May 20, 2010 Minutes
Call to Order: 7:06 pm
OFFICER’S REPORTS
Co-President: Diane Insari
· Mural painting in lobby is currently underway & will be finished before the school year ends.
· Discussed moving the flags from the lobby to a different location within and/or investing in larger ones.
VP Fundraising: Terri Williams
1757 Golf Club fundraiser raised $184.
Treasurer: Ashley Littman
Income (new entries):
$100 Dinner Fundraisers (Buffalo Wing Factory)
$500 Caps Click to Win Fundraiser
$587 Entertainment Books
$820 Harris Teeter Grocery Bucks
Expenses (new entries):
$56 Character Education (Citizenship Breakfast)
$1,235 Hospitality/Staff Appreciation (Teacher/Administration Appreciation)
$382 Landscaping
$50 Principal’s Fund (Cafeteria Fans)
$3,276 Study Island (renewed for next year)
$251 Teaching & Classroom Supplies ($165-2nd Grade Musical/$86-Jog Club)
Review of account balances, Budget and I&E statements available upon request.
ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS
A motion was made and carried to elect the following officers for the 2010/2011 school year:
Angie Morris – President
Terri Wiliams – VP of Fundraising
Caroline Credno – VP of Academics
Sherri Lupisella, Laura Moynihan – Treasurers
Recording Secretary/Correspondence Secretary - OPEN
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Bingo: Jennifer Rodriguez
Decision made to only hold a Fall Bingo next year.
Dinner for Dollars Restaurant Nights: Diane Insari for Ann Cates
Raised $117.61 from Dairy Queen (15%). Kelly Grant in Mr. White’s 5th grade class won the bike raffle.
End of Year Social: Diane Insari
Scheduled for Friday 6/11 from 6-8 pm. DJ has been scheduled. Six teachers will be working at the event. Pizza, water and snacks will be sold. Giving away AES bracelets as the students arrive.
Family Movie Night: Diane Insari for Karen Vickers/Jill Hills
The Princess and the Frog is scheduled to be shown on 5/21 @ 7:30 pm. Snacks will be sold.
Fall Fundraiser: Sandy Bricka
Fundraiser will be a ‘Fall into Fitness’ Walkathon held on a Saturday in October. Details will be forthcoming as the committee works to plan the event.
Grocery Fundraiser: Terri Williams
$7,025.50 – Giant
Landscaping: Terri Williams
Replaced damaged grasses from Meadows Farms. Used entire budget this year. Requested PTO purchase 2 bags of mulch and 2 water bags over budget. Motion to spend not more than $160 for landscaping carried.
Scholarship: Terri Williams for Debbie Cosentino
The winner has been selected from 5 candidates this year. Once it has been announced at the program night, Mr. Sandy will let AES know.
School Supplies: Diane Insari for Heather Mihalic
You can still order online. Online orders will be shipped to the school but you will have to pay shipping and sales tax.
Teacher’s Report: Mrs. Birmingham
Thanked the PTO for Teacher Appreciation Week. Wish-list item from teachers for next year would be to have more ELMO’s.
Faculty Representative: Mrs. Walthour
· Thanked the PTO for an outstanding TAW.
· SOL testing this week for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. Fifth graders are taking all tests online for the first time.
· Overwhelming interest from the teachers/staff in having an outdoor classroom.
· AES is requesting $500 to pay for field trip expenses. Motion made for the PTO to spend $500 for the field trip. Motion carried.
· Upcoming events: 6/2 – Kindergarten Orientation from 9-10 a.m., 6/9 - 4th Grade Field trip to the Baltimore Aquarium, 6/10 – Field Day (K-2), 6/11 – Field Day (3-5), 6/11 – End of Year Social for all students, 6/18 – Last day of School and 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Library Funds Request: Jen Younce and Mrs. Brown requested $10,000 for new books in the library. The money would purchase 654 books (450 being AR books). Mrs. Brown has discarded 1,300 books due to outdating. If ordered tomorrow, the new books would ship within 60 days of the order and will be available to the students for the upcoming school year. Motion made to spend $10,000 on the purchase of new library books. Motion carried.
- Original Artwork: Mrs. Smith discussed splitting the proceeds of the PTO fundraiser with her classroom due to budget cuts. PTO suggested that instead of relinquishing part of a fundraising effort, it might be easier and more cost effective for all involved to have funding requests brought to the PTO for consideration through the VP of Academics as policy dictates. Mrs. Smith requested $250 which was approved by Caroline Credno.
- Outdoor Classroom: Mrs. Insari stated the material cost for the outdoor classroom would be approximately $1,000. Motion made to spend up to $1,500 on the classroom made. Motion carried.
- Odyssey of the Mind: Mrs. Walthour is looking for a chairperson to head up this new group forming next year.
Adjournment: 8:37 p.m.
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