In attendance: Heidi Bouchard, Jim Goldsmith, Bob
Goudreau, Kate Dodge, Frank Twarog, Sarah Murphy, Kim Gordon, Joy O’Neil,
Sarita Baker, Bill Baker, Kitty Frazier, Keith Roberts, Alesia Depot, Kelli
Brown, Tracy Monniere, Ali Douglas, Carla Wuthrich, Jeff O’Hara
Introduction of Co-Principals
Jeff O’Hara and
Allegra Miller
PIE Committee Updates:
·
Accomplishments for 2012-2013:
o Staff
Appreciation
o Monthly
presentations at PIE meetings from HCS staff
§
(Kindergarten 101 introduced new parents)
o “Great
presence” in the building and with staff
o Fundraising
§
Raised $22,000 this school year, way more than
expected
§
With Box Tops alone, we raised $2,326
o Communication
improved
o Wellness
Initiative Team
§
NEI training (leading to tighter team and vision
for wellness needs of the school)
§
Activity Breaks (through Play for 60 grant)
§
6 Cents (menu/ingredient changes gives extra
money to school)
§
Leading Wellness Policy update for district
§
HUSSC (applied for new national award)
o Composting
introduced
o Garden
§
Blueberry bushes
§
Shed
§
New garden beds
§
Picnic tables in place (Thank you NRG!)
o Walking
Wednesdays are back
2013-2014 Potential Challenges:
·
New leadership team (co-principal model)
·
Class sizes (addressed thanks to administration
and school board)
·
New Fall Theatre Program
·
Fundraising
·
Windows don’t open in 6th grade rooms
·
Communication
o Viking
does not always communicate information (esp. mtg. dates) effectively
o Creating
videos to upload to website?
o More
photos in the Viking
2013-2014 Hopes:
·
Enrichment Committee (if you’re interested,
contact Carla Wuthrich at cwuthrich@gmavt.net)
·
Curriculum Night
·
Student Directory (parent volunteer needed)
·
Wellness
o Fit
trail
o School
wide fun run
o Each
class has a “wellness parent”
o Change
science fair into school-wide science wellness fair
o Walls
on tennis court
·
Reconsider how money can be more equitably
shared across HCS staff members
·
New fundraisers coming up, some are going
away…stay tuned!
·
A way to increase communication (update Website,
get things in Viking or Record, etc).
o How
do we engage more/new people to sign up to organize events, jobs, etc?
o How
can PIE be more sustainable and get more contact between meetings and/or with
people who cannot attend meetings?
·
Summer Communication:
o E-mails
o Fundraising
will have one more meeting before the end of the PIE fiscal year (June 30th)
o Attempt
at a social summer gathering for teambuilding and working on a vision
PIE Meetings to be held on
the first Monday of the month at 6 pm (Next meeting August 2013)
