The meeting went over stakeholders interests in keeping the school open and was well represented by varying community and interest groups. The meeting discussed possibilities for programming options to be brought to the table. It was decided that Frog Hollow would take action immediately and that that Frog Hollow would to pursue discussion with the VSB board regarding the committee that was proposed as a result of the meeting on December 12th. They will also start the process of working with other community organizations and stakeholders to enhance their plan.
Further to that the majority agreed that the Multi-Use program (pre-school, daycare, afterschool care, literacy and immigrant) idea would be the most realistic approach to take with the board considering:
· The time frame
· The fact that Frog Hollow has a basic plan that could be enhanced
· All agree that the neighbourhood could use a school/community space offering these particular services
· The board indicated on December 12th that the most tangible presentation was that of Frog Hollow's and that it would be something the board would consider
These are the roles that were determined for the internal Garibaldi stakeholders committee would be (two individuals per role if possible):
1. Liaison with Media
2. Liaison with Ministry of Ed, City Representatives, MLA
3. Liaison with VSB
4. Liaison with Interest groups (Frog Hollow, CUPE, VESTA, DPAC, etc.): Kate and Hal (Temporarily)
5. Liaison with Community
6. Liaison with Asian Community: Crystal Hollywood
7. Liaison with Parents
8. Liaison with other PAC’s and Schools of Interest
If you'd like to volunteer for any of these roles, please call Kate Mulligan at 604-254-1060 or Scott Morgan at 604-630-8750.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Minutes from January 15 PAC/Community Meeting
On Tuesday, January 15, we met to plan our proposal to the VSB to meet their viability criteria. Below are Kate Mulligan's notes.
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5 comments:
Hi. It was nice to see everyone out. The level of commitment was encouraging.
I was confused by the notes which indicated that the 'majority' of people thought the multi-use program would be the most realistic approach. I don't recall voting to make that the approach to proceed with, especially considering the survey ranked both and arts program and french immersion as more desireable. I trust this position will be re-evaluated at the next meeting.
Also, while I agree that the "roles" listed at the bottom of the notes are important, I don't recall voting on whether to solidify these as the particular ones we will move forward with.
Marc
Yes, it was nice to see so many people at the meeting.
I would like to help out, but the process is not very clear to me. I could volunteer for one of the above positions, but shouldn't we have some kind of coordinated plan? Shouldn't we at least know what are we asking for?
To me having another meeting before we start acting seems necessary.
Tamara
Thanks for your comments. It was proposed during the meeting that we start with defining the roles and responsibilities first before deciding on a direction, however many individuals at the meeting felt that Multi-use was the format we should be proceeding with due to the fact that we have interest group support and limited time. With that said, this is the point where individuals can get involved to steer the committee in the direction that they are most interested. Multi-use doesn't mean that there can't be a component where Fine Arts are introduced, etc. We need to work together to develop a plan. With the time frame provided by the VSB it seems logical to enhance a plan that has already been presented to the VSB instead of reinventing the wheel. During the board meeting at the VSB it was suggested by the board that a multi-use proposal would be considered by the board and that French immersion would be a stretch for the capacity of the school due to operational costs. I would be happy to discuss your concerns and would also be happy to have an official vote. Please let me know how you would to proceed. Thanks, Kate 604-254-1060
Thanks for your comments. It was proposed during the meeting that we start with defining the roles and responsibilities first before deciding on a direction, however many individuals at the meeting felt that Multi-use was the format we should be proceeding with due to the fact that we have interest group support and limited time. With that said, this is the point where individuals can get involved to steer the committee in the direction that they are most interested. Multi-use doesn't mean that there can't be a component where Fine Arts are introduced, etc. We need to work together to develop a plan. With the time frame provided by the VSB it seems logical to enhance a plan that has already been presented to the VSB instead of reinventing the wheel. During the board meeting at the VSB it was suggested by the board that a multi-use proposal would be considered by the board and that French immersion would be a stretch for the capacity of the school due to operational costs. I would be happy to discuss your concerns and would also be happy to have an official vote. Please let me know how you would to proceed. Thanks, Kate 604-254-1060
Thanks for your comments. It was proposed during the meeting that we start with defining the roles and responsibilities first before deciding on a direction, however many individuals at the meeting felt that Multi-use was the format we should be proceeding with due to the fact that we have interest group support and limited time. With that said, this is the point where individuals can get involved to steer the committee in the direction that they are most interested. Multi-use doesn't mean that there can't be a component where Fine Arts are introduced, etc. We need to work together to develop a plan. With the time frame provided by the VSB it seems logical to enhance a plan that has already been presented to the VSB instead of reinventing the wheel. During the board meeting at the VSB it was suggested by the board that a multi-use proposal would be considered by the board and that French immersion would be a stretch for the capacity of the school due to operational costs. I would be happy to discuss your concerns and would also be happy to have an official vote. Please let me know how you would to proceed. Thanks, Kate 604-254-1060
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