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PTO Board Meeting Notes Archive
(Board meeting notes archive from the current academic year)
Pima Elementary PTO Board Meeting — April 16, 2010
Minutes The meeting was opened at 8:00 a.m. by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President. All Board members present. Also attending the meeting were Ms. Rednor, Ms. Jewett, Michelle Schulte, Charlotte Talson and Calvin Lowrie.
The Carnival was a success. Mr. Hedrick’s class won a popsicle party because they had the highest percentage of participation in the water and soda drive. Mrs. Cross’ class had a very high participation rate also, so a second place prize will be given to the students in her class of pencil toppers.
The final numbers of Carnival are not yet in and some reimbursement still needs to be done. The rough numbers show that gross amount Carnival took in was $6,138.55, there was approximately $2,834.00 in expenses and Care MD donated $350.00 to off set the expense of the joust, so approximately $3,650.55 was raised. The 2009 Carnival raised $3,109.55.
Ms. Casalena is coordinating snacks to provide to students for AIMS week. So far Ms. Casalena has secured donations of bananas from Sunflower Market and cheese crackers from CVS. Granola bars were purchased from Safeway when they were on sale and she will get rice cakes from Fry's. Ms. Casalena will organize the snacks and have them delivered to each classroom each testing day.
Teacher Appreciation Week is the first week in May, the 3-7. During that week the PTO will have a luncheon for the Teachers. Usually the PTO has a suggestion for each day of the week for parents and students to show their Teacher appreciation. New ideas will be considered for this year.
Red Ribbon Week or drug awareness week, is usually done the same week as Teacher Appreciation Week. Ms Rednor will check and see if one of the Teachers would be interested in coordinating Red Ribbon Week.
The Board is checking out options for fund raising events next Fall. Information is currently being gathered to be discussed and decided upon.
There will be an end of school year party at Skateland on 5-26-10 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Skateland will be closed for the Pima private party. Admission is $2.00 for skaters and skate rental is $3.00. A donation of $2.00 per skater will be given to Pima school.
There are upcoming elections. There are four candidates for two available Site Council positions. The candidates are Joyce Casalena, Marion Velarde, Patty Malley and Tiffany Quintana. An election will need to be held at the next Site Council meeting. Proxy voting was discussed. The proxy vote needs to have the voters name on it to ensure only one vote per person is counted.
Calvin Lowrie nominated Kami Whisler for President of the Pima PTO and Michelle Schulte seconds the motion. Ms. Whisler graciously accepted the nomination and is willing to be PTO President.
Pima PTO Secretary position will also be available for nomination. Ms. Hughes is willing to accept a nomination for the next term of PTO Secretary.
These nominations will announced in the Panther Prints along with proxy voting information.
The PTO has been asked to fund Arts and Education again. The PTO has supported this program in the past. The annual dues of $80.00 was approved by the Board.
There will be an evening parent meeting on April 22nd, which has been posted on the web site, announced in the Panther Prints and also emails have gone out several times to PTO members. Anna Marie from SPC will speak that evening about the 1 cent sales tax. Ms. Rednor urged us to look at Dr. Peterson’s Budget proposal on the SUSD website.
Mrs. Rednor reviewed what was discussed at AIMS night on 3-18-10. She has met with every 3rd through 6th grader to discuss each students AIMS goals.
Meeting adjourned.
Post Board meeting:
Ms. Rednor confirmed that Mr. Hedrick will coordinate Red Ribbon Week. It will coincide with Teacher Appreciation Week which has been confirmed May 3-7. Pima Elementary PTO Board Meeting — March 16, 2010
Minutes The meeting was opened at 8:00 a.m. by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President. Board members present were Joyce Casalena, Kami Whisler and Laura Hughes. Also attending the meeting were Ms. Rednor, Ms. Jewett, Mr. Schettino, Michelle Schulte, Charlotte Talson and Calvin Lowrie.
