Parent Engagement

Durham District School Board (DDSB) recognizes the importance of partnerships with parents and guardians in creating positive learning environments. The School Community Council (SCC) is an advisory body that makes recommendations to the Principal and school board to further student achievement and well-being. Every school in the DDSB has an SCC. The SCC is made up of parents, school staff and community members and should represent the diversity of the school community.

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Join our School Community Council

All families of Pine Ridge students are welcome to attend.  All of our meetings will be held virtually so that it is more accessible to all families.  Attendance does not mean that you have any obligation to take on any roles or responsibilities.  Come join in to hear what is going on in the school, share your thoughts, concerns and ideas, and help to support student success at Pine Ridge.  

Link to the meeting:  https://meet.google.com/xvt-ngmc-mht

Meeting Dates for the remainder of this are:

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

All meetings will begin at 7:00 pm and end at 8:00 pm.  We appreciate all who can join to collaborate with us in supporting overall school improvement.

School Community Council Handbook

Read the Durham District School Board School Community Council Handbook for more information about SCC organizational guidelines, tools and resources. You can also visit the Ministry of Education's website for more information about school councils.

SCC brochure

Frequently Asked Questions brochures are available in the following languages:

Regional SCC meetings

Regional SCC meetings take place throughout the year and provide SCC members an opportunity to attend workshops and exchange ideas with SCC members from other schools in the DDSB. The Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) plans and executes the Regional SCC meetings with input from school community councils.

 SCC Meetings Minutes 2022-2023
 
 February 2023
 

Pine Ridge LogoPine Ridge Secondary School

School Community Council (SCC)

Wednesday, February 22nd 2023

Community MembersStaffStudents

Waseem Ali (SCC Chair)

Michelle Monk (Principal)

Eleni Scott (student leader)

Hussain Chowdhury

Jennifer Jackson (Vice Principal)

Muiz Jafri (student leader)

Christine K

Sasho Nedelkovski (Vice Principal)

 

Tariq Farooq

Jim Pullickeel (Teacher Rep)

 

Ayesatta Conteh

 

 

Violet Vidinovski

 

 

Sharon Gomez

 

 

Nof Mostafa

 

 

Lisa Marie Ozturayan

 

 

Alissa Ruth

 

 

SCC meeting called to order by the SCC Chair at 7:05pm.

      1. Land Acknowledgement
      2. Introductions
      3. Student Report
      4. Teaching Staff Report
      5. Administration Reports
        • Course selection has opened, ends March 7th 2023
        • Summer school registration can start now
        • Online courses can be completed once in each grade 11 and 12
        • Black History Month Assembly is being held
        • March is MIST
      6. Discussion / Information Items
        • Parents recommended March 21st as a potential day for the Parent-Teacher meeting from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. The school also plans on offering a call in option for parents who cannot attend in person.
        • A Parent, Hussain Chowdhury, recommended to reinstate subject awards in grade 10 and grade 11 and this was seconded by another parent Nof Mostafa. Action with Jennifer Jackson to review and provide a response.
      7. Action Items
        • Parents are requested to complete the Parents Survey link for the school calendar
        • SHSM info session presentation will be shared with parent
      8. Any other business

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:00pm.

Next meeting: Wed May 24, 2023

 January 2023

 Pine Ridge Logo

Pine Ridge Secondary School

School Community Council (SCC)

Wednesday, January 25th, 2023


Community MembersStaffStudents

Waseem Ali (SCC Chair)

Michelle Monk (Principal)

Eleni Scott (student leader)

Shaheen Ali (Secretary)

Jennifer Jackson (Vice Principal)

Muiz Jafri (student leader)

Christine K

Sasho Nedelkovski (Vice Principal)

 

Tariq Farooq

Jim Pullickeel (Teacher Rep)

 

Ayesatta Conteh

 

 

Violet Vidinovski

 

 

 

SCC meeting called to order by the SCC Chair at 7:05pm.

