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PTC Meeting minutes October

Attendance:

President- Amanda Taylor

Vice President- Emily Savage

Treasurer- Jessica Widener    – absent

Secretary- Katie Dugas

PTC/Teacher Liaison- Katie Grondin & Tammy Bryant

Volunteer Coordinator & Fundraising- Erica Weaver

PR- Kristina Walker-

 

7 families present

 

Treasurer’s Report:

Previous Balances:

Checking: $ 5703.70

Savings: $6,463.43

Current Balances:

Checking: $6,073.07

Savings: $6,463.43

 

Popcorn 09/26 $162.85

$250 for popcorn supplies from Pepe Le Phew ( Lisa Nash) Incoming

$162.85 in popcorn sales- incoming

$43.48 popcorn supply reimbursement ( flavacol, seasonings, and bags) outgoing

 

Old Business:

 

Review Budget- Tabled for next meeting

 

Approve September meeting minutes- approved ( Emily motions, Kristina 2nds)

 

Popcorn Day 09/26:

Sold 360 Bags

Inventory Remaining:

Flavorings –                         3 Ranch

½ Nacho Cheese

½ White Cheddar

Popcorn Seeds –               1 full Bucket

1 unopened bag

Oil –                                       3 ½ Jugs

Flavor Cal Salt –                 1 ½ Cartons

Bags –                                   Zero

 

Popcorn Day 10/24

We need to replace Mrs. Dugas’s and Stem Closet bags we borrowed for popcorn day.

Outreach for donation update –

  • Grace will pick up next bags for donation.
  • Erica will find out which companies. Kristina will do a shoutout on Facebook with the company names.
  • 8 pack 100 bags ( 800) $18.24 on amazon, Emily motions Erica 2nds, motion carries

Vote on purchase of new supplies/Handle repair parts –

  • Will spend up to $40, Katie G motions, Tammy 2nds, motion carries

 

Approve new alternate fundraising letter

  • Sent to the district office, Erica wants us to remove the blank line or change the wording
  • Emily motions, Erica 2nds
  • We will vote on the wording via email and then send back to the DSC and Mr. Pope for review once the PTC board agrees on wording.
  • Erica will submit a fundraising form

 

Parkview Skate Information/Pick Date for School Skate Night (Winter, maybe February)

  • Waiting to hear back tabled until next meeting
  • Possibly pre-sale glow gear

 

Spirit Gear Approval final order form- form needs to be submitted to the district office ( Erica will do this)

  • Will use the grid style order form
  • Families like the new shirts ( pictures)
  • Add the QR code to the flyer
  • Add the “s” back into all star
  • Emily motions, Tammy 2nds, motion carries

 

Glow Dance-

  • Date suggestions:
  • Presidents day?
  • January 23rd from 5-7 PM Inservice day
    • Emily motions, Katie G 2nds, motion carries
    • Erica will fill out the form for fundraising and facility use
    • December meeting will discuss details of what needs to be purchased ( food, glow items)
    • Emily will ask NHS students for volunteer setup

 

Santa Shop

  • Rie is offering to make keychain crafts, she will  purchase materials her business will donate the work, next month we will do pricing and design approval
  • Erica will bring a slide show of what items we have
  • Purchase of mugs, cups, potholders,( 10 big mugs, 10 small mugs, vinyl to be purchased, football mugs, put things in the cup to make them appealable
  • 2 days in school and evening shopping 1 evening
  • Koozies Camo $16.99 .67 a piece, 25 for 9.99, 37 piece, multi color 50 for $28.99, 58 pieces.
    • Camo & multipack, Emily motions, Kristina 2nds, motion carries
  • Jessica will update the budget to how much we have left
  • Gift wrapping station ( NHS volunteers during the day, Emily is coordinating this)
  • We can ask for donations for wrapping paper-
    • Nick “ Sonka” ranch is donating money for the purchase of wrapping paper for the wrapping station.  Erica will purchase and give him an amount for his approval.
    • Charge for wrapping station possibly
  • Jessica will make anticipation video after it is setup ( Wednesday afternoon)
    • Erica will coordinate volunteers to help set up, work and shifts.
  • During library students will make decorations for Santa shop

 

  • PTC Updated info on school website- still not up to date, meeting minutes need to be posted, please follow up with Celeste ( Pope will do this)

 

Mini Grants:

Kinder and First Grade Pumpkin Patch Field Trip ( forms submitted on time) $5 per pumpkin per child plus bussing

-Emily motions, Erica 2nds, motion carries

 

New Business:

  • 2025-2026 Fundraisers (Cookie Dough, Carnival, Movie Night, Bingo Night, Grams, Penny Drive, custom socks)
    • Tabled until December ( due to timing)
    • Fall Fundraisers:
      • Alternative fundraising donation form
      • Shirt order form
    • Winter:
      • Santa Shop ( 12/11, 12/12 during school days plus 12/12 evening 2:15-6:00ish)
      • Glow Dance 1/23
      • Possible winter ideas to discuss at next meeting: val o grams, candy grams/snowman soup, bingo night, skate night
    • Possible spring to plan/vote/decide on at next meeting
      • Cookie dough, carnival, bingo night, penny drive, custom socks

 

Floor Open to new ideas:

  • None

 

Principal’s word:

               

                Site Council:

Groups are going, benchmark testing is going on

Next week 2 days of no school as staff are doing PD

Goal setting is next week, to be presented in November to school board and PTC/Site Council

Hiring still:  DLC IA and custodial

Title 1 money for parent engagement:

  • What do families need to come to meetings, to get more, what are obstacles:
    • Consider sports schedules with time
    • Childcare
  • Letting people know about meetings:
    • Text comes the day of; can this be the night before?
    • To receive texts ( must approve to get the messages, opt in)
    • dojo ahead of time ( maybe a few days before, like on Monday) , on the social page
    • As a reminder you can bring your child to the meetings
    • Possibly investigate childcare if we have a continued need for it
      • Baker offered to do this in her room.
    • Attendance postcard update- still too many and even if they were excused, emergency contacts still getting notified. Perfect attendance notifications daily to elementary families for a few days now.
      • Seems to be some system glitches
    • Do a newsletter with monthly meeting dates, times, and invite students if need
      • Possibly send a survey about meeting times to make it more accessible for families to attend