The Board is very excited to announce the appointment of next years Volunteer Coordinator, Charlotte Talson!
Rick Beck, from Great American was not able to attend the meeting. The PTO will need to decide if it wants to use Great American again next year.
Ms. Casalena will check into signing up Pima with Doozy of a Deal. It offers daily savings from local businesses and our school receives a donation every time a transaction is made.
Ms. Kelly is checking into using Scholastics for Book Fair next year instead of A+. The Book Fair did not raise as much as expected from A+.
The Suns evening was successful and would be a consideration for next year.
The Fun Run was also very successful. Mr. Hedrick and the 50th Anniversary Committee did a wonderful job putting this event together.
The Spring Carnival is on Saturday, March 27th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. SUSD is reviewing if insurance needs to be purchased for it. The vendor has insurance that we rent the carnival inflatables from.
Dr. Steig has not responded if he would like to sponsor the Rock Wall again. If he would like to sponsor it, then it will be at the Carnival.
Order forms to pre-order Carnival wristbands will go home with Students in the next day or so. Wristbands will be $10.00 in advance or $12.00 at the gate. The food permit has been requested and more carnival prizes are needed.
Mr. Lowrie has offered to have his Scout troop help with the set up of the shade tents and any thing else that is needed for the Carnival. His troop will stay for the Carnival and also help break down and clean up.
The PTO will clean the closet out Tuesday, 3/23 to assess what else might be needed for Carnival.
The PTO will sponsor a Volunteer Appreciation evening at Julio’s. Ms. Casalena will check with the manager and see if possibly the May 11th would be suitable.
The PTO has purchased benches and gifted them to SUSD and the District will install them. Part of the funds used to purchase these benches were raised through the Box Tops for Education program.
The AR subscription needs to be renewed again. Ms. Jewett and Ms. Rednor asked the PTO Board to consider paying for the AR program, which is approximately $4,000.00. After some discussion and realizing that this might be a yearly expense because of budget cuts, the Board approved the request.
AIMS Parent Night will be March 18th for parents and students from 3rd to 6th grade. Parents will be able to see how Pima compares to the rest of the District, see example test questions and get a sense of what will be expected from their children. Ms. Rednor will meet with each student to review their goals and see how many more questions they would need to get right to increase their score by one level.
There are two Site Council positions available along with two Board positions of President and Secretary. The Board has had these position openings posted in the Panther Prints and on the website encouraging anyone interested to contact Ms. Perleberg.
Mr. Galloway has gotten quotes for a flatbed cart and a hand truck. The quotes are from $680.00 to $800.00. The current old flatbed scratches up desks and tables. The Board will consider the expense and confirm the items and the quote and have approved the purchase.
Ms. Whisler has been in touch with a Scout parent and there is a possibility that a Boy Scout Troop might be willing to work on the garden area for Pima. They are checking into getting a grant for school improvements through Home Depot.
Meeting adjourned.
Pima Elementary PTO Board Meeting — February 9, 2010
Minutes The meeting was opened at 8:00 a.m. by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President. All board members were present. Also attending the meeting were Ms. Rednor, Ms. Jewett and Mr. Schettino.
Rick Beck, from Great American was not able to attend the meeting. Hopefully, he will be able to attend the next meeting.
The Barnes & Nobel fundraiser in December raised $697.50 for the Pima Library and they also donated 800 books to Pima. Some of the books are paperback and the paperback books will be contributed to the Title I Read & Feed event in April. The manager of Barnes & Nobel, Larry Seigel, was very pleased at the success of the fundraiser for Pima and he enjoyed have the Pima Singers perform.
Box Tops for Education brought in about $417.00 for the 2008-2009 school year. Thanks to the additional promotion of the Box Tops for Education, $359.60 has already been raised this year. The next deadline to turn in Box Tops is 3/1/10 and that will be for the second check that should arrive in April. An increase in eScript was also noted.
