PTA Meeting Kongsberg International School
Kongsberg, 23.04.2013
Minutes of Meeting
PTA Class Representatives:
KIP
KIP deputy
PYP1
PYP1 deputy
PYP2
PYP2 deputy
PYP3
PYP 3 deputy
PYP4
PYP4 deputy
PYP5
PYP5 deputy
PYP6
PYP 6 deputy
Bent Erik Bjørkli
Nurit Grunstein
Mette Lund Simonsen
Jørn Kristian Lindtvedt
Elin Tveter Berven
Agneta Davidsson
Laila Christiansen
Per Olve Tobiassen
Cynthia S.P Bjørnsrud
Torsten Mann
Henrik Ruud
Erlend Haug
Sylvia Brokking-Warmer
Kristin Berglund
MYPA
MYPA deputy
MYPB
MYPB deputy
MYPC
MYPC deputy
MYPD
MYPD deputy
Isha Manish Bhangaokar
Johansson, Bo Lennart
Solfrid Sunde
Pål Bredesen
Espen Hope Kværna
Stefanie Siemes
Inger Lise Schultz
Unni
KIS Parent Board Representative: Peter Due
KIS Parent Board Rep deputy
Rigmor Baraas
KIP:
KIP deputy:
KIS Principal:
KIS Deputy Principal:
Naomi Cross
Jonathan Simpson
Robert Clarence
Andrew Gregory
KIS Head of Primary School:
KIS Head of Middle School:
KIS Student Council:
Other participant:
Jason Barton
Hege Myhre
Kjersti Weeden , agenda point 7
Participants in today’s meeting; see names marked above
NOTE: The meeting is open to all parents in the KIS community.
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Distribution:
All class representatives
KIS Principal
KIS Deputy Principal
KIP Head of Preschool
KIS Head of Primary School
KIS Head of Middle School
KIS Office
KIS Student Council
Further distribution as per statutes
No.
Issue
Responsible/
Due date
1
Jørn Lindtvedt taking notes
Jørn Lindtvedt
2
No comments noted to the agenda
3
Information from the Board
Each representative from the founding Companies is challenged to clarify
their ambitions for long term development of KIS. Message from the Staff
is that additional resources are needed to further develop size and quality
of KIS.
4
Safety issues.
Asplan Viak is responsible for submitting necessary filings to
Kongsberg Kommune in order to start the planned rebuild. Laila will
check status on the filings to secure progress.
5
6
Peter Due
Laila
Christiansen
(1.5)
Fund raising and sponsorship policy
No news from Kongsberg Kommune
Peter Due
Wish lists from school for PTA to sponsor.
Kjersti Weeden
(29.4)
Kjersti Weeden presented the wish for funding of a new science lab.
It was agreed that Kjersti formalize the need in a short memo
describing the need and a corresponding cost estimate. PTA forum
will use this memo when discussing with potential contributors.
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7
17 May.
Hege Myhre
No new banner will be made this year. Design of new banner will be
included in next year’s curriculum for MYP.
Unclear if KIS is supposed to be speaker at Kirketorget 17 May. Kjersti to
check with 17 May general.
8
Common practice for collection of money for class arrangements.
Per Olve will discuss further and propose policy on next PTA meeting
9
Per Olve (next
PTA meeting)
Outdoor education program for grade 4 to 6
Discussions are ongoing regarding parent financing. Per Olve will
discuss with class representative in order to seek alignment across
grade 4,5 and 6.
10
Kjersi Weeden
Cantina
Solfrid Sunde will check the possibilities for offering hot lunch for
MYP students at the Industritunet cantina
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Per Olve
Solfrid Sunde
(before next
PTA meeting)
No.
RAIL. Rolling action item list
Responsible/
Due date
(Delete from list, when solved)
Actions from PTA meeting held at the 27th of Nov 2012
A
Traffic safety in front of school
Next meeting:
● Publish correct behaviour with current situation on the web
pages
Robert Clarence
● Establish property and facility commitee
B
C
D
E
“Leirskole” (camp school?)-funding
Peter Due will continue to pursue the local authorities.
Statutes
● Revise the current statutes and agree on a set of new.
● Publish the new statutes on the web
School Banner
Hege Myhre assigned to facilitate the creation of a new school banner
New Norwegian teacher
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Next meeting:
Peter Due
End March
Robert Clarence
May 1st, 2013
Hege Myhre
Aug 2013
Robert Clarence