PSA GENERAL MEETING
February 19, 2004
Discussion of AES Board Structural Issues:
Dennis Lazarus, AES Board President, discussed the three structural issues that the Board is currently considering as part of its annual policy review:
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whether the AES Board should meet fewer than 10 times each academic year, as currently required;
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whether AES Board members should be allowed to run for a third consecutive two-year term, rather than be limited to two consecutive terms; and
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whether AES Board membership should be open to individuals other than parents of AES students.
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Many parents questioned the wisdom of these changes. Parents who could not attend the meeting may email comments on these issues to dennis.lazarus@undp.org..
PSA Business (Chaired by High School Rep Sunita Kunzru)
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Minutes for Jan. 22 General Meeting were approved.
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Chair Sunita Kunzru (in absence of the Treasurer) reported that the Executive Committee had decided to allocate Rs 60,000 to projects that benefit the parent school community, that Rs 20,000 of that was approved for social activities for high school students, and that it was seeking suggestions on how to allocate the remaining Rs 40,000.
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ES Rep Charlotte Ellohoj reported that the next ES parent coffee would be March 18 immediately following the PSA General Meeting.
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MS Rep Pat Haviland reported that the next MS parent coffee would be March 9 at 9:00 a.m. The topic (tentative) will be sports activities that are not age-appropriate for MS students because of higher risk of injury.
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HS Rep Gail Walker reported that:
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separate parent receptions were being held for parents of 11th graders, 10th graders, and 9th graders as a part of the PSA’s initiative to facilitate parent networking;
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parent volunteers were still needed for the parent-planned social activities for HS students in March and April; |
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the HS play, a comedy appropriate for all ages, will be held on March 12 and 13; and |
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the topic of the high school coffee on Feb. 24 would be the results of the recent student life survey (on smoking, alcohol and drug use, sexual activity, stress and other topics). |
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The Curriculum Council Reps were absent so there was no curriculum report.
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Webmaster Angela Covington reported that she was experimenting with a Korean page on the PSA website and that she was willing to include reports/updates in other languages if parents volunteered to translate.
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Upcoming PSA Events:
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Teacher Appreciation Lunch (Apr. 19)
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Jazz Concert/Picnic (Apr. 16)
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PSA Executive Committee Elections (Apr. 15) |
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Next PSA General Meeting: Mar. 18, topic and time TBA. |
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New Business:
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Thefts from lockers in MS and HS
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Students use of offensive language (in languages other than English) and bullying of other students
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PSA farewell gift or party for Bob Dow |
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