September 2011 Meeting Minutes

Winans PTO Meeting Minutes
September 20, 2011 / 6:30pm / Winans Library

Attendance: Principal Jim Huntzicker, Lora Brown, Christina Howell, Jessica Tyner, Muffy Norquist, Terry Chambers, Pat Thums, Jamie Melin, Superintendent Rich Moore

No officers were elected last year, so Principal Jim Huntzicker led this meeting


What do we want PTO to be? Review of fundraising, activities, goals

1. Fundraising:
• agreed to continue to raise funds to support teachers with stipends and field trip funds
• agreed to continue with Innisbrook (fall) and Braided Bread (spring) fundraisers; motion by Jamie to hold Innisbrook fundraiser Oct 3-17 as contracted, seconded by Christina, all in favor.
• Teacher stipend amounts will be determined based on Innisbrook earnings at our next meeting.

2. Popcorn Fridays have been changed to “Popcorn Early Release Days”
• After much discussion and many suggestions, it was decided at least for now, to do popcorn on Early Release Wednesdays and deliver them to classrooms before dismissal. On ER days, it was suggested that teachers take a popcorn count (just like the lunch count), which will be reported to the “poppers” and delivered to avoid mess and distraction. Muffy and Lora volunteered to do Popcorn, but would appreciate more parent volunteers and would like to schedule a popcorn orientation to learn how to pop and how to maintain the machine and inventory and how to clean the machine.

3. Combining Eastside & Winans Activities
• Each school will maintain separate PTO’s and officers and fundraisers, but will combine for large activities like the Crazy Mountain spring play and the Carnival.
• We still want to do Read Week and Teacher Appreciation; Jamie Melin will do the Dr. Seuss Birthday Party again, but we still need to set up committees for Teacher App and Carnival

4. Parent Advisory Committee
• Mr. Moore, our new superintendent, is setting up a committee of parents to give feedback and help draft a new Parent Involvement Plan (“PIP”). The first meeting is planned for mid-October. Please give Mr. Huntzicker your name if you are interested in serving on the committee.

5. Officers and Future Meetings
• Lora Brown and Jessica Tyner will serve as co-presidents
• Jamie Melin will serve as secretary (again)
• Meetings will be held the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Winans Library starting NOVEMBER 8th unless you get an email stating otherwise.
• We are in desperate need of more involvement with our PTO; please let us know if you can serve on a committee or what you are willing to do; get signed up for PTO emails and tell your friends to do it, too. Parental involvement, even to a smallest degree, improves your child’s experience at the school and keeps you informed.

Treasurer report: We do not have a treasurer for this year YET (hint, hint); Jim is guardian of the funds/checkbook until we do.