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Parkside Elemetary School
PTO Board Meeting Minutes
November 5, 2007
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chris Nichols, Marla Trisler, Shelly Erickson, Kathy Berry,
Angie Stower, Michele Sampson, Dianna Cordero, Chris Rhodes,
Donna Leamer, Colette Gourley, Julie Workman, Tony Marsaglia
The meeting opened at 6:35 PM
BOARD REPORTS:
Co-Presidents: Chris Rhodes/Diana
Cordero: Discussed by-laws for PTO board. New officers will be
nominated via a committee and voted upon. We will need all 4
board positions filled for next year. The nominating committee
should be formed by January and then meet by February.
(Nominating Committee: Kathy Berry, Chris Nichols, Julie
Workman)
When distributing handouts, please divide
them up by classroom and place them in each teachers box.
Monday, November 19th – 6:00 PM
Training session for concessions night. At that training session
the representative from the Coliseum will schedule a night for
us. This would most likely be for a hockey game. No one under 18
is permitted in the stands. Cashier duties, popcorn, drinks,
etc…There will be a concessions manager to handle complaints. We
are required to wear a t-shirt or polo that represents our
organization (or matching colored shirts) and black pants. They
will provide a black visor for 10% grocery sales and 8% alcohol
sales. Most games start at 7, but will need to be there early to
prep and get things started before the game. Would need to be
there 1 hour prior to the event and plan for 4-4 ½ hour shifts.
Each stand takes anywhere from 3-6 people. If we get several
people, we’re hoping to man 2-3 stands on the night of the
event.
Please check the directory that came home.
There are some errors in phones numbers and room codes. Please
let Dianna Cordero know if there are changes that need to be
made as soon as possible. There was a computer glitch.
Now that the cold weather has settled in,
please park in the parking lot when dropping off and picking up.
Please do not park in the driving lane to maintain safety.
Treasurer’s Report: Michele
Sampson. Fall Fund Raiser raised $11,000 which will result in
approximately $5,000 profit after paying the company. $109 was
the fee for processing checks. It was supposed to be waived, but
the individual that does that no longer works at the bank.
Principal’s Report: Mrs. Erickson
approximately 90% of kids have turned in their first to “Keys to
Reading” keys. They had popsicles in September, then ate outside
in October, and something exciting is planned for November. Kids
are also beginning to make connections so they are seeing the
benefit of the program.
PBIS – the goal is to reduce the number of
referrals per month. They have some strategies in place to
monitor repeat offenders. Behavior has improved from last year.
Financially, the PBIS budget has been cut by $1,500 this year.
They are requesting $500 for the PBIS cart and they want to take
the kids to a movie in town and they will need an additional
$500 to make that happen.
American Education Week is next week: She
will be doing a few things for the teachers to let them know
they are appreciated. She just talked to a group that will come
and do 5-10 minute massages. She will also provide lunches.
We are at 45% free and reduced lunch. More
students are eating hot lunch at school than last year (approx.
40 meals per day). Trying to make things go more smoothly in the
lunch room (leaving ketchup, mustard on table, etc…)
The superintendent will be doing time
evaluations on all principals. They will be taking data on all
of her personal time, time spent on supervising students and
time on instructional leadership. They will spend 5 days
monitoring each principal. He wants the time study to be able to
show the board why the administrators need help. There is a
program called “SAMS” using a model where someone else comes in
to do the managerial duties (United Way Campaign, etc…) They
would also being dealing with the physical aspects of the
building (heating, lunch room). Mrs. Erickson would then be
freed up to spend more time in the classrooms. If you see an
individual in the school shadowing Mrs. Erickson, that is who it
is. They will be dressed all in blacks and they will not
interact with students or teachers during this time.
Letter on the front door is for fire and
police services.
Current enrollment 345 approximately 300
students will attend the end of the year reward for the “Keys”
program.
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS REPORTS:
Secret Santa Shop: Information will
be coming home about the sale this year. They have a list of
volunteers and they will be sending a parent note will go home
mid-November. It will be Wednesday, Dec. 5. (One day only this
year.) Sale hours are tentatively 2:00-5:00.
Fund Raising: Butterbraid orders are
on due Nov. 7th. Noodles night will be next week on
Tuesday. Any money raised that comes in between 4:00-9:00 we
will get 10% of all sales during that time. (Average sales for a
Tuesday night are usually around $7,000).
Market Day: Marla Trisler brought
sheets. We’ve raised $467 so far this year. She feels we could
do more. She will be introducing curb-side service, beginning
next month. If you prepay then you can pull up and they’ll bring
your order out to the car. She will be offering a drawing for
prepaid orders that she’ll deliver their orders to their home
once a month. This month is the “Cookie Dough” specials. If
every family buys one package of cookie dough this month, we’ll
earn over $1,039 for our school. It’s easy to order. You can
order online or through monthly fliers. You may pay online with
a credit or debit card or you may pay on the day of the sale
pick up, you may pay with cash or a check.
Room Parent Coordinator: hard to get
volunteers to lead the Halloween parties. She will be looking
for volunteers for the winter parties very soon.
Hospitality: People donated food for
Parent/Teacher conferences. Christmas cookies – she will be
looking for people to donate cookies for teachers.
Website: Mr. Starr is keeping it
update with PTO information and policies. In the “procedures”
section there is an address where you may email pictures for the
yearbook. These candid shots will be used in the yearbook. The
photographer will take some, but he will supplement with those.
Mrs. Erickson will remind parents and teachers to submit photos
to be used for the candid pages in the yearbook.
NEW BUSINESS:
Mrs. Erickson made a request for money to
supplement the budget deficit for PBIS. Colette Gourley made a
motion to grant the $1,000 for the PBIS team to use for
incentives. ($500 for the cart and $500 for the end of the year
reward). Chris Nichols 2nd the motion. There was a
vote taken and the motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:35.
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