    1. Land Acknowledgement
    2. Introductions
    3. Student Report
      • Google classroom for sharing ideas. Student senators to reach out to students in person
    4. Teaching Staff Report
      • Jim Pullickeel presented the teachers report.
        • The best buddies program is up and running. It earns volunteer hours for students. References will be provided by Ms Hopper. Good for the student’s resume’.
        • A soccer coaching session will be started by the school.
        • A squash club being started by Jim for students at the Pickering Recreation Center. Contact jim.pulickeel@ddsb.ca for details
    5. Administration Reports
      • The principal has reached out to the DDSB to support things that were previously backed up and need to be running at PRSS.
      • Chartwell is looking to hire to get the school cafeteria functioning. This will free the students who are currently supporting the school programs.
      • The Public transit school route which was coming to the school was closed many years ago. The Principal has reached out to the Durham Transit to restart the service. Waseem volunteered to speak to Pickering Councillor(s) to try and advocate the importance of this service. More advocacy may be required to get this going and any support is appreciated.
      • The Public Health Nurse will be working with the school and a campaign will be run to talk about the mental health/vaping issue in the school. Bylaw officers and other approaches will be reviewed as well.
      • Detailed review of the code of conduct is long overdue and the school principal is working on updating it.
      • OSSLT and prep. 5 weeks of training during lunch.
    6. Discussion / Information Items
      • Smoking/vaping in schools - steps currently being taking at PRSS to tackle this. The principal talked about actions being taken and future steps to curb and tackle this issue.
    7. Action Items
      • Parents requested to complete the climate survey. Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CWB22-23Par232
      • The school daily announcements page shall be updated on a daily basis. Ideas were shared to make it more dynamic by either having the announcements page put on a bulletin board or someone assigned to regularly update.
    8. Any other business

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:00pm.

Next meeting: Wed Feb 22, 2023 @ 7:00
Link:  https://meet.google.com/xvt-ngmc-mht

 

 October 2022

Pine Ridge Logo

Pine Ridge Secondary School ______________________________________________________________________

 

SCC Meeting Agenda and Minutes

Meeting held on October 25th, 2022 at 6pm

AGENDA

  1. Welcome
  2. Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
  3. Presentation: Holly Richard-Social Media and Teens; What Families Need to Know
  4. Student's Report: SCC Co-Chairs; Richa Patel, Afra Rabbani
    • Terry Fox Run held in September - fund raiser for Cancer Research
    • Home game - lots of participation and school spirit
    • Culture day - October 26th
      • Students were welcome to wear cultural attire
      • Kahoot in the cafeteria
    • Leadership
      • Camp coming up – sign up
      • Preston Thorne Memorial basketball buyout to raise money for camp
    • BSU - Jeff Martin presentation
    • Yearbook - pictures have been taken for best friends’ day
      • Halloween Mash Oct 31
    • WEW - Take Back the Night Walk
      • Bake sale to raise money for cancer research
    • MSA - Islamic Heritage Month
      • Playing Islamic Nasheed’s on the school speaker system
      • Islamic attire day held at school
      • Samosa sales
      • Motivational quotes going up on lockers
    • SAC - proposal for semi-formal dance
    • Justice League - Orange Shirt Day - classes tied orange ribbons on the fence
      • Pumpkin carving proposed
    • Student Senate - student trustees talked about inclusivity and mental health
      • Mental health - will talk about these at Principals Council
  5. Teacher’s Report: Ms. Perdu
    • Sports and extra curriculars are in full swing
    • Soccer, cross country, volleyball, tennis
    • Winter sports have started
    • Student senate
    • Many opportunities for students to get involved in the school
    • Teachers wondering about starting mental health check in for students
    • DECA
    • Leadership camp
    • Yearbook sales have started: early bird cost is $52
    • Homework help running on Monday Tuesday Wednesday
    • Parent teacher interviews
      • Appointment based system worked well
    • PD day
      • Human trafficking; cybersecurtiy, human rights and duty bearers
      • Implementing resources that reflect diversity; responding to student needs
      • Strategies to manage devices being a distraction
      • Promoting students to self-advocate
      • Peer teaching across subject
  6. Principal’s Report
    • Parent/guardian-teacher interviews
    • October 24th PD day
    • Upcoming important dates
      • November 17th - Midterm Report Cards
      • November 18th - Professional Development day
      • Week of November 21st - Grade 8 student visits to PRSS
  7. Chair’s Report
  8. New Business -
    • Fundraising - send survey to SCC members
      • Donations for breakfast program (non perishable items) are always welcome
      • What is the goal of the proposed fundraiser? – Raise funds for scoreboard AND/OR new freezer
      • Get quotes for freezer from 3 different vendors
      • When should we host the fund raiser event?
    • Meeting format and agenda - send survey to SCC members
      • Virtual vs. in person
      • Agenda items
    • Parent Member topic
      • Announcements - is there a better way to get announcements
        • Mr. Ned mentioned there will be a google site launched soon for students to access all announcement

 

Next Meeting: November 28th/22 @6pm-7pm

 

SCC guidelines, policies, and regulations

School Community Councils follow these guidelines and regulations:

Parent Reaching Out Grant (PRO Grant)

Apply for the Parent Reaching Out Grant through the Ministry of Education. This fundi