2020-21 School Advisory Council
(previously called Parent Council)
As previously circulated by e-mail, the first School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting will take place THIS TUESDAY Tuesday, October 6, 2020, from 6:30- 8:30 pm via Zoom.
- Humbercrest PS parents/guardians of both “in-class” and “virtual” students are eligible to attend the meeting
- Click here to review the Agenda for the first meeting
- Click here to review the Minutes from our last meeting in January 2020
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE – required by Tuesday at 6:30 pm
- Prior to the start of the first meeting on October 6 at 6:30 pm, submit your online SAC Member-at-Large Self-Nomination Form in order to have voting rights during the 2020-2021 term
- This is a new process as per our new SAC Bylaws
- Attendance at the first meeting does not automatically grant you voting status – you must complete the online nomination form
- We also recommend that you review the following documents prior to the meeting: Humbercrest School Advisory Council Roles & Responsibilities and Humbercrest School Advisory Council Code of Ethics
2020-2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Six self-nominations forms were received online by last Tuesday’s deadline
- As there are six positions to fill, no vote is required
- The following incumbents will be acclaimed at the first meeting:
- Heather Sinclair and Kristen Juschkewitsch as Council Co-chairs
- Tammy Cruji as Secretary
- Jim Witty as Treasurer
- Laurie Lyle and Greg Schneider as Communications Co-Leads.
ZOOM MEETING DETAILS
- You do not need a Zoom account to join the meeting; you can join using the browser on your computer, cell phone or tablet
- Our SAC Zoom account will permit 100 participants
- To join the Zoom meeting, click on the following link:
https://zoom.us/j/97874767761?pwd=N1MzNXJzR1JpRnROSC9vN0w5RjJ2dz09 - Meeting ID: 978 7476 7761, Passcode: SAC
- A call-in option is not available at this time
ZOOM MEETING GUIDELINES
- Once you join the meeting, please ensure your screen name is your first and last name so we can account for all participants and take accurate attendance
- You are not required to have your video on, just your full name in the display
- The Zoom meeting host and moderated will be Laurie Lyle, Communications for Humbercrest SAC
- For our first meeting, all participants except the Executive committee, Principal and Vice-Principal will be muted throughout the meeting to minimize distractions
- If you have questions, please submit them in advance, by Tuesday, October 6 at 12:00 noon to:
- We’ve allocated time in our agenda to address pre-registered questions
- Should you have a question during the meeting, please send it in the Zoom CHAT; Laurie will receive the chat message and communicate your query, time permitting
- If a vote is required, please raise your hand on the screen
FEEDBACK
Our goal is to run an organized, informative meeting — communicating effectively in a timely manner. Of course, we welcome your feedback to improve where required. Feel free to share constructive points of consideration to the emails to council co-chairs [email protected] or [email protected] following the meeting. As per usual, meeting minutes will be circulated by email and posted at humbercrestcouncil.ca