September 12, 2022 Meeting Minutes:
Attendance

 

• Shannon Morrissette

• Beth Boyer

• Carrie Precourt

• Danielle Reiter

• Kelli Dudovicz

• Kara Russo

• Melanie Bergin

• Nicole Kukesh

• Sarah Schmal

• Sam Gombar

• Sarah Baker

• Courtney Costa

• Terrill Card-Bernier

• Libby Persons

• Kelly Can Dolson

• Christina Barker

• Christine O’Hearn

• Gwen Pham

• Meg Murray

• Mandy Murphy

• Amanda Campano

• Amy Hogdon

• Lauren Lyons

• Kristen Gavin

• Kassie Dubois

• Jesseka Thompson

 

Agenda

• Intro

• Calendar

• Committees/Co-Chairs

• Membership drive

• EOY Gifts
   

Treasure’s Report

• TY ~ $17,000 v LY $13,500

  • Does not include membership drive donations (LY $6,645)

    • Venmo: $715

    • PayPal: $100

    • Checks: not counted

  • Biggest spike in week 3 LY, only 2 weeks TY

• EOY Gifts – still $3,300 to come out of account

  • Atomic clocks
     

School board update

• Meeting 9/15 agenda

  • Bookmobile updates

  • Policies

  • Affiliated agreements

  • Memorandum of Understanding w/ education association

  • Updating committee assignments

  • Jen Jacobi to replace Dave Mylott
     

Discussion

• Introduction of PTO to new members

  • Mission: To support the school, students, and teachers through fundraising and events.

  • Fund raising and events organized via committees

    • Planning committee sign up sheets (see end of minutes)

  • Follow on Facebook for updates
     

• EES moving to trimester schedule

  • Gives UA teachers more time to assess children

    • Historically, they did not report on Q1 Student Achievement Reports

  • Principals encouraging more communication between teachers/parents

  • Trimester 1 Achievement Reports early December

  • Trimester 2 begins 12/1

• Student Conferences help 11/8

 

Principal’s update

• Starting school with conversations around routine/building community

• Every classroom has morning meeting this year

• Lunch changes for 2022-2023 school year

  • Lunch time increased from 25 mins to 30 mins

  • Working on lunchtime routines – currently very loud

    • Sitting with grade/class

    • Eventually kids can sit where they want

  • 3rd/5th grade eat in classrooms

    • Needed to be able to give enough time for gym (not feasible to go to high school gym)

    • Can mix between classrooms

  • Communication in handbook, but not sent out to parents (incidental oversight)

Events:

• September

  • Membership drive (no committee)– Alternative membership drive, first 2 weeks

  • Book fair – run by school. PTO to donate $1,000 (matching LY donation)

    • Sarah – Motion

    • Shannon – 2nd

    • No opposition

    • Need parent volunteers for set up/take down/cashier

• October

  • Raise Craze/Kindness Challenge (Chair: Sarah; Kara and Carrie)9/26-10/14

    • Goal: $20k

    • LY: $14K

    • Packets going home with letter and QR code to scan (easy set up for parents)

      • Sponsor sheet for any checks/cash collected

    • Incentives

      • $1-25: Sticker (cost $133/1,000)

      • $26-75: Bracelet and sticker (cost $217/600)

      • $76-125: Snack cart punch card

      • Additional tiers – t-shirt and sweatshirt

      • Top 3 earners: choose one of 3 prizes ~$150

      • Top grade/top class: Extra recess

        • Determine top by averaging total amount earned/# of kids

    • Kick-off assembly – Mandy volunteered teachers to present at their morning meetings

      • Sarah/Beth/Kara to make video/PowerPoint

      • Reaching out to Recycled Percussion to send in video

    • Tracking – call out names of kids completing acts of kindness

      • Monday/Friday

      • 2 from each grade

    • Schoolwide celebration if school meets $20k

  • Monster Mash (Chair: Courtney (??); Shannon, Nicole, Kara) (10/28)

    • Outside again this year, inclement weather inside (no other date to reschedule)

    • Angry Hog food truck (thanks, Terrill!)

      • Need headcount

    • Scavenger hunt, yard games, guess the candy corn, etc.

    • Donation jars

    • No pizza this year – made money from that LY

• November

  • Nothing planned

• December

  • Nothing planned

• January

  • Wizard’s game (Chair: Carrie; Nicole, and Carrie)– fundraiser, split with middle school (?)

    • Nicole to get contact info

    • Coordination with middle school

  • Community Oven night

• February

  • Wizard’s (?)

• March

  • Wizard’s (?)

• April

  • Evening event (?)

• May

  • Teacher appreciation week (Chair: Carrie; Danielle, Kelli, Melanie Backup: Sarah, Nicole) – 5/1-5/5

• June

  • Ice cream social (Chair: Need chair; Carrie, Kara, Shannon)

 

End of Year Gift - $10,000

• Playground clean up

  • Landscaping complete

  • Fence still needs to be moved and re-mulched

• Gaga pit

  • Moving sandbox

  • Need community help to put it together

• Hopscotch (Christine?)

  • Still TBD – pending where to install

• Atomic clocks (Beth)

  • Pending update on how many from Mandy

 

Snack Cart

• More volunteers than last year!

• Need to do popcorn training

• Snack limits – 2 snacks per kid

• 5th grade baskets (no time to come down for snack cart)

  • Mandy to figure out logistics

  • Need to keep track of what goes into baskets for ordering purposes

• Parents can donate fresh fruit

• Volunteers need to be fingerprinted/background check – anyone volunteering during the school day

  • Tues/Thurs AM @ police department

  • Ellen @ SAU can notarize forms at no charge

  • Must volunteer once per year to keep valid, it lapses needs to be redone

  • Form expires after 60 days

  • Zero charge to parents

 

Meeting minute approval – approved 8.4 minutes

Motion – Sarah

Second – Carrie

 

Adjourn meeting

Motion – Sarah

Second – Melanie