Pioneers for Education (PFE)

Meeting Minutes

04 May 2016, (6:45 pm-7:45pm)

Longhorn Bar & Grill

Attendees:

Anna Martinez-Barta, President(absent) / Dara Waters / Lindsay Benoit / Ronee Christensen
KelliShaner, Treasurer (interim) / Robyn Lammers / Amy Melville / Anne Steinhausen
Pauline Pechnik, Secretary / Melanie Bonacci / Don Johnson
Item # / Topic / Discussion / Action Item/Responsible
1 / Call to Order / Kelli
2 / Approve previous minutes / Motion to approve: Dara Waters
Second: Kelli Shaner
Unanimous approval
3 / Old Business / Carnival / One-School, One-Book
  • Discounts made for early purchases and volunteer.
  • Better than budgeted income. Expense less than budgeted.
  • Asked about using the High School for next carnival.
Scholarships
  • Able to provide scholarships to three recipients.
/ Informational.
Group.
4 / Treasurer report / Overview.
See notes from treasurer.
Discussion on $25K for playground
Kelli discussed arrangement of accounts.
Dara asked about Thursday folder costs. Kelli stated there has not been a request for money from Joyce Smith this year.
Dara asked about outstanding costs and budgeted line items. / KelliShaner
Informational.
5 / New Business / Summer Bridge (Dara Waters)
  • Lots of orders and late orders. Great participation
Report from Administrator (Dr. Johnson)
  • 6th Grade. Will we be able to hold the numbers for the lower grades to smaller groups. We have hired a new 6th grade teacher, Mike Mallett (approval pending from the board)
  • We will not continue to increase the size of our schools without an increase in housing.
  • Building new HAL classroom in the space of the old locker rooms/storage in the gym.
  • Kitchen upgrades are necessary for because of code violations. Will be done with long-range planning for three-classrooms per grade. Kitchen is original from 1968.
  • Bus barn being built on west side of High School this summer.
  • Landscaping to be completed this summer.
  • Selected as a beta site (pilot) for “accountability”plan. It has moved back to the state level from the federal level.
  • Breaking down data by demographic data.
  • Historically have challenges with option enrollment students. Questions are to determine the work that needs to be done with the gaps in the education
  • 35% Option enrollment ($1.6 million income for the district each year)
  • Turned away 70 students for option enrollment in elementary school.
Teacher appreciation
  • Thanks to Ronee Christensen for her work. Came in under budget.
Officer Openings (traditionally, a two-year term)
  • Volunteers
  • President: Robyn Lammers
  • Vice President: Amy Melville
  • Secretary: Melanie Bonacci
  • Treasurer: Dara Waters
  • Concerns by Dara regarding MS Office Suite.
  • Approval by the officers to purchase the product or have the support of the school to provide the software to PFE officers.
  • All officers approved
Summer Budget meeting
  • Put together a time for the summer meeting
Google Drive
  • Opportunity to place documents on Google Drive.
  • Will provide information on the possibility of accessing this technology.
Kelli relayed information on the Summer Jam program
  • Need parents to sign up.
/ Information
Information
Will need to have a decision for Anne Steinhausen following June budget/transition meeting.
Information.
6 / Next meeting / Transition meeting in June
  • Monday, 20 June 2016, 6:45pm
Business meeting: TBD / Robyn will host.