BRIER PTA MEETING MINUTES FROM THURSDAY DECEMBER 14th , 2006
*Meeting was called to order @ 6:50 pm
*All members were present except Cindy Marum and Gayle Gray, Sue Coppinger - excused
*Reviewed and approved by general consent the PTA minutes from 10-12-06 with noted changes.
PRESIDENTS REPORT:
*It is noted that we are an elected group and need to appreciate and create an open area of diversity for thoughts, ideas, and differences in order to represent the PTA general membership as best possible.
*PTA General membership meeting is on January 18th 2007. In order to pull in a crowd Debbie is looking for suggestion of topics. Love and Logic speaker was one idea. Another was "Split level" classes. discussion occurred. It was noted that "Split level classes" only touches a small population of the school and may be better suited for a coffee chat.
*Nick Brossoit will be our guest speaker at the March 15th, 2007 PTA General Membership meeting.
*Our mid year audit will be occurring in January.
PRINCIPALS REPORT:(Reported by Debbie Dunne in Cindy’s absence)
*Legacy fund is being established based on a donation of 5K made by the grandparents of a student. A group of individuals will be looking for feedback on how to spend this money. Since the PTA was mentioned in the letter we will be working with the group. Debbie has sent a letter of thanks from all of us.
TREASURERS REPORT:
*Line item #33 was added for the Real Simple Festival of Giving.
*Line item #25 is a $150 donation made to the PE department and related programs. It will be granted to Mr. Givens.
*Remove line item 36 - used book sale. We are not having this event this year.
*A change to line item #118 Specialist grant for $800
*Line item #78 has recouped all but 1 check from the fundraiser.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT:
*Nothing new to report.
COMMITEE REPORTS:
Programs:
*The website for ordering Bobcat clothing online is now working. You can order on-line, by phone, or at the store. Orders have already been placed and filled with success.
*Reflections is winding up. 25 or 26 entries were submitted. Only 20 will go on to the council level. there will be an assembly of recognition.
*Science fair has new involvement. Mrs. Blum and Mrs. Bollen will be working with Kathy Saneto.
Fundraising:
*Real Simple Festival of Giving earned a total of $235 dollars for Arts Enhancement. Easy to do, great return. Recommended that we participate in this again next year.
Social:
*Skate night was a success. Toys for Tots collection went well. Approximately 129 people attended.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Field Improvements Update:
*The committee met this week. We now know the company we will be using for stations. The committee will be reconvening in January to discuss options. The Student Council will be putting together a survey for the students and their ideas of what they would like to see out there. Other ideas discussed were to have nature beds to gain interest or even turn the track into a giant game board.
NEW BUSINESS:
On-Line communication:
*The Brier Bulletin is now available on-line. the PTA needs to connect with the Buzz and other Tuesday packet flyers that used to be copied and distributed in paper form. Scanning is a temporary fix. Lesa will currently be compiling the information for Julie. In order for this to happen, the info and flyers need to be e-mailed to Lesa by Thursday for distribution in the following Tuesday packet. A possibility will be to work with Bob Cuplin to find a final solution.
Review
Staff News:
*No staff news to report.
Brier Buzz:
*Lesa has asked that all items be submitted by December 29th for the Buzz.
To Do List:
Debbie Dunne has the master copy. If you have any questions please contact her.
Meeting adjourned 7:45pm.