Avenues Parents Association

Avenues Parents Association 

General Committee (GC) Meetings Minutes 

Date: April 29, 2022 

Time: 14:00 ~ 15:30 

Venue: Room 300, A12 Building 

Meeting called to Order: 

The meeting was called to order at 14:00 by the President and agenda presented. 

Roll Call of Officers and Members 

• Officers Present: 

• Qing RUAN, President 
• Juan WU, Vice President 

• Adair ZHOU, Secretary 
• Xiaozhen YAO, Treasury 

• Members Present: 

• Yan FANG, General Committee Member 

• Qiong YI, General Committee Member 
• Frank FAN, General Committee Member 
• Gumohuan WANG, General Committee Member 

Campus Team In Attendance: 

• Ted Faunce, Head of School 
• Richard Pratt, Incoming Head of School 
• Matt Scott, Head of Secondary Division  
• Angela Xu, Head of Kindergarten and Primary Division 
• Angela Tung, New Head of Kindergarten 

• Qing Meyerson, Director of Administration and Operations 
• Joanne Jiang, Director of Communications 

Recorded by: 

Adair ZHOU, Secretary of APA 

DISCUSSION ITEMS 

Approval of Last Meeting Minutes 

• Minutes of the last two meetings were approved unanimously. 

General Committee Election Timeline 

• All work shall be completed before June 24 
• May 9: Send out recruitment email 
• May 27: Voting 
• June 10: Results announcement 
• June 17: Transition meeting between the current and upcoming GC 

• June 29: APA AGM open to all parents 

Campus Update after Resume 

• Kindergarten 

• The semester will be extended to July 8 with some Saturdays used as school days. 
• Kindergarten-Primary School transition session to hold after May holiday. 

• New class parents contacts shall be confirmed for two SW classes (Fawns & Bunnies). 

• Primary Division 

• Completed reflection and summary of previous remote learning by students themselves. 
• The School has completed students’ academic performance baseline review and is in progress setting up an evaluation system. 
• The School shall support students with difficulty in English. 

• For 1st grade home-school communications, the School will provide weekly summary of key learning and language along with a few resources to support key learning and enable practice. 
• After May holiday, there will be transition session held for Grade 5 students to meet with Grade 6 students. 
• Possible ACC topic: how to understand Students Growth Report. 

• Secondary Division 

• Students may perform differently between online and offline and teachers will provide support to help with transition and improvement. 

• The School will support students with difficulty in English via English electives and extra lessons. For the next school year, group activities based on English language level will be provided. 
• Math class will be extended to 60 mins from 45 mins. 

• Athletic team will be setup in the coming semester. 

Academic Calendar 

• Kindergarten 

• Education bureau stipulated there shall be 3 months for the semester. The school will settle tuition fees based on the actual school days. The credit will be carried forward to the next school year. 
• Meal and transportation fees will be carried over as well. 

• Primary Division 

• Grade 1 to Grade 3: credits for extensions program. 

Appreciations to teachers and class parents 

• APA is considering sending thank you flags and video made by students. 
• The school will celebrate Teachers Appreciation Week. 

Summer Programs 

• Commence at July 18 for 3 weeks 
• Half day program covering Art, Story Telling, STEM, all taught in immersion English. 

• Details to be announced after May Day holiday. 

CLOSING ITEMS 

• Closing remarks were made by the President and Officers. 
• Next meeting will be held on May 27. 

No further business being had, the meeting was adjourned.