School Council

Attendance: In person: Dan McKeown,Caileah Palmer, Amanda McKeown, Catherine Moskal, Courtney
Langdon, Joanne Jones, Scott Williamson (Principal), Michelle Stone (Vice Principal), Hayley
Evans (Elementary Teacher representative), Gabriella Matos (High School representative),
Virtual: Leah Young.
Proxy: Erin Alvarez, Lance Hill

1. Welcome/Opening Remarks (2 mins) - Joanne
● Start time: 6:35pm
● Call for additional agenda items- none so moving forward with agenda.
● Approve January Minutes
Motion: Approve January 2026 Minutes

1st - Dan Mckeown
2nd - Courtney Langdon        Carried: All

2. School Update (15 mins) - Scott and Staff

Principal’s Report:
● Elementary Assembly F/U- See attached email from School Admin re: R+R Room and
Green Slip process.

● Concerns as it relates to issues with bathrooms and vandalism since returning from
break i.e. destroying soap dispensers, toilet paper racks and vandalising stalls.

Teacher’s Reports

● Elementary- Grade 8 students- starting to prepare them with a list of skills and general
information on transition into Grade 9.

● Two Elementary Field Trips planned for February and March- BPAC for Black History
Month and Ski Trip to Chicopee.

● Secondary- Clubs have all started back up post break.

● Athletics- playoffs begin next week. See status update page via weekly email for updates.

● 2 athletes from ski/snowboard going to OFSA.

● Feeder school volleyball tournament a success raising over $1000 for athletics which will
go toward new jerseys for the soccer team.

● iSTEM- see attached updates.

3. Financial Update (10 Mins) - Dan

● New Income: Pizza/Purdy’s fundraisers put us at $11,483.15 in our account.

● $6,799.55 available to spend.

Motion: Approve $310.23 for Gingerbread houses:
1st - Dan Mckeown
2nd: Courtney Langdon Carried: All

4. School Spending (15 mins) - Joanne / Caileah / Staff

Elementary request: Art Gallery of Hamilton
➔ 3 dates for fieldtrip for grade 8’s.
➔ Full day tour with gallery experience.

Motion: put forward to allocate $1500.00 for grade 8 art gallery trip.
1st - Caileah Palmer
2nd - Amanda Mckeown Carried: All

High School request- Software license for Music

Motion: put forward to allocate up to $600.00 for software licenses

1st - Catherine Moskal
2nd - Courtney Landgon Carried: All

5. High School Updates (5 mins) - Caileah
● Garage sale info to come soon

6. Elementary Updates (5 mins) - Joanne
● Term 3 Pizza and Subs coming soon! Always looking to add to our list of available
volunteers to help serve.

7. Open Discussion (5 mins) - Joanne
● Boundary review – Second meeting yesterday with options presented. No options
impact Aldershot Elementary enrollment. Will update as dialogue progresses.

● Attended Super Council meeting- Fundraising, council initiatives all discussed. Road
blocks for fundraising, school engagement, community demographics and more are all
shared in open forum.

● Garage Sale Fundraiser- May 2nd

● Parking spot $40.00 per spot. Lions Club BBQ. Compassion society will be present and
more! Will need more volunteers!

● Catherine- Shoe drive fundraiser will commence in spring. Perfect opportunity for
students to achieve Kid volunteer hours. Shoe drive.

Next Council dates:
● March 12th fundraising meeting

● April 2nd Council

● May 6th Council

● June 4th Council final.

Motion to adjourn meeting - 7:58PM

1st - Caileah Palmer
2nd - Amanda Mckeown
Carried: All

Attendance: (In person) Joanne Jones, Dan Mckeown, Caileah Palmer, Catherine Moskal, Lance Hill, Aimee Wolanski, Hailey Evans (staff) , Scott Williamson (Principal), (online): John Colenbrander, Bhavna Duggal, (Proxy for): Courtney Langdon, Leah Young. 

Welcome/Opening Remarks (2 mins) - Joanne 

● Start time: 6:34PM 

● Call for additional agenda items - none so moving forward with agenda.
Motion: Approve Minutes from November 2025 

1st - Erin Alvarez 2nd - Dan Mckewon 

1. School Update (15 mins) - Scott and Staff 

Principal’s Report 

● Looking for feedback on scheduling a common lunch. Grade 7 & 8 will remain the same. All grade 9 and 10 will have the same lunch and the seniors will continue to have lunch throughout the day depending on classes chosen. 

Teacher’s Reports (Elementary and Secondary) 

Elementary Update: 

● Looking for gently used books for the library and teachers' classrooms. Mrs Evans will reach out with some ideas on appropriate books for students in ⅞. 