Mr. Selkirk has requested the PTO purchase Otter Pops and hand stamps for Field Day, which is March 2nd - 4th. The purchase would be approximately $31.00, purchase approved.
The Book Fair will be run by Pam Kelly and Kris Cunningham, the dates of March 2nd -5th have been locked in. Ms. Schulte has already secured some volunteers and will work on a preview schedule for Teachers to sign up for time slots.
Spring Carnival will be on Saturday, 3/27/10, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A Carnival Planning Committee meeting needs to be planned. The Board has tried to encourage parent participation in the planning of the Carnival and hopes to have Co-Chairs for the four main areas.
The PTO has some Carnival prizes from last year. Ms. Casalena has ordered some prizes from the Campbell’s Soup labels and they should arrive by Carnival time. More prizes will need to be purchase and prices at Fun Inc. will be investigated.
The water and soda drive will be the week after spring break, from 3-15 to 3-19.
The idea of having a grade or a classroom be responsible for a booth was discussed. Maybe a grade or classroom could pick a game and be responsible for a booth. Possibly interested Teachers or even Grades could pick a game booth and run it. The Paula Carr dancers might perform during the Carnival. Mr. Hammer has off road vehicles, rock crawlers, that he is willing to have on display at the Carnival. Ms. Schulte is working on confirming the Suns Tundra Truck and has requested the Fire Department have a fire truck at the end of the Carnival and spray the crowd, if they are able to.
Ms. Rednor confirmed with Mr. Galloway that no irrigation will interfere with the Carnival. Ms. Schulte has secured some outside volunteers to help with Carnival so not as many parent volunteers will be needed. Volunteers with Food Handlers card are always needed.
The 50th Committee has a financial request for the PTO. They would like to purchase bracelets for the ‘Fun Run’ for about $130.00. They have also requested a cooling vest be purchased for the mascot, for about $33.00. Both purchases were approved.
The 'garden' area was discussed. If possible, it would be nice to have the area fenced and ready to be planted in the Fall, at the beginning of the next school year. If the funds can somewhat subsidized, it will be considered.
Purchasing display cases is being considered. The display cases could showcase school and district events, students achievements and student artwork. A single case is being considered by the front office and others are being considered for around campus. Things to be considered when choosing a location are high traffic areas and sun exposure.
Benches are being purchased for the campus, several to go in front of the school were children wait to be picked up after school. Other locations for benches around campus to enhance the community feel are also being considered. Five benches will cost approximately $2,000.00. The Board approved the purchase.
The PTO will provide snack during AIMS week, April 12-16th.
The evening general parent meeting will be tomorrow, 2-10 at 6:30 in the Library. Flyers were passed out to promote attendance, it has been in the Panther Prints, on the PTO web site and emails to PTO members have been sent out to reminded parents about the meeting. The open positions for of Board President, Secretary and Volunteer Coordinator will be mentioned.
Ms. Rednor will be holding a ‘Math Night’ on Thursday, 2-22 from 5:30 to 6:30. There are new ways to teach math that parents might not be familiar with. This is for parents and students to attend together. In addition, Math Facts in a flash CD’s can be purchased in the school office for $5.00 each.
AIMS parent night will be 3-18-10 at 6:30 in the Library. Ms. Rednor and Teacher representative from grades 3,4,5 and 6 will give parents a greater understanding what is expected out of their students during AIMS and why the scores are important to Pima.
Dr. Catalani will be on campus 3-31-10 from noon until 2:00 to visit with parents.
The Sun’s ticket sales have gone very well, so far 64 tickets are sold. Mr. Talson will be working that event and he works the east paseo area, so the Pima crowd will most likely get some TV time. Pima signs are going to be made by Mrs. Talson and attendees are going to be encouraged to wear their Pima shirts.
The 50th Anniversary Committee’s Sock Hop evening was a big success, everyone seemed to have a wonderful time. There was a profit of just under $100.00 after the custodial fees of $48.75 were paid out. That almost covered the expense of the bracelets for the upcoming Fun Run.
