Present: John Sparling / Burton Ettinger

Cheryl Kozey / Westmount

Ian Watt / Springvale

Dick Tilley / Gorsebrook

Bev McDonald / Beaufort

Minutes:

Minutes of the April 20th meeting read and passed with some small additions.

Matters Arising:

supplementary funding -

Municipal Council voted on the total funding level and not specifically on supplementary funding.

NSHSA -

A notice concerning the general meeting is the only correspondence received to date. Dick to contact the association. It was felt that we couldn't recom-mend membership at the cost. It was decided to try to send Ian to the next NSH&SA meeting.

School Board Meetings -

No one from District attended the last meeting. The next school board meeting is the 23rd of June.

Communications -

Web site still in process of update.

Educational Funding -

There was some discussion of the issue of accountability. When the budget is approved, Dick and Cheryl to write a letter asking the board to be or continue to be accountable for spending of supplementary funds.

Protocol for Hiring -

There has been much dissatisfaction expressed by parents and school administrators alike with the way teachers are placed in school vacancies. It was felt that current practises did not very well fit with the aims of site based planning and visions for a school community. Agreed that we would research the NSTU protocol and write a letter expressing our concerns.

New Business -

Venue for next year - same time, same place -3^rd Monday of the month at 7:30 - Ian to book.

Notice to be sent out in early September setting out meeting times and calling for nominations. First meeting - 21^st September. AGM - 19^th October. School Board representatives to be invited to November 16^th meeting. Last meeting of 1998 to be 14^th December.

1998-99 proposed issues:

• air quality
• traffic
• advisory councils and their effect on PTAs. Shouild there be a District Advisory Council?
  

Meeting adjourned at 10:00 pm.