Creekside Elementary PTSA
Board Meeting
January 11th, 2013: Meeting Minutes
House of Jackie Firth
Welcome and Call to Order
Meeting was called to order at 1:11 pm by Kavitha at Jackie Firth’s House. Proper meeting notice was given. Michele McCoy, Christine Watson, Ina Ghangurde, Kavitha Kumar, Jackie Firth, Christine Chafin, and Marquelle Morgan were in attendance.
Action Items
· Add Focus Day information to Facebook, the website, and eNews (Jackie)
· Complete training requirements online (Christine C)
· Establish Golden Acorn deadline
· If available, post Community Outreach photos to website and eNews (Jackie)
· Consider book drive for Echo Glen
· Invite Science Fair chair to next board meeting & request planning report (Christine W)
· Request Cultural Fair chair not hire food vendors (Christine C)
· Create a list of businesses and organizations to invite to the Community Fair
Upcoming Dates
· January 14th, Skyline High School: Auto Insurance and Teen Driving
· January 16th, 10:00 AM, Swedish Center: Homework Discuss from Issaquah Middle School
· January 17th, 7:20 PM, Pine Lake Middle School: Homework Discuss
· January 22nd, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, King County Library Service Center: Legislative Roundtable
· January 24th, 9:00 AM – 2:45 PM – Focus Day, Olympia
· January 29th, Issaquah District Building: Nominating Committee Training
· January 29th, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Nominating Committee Training
· February 6th, Liberty High: Race to Nowhere screening (tentative)
· February 8th: Cultural Fair
· February 9th, 8:30 – 12:30, Mercer Island High School: WSPTA Mid-Year Conference
· March 6th: Science Fair
· May 9th: ISF Luncheon
· August 22nd: Taking Care of Business / Cultural Fair
Council Update – Kavitha Kumar
Focus Day
Focus Day is in Olympia on Thursday, January 24th. For anyone interested in attending, Issaquah Council has arranged to a bus to pick up from Issaquah Safeway at 9:00 AM, returning at 2:45 PM. Cost to ride the bus is $10.00.
PTA Training
PTA is offering several training classes in the near future. Classes include new leader training, nominating committee training, and mid-year conference.
Golden Acorn
Lisa Edward’s is chairing Golden Acorn. She has started the process. A deadline needs to be established. Council deadline is February 27th.
Nominating Committee
Nominating committee training is available on January 29th. Committee needs to be elected at the January 22nd General Meeting. Ina has agreed to chair the committee.
Issaquah School’s Foundation Luncheon
May 9th is the annual ISF luncheon. As ISF Rep, Anne Marie, is the table captain for Creekside.
Legislative Roundtable
On January 22nd a Legislative Roadshow is being held at the King County Service Center. Steve Litso and Ross Hunter, both on the education subcommittee, will be speaking. They will present their views on education and how Washington State can meet the McLeary verdict in relation to funding.
District Homework Roundtable Discussions
· January 16th, 10:00 AM at the Swedish Center, led by Issaquah Middle School
· January 17th, 7:20 PM at Pine Lake Middle School
Reflections
A second grader from Creekside has moved to the state level of Reflections. The second grader submitted a literacy piece. Next week, Reflections art work will go on display in the 5th grade hall before returning to students.
Membership Deadline
· January 25th: 100% teacher
· January 13th – May 13th: 13 New Members
· Membership Competition: January 13th – May 13th: Most new members. Prize is buy one get one free admission to Convention.
Council Spotlight
· Creekside: Discussed our Halloween-a-Thon and other PTSA events.
· Briarwood: Has a monthly award called VIP, Volunteer Inspires Praise. This award is given to a school volunteer and anyone at the school can put in a recommendation.
· Echo Glen: Echo Glen school is located at the Echo Glen juvenile detention facility. Students live at the detention facility and students are between 10-21 years old. Currently, the school has 150 students, most working towards their GED. All employees at the school work for the Issaquah School district and the school is one of three facilities in the state. Echo Glen needs donations of books, money, and tutors, particularly in math.
Rappin w’ Robin
Robin will talk to parents at the upcoming General Meeting. The topic will be Safety. Due to time, the PTSA portion of the meeting will be kept short.
Science Fair
The upcoming Science Fair will be on March 6th. The science assembly preceding the assembly has already taken place.
Cultural Fair
Cultural Fair is coming up on February 8th. Thirteen new flag stands are needed for the fair. As food vendors are messy, if we do not have them at the fair the board feels that it will not need to hire a custodian. Food vendors were not successful last year: it was decided not to have them this year.
Office Depot
We have a store purchasing card setup in the Creekside binder for use in making copies. This purchasing card should simplify purchases in person and online.
Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business will be on August 22nd. We will offer a Community Fair on the same day, inviting local business and organizations to attend.
Grant Request
With a budget of $2,000, the board has made the following decisions about curriculum grants:
The Primary Comprehension Toolkit: Barb Terasaki, Jenny Emsky, Vickie Peick, Cathy Wilson, Mindy Toney
The board voted to partially fund this grant in the amount of $675. This amount will allow the purchase of 1 kit for every 2 first grade teachers. These kits are reusable and will benefit current and future first grade students.
Weight in Mathematics: Second Grade Team (contact: Cherie’ Dodd)
The board voted to fully fund this grant request in the amount of $550.49. The scales will be available to check out in all grade levels, benefiting all students.
3rd Grade Nonfiction Science Books: 3rd Grade Team, Barb Hinthorne
The board has voted to partially fund this grant in the amount of $204.83.
High Demand, High Interest Books: 5th Grade Team, Barb Hinthorne, & Christi Price
The board has voted to partially fund this grant in the amount of $204.83.
Window Coverings for Emergency Lockdowns: Judy Bowlby
Because the cost is unknown and this project is only beneficial if fully funded, the board has voted to deny this grant request.
Promoting Cultural Understanding: Barb Hinthorne
The board has voted to partially fund this grant in the amount of $204.83.
Art Docent Cart: Kim Meade, Heather McClure-Coleman
The board voted to fund this grant for the full amount of $162.02. The art docent program benefits all the students in the school and a cart allows volunteers to move student art work and supplies safely.
Secretary’s Report, Meeting Minute Approval - Michele McCoy
Note: October board meeting minutes were approved via e-mail on October 22nd.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 pm.
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