Minutes from 1st General PTH Meeting
Hope Minutes 10/8/14
Board Members in Attendance:
Meagan, Sonjia, Beth, Wendy, Sarah, Ericka, Carol
- Sarah’s report
$23,000 in checking account / $2000 income / $4000 expenses for teachers
If you have questions regarding the budget, email Sarah
- Voted last meeting to add on drama elective
$2000 for the drama elective teacher / $650 for 5th Avenue Theater for younger grades
- Principal’s report
Ipads-2 years research / Ordered in June and received before school started
Thank you to Mr. Jones for getting that organized
Middle school 1:1 adoption / Lower grades 2 per class
- Lunch program
Common time in fellowship hall – all grades / Going very smoothly / Kids get to leave their classroom / Teachers get a lunch break / Still need help, especially during recess time
- Boys bathroom
Many issues / Finished 2 weeks after school started / Fun run money will go to cover overages
- New staff
Janice Lehmann spanish
Sashia Barwick in preschool PE K-4
Kris Kunkel middle school
- Fun run
Orange ruler – organization helping us run it / They generate enthusiasm
Many prizes along the way to encourage participation for getting donations
They do take a % of profit, but they provide all the prizes and organization
Is it worth it? In one day $3365. It is so easy for people to donate.
Money goes to bus and covering the bathroom overages
- Seaside conferenceDivide into age groups / Talked about challenges and winsWeather amazing / Good time had by all
- Speaker discussed adultitis – how to still have fun?
- Thank you for taking the days off
- Upcoming events
Next week Savvy Parent speaker / Child safety/internet safety – A few local incidences so offering resources for parents / Tuesday 6pm / K-5 mostly, but applicable for middle school as well
- President’s report
Ordered safety whistles with hope logo / Fundraiser but also raising awareness for incidences going on
- 2nd quarter
Believe fund catalog orders in time for Christmas
December – Wreaths and trees – looking for someone to do this
Lori offered her backyard / Need new tree vendor
- 3/4th quarter
Possible middle school dance
Art walk fundraiser at high school
Bringing artist in residence back to do art project with kids
Marie Tornow and one other want to run it and are coming up with themes
This is our off year item to raise money
- Restaurant Night
PTH able to use pizzeria 22 for fundraising event
- Cathy Tom Lehmann
Box tops update $250 / Fall campaign monopoly sheets / Drawing for prizes
- Labels for education
Sheets went out for turn in 9/30 but can still turn in by Friday, 10/10
50 extra bonus points for certain labels / labels for education 14,000 point
Hopefully approaching 20,000 points
- Scrip update
Gift cards at a discount / Easy fundraiser / Order form to order them specific stores / $2000-$3000 a year for PTH, typically / could sell on Sundays during church hours / running the library / Ann Kendall will take over figuring out online part
- eScrip
Register all your cards and school gets percentage
- Amazon smile
Purchase through this site and school gets %
- Lunchroom
Suggestion to get better tables- easier to move
- Suggested moving auction to fall to get funding back in order
Move fun run in the spring / Need auction chairs for this to move this idea forward
Having a company run it is one idea because demographic of parents has changed with both parents working
- Budget – staying inside
If we find something we want to do then we find a fundraiser
Closes at 6:43pm