The Fun Run will be on Saturday, 2-27-10 and the have forms out for pre-registration and tee shirt purchases. Insurance is needed for this event. Volunteers are being recruited and Nurse Carolee has generously donated her time for this event.
Student Parent Council has paired up the American Heart Association and has DVD’s and an inflatable Annie to help teach kids CPR. Kits are approximately $28.00 and PTO will check to see if this would be something that the P.E. teachers might want to utilize.
There are two Site Council positions available along with two Board positions of President and Secretary. The Board has had these position openings posted in the Panther Prints and on the website encouraging anyone interested to contact Ms. Perleberg.
Meeting adjourned.
Pima Elementary PTO Board Meeting — January 12, 2010
Minutes The meeting was opened at 8:00 a.m. by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President. All board members were present along with Ms. Sinsabaugh and Mr. Schettino.
Paul LoBianco introduced himself. He is running for a District 8 Legislation position as a Republican who is pro education. He is a Pima Parent and a SUSD teacher who has been teaching since 1996 and coaching since 1991. For more information, please visit www.VoteLoBianco.com or contact him at Paul@VoteLoBianco.com.
District Focus Group meeting will be held on 1/20 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of this group is to gather community input for SUSD to go from good to great. SUSD wants to know what people think they are doing that impedes performance and what they are doing that is improving their performance.
Book Fair will be the week of March 1st through the 5th. Pam Kelly has agreed to Chair and Kris Cunningham had agreed to Co-Chair the Book Fair Committee. Mrs. Schulte will be in contact with Mrs. Jewett to confirm the dates are agreeable to her. Ms. Sinsabaugh will check with Mrs. Rednor to see if there is any available space other than the library to hold the book fair. Preview days for teachers to sign up to bring their students in will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Open House for Pima will be Thursday, March 4th from 5:00 - 7:00. Mrs. Schulte will begin creating the volunteer schedule and rounding up volunteers to help with this event.
Sock Hop/50th Anniversary Celebration will be a 50th Anniversary Committee community event, not for the purpose of fund-raising. So far, they have a budget of $100.00 for popcorn, soda and door prizes. They will be selling popcorn and soda for .50 each. Mrs. Schulte checked with Mrs. Velarde to see if any volunteers were needed for this event and found out that the Committee members can handle it and do not require additional help.
Mrs. Whistler will check and see if the Pima PTO needs to purchase insurance for this event and research when insurance is needed for future events.
Carnival will be held on Saturday, March 27th, tentatively from 1:00 - 4:00. Mrs. Schulte has contacted some outside organizations, such as ASU, to recruit volunteers so that parent volunteers could sign up for one hour shifts and enjoy the rest of their time with their families. The PTO is looking for volunteers to Chair the Carnival Committee and Chairs for the four areas of Food, Music and Lawn Games, Tickets and Games.
A discussion ensued about how the PTO can get more parent involvement and connect with parents who may be interested in a Board position.
Meeting adjourned.
Pima Elementary PTO Board Meeting — December 08, 2009
Minutes The meeting was opened at 8:00 a.m. by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President. All board members were present. Also attending the meeting were Ms. Rednor and Ms. Jewett.
Art Display Boxes will be purchased by the PTO to enhance the school campus. They will be placed down the center corridor. Ms. Perleberg is coordinating this with Ms. Vredevoogd since she purchased the display boxes by the library.
Family Fun Night was a success and raised just over $1,800.00, of which almost $1,000.00 was generated from raffle ticket sales.
Cookie Dough Fundraiser pick up will be tomorrow, 12/09 in the afternoon and evening. Ms. Rednor will send out a reminder phone call to families today.
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon is scheduled for Friday, January 8th. Ms. Casalena will try to get food donated for the luncheon.
