PTA Meeting – 9/13/2016

Dr. Cowherd – Superintendent

  • District news – presentation on the growing district as well as redistricting.
  • Long-range planning process – enrollment based plan
  • 1more elementary schools – opening 2019?
  • 1 more Jr. High for 4 total middle schools – opening 2019?
  • Possible 1 more HS – longer term, smaller school than the current HS.
  • Vote in Spring of 2017 for bond issue
  • Re-district possibly in 2019 when new buildings

Dr. Halverstadt

  • 4th and 5th Grade Map test, given last April, we do not have the scores yet. Hopefully scores will be received in the next 3 weeks.
  • Badges- This has been a nice second tier for safety, especially for buses.
  • We are a testing school; all schools will have badges next year.
  • 27th of September is PIE night
  • Leadership shirts are now in – coming home soon.
  • Add Teacher rep to agenda – Welcome Tara!
  • Clubs are up and running

Tara

  • Introduce the 8th Habit – Find Your Voice
  • Interest based clubs on early release days – Staff will host the clubs
  • Need help funding these clubs and assemblies
  • October assembly – Leadership
  • November assembly – World of Jump-roping
  • December assembly – Cultural Kaleidoscope
  • January assembly – Science 2.0
  • February assembly – KC Mobile Zoo
  • March assembly – Magic of Math
  • Asking for $3500 from PTA to help with the assemblies.
  • Money could come from the fieldtrip line and/or the Read-a-thon
  • Kim made motion to pay for the assemblies. Motion was passed.

Elisa

  • Thanks for everyone’s help with back to school night, new parent breakfast and teacher breakfast.
  • Looking for ideas for a monthly teacher appreciation
  • Asked when bus driver appreciation is – possibly in October

Kim

  • Treasury report
  • Carinal inflatables need to be paid that night
  • Need to send PTA dues to state
  • Juli would like a line item added to the budget for “Let Me Run”
  • Kim will add a line item for Carnival Ticket sales and the Assemblies

Juli -Carnival

  • Carnival signup genius will go out on Monday for carnival help
  • Will have a “ticket” party to get ready to send tickets home
  • Will need 70 volunteers to help with the carnival
  • Have some A+ students as well as Kohls volunteers
  • Ask for middle school/high school student council

Blake – Fundraising

  • Can bid from an App on your phone!
  • Blake will man the table for people who do not want to bid on their phone
  • Charityauction.bid/graden is the browser to use.
  • Kim noted that we need to send out donation letters to person(s) who donate more than $75
  • Blake needs to sign up for a stripe account to run credit cards

Liz – Bylaws and reflections

  • PTA members who pay their $5 dues will get their buzz books for free
  • Bylaws will be signed and sent this week.
  • Would like to put a poster up at the school. Dr H said ok.
  • Send home flyers to promote reflections
  • Outside events is doing well. Lulu White will run these moving forward this year and hopefully next year.

Blake – Newsletter

  • Newsletter should have gone out the 1st of the month
  • If you don’t receive the newsletter by the 2nd of the month, please let Blake know.

Grandparent luncheon coming up. Signup genius will go out for volunteer help.

Contact Mary Lindstrom if you want to help at the clothing store.

Next Meeting will be at 6:30 on October 11th at Graden