AIS PC Meeting Minutes

April 11, 2019

Welcome (Alison Hastings for Sara Glaser)

Nominations (Nissa O’Mara)

• Presentation of PC slate for 2019-2020 (attached)

• Slate passed by unanimous vote

Upper School Division Coordinator (Sharon Shaver)

US Highlights:

• Seniors are making final college decisions.

• Course selection for next year is complete.

• US student leaders have been elected.

• Administration announced the Jen Fiorini will not be returning

  • Lisa Webster named US Director

  • Letter from Jen read to US students during assembly

Important Dates:

4/1 -  Arts Week

4/8 - Spanish Week

4/11 - PC Meeting

4/11 - An Evening with the US Director and Dean of Students, 7 pm, Alumnae Lobby

4/12 - Mid-semester grades and teacher comments posted

4/13 - Prom @ Cira Centre

4/18 - Inservice Day, no classes

4/19 - Good Friday, no classes or meetings

4/22 - Spring Weekend, no classes or meetings

5/3 - Coating Ceremony

5/13 - Annual Math and Language Awards

5/27 - Memorial Day, no classes or meetings

6/4 - Class Night

6/6 - Commencement

• Prom is next week

• PCEC contribution: considering flat donation of $4000 in future years

• Pre-prom festivities at school intended to be simple, but getting out of hand

  • Parents asked for $$ for flower wall, etc.

  • Need set guidelines for parent and school responsibilities and contributions

Middle School Division Coordinator (Sharon Mankovich)

• Key events in the coming months:

  • Medieval Night (April 25)

  • 8th Grade Graduation (June 3)

    • Information forthcoming from Cintra re: specific details

Important Dates:

4/11-12 - 5th Grade field trip

4/12 - RaisE (6:30-10:30, 672 Conestoga Rd.)

4/18-22 - In Service/Good Friday/Spring Weekend - No Classes

4/25 - 6th Grade Medieval Night, 6:00pm

5/7 - 5th Grade Musical (7pm)

5/10 - Middle School Starts & Stripes Day

8th Grade Semi-formal (7-9:30pm)

5/11 - Maker Faire (9am-1pm)

5/13 - 7th Grade Midsummer Night’s Dream Performance (12pm)

5/15 - MS Science Symposium (7pm)

5/16 - 6th Grade Trip to Bryn Athyn

5/22 - MS Spring Concert (7pm)

5/24 - MS Big Sister/Little Sister Ice Cream Social

5/27 - Memorial Day - No Classes

5/29-31 - MS Exams (7th & 8th Grades)

5/31 - Last Day for MS

6/3 - 8th Grade Graduation (11am)

Lower School Division Coordinator (Delia Biddison)

• LS Director Candidates  

  • 3 finalists coming to campus next week

  • Expect final decision by the end of the month

• New schedule for next year

• 2nd pilot week held week of 4/1

• First week was deemed successful despite 4 day week, Valentine’s Day and snow delay

• New schedule includes some longer periods which allow for more project based, interdisciplinary and collaborative learning. First pilot week included:

  • Kindergarten: “How we can show love” theme - met with Senior buddies and together they designed and built furniture for their lovies

  • 2nd Grade: “Community” theme - students designed their own community, built a playground with simple machines and ended the week with a field trip to Wayne where they interviewed store owners and began to understand why people choose to live where they live

  • 3rd Grade: Field trip to Rosemont Senior Center and interviewed senior citizens

  • 4th Grade: “Teamwork” theme - came together to solve puzzles in teams

• Class placement

• Letter going out next week for parent input into 2019-20 placement

• Class placement done by Donna and teachers in June

• Final placement will be subject to change due to possible new students over the summer and/or last minute student departures

• Grandfriends Day

• Need RSVPs

• Shuttles provided

• Please let Carl Hillman know of any special needs or need for handicapped parking

• Moving Up Day

• Letter going out to 4th Grade parents including new time (11am)

Important Dates:

3/14-15 - Parent Teacher Conferences

3/21 - Spring Break Begins (end of day)

4/11 - PC Meeting (8:15am at 672 Conestoga)

4/12 - PreK Assembly

rAISe (6:30pm at 672 Conestoga Rd.)

4/18-22 - No Classes (In Service Day and Spring Weekend)

4/24 - LS Robotics Competition (3:45 - 7pm)

4/26 - MAP Testing

5/6 - 4th Grade Visit to MS (11:15am-12:40pm)

5/8 - Spring Concert (8:45- 9:30am)

5/9 - Grandfriends Day (8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.) The Lower School will dismiss at noon.

5/11 - Maker Faire at Agnes Irwin (9am)

5/15 - Regions Fair (1:30-2:30pm)

5/17 - Mayfair (dances start at 11am)

5/19 - New Family Ice Cream Social (2pm)

5/27 - No Classes

5/30 - Last Day of Classes

5/31 - Moving Up Day

Events (Alison Hastings)

• RaisE (April 12)

• Few seats left

• Please buy your tickets as soon as they are available - this event always sells out!

• Appeal will be the first of a 3 year initiative to fund enhanced design and innovation studio and space

  • Proposed studio will combine woodworking, fiber arts, engineering, architecture and other STEAM disciplines in an integrated, expanded space to include the current STEAM studio and innovation center

  • Parents may contribute to appeal without attending RaisE - reach out to Cathy Ferguson for details

• May Fair (May 17)

• MS/US Parent volunteers needed to staff food tables during dances

New Business (Sara Glaser)

• This was the final PC meeting of the current year - thanks to all parents for ongoing support and see you in the Fall!