Newport PTSA General Meeting Minutes - March 18 , 2016
Meeting called to order by PTSA president Julie Freeman
Quorum present
February Minutes approved as presented . Motion by Sonia Misra , 2nded by Suzy Dalton
Program Development Committee PDC :
Julie Freeman briefed the members about PDC and
its role . Julie invited the interested members to PDC , and they can contact
Rooneyj@bsd405.org .
Nominating Committee For 2015 / 2016 :
Lisa Snyder-Stone presented the Nominating
Committee report . Julie Freeman will continue as President . Lisa Snyder-Stone’s name was
proposed for Vice President as Sonia Misra declined to continue . Gareth Beale will take up the
role of main Treasurer , those interested for the post of Co Treasurer can contact Lisa Snyder
Stone . Garima Kango joined as Secretary . Lisa Snyder-Stone presented the nominations and
it will be published on website in 15 days and emailed out to membership.
Bellevue School Foundation Luncheon :
Lisa Weber informed the members about the BSD
Lunch on April 24 at Hyatt between 11.30 to 1.30 pm . It will be attended by the group of 10
members comprising of Principal , two board members , teachers and parents . These people
will represent Newport . Those interested can contact Lisa at xenica4064@live.com . The lunch
is free and one can donate to the BSD.
Principal Dion Yahoudy :
Principal Dion Yahoudy informed the members about the High
School Start - Time Committee . This committee is a joint effort of two districts Mercer Island
and Bellevue School District . Both parents and teachers are members of this committee . They
are conducting a study on the impact of change in High School Start Time . Parents can give
their viewpoint on this issue . Principal Dion informed that a survey was conducted on 100 high
school students on change in start time and to our surprise most of them concluded it does not
matter to them .
Speaker :
Jeff Mason , Department Head WANIC and CTE Courses
Jeff Mason was the speaker for
the night . He informed the members about the WANIC and CTE courses that are offered in
Newport high school . Four WANIC courses that are offered in the campus are Culinary Arts ,
Teaching Academy , CISCO and Media production . These courses provide students hands on
experience and give them a chance to have a feel of the profession they want to pursue . For
example Selena,a student from Teaching Academy shared her hands on experience of teaching
in Clyde Hill Elementary school . She taught second grade students . She concluded that the
internship helped her to practically know the profession she is interested in and it was a great
experience.
Students can earn college credits by pursuing any of these courses .
To know more about WANIC and CTE courses please visit Julie Worden NHS Career Specialist
at wordenj@bsd405.org
Meeting adjourned at 8.30 pm
Submitted by Garima Kango Secretary PTSA