1. Brian Public School Parent Council Meeting Year End Council Annual Report 2014/2015 June 22, 2015 7:00-8:15pm School Library

2. Highlights: Council Meetings Eight (8) meetings and worked on various issues during the year. These meetings were open to the public to encourage input from parents and other members of the school community. We also had six (6) Executive meetings New this, we introduced Skype. These meetings included the Committee Chairs and the Chair and Co-Chair.

3. Highlights: Achievements Additional achievements of the school council in 2014/2015 included the following: Council fundraised over $23,000 Continuation of Kiss’n Ride program New successful fundraising initiatives – Fun Fair, Chocolate Sales, Coffee Sales, and community donations, Created a Back to School September package

4. Highlights: Achievements Continuation of Voluntary Donation program – approximately $6000 was raised Retained donations from community partners Work with administration to set up a procedure to ensure that school funds are spent Work with administration to map out dates of meetings and significant school events

5. Highlights: Where were your $$$ spent? This year, we raised almost $54.00 per student which went towards: Additional artistic enrichment: Director’s Cut program for each grade Additional academic enrichment: Scientist in the Classroom Additional equipment to assist the school’s expanding IT initiatives - $10k Received a $1000 grant from PRO - TDSB

6. Highlights: Housekeeping Another summary of financial activity related to the school council’s administrative activities, entitled “Sources and Uses of Operating Funds”, is also attached. Minutes of meetings held and financial records are available for public inspection at the school office.

7. Highlights: Thank yous Vice Chair – Ping Xiao Budget Committee – Andrea Maksay Fundraising Committee – Brad Fonseca Communications – Bridgette Distant Secretary – Venessa Kerman School Safety and Security Chair – Mario Velocchi Academic Enrichment/Workshops – Cathy Luong and Andrea Marsh

8. Highlights: Thank yous Eco Schools – Nora Satmarean CPF – Pauline Special mention to Dana Ben Halim and Stephanie Farrell for overseeing the pizza lunches this year And the school administration – Paul Farrell, Robert Pelletier, Madame Vladusic and Cindy Barrington, and Diana Blackburn

9. Looking forward - 2015/2016 Improving communications with parents Increasing attendance at the Council meetings Develop more fundraising initiatives to engage the Brian PS and the community at large Continuation of the Universal donation program Continue one (1) Pizza lunch per month and find a new volunteer to run the program

10. Looking forward - 2015/2016 Working with administration to develop a strategy providing additional afterschool French program along with the continuation of the French Immersion book clubs Develop a fundraising strategy to sell the coffee and the 5 air conditioners currently not in use