PARENT COUNCIL
MINUTES - January 20, 2000
Present:
| Davis Nemis, Jim Dalrymple, Judy Nemis, Esther Dalrymple,
Sharon Domney, Henryk Winiarczyk, Peggy Gillies, David Kraitberg, Ellen
Eagles (Parents)
Sandra Esford (Education Coordinator)
Charles Hannah Belleville Assoc. of the Deaf (B.A.D.)
Joyce McFarlane (Residence Counselor)
Cathy Chesher (Minutes)
Regrets: Liz Jones
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Danny Elliot, Erika Tipping (Interpreters)
Larraine Milligan (Principal)
Gerard Kennedy (Residence Manager)
Beth Phieffer (Teacher Rep.)
Lou Vigna (Maint. Manager)
Ken Roberts (D.C.C. Rep.)
Dr. Ken Palmer (Psychologist)
David Milne (Social Worker)
Tyler Snider (Student Parliament Rep.)
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Call to Order & Welcome
Chair opened the meeting at 6:35 p.m. and welcomed everyone.
Agenda was amended to add presentation "Suicide
Prevention", "Work Order System"
Acceptance of Minutes
Jim Dalrymple made a request that the minutes be accepted
Move to accept minutes - Esther Dalrymple
Seconded - D. Nemis
Business arising from Minutes
Residence Phones
- phones/visual alarm connected
- floor lamps will be added
- notice will be going out to parents January 21, 2000
Residence Audit
- Henryk - will be back in June for final audit to make sure
work completed
- Jim - there is/was a concern of work order completion due
to cadets using residence
REPORTS
- Work order Report - L. Vigna
- Lou explained the work order system
- priorities given to Health & Safety ie broken windows
- must meet minimum standards re: alarms
- re: asbestos tiles - project of replacing asbestos tiles
has not been completed due to the cadets occupying the area in the summer
- hard to do during school year because that would mean
closing off TV rooms etc. for 3+ wks
- Asbestos tiles in residence are not posing a health
problem
- Q. Henryk -could maintenance work overtime on weekends
- A. Lou - would have to be negotiated between
management/union. Collective agreement says (5 days) Manager would have to
be on-site
- Henryk - feels there should be a manager on site weekends
(even 4 hrs)
ACTION: Lou will pass this information on to the
Employee Relations Committee
- Q. Henryk - why have some of the work orders been there
for 2 yrs? example: Sr. Res. - hole in laundry room ceiling
- A. Continuing problem caused by steam leak. Hopefully
problem has been solved.
- Q. Jim - what is the effect of having Parent/Council
volunteer help?
- A. Lou -grievance - would have to be negotiated
- Q. Mrs. Domney - would be an insurance issue?
- A. Lou - no - if staff were on site
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- Q. Charlie - have we checked out "on job
placements" i.e. Loyalist, Loyalist would cover the students WCB etc.
- A. Lou - it is usually the school that contacts the
employer. We have not been contacted.
- Joyce feels as a union member that if we need placement
students to help complete the work, then we should be hiring for that
department.
- David - feels it should be a non issue as the students
would not be paid
- Henryk - meeting should be set up with management/staff
re: hiring or placement students
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Suicide Prevention Protocol - K. Palmer
- copies of the protocol were distributed
and Ken Palmer explained that priority 1-4 involved the safety of the student,
priority 5
was to contact parent, and 6 was to contact management
- primary responsibility - M. Zadow and K. Palmer
- open to suggestions
- taught at high-school level. Students can talk to
teacher, counselor, K. Palmer
- Joyce noted that K. Palmer & D. Milne are coming in
Mondays to talk to students
- parent concern that they do not know what is going on
when it is not their child involved. Is it a matter of
confidentiality?
- Ken Palmer - any parent concerned should contact Ken
Palmer or
Larraine. Student would not be named but could generalize the situation.
- Beth - concerned that not all of the teachers were made
aware when a situation occurs
- Larraine - meeting was held with students/teachers
- debriefing - what was good/bad, ways to improve
- noted that elementary teachers had been missed
- Gerard - asked that Residence Staff be informed of what
happens in daytime so they can be prepared
- noted that 16+ - must have student permission to call
parents
- feels it is important parent informed - regardless of
consequences would inform parents
- Judy - our consent form states 18, there is flexibility
on legal age
- Jim - asked about T.E.R.T.
Action: Cathy will send another T.E.R.T brochure with
the January newsletter
- Jim thanked David Milne & KenPalmer for coming and welcomed Ellen
Eagles
- David N. - as a council, we should back the protocol
Motion: D. Nemis
Seconded by: P. Gillie
CHAIR REPORT - NO REPORT
SHAREHOLDERS REPORT - J. Nemis & H. Winiarczyk
Judy distributed copies of report and draft copy of PR
Committee report
- Next meeting will be held Feb. 9th
- Future Directions - shareholders asked to address
- Direct Service (current) vs. Governance Local
School Board
- Important that parents identify what needs are to be
successful
- What should program look like?
