Alternative Schools Advisory Committee (Ottawa)- Review and Approval of November 3rd Minutes.
- Alternative Tenets sub-committee update
- The sub-committee will continue its development work. Timelines for the board's outer-Greenbelt demand survey and other motions will be driven by this.
- Meeting planned with Frank and Pino on Thursday to set timelines and review motion deliverables.
- Maria requested to see the results of the meeting
- Next meeting of the board's Education Committee at which point timelines could be updated is January.
- Round table - Alternative ideas and events at each school
- Lady Evelyn
- Freedom Fridays is continuing.
- Continuing work on anecdotal reporting
- Summit
- Vow of silence being planned again this year
- Summit Goes Global will tie into this and introduce Global issues and activism to students
- School council is transitioning this year and is investigating moving to a project-based structure such as is beng done this year at Lady Evelyn
- Fundraising is being handed over from teachers to parents
- Churchill
- Interest in the Lady Evelyn project-based model for school council
- Electivees are being organized again this year with an emphasis on math to align with the school improvement plan
- The Churchill craft fair is coming up
- Student-run sharing circles are a chance for students to display leadership and work together
- Riverview
- Christine is wrapping up her time as a principal at Riverview. Her replacement will be announced soon.
- On-going work to strengthen anecdotal reporting
- Director's cut is a drama initiative to engage students
- A music program based on the ukelele, recorders and djembas (purchased through entertainment book sales)is being piloted with support from the Folklore centre
- Partnership with the Czech embassy
- The ultra-marathoner Ray Zahab will be talking with the kids
- Babysitting is being provided for council meetings, as well as grants to supply food. Volunteer hours were suggested as a way to support the babysitting.
- IBM grants have been acquired
- Math tutors supplied through Ottawa Network for Education's "Volunteers in Education" program
- Movie nights (including performance licencing) have been a great social hit
- Lady Evelyn
- Priorities / Action Items. Follow up - comments, changes, etc.
- ARIS - Dave reported that Mick Babineau is heading this up. We need a representative from each school.
- Idea to have an bi-annual Alternative Program dinner for all staff to alternate with the Alternative Activities Day. ASAC could fund the food out of its budget.
- Co-chair's report
- Discussions with ASAC Toronto:
- Busing - Frank to try to get costing numbers as requested by Toronto ASAC
- People For Education. They have taken a stand on community schools that seems to target Toronto's program.
- Upcoming confrerence is being planned by Toronto. U.S. conferences do also take place and ASAC should consider financing someone to go. Maria was interested in following up on these.
- Second request from Secondary Schools Review Ad-Hoc Committee for participation
- Rainbow Youth Forum Invitation - November 24th 9AM - 3PM. Students, Parents and Teachers are all invited.
- Discussions with ASAC Toronto:
- Upcoming Events / Items
- New Business
- Christine note that it might be interesting to look at what the tenets are of other Alternative programs/schools in Ontario (TDSB, Durham, Niagara, Wellandd, Hamilton. As well, look at how the school boards there support them. Anecdotal reporting, curriculum flexibility, time allocation models are all issues that are of interest here.
- Meeting adjourned at 9:00. Next meeting January 16th - location to be determined.
Minutes - November 21, 2011
Location: Summit Alternative School
Date: November 21, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM
In attendance:
- Frank Wiley, Superintendant
- Alice Donachey, Principal of Summit
- Maria Hunter, Summit
- Dave Fortier, Churchill
- Sheri Zelle, Chruchill, ASAC Co-chair
- Karen Buckshi, Riverview
- Richard Deadman, Lady Evelyn