West Oak Public School Council Meeting Minutes

Monday, May 5, 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

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Instructions to School Council: Please review and bold your name if you approve these minutes

Attendees (4 staff,  members, 0 guests)

Maria Solomon-Dias (Principal)

Lesley Andrews (Vice-Principal)

Lindsay Clarke (Teacher Rep)

Michelle Rol (Teacher Rep)

Vivek Kansal (Chair)

Sarah Reid (Treasurer)

Kate Kuok

Bethy Brink

Inderpreet Parmar (PIC) 

Regrets

Vicky Nicholas 

Amanda McKenzie

Wendy Ding

Ricky Chandarana

Mary Yuan

Yuan YuanJolene Burkart

Katherine Spiros 

Kathryn Spriou

Sarah Teal

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Action items are highlighted in yellow below. Approved items are in red.

1. Welcome - Vivek

   • Meeting started at 6:33 PM

   • Introductions of attendees

2. Treasurer Report - Sarah 

   • everything is good and on track

3. School Update

   • Principal’s report: 

     1. currently at 587 students for 2025/26

     2. $100,649 to start, $26,640 is whats left.  $10K will be carried over to 25/26

     3. new bike rack is in, waiting for installation

     4. WAG IT issue is still present, board is looking into it

• Teacher Report: 

  1. Field trips are rolling out over the next few weeks

4. Council Discussion – Planning Ahead (Vivek)

   • Open House

• Maria emailed corn on the cob

• September 25th

• vivek to book M&M to start eating at 5 and ask if they are ok with mr corn

• Teacher Appreciation

  1. Try to fundraise at year end concert - inderpreet will staff the donation booth

  2. Kate in contact with Loblaws

• motion fundraising event

  1. target November - Maria will provide a date

5. New Business/Parent Questions 

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Meeting adjourned 7:38pm