● Looking for a coach for girls basketball. 

● Badminton has started 

● Leadership programs from feeder schools have started and continued to show great success. 

● Grade 8’s have started to use the sewing machines - any fabrics for donations would be greatly appreciated. 

 Secondary Update: Please see the secondary report from staff.

2. Financial Update (10 Mins) - Dan 

Money to spend tonight: 

● Elementary - $3740.88 

● High School - $1282.09 

● Whole School - $2912.09 

3. School Spending (15 mins) - Joanne / Caileah / Staff 

Elementary 

Motion: Spend $600.00 on Forge FC Game to bring down the cost of the trip. 1st - Catherine Moskal 2nd - Caileah Palmer 

● The consensus was to keep the remaining money in the account until the next meeting when exact costs of further financial asks can be determined. 

● High School - consensus was to keep money in the account until the next meeting ● Whole School - Consensus was to keep money in the account until the next meeting. 

4. High School Updates (5 mins) - Caileah 

● Caileah discussed the Garage Sale in late April / Early May. The fundraiser will involve, Lions Club for BBQ, Peach Coffee, and the Compassion society (for donations). It will be a community event and advertised throughout Aldershot Social Media. More planning to continue over the next few months. 

5. Elementary Updates (5 mins) - Joanne 

● Pizza, Subs and Popcorn going well but still in need of volunteers to continue the fundraising lunch program throughout the rest of the year. 

● Working to plan the Arts/Music fundraiser this spring. Anyone interested in helping should email aldershotcouncil@gmail.com 

6. Open Discussion (5 mins) - Joanne 

● No other items for discussion. 

Motion: Adjourn the meeting 

1st - Caileah Palmer 2nd - Catherine Moskal

Attendance: (In person) - Joanne Jones, Dan McKewon, Caileah Palmer, Erin Alvarez, Lance Hill, Catherine Moskal, John Colenbrander (Online) - Courtney Langdon, Kendra Mills, Aimee Wolenski, Leah Young, Sonia Khan 

1. Welcome/Opening Remarks (5 mins) - Joanne 

• Meeting called to order at 6:34PM

• No additional agenda items

• Joanne let the council know about the passing of Judith Wanner (community council member). There was discussion about possibly planting a tree in her honour or donating to a local charity. More to come in the coming months.

2. Corey Long - City of Burlington (15 mins) 

• CIty of Burlington representative provided Aldershot Council with information about the various grants available to the Burlington Community. 1) Skating Rinks Grant - City of Burlington will set up and help to maintain a rink. 2) Building Community Grant - Grant would assist with building/updating a park, community garden etc. 3)Love My Neighbourhood - would assist with a street party or community event that would bring neighbours together. 

3. Constitution Review and Vote (5 mins) - Dan 

• No questions on the constitution. 

• Motion to pass and adopt the new constitution 1st: Dan Mckeown 2nd: Caileah Palmer All in Favour: Carried. 

4. School Update (10 mins) - Scott and Staff

• Elementary: Leadership program set up with feeder schools and Aldershot each with a different activity. This will happen a couple of times throughout the year to introduce grade 6’s to the school. There will also be arts/science reading buddies. November 6th Grade 6’s came in and toured the school - the tour was run by the grade 9’s. 

• Boundary Review - 2026 will be a boundary review but should hold no real impact on Aldershot School.

• Crosswalk request: A crosswalk has been requested from the school to the city to help ease the traffic and student flow during peak times in morning and afternoon. 

• Secondary: washroom hangouts will be strictly enforced - 1st time will be a warning followed by a suspension the second time. AP Classes coming for grade 11/12

5. Financial Update (10 Mins) - Dan 

• Money has started to come in from Pizza and Subs as well as Fresh from The Farm. No money to be spent at this meeting. A more detailed financial report will come in January. 

6. Fundraising Committee (10 mins) - Joanne 

• Elementary: Pizza and Subs are going well but will need volunteers in order to continue to run the programs. Mrs Evans suggested students - Joanne will reach out to get names of those that might be interested in helping. 

• Fundraising Committee: Garage Sale Event - will discuss at next fundraising meeting. Card Fundraiser - Mrs Evans. 

7. High School Updates (5 mins) - Caileah

• Already Discussed 

8. Elementary Updates (5 mins) - Joanne 

• Already Discussed 

9. Open Discussion (5 mins) - Joanne 

• Had a discussion around School culture and ideas on how we could improve; events, surveys on what the students/parents want to see. 

Adjourn Meeting: 8:20PM

1st - Caileah Palmer 2nd: Catherine Moskal