Minutes April 14, 2025 – School Council

LPCI General Council Meeting – Minutes of 14 April 2025
6:30pm Virtual format

Email: lp*************@***il.com

Welcome
Approve Agenda and Minutes of Feb 10, 2025.
? Motion to approve agenda. Passed.
? Motion to approve minutes of Feb 10, 2025. Passed.
Student Council Reps Update
? Elections have opened for next school year. Applications opened. Promoted throughout the school. Updated some roles: 3 events coordinators (instead of 2). Google classroom posted for any students interested. Campaign week will be May. voting on Friday May
9th.
Question: Can only class reps qualify? Response: Typically only home form reps can apply as we know they can handle extracurricular and school work. If someone who hasn’t been home form rep wants to run, they can send an email to clarify if they can run.
? Wellness Council. School rec’d $5K grant. Ordering products. Working on the Room –
painting and cleaning up. Assembly on May 5th, which will be the date to launch the
room. Currently called Student Wellness Centre.
? Dance Show. Great turn out.
? Buddies have been selected from previous buddies. Applications open for new buddies.
? Spring Fling. May 21st. Half-day event. Food trucks. Carnival themed event.
? Relay for Life. May 29th
? Tedx. April 23rd.
Principal Update
? LP Drama very successful.
? Pace Arts Show May 15. At Stackt Market – Bathurst and Queen. LPCI partnered with CTA (Central Toronto Academy). Huge exhibition. Scarves have been designed for this event. Includes musicians from the school as well.
? Tedx has a limited audience.
? Holocaust Assembly Apr 22.
? The Eye on LP gives great information all year – but especially this time of year.
Question: Convocation Tickets available Response: They are issued in May.
? Looking at how EYE on LP can become a live doc on the school website. Looking at options to make the EYE more user-friendly where you do not need to fish through to find what you need.
Question: Can there be a hyperlink to the council website. Response: Yes
? Library will be packed up around June 14/15. This will throw a wrench into the study area but it allows reno to start and hopefully be done within 8 weeks.
? Turf. Shovels in the ground starting September 2025. Looking at how to move classes/sports to other locations or manage modifications. TDSB said they are looking at the entire green space. Hoping that entire property can be beautified.
Question: Will there be a track? Response: Yes, track is part of the contract. Now debate is deciding a 4 lane or 6 lane track. Experts will decide.

Question: What about a scoreboard? Response: Not decided. Are we repairing the old one? Closer to construction we will know.
Question: Why can’t digging happen in summer? Response: TDSB still has to finalize some plans and contractors’ lower cost in fall months instead of summer
Question: Pool. Any update on having it fixed? Response: It should be ready for September.
Question: Fencing around the field? Response: Fencing is controversial. Public looks to use it when not permitted; therefore try to keep it accessible.
Question: School Messenger. When kids are on trips/extracurricular and I’ve signed permission forms- why are they marked absent? Response: Coaches need to put lists in. If the list comes in too late, then often names do not get put in the system. Often the
issue with human capacity as office staff can be overloaded. This is not unique to LPCI.
Question: Boys bathroom update. Informed that they had been repaired and clean. Are they all clean, workable and open. Response: Last check, 1st floor had to be closed. 2nd was open. 3rd was possibly not open. Single stall – need to confirm. Will send a
text to the Council Chair to give an update.
? TDSB Mental Health Nurse comes to offer support. Has designed a program to reduce vaping.
? Looking to redesign one of the washrooms that can become foolproof to destruction and tampering. Designer will come to look and suggest washroom design. Long-term project.

Council Chairs Update
? LPCI Panthers account was hacked. The new one (LPCI.Panthers) was not a sanctioned account. School is aware. Images were not generated or sanctioned by school.
Committee Updates
? Fundraising.
? Raffle Lottery. Non-cash prizes and grand prize of $2,000. Launching on April 22. Fully online. Early bird draws. Open to anyone in Ontario over 18yo. Proceeds to library upgrade, science labs, chrome books, student enrichment program. Only 2000 tickets for sale.
? Question: How is the donation drive doing? Response: Raised about $15K. Most goes to student enrichment programs.

? Grade 12 Reps
? Panther Pride Award (Scholarship) has been created. $250.00 Grad who demonstrates volunteerism, school spirit, community – but flew under the radar. Not always visible but involved in many facets of student life.
? One of the grad banners needs to be replaced. (We have 2.) It will be a generic banner without a year to ensure we can use it every year. Motion to approve grad banner for the amount of $ 800 (tax and delivery incl). Approved.
? Grad lawn signs may be done. Question: Where were lawn signs done last year? Response: Went to a new co last year. Need to check how much they were and then look for a better price.

? Grad breakfast on June 26th.
? May 22/May23 Theatre Performance.
? Dinner Theatre will be on one night. Always need volunteers to set up and serve. Will coordinate with Mr. Stamp.

? Wellness
? April 24th. Pairing up with Forest Hill Collegiate. More info on the speaker will come.

Treasurers’ Update
? Please refer to a separate document posted on LPCI Council website.
Other Business – None.
Adjournment. Motion to adjourn. Passed.

Next Meeting: May 12, 2025