A General Parent Evening Meeting will be held tonight in the library at 6:00 p.m. This will be the meeting for the second quarter. Topics to be discussed; benches for the school will be purchased partly with funds raised from Family Fun Night / the 50th Anniversary Committee will speak / eScrip and the grocery store flyer / Box Tops for Education / the open PTO President position. Mrs. Rednor will address the Focus Group, tax credit contributions and the Barnes and Nobel event on 12/12. Ms. Rednor will send out a reminder phone call to families today.
The next evening meeting will most likely be scheduled for mid-February.
Barnes and Noble at the 101 and Shea are holding a fundraiser for Pima from 12/7 to 12/12. Customers who use the Pima voucher to make a purchase will have a portion of the proceeds donated to Pima. Barnes and Noble will contribute books to Pima based on the proceeds raised. On Saturday, 12/12, approximately 40 students from the Pima Singers will perform at Barnes and Noble and directly afterwards Mrs. Jewett will do a reading of a book.
SUSD has directed Principals to create Focus Groups consisting of 50 people, both parents of students and community members. Ms. Rednor has received training on facilitating this meeting. This meeting will be held on 1/20/2010, in the evening. Ms. Rednor is asking that we think about businesses and community members to personally invite to this meeting.
The 50th Anniversary Committee will be organizing a Sock Hop evening event to be held in the cafeteria on 1/22/2012. The times of this event are not yet determined.
Panther Mascot Costume has been researched by Mr. Harrison. The 50th Anniversary Committee would like to use a panther costume this year. The PTO has occasionally rented costumes during Book Fair, Carnival and other school events. The cost to rent a costume is usually around $100.00. The panther costumes ranged from around $400.00 to $800.00. The PTO has approved to purchase a costume for $400.00 and a cooling vest for $140.00.
The PTO purchased a battery operated blower for Mr. Galloway since complaints were received about the noise of the electric blower. He has requested 3 more rechargeable batteries for the blower. He needs about 3 charged batteries to blow the campus. The batteries cost approximately $30.00 each, purchase approved.
Different ideas were discussed to encourage more parent involvement in the PTO. Ms. Rednor likes the idea of people wearing visible tee shirts with something like 'ASK ME' on it during school functions. Lanyards were also discussed for the Board and volunteers to wear. Ms. Talson offered to check into purchasing lanyards.
Meeting adjourned.
Pima Elementary PTO Board Meeting — November 10, 2009
Minutes The meeting was opened at 8:00 a.m. by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President. All board members were present. Also attending the meeting were Mrs. Rednor, Mrs. Jewett, and Mr. Schettino.
Cookie Dough Fundraiser has been extended until Friday, 11/13.
Student Council has agreed to split the cost of the laminator for Pima with the PTO.
The Flyer for eScrip is almost complete. Mrs. Whisler and Mrs. Talson have been compiling the grocery store information and Box Top information all on one flyer.
Box Top for Education sandwich baggies went home and canisters were given to teachers. Every few weeks a push will be made to promote this program further. There are many great facets of this program, such as their marketplace, reading room and teachers can even put items on a wish list.
Family Fun Night will be held on Friday, November 13th. Ms. Whisler is the Chair of the Family Fun Night Committee. Ms. Talson will be in charge of the raffle prizes. The 50th Anniversary celebration will be kicked off at this event. Unfortunately, Mrs. Rednor will not be able to attend. Pizza will be purchased through Domino’s and they have generously donated 10 pizzas, containers for salad and napkins. Both Streets of New York and Sweet Tomatoes have donated the salad. The cookies have been donated from Paradise Bakery and Cookies by Design.
The PTO has agreed to support Sweet Tomatoes and hold a fundraising event at their location. Most likely this will be held the end of January, on a Saturday. Flyers will be distributed one week in advance. People will turn in the flyers when they pay for their meals and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Pima.
Tax Contributions are sometimes matched by companies if their employees contribute. If you are making a donation to Pima, be sure to check with your employer to see if they will match your contribution.
