Attending: DH, CC, CC, CR, EK, AP
Welcome
Agenda Additions & Approval
- Motion to approve agenda with addition of Audits and Spreadsheets under New Business: EK; Second: DH. Carried
Approval of Minutes:
- Motion to approve minutes of April 7, 2009 :EK; Second: DH. Carried
Treasurer’s Report
- Reviewed financial statement dated May 12, 2009. Discussion of presenting financial statements depicting the school year as opposed to the financial year for Director meetings. Agreed. Statements for financial year will be presented at AGM.
- Will move forward with Society filing cabinet at school and will determine with an accountant what records need to be kept and for how long.
Student Executive Report
- No report. AG is the new student fundraising representative .
Important Dates
- May 5th – Students on field trip to Seaforth Armoury to assist in Emergency Response Training.
- Ultimate – Senior team took third at Regionals; Junior team in first place. Provincials in two weeks.
- Grade 10 Physics class attended Playland field trip for force and motion studies.
- May 13th – Final Playhouse field trip of the year.
- May 29th – Professional Development Day: no school.
- June 5th – Inter-A Grad Dinner at Morgan Creek. CR will attend for the Society. Motion: DH – Society to invite and cover the cost of attendance of Shawn Wilson and Dr. Andrew Schofield to the Grad dinner. Second: EK. Carried.
- June 9th – Kwantlen Park Athletic Awards night.
- June 15th – Composite Exams begin in morning followed by Year-End BBQ and Apple Awards. June 16-17 – Provincial Exams
- June 17 – Kwantlen Park commencement.
- June 19th – KP Dinner/Dance and Dry Grad.
- June 24th – Inter-A Awards night and Society AGM.
- June 25th- KP Awards night
- June 26th – School closes
Teachers’ Report
- Inter-A will have 7 full time teachers next year. Working on getting 7 teaching spaces.
- Teaching team wish list as requested by Society:
1. Food Safe Course: Two teachers to take course at estimated cost of $300;
2. First Aid Course: Two to three teachers to take course at estimated cost of $400;
3. Five DVD players and mounting equipment for classroom TV’s at estimated cost of $1500;
4. Honourarium for VV to do a fine arts option next year – $300;
5. Proxima projector and mobile cart for classroom use at estimated cost of $2500.
- Motion: CC – Society to cover the estimated costs of wish list items as indicated above, to a maximum of $5000. Second: DH. Carried.
PAC
- New Principal Rick Breen attended PAC meeting and Inter-A parent information meeting.
- Dry Grad online auction has begun.
- Projected KP students for next year is 1424. Enrolment is declining and some portables are to be removed.
Fundraising
- No report.
New Business
- Year-End BBQ June 15th: Action: Review food supplies left from May Day to determine purchases needed. Look into having the Lions Club do the BBQ for us for a donation of $150 and seek parent volunteers to assist.
- Scholarships: As determined in June 2008, two Telus Employee scholarships of $260 each will be awarded to 2009 graduates based on academic and athletic achievement. The final scholarship of $260 from that fund will be awarded in 2010. Discussion carried forward from June 2008 to establish a scholarship based on excellence in an area other than academics.
- Motion: EK – Society to provide $250 annually as funds permit toward a non-academic grad scholarship, criteria to be determined each year by the Inter-A teaching team. Second: DH. Carried
- Motion: DH – Society to provide $600 to be disbursed in two 2009 scholarships called the Harper/Vollrath and the Vollrath/Harper scholarships, criteria as described and selection made by the Inter-A teaching team. Second: CC. Carried.
- Motion: EK – Society to provide funds for a $250 Alumni Scholarship, selection criteria to be determined by Inter-A alumni and presented by alumni to a 2009 graduate. Second: DH. Carried.
- Awards night and AGM – EK will prepare AGM announcement to be sent home with students. All Directors will speak to parents as potential board members to solicit nominations. Next Directors meeting will be held June 2nd in order to work out details of Annual BBQ and AGM.
- September ‘welcome back’ event – Thursday, September 10th was selected. Discussed possibility of doing a pancake breakfast instead of a lunch if it can be worked out with the Lions Club.
- Audit – Discussed possibility of doing an audit of Society accounts. CR will find out from an accountant if it is recommended. EK will look for information to assist CC in tax filing.
- Spreadsheets – DH has spoken to Dr. Schofield who thought that grades could be pulled out of the school’s recording software at any time. Inter-A uses a different system of excel spreadsheets from the rest of the school. AP will work with DH to provide the information requested.
Adjourned at 8:45 pm
Next meeting: Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00 pm