LADYSMITH SECONDARY SCHOOL

PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING

MINUTES APRIL 20, 2010

Attendance: Richard & Sandi Hill ( co-chairs ), Barb Gust (secretary), Lynn Halkett ( treasurer), Sharon Watkin ( S.P.C ), Brenda Fair ( S.P.C), Dave Street ( Principal), Katie Sims, Ed & Maureen Tremblay, Lorraine Szasz, Patrice Mauriks, Melody Smythies, Michele Bodger, Nikki MacCallum

Welcome by Richard and meeting called to order at 7:05pm

Adoption of agenda, approved and accepted as presented

Adoption of minutes from March 16^th:  please note amendment of amount of outstanding bursary of $1200 should read $1250. Minutes accepted and approved.

Presentation to P.A.C by Katie Sims, LSS graduate of 2007 on the Leadership B.C program, a community project which focuses on personal growth, a team vision which involves the community. Her group will be presenting a half day conference geared towards the grade 12’s, including 4 workshops, included is a presentation to entire school by Olympic rower Mike Lewis all to take place on Tuesday April 27^th.

Administrator’s Report: Bamfield trip was a great success this year. Mr. Tohana again doing the Leadership Mentoring Program with the grade 7’s from North Oyster Elementary School and a group of high school students during April and May. Community Links will be providing a bus for the students to travel back and forth between schools.

Report cards will be sent home on April 21^st and teacher interviews will be Thursday April 22^nd.

Enrollment numbers are at 757 with projected numbers for next fall at 704 with exchange students 719.

Numbers for Satisfaction survey were 80% of grades 10 to 12 completing the survey and 22% of parents responded.

Signage is up on portable 3 and reads “ Ladysmith Youth Community Services Centre”

with the logo’s of the sponsors displayed as well.

The construction project is making good progress. So far for next year there are only 7 or 8 students signed for the course and it needs at least 16 for it to run. May look at other options to attract students such as offering to students between 17 and 19 years of age who have not graduated can sign up to earn construction level 1 which is 16 credits plus 4 for work experience.

Holly Knox and students have been providing food on Monday, Wednesday’s and Thursday for L.A.F.F

MULAN is set to run May 6,7 and 8 and 13,14 and 15^th. May 1^st being a sneak preview at The Heather Brawner Scholarship fundraiser.