Oscar Peterson PS School Council Meeting January 16, 2013

OSCAR PETERSON PSSCHOOL COUNCIL MEETINGJANUARY 16, 2013

Meeting #3 Next Meeting Feb 13, 2013

Agenda Call to Order Harpal Kalsi

Traffic Update Harpal / Fatima

Proactive Community RelationshipsMunira/Sameera

Profile Judy Richards

SummaryHarpal Kalsi

Oscar Peterson School Council Roadmap 2012/2013

Traffic

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

STRATEGY:• Educate: Define the

issue at the School Council meeting Nov 14.

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

• Stakeholders: Involve Municipal Representatives

Proactive CommunityRelationship

Delighted ParentsAchieve 2 interactive parent/school nights to pathway successUpdate Report to School Council Jan 16

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

Raising Accountability

Get On With ItImprove stakeholder accountability by Mar 2012 – 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

Future Pillar

Focused On Student Success…..

Traffic Issue Update

Traffic – Bylaw Officers Update Traffic Blitz in Dec 2012

10 vehicles ticketed on Perennial Drive 3 Vehicles for parking in prohibited area 1 Vehicle for stopping on the sidewalk 1 Vehicle for parking in unlicensed area 1 Vehicle for parking in a designated fire route 4 Vehicles for stopping in the school zone

Source: Dec 19, 2012 email from Joanne Wood Administrative Assistant to Councillor McFadden sent to Harpal Kalsi

Traffic – Peel Regional Police Update

“This complaint was attended to by PC SHELEPEN #3613 on 4 occasions over a 30 day period. Three cautions were issued. The officer reported that there were no significant issues with driving and parking situations. The officer advised that Mississauga Parking control was on scene and monitored the area and reported no issues.   The complaint is now closed, however we will continue to monitor the area as time and staffing permits.

Source: Jan 9, 2013 email from Joanne Wood Administrative Assistant to Councillor McFadden sent to Harpal Kalsi

Traffic Congestion, Blockage & Driver Behaviour

still exists.

Requested further blitzes by authorities

School Facilities reviewing pavement markings & signage

Follow Up Communication to Parents

PILLAR: PROACTIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS SUB-COMMITTEE

January 16, 2013

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Content

1. Context/Background

2. Objectives

3. Implementation Plan

4. Next Steps

Context/Background

On January 7th, we met with Ms. Richards, Mr. Sidial and Mme. Tennant regarding the Community Initiative Pillar.  We also had the opportunity to meet Mr. Azim who is the settlement worker that will be working at the school.

  We had a very productive discussion which we would like to

discuss further at this school council meeting today. 

Before we share the highlights of some of the ideas we discussed, let us revisit the Objective of this Community Initiative Pillar

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Objectives

Boost Parent

Involvement

Collaborate with the Communit

y

Make parents part of the Solution 11

Action Plan

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1. Invitation/Information Nights:

Broken out into 3 separate nights for the following subgroups; Kindergarten, Grades 1 to 3 and Grade 4 to 5

The premise is to have 4 relevant issues for each of the 3 nights of interest to that particular group of parents and hold informal group discussions in separate areas of the school

Samples of issues could include: Curriculum, Getting Involved (i.e volunteering), Solving Problems, Understanding Report Cards

Parents would receive an invitation letter from the school for this event

Targeting would-be parents that are new to the community, new to the school system and parents that would like to make connections in the community.

2. Kindergarten Program Currently the school holds a kindergarten information night focused on

“logistics”.  Judy and Daryl are already taking on an initiative to begin a “program” night to discuss the curriculum and Kindergarten learning. 

3. Email / Website / SynerVoice Message Consideration to using the SynerVoice phone message system for

communicating certain information to parents To explore with Board the email privacy considerations and other issues

with a group distribution list Website is continually being used by the school as a tool to

communicate with parents4. School BBQ Would need teachers involvement as this is a big initiative after school

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Action Plan

Next Steps

Set up a subcommittee meeting – tentatively planned for Jan 22nd at 9AM – to invite any interested parents to explore the above initiative [Invitation Nights] further and relevant issues to be discussed.

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Principal /VP Profile

Principal/VP Profile• Provide Feedback on what attributes or

characteristics are required.

• Profile done in open session

• All Feedback consolidated.

Summary High Commitment to resolve traffic issues

Fostering higher partnerships via the Community Pillar

Input from Community is important in Leadership

Next Meeting Feb 13, 2013.

Thank you for your participation & attendance