Pleasant Hill PTA MeetingMinutes

Thursday, August 23, 2012 @ 7pm

PH Cafe

Welcome - 7:10

Recording Secretary – Rita Poklacki

  • Approval of minutes from 05/08/12

Co-Presidents’ Report –Kristi Svec & Jennifer Mears

  • NWSC President's Meeting - Monday, August 13
  • Farm - kids learn to plan and how food grows. Planted pumpkins
  • # of students up from last year
  • Bylaw reviews this year - in December need a committee of three people
  • D15 Foundation - Chris Svec
    Foundation is conduit between local business and district

* Kelly Miller Circus 9/29-30/12

  • New committees -- Audio Equipment (James Carr) and Facebook committee
    Last year acquired sound system and IPod and ITunes
    Facebook committee - Ann DeAngelis and Sherri Lamerand -launching Pleasant Hill PTA Facebook page
  • PTA Open Committee Positions:

* Grant Writing

* Parent Education

* Reflections (co-chair)

* Yearbook (Co-Chair)

  • New name tags ready for pick-up

Treasurer’s Report – Elsie Lee. Balance on hand as of sfkksjhsgklh
Check request is on PTA website; went over process of check processing

VPs of Ways & Means – Jodi Roos & Kim Chierico
Fund raiser - September 29th - Durty Nellies
Donating still allowed if someone cannot make it to the fund raiser

VPs of Membership –Cindy O’Mara & Yukari Lofton
101 members as of 8/23/2012
Signing up on line is best
New - activiation of PTA card will result in getting a $10 coupon for Office Max

VP of Legislation – Mike Vozas- not present

Principal’s Report
- 540 students at Pleasant Hill which is the second smallest school in district
- Student safety is priority: All visitors enter through front, use visitor badges.
- He will be out back during drop off and pick up.

Teacher Representative Report - Mrs. Loudermilk and Mr. Dano

Committee Reports

  • Room Parents
    NEW - Room parent breakfast. 9/12/2012
    Must be a PTA member to be a room parent
  • BTS Picnic - Amy Cunningham & Chris Barto
    8/29/2012 - 5:30; dinner brought in for staff; everything is free Pleasant Hill families
  • Birthday Book Club - Karen Sienna
  • SpiritWear - orders due 9/14
  • Newsletter
    Submissions to
  • Staff Appreciation - Rita Poklacki & Wendi Raker
    Had staff breakfast 8/23/2012-a.m.
    PTA purchased another Kuerig coffee maker for staff
  • Website/Facebook -- Anne DeAngelis & Sherri Lamerand
    Facebook will have house rules

Questions/Concerns/Idea Sharing
- None

Thank You & Congrats!

Adjourn - 8:12 p.m.

(Over for Dates to Remember & Resources)

DATES TO REMEMBER
8/24 - Fri / Meet the Teacher 1:30-2:30 pm
8/27 - Mon / First Day of School Grades 1-6
8/28 - Tues / First Day of School Kindgergarten
8/29 - Wed / Back To School Picnic (rain date Thursday) 5:30-7:30 pm
9/3 - Mon / Labor Day - No School
9/5 - Wed / PTA Gen Meeting 5:30 pm
Parent Orientation 6:00 pm - Gr K-2
7:00 pm - Gr 3-6
9/7 - Fri / School Pride Day
9/11 - Tues / PTA Meeting 7:00 pm Staff lounge
9/12 - Wed / Room Parent Breakfast 8:15 am

RESOURCES

Pleasant Hill PTA Website

NWSC

Northwest Cook (D37 PTA)

IL PTA

National PTA

PTA Parent

(e-newsletter for all parents)

PTO Today

(Parent groups of all kinds face similar challenges!)