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Garth Webb Secondary School
Principal’s Report
December 7, 2015
Overview of Report
• “Bell Times”
• Co-curricular
• Calendar and Events
• Staffing Update
• Labour Update
• Exams
• Q & A
“Bell” Times for 2016-17
• Growth in Student Population over first four years from 394 to 1093
• Next year, grade 9 class projected at 392
• Total student population will be 1200 to 1225 range
• May not be able to schedule common lunch
“Bell” Times Continued
• Currently we have a 60 minute common lunch
• Many advantages: shorter day, extra help sessions, clubs/activities available to all, intermural sports as gym is available, teams can practice
• The number of classes available, especially for special purpose classrooms is more limited with a common lunch
• We may need to move to a five period instructional day which would mean adding 20 minutes to the day (eg start at 8:10)
• We’ll seek feedback from students, staff and parents
• Final decision won’t be made until we have our numbers confirmed ---we’re able to delay longer than most schools because of no buses
• See board procedures for details on process
OFSAA Volleyball
• Senior Boys’ Volleyball AA championship in Kenora, November 24th to 29th
• Team Won the Consolation Championsip
• Thanks to Coach Jessica Beltran and to Will Muir for chaperoning the team
• Media report in Oakville paper
Winter Sports Girls’ Volleyball
Boys’ Basketball
Girls’ Hockey
Boys’ Hockey
Swim Team
Ski & Snowboard Team
Co-Curricular
• Spirit Week December 14 – 18 (daily events)
• Holiday Concert, December 15
Staff – Student Hockey Game
• December 15 at 3:30 pm
• Glenn Abbey Arena
• Proceeds to charity
• Not an early dismissal
December 18 Timetable
• All Halton schools will dismiss 90 minutes early
• GWSS will have a special schedule that includes an assembly
• Schedule will be A,B,D,E, Assembly, then C (lunch) at the end
• There will not be caf service at lunch that day
Prom 2016
• Prom Committee established
• Melissa Senn & Natasha Cannon are staff reps
• Survey of students re date & location
• Date chosen is May 18
• Location is Atlantis in Toronto
• Cost will be same as last year: $80 early bird, $85 after that
• Fully school sponsored with staff supervision; school rules apply
Staffing Update
Currently Peter Clarkin is on leave (shoulder) and is being replaced by Mark Rullo and Elias Papoulsis to end of Semester I
Karl Mustoe has returned
Jacquie Schettler is off to end of January and Sarah Kelly has taken over her classes
• We have hired teachers for the sections advertised:
• Lisa Samuels (com sci)• Kaitlyn Teszeri (French)• Paul Grondin (accounting)• Hilary Rivett (biology)• There will be more LTOs:
Sophia Maras, Janine Bean, Alex Cardona, Kelly Laycock
Labour Update
• All labour groups (for secondary) have reached settlements
• CUPE Contract settled and ratified
• Support Workers (organized by OSSTF) have reached a contract settlement and so sanctions for this group have been lifted (ratification of deal pending)
Exams
• Semester I final exams run from January 28 to February 3
• One exam per day starting at 9:00 a.m.
• Week B Schedule; students write in their regular classroom, supervised by their teacher
Pink Game Cheque Presentation to Cancer Society$1000 donation to the Canadian Cancer Society the proceeds from the “Pink” Game (football versus Abbey Park). Students made a $2 donation to attend the game.
Questions & Answers
• Questions• Issues that need to be
considered
Sibohan Lilly O’Malley