Ms. Rednor reported that Focus Groups will be held in the Spring. SUSD is having Principals create focus groups consisting of 50 people, both parents of students and community members. This is will held one evening in late January or early February and will be about 1 ½ hours long. Every school is being asked to do this and Ms. Rednor will facilitate the one for Pima.
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon is tentatively scheduled for Friday, January 8th.
Panther Mascot Costume purchase is being considered. The PTO has occasionally rented costumes during Book Fair, Carnival and other events. The cost to rent a costume is usually around $100.00. The 50th Anniversary Committee would like to use a panther costume this year. Mr. Harrison is checking into what panther costumes are available and prices.
An Evening Parent Meeting will be held Tuesday, December 8th, at 6:00 p.m. in the library. This will be the meeting for the second quarter.
Art Display Boxes down the center corridor would be a nice addition to Pima.
Scottsdale Parent Council (SPC) Dues are due. These meetings help keep parents informed what is going on in within SUSD Board and also in legislature. The fee of $55.00 for annual dues was approved.
Meeting adjourned.
Pima Elementary PTO Board Meeting — October 6, 2009
Minutes The meeting was opened at 8:00 a.m. by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President. All board members were present. Also attending the meeting were Mrs. Rednor, Mrs. Jewett, and Mr. Schettino.
The Laminating machine at Pima is 17 years old and has broken. This machine is used very often by the majority of staff members. Ms. Jewett researched having the machine repaired. Just to have a service person come out to look at the machine will cost $315.00 and to refurbish the machine will cost approximately $800.00. No warranty is available on a refurbished machine. The cost of a new one is approximately $2,000.00 to $2,500.00 dollars. The Board agreed to the purchase, and since the entire school uses this machine Student Council will be asked to consider help funding this expense.
The Fall Fundraiser was a success. Approximately $15,000.00 in product was sold. The profit margin is approximately 45% for Pima, which is split between the PTO and Student Council. The delivery date of the product arriving is Thursday, 11-22. Volunteers needed on pick-up day between 2:00 to 3:30 and between 5:00 to 6:30. The cafeteria stage is the pick-up location for product. November 22nd is an open library night.
Cookie Dough Fundraiser runs from 10-27 through 11-10. PTO is considering passing out baked cookies with a flyer encouraging parents to vote ‘Yes to Children’ on the K-3 Override.
Original Works Art Fundraiser deadline date for ordering products is October 8th. Volunteers will be needed to process orders after Fall Break and also to distribute products once the arrive. Products are expected to arrive around December 10th.
Family Fun Night will be held on Friday, November 13th. Ms. Whisler is the new Co-Vice President of the PTO and also the Chair of the Family Fun Night Committee. The evening will consist of Bingo, raffle prizes and possibly other entertainment. Ms. Talson will be in charge of the raffle prizes. The 50th Anniversary celebration will be kicked off that evening also. Unfortunately, Mrs. Rednor will not be able to attend on 11/13.
The 50th Anniversary Committee held a meeting last week. Many great ideas were discussed. A Sock Hop/Ice Cream Social evening is in the planning stages to be held late January or early February. An Alumni Night will also be planned and Alumni will be encouraged to come to our Carnival in the Spring.
The PTO will make a donation in honor of Mr. Morris. The amount or item will be determined later. An award for students in his name was also discussed, possibly a savings bond tied in with community service.
It was noted that members of the PTO Board will attend the first Student Council meeting on October 8th at 2:15 to foster a relationship and greater understanding of how the two organizations work together.
The "Box Top for Benches" drive will be kicked off after Fall Break. A note in a baggie will be sent home with every student. The goal, to make students and parents aware of the program and how clipping and trimming the Box Tops from participating items and bringing them to their classrooms will raise money for Pima.
Ms. Rednor reported that Pre-K will begin on 10-19, the Monday after Fall Break. This is Title 1 funded in the morning and free of charge for the morning session for people living in the Title 1 boundary. Ms. Rednor is excited to have Ms. Sullivan, a former first grade teacher at Pima, teaching in the morning. It is fee based in the afternoon. Ms. Seykora will be assisting all day in the classroom.
