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Windham Ridge School Council
Monday, October 5, 2026. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Present
Andrea Bean (online)
Cassandre Lennox
Farida Babrawalla
Hyemin Lee (online)
Jodie Montagnese
Laura Kaufer (online)
Lisa Schiafone
Lucy Spina
Mariam Kottab
Maya Moore (online)
Melissa Kurz
Mel Louie (online)
Mehrnaz Azarmehr
Mehrnaz Sadr
Michelle Nurse (online)
Parvaz Kirouac
Rocco DiLena
Rojeen Salemi (online)
Sahar Mozafari (online)
Setareh Yaghini (online)
Vonnie Yeung
Administration
Sandy Kofalvi
Welcome & Introductions ~ S. Kofalvi
• Welcome by Sandy K.
Council Election
• Self-nominations
• Elected positions:
o Chair: Michelle N. – acclaimed
o Co-secretaries: Rojeen S. and Vonnie Y. – acclaimed
o Treasurer: Mariam K. - acclaimed
• A minimum of four Council meetings will take place this school year. Meeting dates:
o Monday, October 5, 2026 (today)
o Monday, November 23, 2026
o Monday, January 18, 2027
o Monday, February 22, 2027
o Monday, April 19, 2027
o Monday, May 17, 2027
• Attendees signed up for committees.
o Parent Engagement - Rojeen, Sahar
o Fundraising - Mariam, Mehrnaz S., Mehrnaz A., Parvaz, Jodie, Farida, Raquel, Lisa
o Student Programs - Mariam, Cassandre, Maya, Sahar, Mehrnaz A., Farida
o Volunteer - Farida, Rojeen, Sahar
o Communications - Diana, Michelle, Hyemin, Mel
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o Heath and Wellness - Mehrnaz S., Sahar, Michelle, Andrea
o School Grants - Mehrnaz A., Setareh, Jodie
o French Ambassador (vacant)
School Updates – S. Kofalvi
● The school grew. There are four full Grade 1 classes.
● Reorganization happened. An additional teacher was added for the Junior grades
● Four LTOs became full-time to the end of the year: Zakher, Faubert, Lam, and Nsibi. R. Hosseni will
be here until the end of June when Mme. Gelis returns.
● In the office,
● Vice-Principal Cathie Pennington will be in on Mondays, Tuesdays and every other Friday.
● Linlin Chen (reception) will be in on Days 1, 3 and every other Day 5.
● Silvana Russo (office manager) is in daily
● The office is encouraging parents picking up students early to make arrangements with teachers to
avoid disruptive calls into classrooms
● Fall Fest happened on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 5:30-8:00 pm
● A cart with leftover items remains in the office waiting to be picked up
● Learnings:
● Ending in darkness was not good for safety or tear-down work
● Plans for the layout of tables, tents and any other school equipment must be shared
with administration for approval at least 1 week before the event so that set-up can
be shared with the caretaking team well in advance of the event
● Funding through the Ministry of Education is available for approved curriculum focused events for
parents/guardians. Funding eligibility requires prior approval through the YRDSB and registration by
attendees through a QR code to form. (this took place at curriculum night)
● Fall Dance is scheduled for October 30 – Mme. Ip is willing to DJ
● Reminder to complete forms to get pre-approval for all expenses before purchasing
● Parents are interested in notice about upcoming and ongoing events
● Activity Scan (current and planned)
● Intermediate volleyball
● Cross-country
● Junior volleyball
● Poetry
● Prefects
● Concert band
● Musical
● Track and Field (Grades 4-8)
● Eco Club
● Youth Space
Next meeting – Monday, November 23, 2026