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Subject: New BusinessAction/Who/When: Future Meeting Dates Mr. Houle suggested the following meeting dates and topics for the remainder of the year. December 10, 2013 | Preliminary Budget Ja nuary 7, 2014 | Final Budget, School Improvement Plan March 25, 2014 | School Improvement Plan and Student Handbook Review (items to be considered this year to include: medicinal marijuana, a possible challenge of the hat rule, and a requirement that students wear school IDs at all times in the building) May 13, 2014 (if needed) Subject: Comments Action/Who/When: Dottie Vacca felt that the Back to School Night was very confusing and that there seemed to be a lot of idle time built into the evening’s schedule. There was an hour to visit shops but only 6 or 7 minutes to visit Academic classrooms. There seemed to be the same issue with Parent/Teacher Conferences, that only a small percentage of parents were able to schedule actual appointments with teachers and that it was not sufficiently communicated that there was an alternative solution of making an appointment on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 2:30 – 3:30pm. And again, only a 6 or 7 minute window for an conference appointment. Tony Wilbur commented that teachers do feel the same frustration. Mr. Houle explained that the limited time is due to a collective bargaining issue where the time teachers are required to participate was shortened from 3 hours to 2 hours in the last Teacher’s Contract. He stated that the contract is being renegotiated now and he hopes that they can reach an agreement to lengthen the time teachers participate in Back to School Night and Parent Teacher Conferences to 3 hours again. Adjournment: Action/Who/When: Motion to adjourn by Dottie Vacca. Motion seconded by DeAnne Dupont. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm. NEXT SCHOOL COUNCIL December 10, 2013 | 4:30 pm – Training Room 2N11 MEETING: Name of Recorder: Donna Heisler