De La Salle Parent's Association Meeting
Minutes October 7, 2013 @ Del Centre
Present:
Executive Committee – Mary Manarin, Roman Havlin, Kurt Von Dem Hagen
Grade Representatives: Nathalie Rizzardi (7), Lori Simone(7), Jane Albright(9), Lisa Principe(10)
Committee Chairs: Sandi Faraone (Social), Laura Meehan (Volunteer Coordinator), Roman Havlin
(Finance)
School Administration: Mr. Pupo (Principal)
Parents: Approximately 50 parents attended the meeting
1.
Call to Order
 Mary welcomed everyone.
 She wanted to re-iterate the point made by Br. Domenic in his letter of September 12 to all
parents that if they had any questions or issues it is appropriate for them to approach any staff
individual they feel comfortable talking with.
 She thanked parents that made time to volunteer at Homecoming.
2. Minutes from September 11, 2013:
 The minutes were approved as presented and passed unanimous.
3. Financial Review:
 Collected $46,000 in P.A. fees. There are still 50 parents outstanding.
 Reminders were sent last week to parents that did not pay their P.A. fees.
 Some cheques were received over the summer.
 The total budget to date is $48,000.00. $19,300 of the budget has been committed for such
items as speakers, terry fox, parent socials, CPR and scholarships. $28,700.00 is available for
2013-14 requests.
4. Committee Updates:
 Social Committee – currently has 12 members. They have already organized the Parent Socials
for Grades 5,6,7,8 and 9. Grade 10 Social will take place on November 5, and Grade 12 Social on
November 7.There is a subcommittee researching lecture topics for parents for the coming year.
 Finance Committee – mandate is to review and approve request from school; prepare budget
for executive and committees and general oversight of funds. There is a set of new objectives:
o Each committee needs to have its own funds and committee chairs will be consulted in
the budgeting process.
o Improve the bill collecting process.
o Make the process of collecting parent association fees more effective (could be done by
internet using PAY PAL).
o Want to document responsibilities of the members of the finance committee.
 Communication Committee – currently has 3 members. They are looking into revamping the
parent association page of the website. Looking for new members.
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Constitution Committee – The new constitution is posted on the website. There will be a vote in
the November general meeting.
 Fundraising Committee – the chair position is vacant and there is no committee yet. Looking for
ideas and volunteers.
 Curriculum Committee – currently has 6 members. They represent parents as a group when
there is an issue that affects many children and they communicate these questions to Mr. Pupo.
 Interguild – Mary and Roman attended the President Breakfast. There are still 3 more events for
the remaining of the year. Great opportunity to network, brainstorm and get ideas from other
independent schools.
 Terry Fox – Francine reported that 56 parent volunteers attended. It was a fabulous day. Money
still coming in. We will have a total next meeting.
Welcome to one of the school board of directors:
 Mr. John Melliuchi has been on the Board for 5 or 6 years and is a past-parent.
 He stressed the important role the Board plays in over-seeing the operations of the school.
 He thanked parents for attending the meeting and asked them to continue their commitment to
being involved.
Principal’s Report
 Mr. Pupo started with a prayer.
 He thanked parents for participating in Terry Fox. Specially Mrs. Salvati, Ms. Gaasenbeek, Mr
Lundy, and Mr. Primucci ,who supplied pizza from Pizza Nova. We have about $20,000 raised
from Terry Fox thus far.
 He thanked support for Homecoming. It is a community event for students and parents.
 He will be sending a Uniform Survey. Looking for feedback in terms of level of service, quality,
experience overall with Top Marks.
 University Process. It will be handled by Mrs. Sibley, Mr. Voustinos and Mr. Pupo. November 7
will be Parent Information Night. Students will start filling their applications the third week of
November.
 Summer School: the school will not accept students to take summer courses that are being
offered at other schools. There will be a letter going out clarifying the school position.
 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Mrs. Sibley is in charge. There are 35 students enrolled at the
moment and they expect to have 40/45 students. It starts with students in Grade 9 and works
towards university application. It focuses on four areas: community service, outdoors adventure,
physical fitness and skills.
 October 21-25 Phone call week. It is a good opportunity for parents to also call the teachers.
Good to follow up with them.
 Questions were asked and answered by Mr. Pupo related to the cafeteria, uniforms and security
at school.
Next Parent Association Meeting will be Tuesday November 5, 2013. All Del parents welcome.
Adjournment
 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.