March 7 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Sturgeon Heights School
50 Hogan Rd, St. Albert, AB
Slide Deck from the Evening (Link)
Refreshments and Light Snacks
Welcome and Introductions: Irene Gibbons, Chair
Welcome: Shawna Warren, Superintendent
Insurance for Parent Fundraising - Sean Nicholson
Playground Audits
Whole Group Discussion - Jonathan Konrad
Understanding the role of School Council
Understanding the role of Parent Fundraising
World Café - Jonathan Konrad
Small-Group Rounds: The process will be to host three, ten - minute rounds of conversation in small groups of four or five people seated around a table. At the end of the ten minutes, each member of the group moves to a different new table.
Questions: each table will have three specific questions for discussion. There will be poster paper for the group to add thoughts or ideas too. After the first round, new participants at a table will review what was discussed and add additional insights.
Harvest: After the small group discussion rounds, individuals are invited to share insights or other results from their conversations with the rest of the large group.
Questions - early themes from the Parent Engagement Nights
Many parents describe conversations and in-person meetings as their preferred connection type. How can we help parents recognize the purpose and impact of School Councils in this type of connection?
As engaged parents, what opportunities have been valuable to you? To what do you credit your engagement?
Mutual respect is a common theme when discussing values important in communities. How can we best foster mutual respect? What actions from staff or leadership support parents in feeling respected? What actions support students in feeling respected?
ASCA Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Pre Conference - April 26, Conference - April 27
AGM - April 28
School Council Reports to the Board (Template Document)
Next meeting
Adjournment