- If we look at other agencies, must look at funding
- Hellen Bogie would like to know our stance re: Future
Directions
- Judy feels that funding from Ministry is good idea but
there are no trustees
- "layers too high'
- Henryk feels that doing our "own housekeeping"
would be a good idea (in local school boards, the trustees are accountable
to the taxpayers)
- Judy & Henryk feel that Hellen Bogie is approachable,
listens to needs & concerns
- Janet Ecker had a very positive "on site visit"
at Robarts. Might possibly visit SJW
- Lou - SJW website would be a good way to make people
aware of SJW
Off Campus Trip
Gerard - developing policy, we send yearly consent forms
Told that Clive Hodder said we need to have consent for each trip
- Judy said the S. H. Committee said "Blanket"
for local, individual consent for "special"
- Larraine noted that we send out consents for each class
trip
Teacher Recruitment
- Sandra - very happy they are looking at recruiting
teachers of the Deaf. Soon, 50% of teachers will be retired
Principal's Report
- Attendance books are being used by all classes
- Security review with Lou re: basement rooms
- Pleased with staff stopping visitors (all visitors must
have a pass)
- Visual communications have started again
- Larraine read her report - PLEASE SEE ATTACHED REPORT
FOR COMPLETE DETAILS
Questions arising from report:
- Ellen - Rubrics - what is it, is it just for deaf
students?
- No - Rubrics is a guideline used province wide which
outlines expectation
- Jim - Do we not have a visual alert system, any other
system in place?
- Lou - No - just panic button. Call goes from downtown to
school to Larraine's cell phone
- Henryk - Could T.E.R.T. team respond to panic button?
- Larraine - No capability to alert everyone at the same
time. Kim is trying to develop software capable of doing this
- Ken R. noted that when computer screen is flickering, it
is a signal that someone is trying to contact them on Corel system
- Judy - What happens at lunch when no one is at computer,
do we have a PA system?
- Lou - deaf environment, PA system was taken out
- Judy feels that both systems need to be in place as a
safety factor
- Charlie asked if PA system could be rigged up to a
lighting system
- Gerard feels that interactive pagers are best, but won't
be available to Belleville for 5 yrs.
- Judy - pagers don't let you know if call is an emergency
- Esther - explained how pagers could be coded for priority
ie. 1= fire, 2= lock doors, 3= get here quick etc.
- Henryk - feels this method would be fully accessible to
all staff
Action: Lou will check out the cost of PA system and
discuss with M. Thompson for next budget as a Health & Safety Issue.
Lou will explore the pager issue
Residence Report
- Budget for 2000/2001 is fairly positive
- Financial people were here before Christmas and 16 pages
full of identified needs were presented to them
- Student Health Services - Flu shots were made available -
priority given to staff, good response
- Perry House - will receive award from Heart & Stroke
- raised most money for Eastern/Northern Ontario
Re: R.A.C. - haven't met since fall, should it continue or
not?
- Judy suggested that questions and responses could be done
by e-mail and brought to Parent Advisory Council
- Henryk - feels meeting could be held every 2-3 months
- Joyce - Residence Activities
- Downhill skiing starting in Batawa
- Ski trip Feb. 28, 29th & Mar. 1 to Mount
Tremblay - permission forms were sent home
- Students who didn't ski in Batawa - not allowed on
Mount Tremblay trip
- Canoeing/Camping trip in May. Workshops on emergency
first aid, survival training, gear being held
- Ball Hockey has started - tournament in Milton on March
8th
- Boys Basketball practice has started - tournament in
Toronto end of Feb.
- Trying to establish a basketball league with hearing
(waiting for response from Dept. of Recreation)
Student Parliament Report (T. Snider)
- Meeting was held to plan activities for Winter Carnival
(Jan. 27th)
- Discussed lunch/after school activities ie. cards, board
games, T.V. etc
- Ken Roberts noted that Student Parliament is now
responsible for the Friday assembly and are doing a very good job
Membership Committee Report
Jim and Peggy are working on membership
- Henryk asked if there is any representation from
elementary. Yes - Ellen Eagles
- Ken Roberts suggested that to get people involved - have
a workshop, social afternoon, supper, along with meeting (perhaps on a
Friday after 3:00 p.m.)
- first meeting could be to discuss what kind of workshops to
offer
- perhaps wait until after reports go out so it could be tied
in with parent/teacher interview
- Jim - Tentative Date - March 31
Bring & Brag
- Ken - re: Unique Christmas - 140 attended, set a new
record for the shortest program - 35 minutes
- Gerard - first host family for our visiting exchange
student from New Zealand - Shontelle Norris.
Shontelle can lip read, uses 2 handed British signing method
- learning ASL
- Charles - 1969/70 yearbook - will share with us at next
meeting
Getting married in 3 weeks (Congratulations Charles)
Correspondence
- Jim received correspondence on quality daily physical
activity
- Larraine noted that SJW has a rep (Lisa McMechan) who has
attended these workshops
Transportation Safety
- Jim - need to devote more time (table for next meeting)
- No emergencies
- Some of the issues are - northern students can't cancel
plane tickets, therefore can't stay for weekends, number of students per
bus, behavior, non-signing drivers
Next Meeting
February 17th, 2000
Light Lunch served at 6:00 p.m.
in the SJW dining room
Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m.
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