Holly Lane PTA General Meeting Minutes

 1-23-07

 

 

Attendance: Kelly Smith, Anne Marie Farr, Diane McCauley, Janet Auer, Marie Thompson, Kay Bertermann, Regina Randar, Christy Hooper, Laura Della Vella,  Laurie Bowles, Nicole Sauer, Pam Griebel, Kate Albert, Jen Nebraska, Jen Bernath, Karen Jones, Chris Gruttadauira, Sarah Jablonski, Crystal Tromler, Dvora Nelson, Beth Karpuszka

Call to Order: 7:06pm

Pledge of Allegiance

Citizens Advisory Committee survey : Christy Wheat  and Mr. Chen introduced to represent committee; their job: Do research for the committee and report findings back to school board.

Questions posed as follows:

1.      All day kindergarten – Is there an interest?  5 people raised hands for all day kindergarten 

Options: full day, half day, or pay for kindergarten full day

Mandatory vs. non-madatory; Comment: Is a child missing content if they opt out of all day kindergarten. Response: In all day kindergarten the children would receive 20-30 minutes more instructional time.  Cost would be about $2,000.00 per child

2.   Campus schools: IE: one elementary school have K and first grade and another having all 2nd grade, and so forth

All of the following addressed: bussing issues, special needs children, PTA and LINK issues, adaptation of a child to different schools each year and changing teachers.

The following would not be available: student mentoring; IE: bus helpers, 4th grade readers to K classes

Follow Up:

      1.   Study to go to the Board in April.

      2.   Please attend School Board meetings on Mondays at 5:30pm held at the Board of Education.

 

PRESIDENT

Reminders

·                    Sign attendance sheet

·                    Fill out reimbursement forms

·                    Keep track of volunteer hours

·                    Founder's Day: contact Jen Nebraska for tickets; presentations begin at 8pm

·                    Year-end reports are appreciated in a timely manner

      Thank you

·Anne Marie Farr and Paula Roth and all room parents for the holiday parties

·Jen Nebraska for the PTA holiday luncheon

·Karen Jones, Jackie Massa, Sarah Jablonski for the service projects

·Janet Auer and Laura Della Vella for Council refreshments at the November Council meeting

·Christy Hooper: Reflections

·Christy Hooper, Aimee Bachna, Dana Corrigan for Picture Lady presentations

RECORDING SECRETARY

Minutes: reviewed; approved as written; filed for audit

 

 

 

 

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

THANK YOU from the following people:

·                    Mrs. Stanley: for snowman ornament

·                    Amy Butcher, Mrs. d'Acunzo, and Miss Knopf: for mini-grant funds

·                    Westlake Assistance Center: food drive

TREASURER

Report; see attached balance: 15,739.18

·                    Book Binding:  Budget for current year; $50.00  Motion to increase budget by $17.25 by Jen Nebraska;motion carried

·                    $20 bill in an unmarked envelope found in the PTA box; donation

Filed for audit

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

 Founder’S Day:  2/22: Contact Jen Nebraska or Janet Auer for tickets. $23.00 per person at Wagners Inn

THIRD VICE PRESIDENT

·                    Report cards home Friday; will receive in envelope dates for achievement testing; note regarding absence and tardiness;

·                    Peace Force meeting: Monday 1/29/07 at 7:45am in the library; planning mix it up day.

·                    Environmental Club to be starting next month

COUNCIL DELEGATE

·                    New Buzzer system: out for bid; cost more than expected

·                    2114: one more math requirement needed for graduation

·                    Dollars for Scholars: March 22; tickets to PTA members tonight; please make sure you put your name on the back.  Money goes to high school scholarships in $1,000.00 increments.  Tickets $5 presale; $6 at the door; see Laura Della Vella for purchase        NEED: volunteers for shifts.

·                    Dr. Costanza:  President of Westlake School Board retiring

STANDING ACTIVE COMMITTEES

BOOK  BINDING

     Need: volunteers; sign-up sheet distributed

BOX TOPS

     809.40 to be received

CAMPBELLS

     Opportunity to get 2,000 bonus points: fitness; 4 things to ID to get bonus points; complete the e-mail that gets you to the Campbell’s                   website

FAMILY DANCE

     April 20; coincides with Green and White Revue.  Will look at options and report back at next meeting

FUN FAIR

     2/16 from 6-8pm;  50/50 raffle tickets pre-sale

     No prizes; more interactive games this year; wristbands ordered

HEALTH AND SAFETY

     Jump Rope for Heart in mid-February during gym class

HISTORIAN

     Looking for pictures of the Kindergarten  welcome to Holly Lane picnic; please contact Kay Bertermann if you have any

 

 

HOLIDAY GIFTS

     Wrapped up; positive feedback on Santa

ART SHOW

     May 8th 

LEDGER

     E-mailing ledger to sample group in the works.

MALLEYS

     If you place an order $65 or above, you will receive a total of 3 $10 gift certificates to be used in the future

     NEED: Volunteers; March 27 for distribution:

MUSIC BOOSTERS

·                    Night at the Races: 2/9 at Rocky River Hall at 7pm

·                    Katie Baltais: national recognition for being an outstanding support group to students at OMEA

·                    Demons Club and Music Boosters: currently deliberating bringing in corporate sponsorship into these groups. 

PICTURE LADY

     Rembrandt: use of light in pictures 12:30pm Wednesday 1/31/07

REFLECTIONS

     Contest success: 10 participants 15 entries

     Winners listed in ledger; awards ceremony  in the spring
SPIRIT OUTREACH

      2/7 at lunch: current incentive; each child  that brings in 25 box tops will receive a gift certificate to shop at book store

STAFF REPRESENTATIVE

·                    Hun Piazza:  2/2 last day before pregnancy leave

·                    Joanna Knopf: got engaged

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

·                    By-laws revision: NEED:  Committee to meet to discuss how Holly Lane PTA Board will be referred to. Ohio PTA sent back our remittances from earlier this year: Volunteers: Kay Bertermann, Karen Jones, Chris Gruttadaria, Janet Auer

Motion to review by-laws and discuss ways the PTA Board will be addressed by Anne Marie Farr and Jen Nebraska; motion carried

Motion to accept the stated volunteers above as the committe to review the needed by-laws by Marie Thompson and Laurie Bolwes; motion carried

·                    Giant Eagle: gift cards- continuing to sell them; NEED to vote on if we should add this to standing committees next meeting

·                    2 checks from abitibi bin: $8 and $5

·                    No Child Left Behind Issue Assessment:  Measures what each child is learning and the expectations of their one year's worth of growth.  IE: Each child needs to learn beyond their current level. No interest from quorum in having guest speaker in February.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

·                    Mrs. Stanley would like help in the Art room

·                    K-Readiness- workshop at Bassett on January 25th at 7pm

Meeting adjourned 8:30pm