PAC Meeting 9/20/04
Mrs. Dillon, Mrs. Cushman, Mrs. Cowell, Ms. Davis, Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Denny, Mrs. Walz
1. Mr. Day - Introduction/Welcome

PAC's mission is to act in an advisory role to school administrators and the school board.
Accreditation Process reviewed.
Requests from the School Board for review and input by PAC Committees.
A. Civics Classes or Civics Education - mandated by the state and required review every ten years. PAC committees are to review program at the schools and Mr. Jansen will give an overview of how our schools meet the requirement.
B. Review the District's Mission Statement.
C. Requests for fund raising that approaches the community at large is to be reviewed by the PAC Committee.

2. Mrs. Cowell
Gave mission statement samples to the committee to review.
Gave Middle School handbooks to the committee to review and make comments.
Ms. Davis suggested page numbers.
Mrs. Walz and Mrs. Ward both were appreciative and applauded the handbooks being mailed home.
Reviewed reasons for fund raising changes.

3. Mrs. Ward
Raised question of what information should be on web site for the PAC link.
Mrs. Cowell - Explanation of what PAC does?
Mrs. Walz - minutes?
Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Cushman - A good place to diseminate information.
A. Voted on decisions not subjects under discussion.

4. Mrs. Cushman
Raised the question of if the Middle School could have more activities for the students, such as a trip like the High School Vernal trip to the movies.
Could student council be more involved.
Mrs. Ward felt that the student council would be much more active this year than last; already there were the pep rallies before games.
Could there be more dances. A home coming dance?
What could be done to get more students to the home games. Contests, prizes.
Middle school pep tee's with a tag line. Could make designing of the tee's a contest.
Agreed to consider the above.
Next Meeting Oct. 18th. Some concern that is the Hunting Day holiday.