Dr. Catalani will visit Pima on October 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to meet and visit with parents.
SUSD is having Principals create focus groups for the Spring, consisting of 50 people both parents of students and community members. Every school is being asked to do this and Ms. Rednor will facilitate the one for Pima. She will have more information once she has gone through the training for this.
Meeting adjourned.
Meeting — September 19, 2009
Minutes The meeting was opened by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President. Present were Joyce Casalena, Laura Hughes and Michelle Schulte.
Shelley Rumman was approved for the position of PTO Treasurer.
Kami Whisler was approved for the position of Co-Vice President.
A donation of $250.00 was discussed to the 'Yes to Children' Campaign and approved.
Family Fun Night Committee will meet on Wednesday at 1:00.
50th Anniversary Committee is being planned, yet to be determined.
A table will be set up to display Original Works samples at 'Read and Feed'.
Meeting adjourned.
Evening Parent Meeting — September 9, 2009
Minutes The meeting was opened by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President.
Scottsdale Parent Council, or SPC, is a liaison group that helps to make the connection between District administration and parents. Anna-Marie Mars is the President of SPC and came to the meeting to speak about the K-3 Override renewal, supported by the ‘Yes to Children Committee, that is so important for the education of our children. This override will be the only item on the ballot and is a renewal of funds that we are already paying in property taxes. If this override is not approved by voters, our school district would lose about 3.4 million dollars. Considering Arizona ranks 50th in per student funding, this override is extremely important.
An early ballot can be requested through the SPC website, the link is www.scottsdaleparentcouncil.org.
Mrs. Perleberg introduced the PTO Board members, Joyce Caselena as Vice President and Laura Hughes as Secretary. She informed the parents that she is acting as President, since there was no nominee for President. The Board also needs a Treasurer.
In SUSD news, Dr. Catalani, will be visiting Pima on October 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to meet and visit with parents.
Fall Fundraiser was kicked off yesterday after being delayed. The correct end date is 9-21-09. This fundraiser has fun promotions, teachers and students can win prizes and children that sell items get a lanyard and little ducks. A very fun and educational BMX show for the entire school on 12/2/09 is part of this fundraiser. Product is expected to be delivered after Fall Break.
Mrs. Perleberg spoke about some of what the PTO does and what things it has financially supported. The dollar amounts below are a two year tally of funds spent.
In the last two years the PTO has contributed approximately $19,000.00 for shade structures over the playground equipment. This does not include the $10,000.00 grant that the PTO obtained for Pima School through the Killer Shade Foundation.
About $6,000.00 has been raised and donated to our Art Department. This includes Art in Education, which arranges age appropriate field trips for our students.
Approximately $4,000.00 went towards the AR Program, which helps Pima maintain our 'Excelling' status.
About $1,000.00 has gone towards the ‘Here and on time’ program which encourages students to be in the classroom and ready to learn by 7:45 a.m.
Around $2,700.00 has gone towards purchasing folders and agenda’s for the students. Grades K-3 receive yellow communication folders, which the teachers seem to really appreciate. Planners go to 4-6 graders. These are used by teachers as a tool to help students learn to get organized and plan, which helps to prepare them for the next grades.
Approximately $4,400.00 has been raised for the Library through the Book Fair.
In addition, the PTO contributed funds to extend the time SPI counselor was available to help students who are in crisis or in need of prevention. The PTO also sponsors community building events.
The upcoming fundraiser is a fundraiser to support our Art Department. Last year was the first year Pima did the Original Works Art fundraiser and it was very successful. All of the profit goes to the Art Department.
This year the PTO wants to promote eScrip more, and needs a volunteer to help get the information out to the parents. It is a way to support Pima that does not cost any money.
Box Tops for Education will be promoted much more. It is a simple way to raise money for our school that students can get involved in. Mr. Schettino has had great success with his students and Katie Vinger helps to process them.
