with at district meeting:

We now have a part-time high school and elementary resource teacher to assist teachers with resources on the subject of SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity). FYI we have a gender neutral washroom on each floor at Mountain.
Timelines were discussed for replacing SPC (School Planning Committees)
A motion was made to approve DPAC letter writing to increase funding to public education and requesting more consistent funding models.
April 3^rd – DPAC meeting for 2017-18 budget taking place
April 4^th – Public education forum being held at Shadbolt Centre – details to be distributed by PAC president shortly if you are interested

Parent Education – April 25 Dr. Vo presentation at Mountain on topic of Mindfulness in Teens

Scholarship information presentation by Brittany Palmer of Unlock Your Future TBA October, 2017

Principal’s Report – Highlights

YELL program visited in January – very successful
Sing Thing – our choir liaised with elementary students
Reach Out Psychosis
Great Canadian Geography Challenge
Open House at Mountain with Wizard of Oz preview
Dallas Yellowfly presentation
Dragon’s Den BMSS
Stoney Creek/Lyndhurst Bird Houses

Sports

Basketball, gr. 9 girls win banner
Grad Pancake Breakfast
Pink Shirt Day
Math challenges – 2^nd place finishes
Dancing with the Teachers
Talent Show
Health & Fitness week this week

Updates

Shutter & blind project for the building to be completed spring break
Enrollment for next year very similar
An app being added “Mountain Connect”
Parent connect on MyEd opening soon (term 3 goal for paperless report cards)
Report card distribution March 8^th; course selection changes must be done with counsellor; verifications coming home with reports
Grade 12 exit interviews March 7 (and May 4^th)
Locker clean up Friday
Wifi project ongoing – encourage your child to try it out
April 24^th Pro-D Day
May 9^th Festival of Learning at SFU
More emergency drills were required this year
Feedback needed on District Calendar for next 3 years – closing soon if interested