SEPT 2022 MEETING NOTES
· Welcome/introductions
o Large group – lots of new K parents
· Approval of minutes
o Approval motion from June 2022 meeting
o Minutes approved
· Principals report
o Survey went out to parents over summer – looking for suggestions, what was valued vs. not:
§ Opened bottom of driveway, staff member down on duty as well as a crossing guard. Parents have to be there by 3:20 and staff member opens up lot at 3:25 – improved procedure for safety
§ “You are Special” program for special areas open house (art, music, PE, library)– divide school by grades – working on developing this
§ Parent workshop on Friday afternoons as an effort to have events throughout the year to include parents/families- get them in school & classrooms more often
§ Expectations night – dinner outside, 2 sessions 6 & 6:45 – flexible on times
§ Student Council – Mrs. Ward will be sending out info on how to become representative and the possible election this year
§ Communication – new district website, streamline all info through the new website and app – calendar updates, dojo, twitter, etc to all eventually go through the app
· Treasurer’s Report
o Budget, $30k to fund PTO – field trips, busses, enrichment
§ Lost major fundraiser, SPS road race
§ Last year – big field day, extra recess items, magazine subscriptions, cafeteria mural
§ Starting at a loss this year
o Funded teachers back to school lunch in August from Cedar Café
· Upcoming events
o Expectations night – 9/21 starting at 5pm for PTO cookout
§ Food orders through website – adding gluten free/vegetarian options
o 27th picture day
o School store – 1st Friday of each month – starting October
o Fall fest – new event, October 29th @ 2-4pm **time change from 1-3
§ Trunk or treat
§ Frisbee golf
§ Pumpkin carving contest
§ Voting on favorite pumpkin/trunk – winners get to do morning announcements
§ Kids can wear costumes
o November 18th – Boosterthon/Fun Run
§ Rain date, following Monday (11/21)
§ Kids run laps, shirts will have spots for check marks
§ Need volunteers to make checks
§ Fundraise in community for business/family sponsors
§ Theme – kids from all areas of globe – perseverance /try best
§ Late October – info will go out to families
o Scoop night - Nona’s in fall and (possibly?) dribbles in spring
§ 50% goes back to PTO
· Presentation of Committees/Hatherly Helping Hands
o Staff Appreciation – went over a list of items by month to describe what will be done for teachers over the year
o Sign up genius will go out for parents for volunteers
o Hatherly Helping Hands
o Classroom parents – at expectations night there will be a sign up list, liaison to PTO
o School Directory – room parents, hours, school calendar, entire staff list, each class broken down, families address/contact
o Fall Fest – will need volunteers to decorate trunks, working at stations, etc.
o Parents night out – moving to spring, possibly doing at Paragon
o School kits- note that you have to order the kit before the end of the year
· Fundraising Ideas
o Fundraising committee – new idea
§ Think of new ideas for fundraising
§ Ways to donate: Amazon smiles, boxtops for education, employee match program
§ Penny wars, etc.
o Put out a communication for direct donations and employee match programs
· Rising Tide presentation
o Worked with CORSE, facts, shore, 3 out of 4 elementary schools (never Hatherly)
o Holiday season program “wave of good” November and December orders 10% of profits to school PTO
o Will be a box at checkout where you can select school for donation
o Rising Tide will come up with flyer to get word out
· Enrichment/field trips
o PTO funds all enrichment/field trips
o Ideas to Meg Cordeiro
o Who Would Win series – Jerry Palotta – can come in December K&1, 2&3, 4&5
o The Ned Show possibility – whole student body
o Feedback from teachers on what they want to see
o Field trips – have asked teachers for a list of what they are planning on doing/requests
o Freedom Trail – need a volunteer
· Open question/comments
o Sign up list went around – helping hands, any committees, etc.
o Julie Ward mentioned need for diaper genie
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