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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-07 School Council - Wood End Elementary MinutesT(r' N C L E ?K Wood End Elementary School r , ),. r'; SS. School Council Meeting MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SCHOOL COUNCIL 2013 .JAN I u P 1* 18 January 7, 2013 A meeting of the Wood End School Council was held on Monday, January 7th from 3:15 until 4:15 p.m. in the conference room of the Wood End Elementary School, Reading, Massachusetts. Council Members Present: Joanne King, Maureen Fennessy, Sandy Emery, Maria Walsh, Barbara Sheehan, Stephanie Malone, and Mia Gaska. Pooja Parsons was not present. Call to Order: Principal Joanne King called the meeting to order at 3:15 PM. Mia Gaska, secretary, recorded the minutes. A quorum of Council Members was present, and the meeting having been duly convened, was ready to proceed with business. Minutes All members present reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting held on November 5, 2012. A motion was made to accept the minutes by Barbara Sheehan, and Sandy Emery did second the motion. Minutes were approved. Old Business Joanne thanked Maureen Fennessey, co- chair, for her help in working with her to update the Wood End Parent Handbook. The draft was shared and suggestions for changes were made. The Council thanked Joanne for her diligent effort in creating this document and the plan was made to review the document for any changes and vote on the document at our next meeting. New Business Wood End Family Survey As part of Principal King's goal, she shared a draft of a survey for Wood End families that she created. It was reviewed and suggestions and changes were made. The survey will be sent out to all Wood End family and community members in January. Results will be shared at a future PTO meeting. Update on Community Service The Community Service projects and Future Fundraiser Updates were reviewed. • Anton's Coat Drive: The Coat Drive is coming to a close and has been very successful. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: The kick -off all- school meeting is set for Friday, January 18 at 1:45. The campaign will run from January 28th until February 15th. The Olive Garden has agreed to make arrangements to donate the pasta lunch to a group home in Reading. • Reading Food Pantry: This collection drive will be run by assigning each grade level to bring in a specific non - perishable food items, to be collected throughout the month of March. • Mission of Deeds: Barbara Sheehan shared that the collection drive will be run by assigning each grade level to bring in specific items needed throughout the month of April. Health, Wellness, and Safety Committee Mrs. King shared that she currently has about 6 parents interested in joining the Health, Wellness, and Safety Committee. The committee will also include the following staff members: Lisa Suglia, school nurse, Cafeteria Manager, Charlene McManus, Mark Atkinson, School Psychologist. The first meeting is scheduled for Friday, January 25th at 8:30 a.m. when the committee will discuss finding Walk -to- School - Wednesday volunteers, a "Safe Routes to School" Chairperson, and suggestions for support around morning drop -off. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m. The School Council will resume discussions at their next meeting on February 4, 2013. Respectfully submitted, Mia Gaska Recording Secretary, January 7, 2013