The meeting chaired by High School PSA representatives was called to order at 8.30 a.m.
1. The minutes of the August Session were approved as proposed
2. Presentation by Kathy Bader
- Kathy Bader, School Psychologist gave a presentation on use/abuse of substances by students at AES based on survey conducted by the school in the last two years. The good attendance at the meeting gave a lot of inputs on how the survey can be modified in the current academic year and a suggestion to the effect that parent’s survey appropriately modified on the same issue, would also be important to get their view in the matter. Kathy Bader noted many relevant questions by the audience seeking clarification in the last survey unanswered that can be verified and included in future and assured to take it up with Dr Hetzel . One parent suggested that topic of this importance should be held in the evening to enable all parents to attend. Sunita reminded that the next HS coffee evening to be held on the 28th is precisely on the very topic and assured that various suggestions to improve such evenings to be more effective and conductive in future would be taken up. She also mentioned that 7th and 8th grade parents are to be invited too for the same HS coffee.
3. There was no report from the Curriculam Representative.
4. Board Representative:
- Dr Hetzel reported that school principals will be making presentation on the Student Learning Strategy of the Strategic Plan at upcoming Board meetings.
- Dr Fochtman presented the work of the Middle School in implementing the plan along with improvement initiatives
- Madhu Kapoor and Monika Dewan gave summer school update. A proposal to expand to include middle and high school students in the program was welcomed.
- Physical Facilities committee reported that almost all the summer works including backlog from the year before have been completed. The only two outstanding works are Gym Floor refurbishing and raising the perimeter wall at a few places.
- Finance Committee reported having set the timeline for the goals and issues for the year. Enrollment as of August 31 was 951 against 940 budgeted.
- Personnel committee reported that the policies to be reviewed this year include grievance procedure to address an issue and harassment policy.
The next PSA general meeting will be on the November 20th, 2003.
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