This year the PTO is doing things differently. The Board has established committees to help organize and run events.
The 50th Anniversary Committee will co-ordinate celebrations throughout the year. They might plan an Alumni Night and have it more adult-oriented.
The Family Fun Night Committee will plan the event, held on November 13th, and incorporate the 50th Anniversary celebration.
The Spring Carnival will be on March 27th and have food, games and prizes. The Carnival Committee will plan this event.
Read and Feed is to promote Open Library Night on Thursday nights. It is a great community event.
Thank you to all of you who attended!
Meeting adjourned.
Pima Elementary PTO Board Meeting — September 9, 2009
Minutes The meeting was opened at 8:00 a.m. by Barbara Perleberg, Interim President. Other Board members present were Joyce Casalena, Laura Hughes along with Michelle Schulte. Also attending the meeting were Mrs. Rednor, Mr. Schettino and Mrs. Jewett.
Fall Fundraiser was delayed. A notice has gone out for teachers to send home with students about the revised end date, being 9-21-09. There will also be a notice of the revised dates on the website. Product is expected to be delivered after fall break.
Cookie Dough Fundraiser will run from 10-27 through 11-10.
Box Tops for Education - Mr. Schettino has had great luck promoting the collection of Box Tops. He sent home a baggie with a half slip of paper in it, explaining and encouraging students and parents to clip and trim Box Tops. Since the beginning of the school year, in one month, his students have brought in $48.30 worth of Box Tops. Multiplying that by 8 more months would be $386.40 for the school year. He feels that as a school, we could set a realistic goal of reaching $7,500.00 for this school year. The lower grades may even be able to use counting Box Tops in a math lesson.
The PTO supports this and will encourage students to collect by possibly offering a contest in December and May. We will send the baggies with a note home and promote it on our website.
Original Works Art Fundraiser will begin on September 29th. Ms. Hughes will ask for volunteers on September 18th from 8-10 to help stuff the packets. A “Look What is Coming” flyer will be going home around September 18th. Orders will be due October 8th and Volunteers will be needed after fall break to review all the orders and artwork before it is sent in. Products will be back before winter break.
eScrip is another area that could be promoted more to raise funds for Pima. Tricia Hammer is still willing to be in charge of recycling items. The Board would love to find another parent to help promote it more.
Mrs. Rednor reminded us that Dr. Catalani will be visiting Pima on October 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to meet and visit with parents.
Mrs. Rednor also stated that at the next Flag Raising Ceremony a treewill be dedicated in honor of Mr. Morris.
The PTO would like to make a donation to the fund for Mr. Morris. The amount will be determined later.
Dates for Family Fun Night were discussed and the most favorable date looks like Friday, November 13th. Unfortunately, Mrs. Rednor will not be able to attend on 11/13 and is also not available on 11/20.
Spring Carnival is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, March 27th.
Kindergarten hearing and vision screening was currently underway with enough volunteers.
Health Screening for grades 1-6 will be taking place on 9/21 and we are doing okay on volunteers. Mrs. Casalena is still trying to get lunch donated for the volunteers but she noted there may be some cost.
The Math Olympiad Program is a program that is used help 4th, 5th & 6th graders learn math facts. It is like a Spelling Bee for math. Mrs. Lewis has used this program before with great success and would like to use it again. The cost is $89.00 for the program and Mrs. Lewis has request us to pay for this. The Board has approved this request for funds.
The General Parent Meeting would be held that night in the Library. The Board expressed its hope for a good turnout and positive response.
The Board asked Mrs. Rednor what improvements she would like to see happen for Pima. Considering that we have all the shade structures up, she, she would like to see more benches for the school. The benches in front of the school are very helpful during pick up time and the ones by the third grade bay are used quite a bit. The benches promote that community feel around school. It was suggested that the Box Tops drive be connected, and promoted as ‘Box Tops for Benches’.
Meeting adjourned.
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