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Meeting Minutes:  October 25,2003

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Community, London and Vicinity
-Education Committee -
Minutes
PARENTS MEETING OCTOBER 25, 2003

Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend the meeting on this day. We had a total of 20 parents and Education committee members in all.

1. An apology was forwarded to the parents on behalf of the Education Committee for missing the first parent meeting due to our mistake not communicated to the principal.
   

2. Changes to our date memo

   1. there is no school trip to the cenotaph; parents will be responsible for taking the children to church

   2. Christmas Pageant is changed to December 13, 2003
      

3.  Survey responses: Change times of Greek School hours

• we as a committee were ready to change the schedule and times

• 41 surveys said everything was fine as is; 21 surveys noted they wanted change

• parents have to change the hours and vote not the Education Committee

• Much discussion on this topic.

  • a change in the time is better for the little kids and is economical

Great discussion on a new topic: More Greek language to be spoken in the classroom. We have to accommodate many different types of parents that we need to touch on. The amount of English is too much in the classroom and needs more Greek. Others disagreed because we have a variety of children with different family backgrounds and families with more mixed marriages coming to Greek school. School and times are changing and so are families and we have to accommodate for this. Some students are challenged when others are not in the classroom. A teacher advisor suggested that the variety and level of assignments have to individualize to the needs of every child within each classroom. The teacher is ultimately responsible for supplying the variety of materials and programme necessary for each need.

Recommendations made by the parents:

1. More Greek to be spoken in the classroom

2. P.D. for teachers to teach the multi levels in their classroom

3. Set benchmarks as to what kids should know at certain time of the year (rubrics)

Questions asked:

1. How many of our teachers are qualified? 30% of our Greek School teachers are qualified.

2. Do we have a Mission Statement or goal? Parents would like to see lesson plans and ideas for multilevel learning with benchmarks.

Nov. 8 is a P.D. day and teachers will be learning about teaching with different abilities in the classroom. 

 Mr. Nevill from the Catholic School Board dropped in to say hello and to comment on how well the Greek School of London is run and to thank the parents for showing such a great interest in their children’s heritage.

 Discussion again about the hours of Greek school. The only way for the hours to be changed is parents have to approve it.

 Question raised: How can some teachers have 20 kids and one class has 5-6 kids in the class?
This was being addressed and some changes may be made to accommodate all learning styles for the children.

 Recommendations by parents:

1. have and early dismissal day for the kids while teachers learn how to deal with multi-level classes and what is necessary to teach in levels within one classroom

2. PD in service with certain focus issues per month and then implemented. ( teachers need time to implement)

Motion by Christine Vitsentzatos
Can the Education Committee have all answers to positives and negatives to having the school times changed from 9:00 - 12:00, 9:00 - 12:30, 9:00 - 1:00 provided for the next general assembly?
Seconded by Penny Simms
Motion passed

 Next parent meeting changed to Nov. 22, 2003

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