Principal's Advisory Council 

The TNS Principal's Advisory Council (PAC) is a dedicated group of parents and staff members focused on improving school practices, monitoring the school's budget, reviewing progress toward school goals, and bringing in concerns from the community. 

2023-24 School Year Schedule

The TNS PAC will meet monthly during the 2023-24 school year, from October to May, on the second Monday of every month. The dates of these meetings are the following:

• 10/17/23
• 11/13/23
• 12/11/23
• 1/8/23
• 2/12/23
• 3/11/23
• 4/8/23
• 5/13/23

Meeting Location

Meetings will be held in the principal's office in the main office. Meeting locations may be adjusted to a larger room based on the number of attendees during that meeting. 

Meeting Agendas

Meeting agendas will consist of updates from the school, a focus for the month (such as budget), and an opportunity for representatives to share school-based and/or community-based issues and concerns. 

October 18, 2023

• Planning Session
• Communication Plan to Seek Stakeholders
• Scheduling Dates/Times for Meetings

November 13, 2023

• Introductions
• PAC Purpose
• Group Discussion on Future Topics
• Feedback Q & A
• TNS Continuous Improvement Plan (Presentation) - Dr. Andy Jacks, Principal; Abbey Martinez, Assistant Principal
• Superintendent's Advisory Council on Instruction Update - Joy Trejo
• PAC Officer Elections
• Deciding Next Meeting's Topic - Budget

December 11, 2023

• Approve Previous Meeting's Minutes
• Budget (Presentation) - Dr. Andy Jacks, Principal
• Budget Q & A
• Deciding Next Meeting's Topic - Transportation

Stakeholder Participation

The TNS PAC is a group of parents/guardians and staff. This is typically the same parents/guardians and staff based on the representation of our school teams and school communities. 

This year, the TNS PAC consists of the following stakeholders:

Principal: Andy Jacks

Officers:
   President: Naureen Ghani
   Vice-President: Colleen Duncan
   Secretary: Molly Higgins

Parent Representatives:

Staff Representatives:
   K-2: Lindsay Steinbrunner, Second Grade Teacher
   3-5: Jennifer Arnold, Fifth Grade Teacher
   6-8: Colleen Duncan, Science 8 Teacher
   Resource: Erika Weiss, Autism Program Teacher
   Encore/Exploratory: Anna Henke, Orchestra Teacher
   Administration: Andy Jacks, Principal; Abbey Martinez, Assistant Principal; Geoff Brunson, Assistant   
                                        Principal; Dawn Breski, Counseling Director

Superintendent's Advisory Council on Instruction

   TNS Representatives: Joy Trejo, Molly Higgins (alternate)

Public Comments

During each meeting, there will be time for any TNS-connected family to share any comments they feel would be helpful for the TNS PAC to know and understand. That will usually be held during the beginning time of the meeting. 

Attendance Area

TNS has the largest attendance area of any school in PWCS. See the map below for a picture and use the "PWCS Find Your School SY 2023-24" Tool for an interactive map online. 

PWCS Elementary School Attendance Areas:

PWCS Middle School Attendance Areas: