November PTA Meeting Notes

Art City Elementary

PTA Meeting

Monday, November 5, 2012, at 10:00 am

Attending: Sarah Ferrin, Katherine O’Donnell, Stacie Mason, Kellie Chatfield, Tiffani Richins, Arryn Patten, Autumn Jones, Jeni Neel, Lori Nielsen

The minutes of the October 2 board meeting were reviewed.

Stacie Mason reviewed the Treasurer’s Report

Christmas Wish Trees: Autumn Jones
Everything is good to go

Carnival: Jeni Neel
More info on Photo Booth: $350/2 hours; we provide someone to collect money
Contact person is Rachel Garcia
We charge $1 per strip (or $1 per 2 strips); each sitting gets 2 identical photo strips
Motion to approve amending budget to include $350 for photo booth (Kellie Chatfield); seconded (Tiffani Richins)
Vote was taken and was unanimous in the affirmative
When to deliver dunk tank for field day? (Night before, then fill in morning)

Publicity: (Kristine was sick)
Kristine would like to highlight librarian, teachers, staff, etc. on blog (Lori OK’d)

Membership: Kellie Chatfield
discussed online quarterly report: needs approximate # of volunteers as well as volunteer hours

Principal’s Minute: Lori Nielsen
Veteran’s Day assembly changed to Tuesday, November 13, at 10:00 am
Schoolwide essay contest: “What the American Flag Means to Me”
ROTC will post colors; guest speaker; retire old school flag

President’s Report: Sarah Ferrin
ACE was selected by paper ballot as the name for our Spirit Day mascot
How to sell extra t-shirts?  Sign in office; have Ronda collect money
Seizure training will be Dec. 3 @ faculty meeting; by Stacie Duncan, school nurse
Kellie suggested short training for students as well; also blog post to encourage parents to talk to kids
Sarah already talks to students in her son’s classes
County will do asthma training; we need to schedule
How to spend funds from Walk-a-Thon?
$8000 granted to school

Ideas:
Sound system (audio enhancement) in classrooms $1000
Computers $500
iPad check-out libraries $700-900
LED lanterns for ER kits
2 additional bike racks
digital reader board
P.E. equipment (mats)
Lori will check on matching funds from Nebo Foundation
Needs assessment: add place for parents & students to give suggestions for walk-a-thon money
Nominating committee to help select next year’s board members
Need names by December 1; 1 from board
Sarah will email PTA members to solicit input for walk-a-thon grant suggestions as well as volunteers to serve on nominating committee

Thank-you notes: Katherine O’Donnell will write notes to commissioners of Halloween Parade, Walk-a-Thon, Book Fair, and October SEP dinner

Meeting adjourned at 11:05 am.
The next PTA meeting will be Tuesday, December 4, at 10:00 am.