Fireside PTO
January Meeting Minutes
Attendance| Michele Crawford | Leslie Ewing | Pat Heinz-Pribyl | Dustin Sagrillo |
| Tam Dalle-Molle | Lucy Floyd | Kristin Kusmierek | Shana Sagrillo |
| Heidi Day | Paula Haskins | Bridget Lemur | Margretta Risi |
| Ashley Elder |
Welcome and Introductions
Everyone was welcomed to the PTO meeting. Tam asked if there were any changes to the December minutes. Pat had a change. She wanted to clarify why the adult lunch prices went up. The reason is because the government cannot subsidize adult lunches. Michele moved to approve and all voted to approve the December minutes.
Principal’s Remarks – Pat Heinz-Pribyl
Pat became a grandma for the first time on 12/19/2009.
The last open enrollment tour was today, 1/12/2009. Open enrollment forms are due by Friday, January 25th at 4 pm.
District Leadership Meeting – Discussed the budget. We are going to have cuts next school year. More information will be going out soon.
Lunch – We are data-collecting at the moment. We have a meeting Wednesday morning regarding time of lunches.
Also, we have new boards out front showing our Fireside Pride.
CAP – There is a Parent Information meeting on February 8th from 6:30-8:30 pm. February 9th, 10th and 11th are the student CAP days for all students that have not heard the program yet – new students, Kindergarteners and 1st graders.
Co-Chairs Remarks – Margretta Risi & Tam Dalle Molle
School Improvement Ideas: There was discussion on the school improvement ideas.
We have eliminated some ideas such as: Exterior Paint (District should fund), Outdoor classroom (tabled for later), Outdoor Reader Board (tabled for later), Falcon’s Next sign (just remove the old sign), Trophy Case in front (not enough space, just use what we have), Wheeled baskets for teachers (give teachers the idea and they can purchase if they want them), Storage shed for pre-school (not sure if there is a strong enough need).
We are still considering: Benches around the flagpole, Bulletin boards throughout the school, Staff Lounge remodel with dishwasher and filtered water, and additional rugs in the front lobby.
We will discuss these options further at the February PTO Meeting.
Tribute Ad for Dean Stankovic – It was requested to have an ad put into the program for the Impact on Education Awards dinner for Dean Stankovic. Tam moved to vote on the ad placement. It was approved to do a ¼ page ad for $50. Heidi and Michele will write up the ad.
PTO Bulletin Boards – We are looking for someone to decorate and put a PTO bulletin board together, since the last one was taken down to make room for the new PRIDE sign. Discussion on new location. Lucy said she would work with Pat to get something together.
Babysitting at PTO - It was decided to have babysitting at each PTO meeting. We are paying each sitter $10 an hour with usually 2 babysitters depending on the number of children. We are going to advertise this option for next month’s PTO meeting. Parents will need to make a reservation to bring their children.
Committee Reports/Upcoming Events
Grocery Card – Bridget Lemur – She is going to send out an email to parents asking if they are interested in having a Sprouts grocery card. She also asked for advice on how to get more grocery card sales. It was decided to try selling the cards after school on the next few Fridays to gain exposure.
Giving Tree – We collected over 80 gifts this year. Four Fireside families received gifts as well as Three “There with Care” families. Every person who took a mitten brought in the gift requested.
Winter Social – Ashley Elder & Lucy Floyd - Fireside Disco Party (Dance) from 6-8 pm, date is coming later. We will serve cookies and water, there will be a give-away, and we will charge $2-3 per ticket.
Fireside Falcons Gear – Shana Sagrillo - It was decided that the “Gear Team” would select three potential falcon logos and present them to the Student Council for a vote. Our new school colors are red and gold. We need to get with Student Council on what gear they would like to sell.
Spring Read-a-thon – Heidi Day - New theme this year. Date is the week of Feb 22nd. We will have prizes for the highest participation rate, hours read and money raised.
Literacy Night - January 14th from 5:30 pm to 6:40 pm. There will be three 20 minutes presentations.
Grants - Michele Crawford – Ms. Mahoney received a 3rd grade grant for $770 for the Museum field trip regarding the human body. Michele is working on a grant with Ms. Finleon for a pumpkin patch. Also, with Sam’s Club closing we will lose our influence with them.
Green Team – We delivered compostable materials to over 600 students, parents and teachers for the holiday parties. All feedback we received was good and we are on track for Valentine’s Day parties.
Treasurer’s Report – Ashley Elder
We received $457.50 from the Box Tops for Education Program.
We received $154.60 from Albertson’s.
We currently have $17,709 in our checking account.
We currently have $41,838 in our money market account.
District Parent Council Update
No meeting minutes to discuss.
PEN – Parent Engagement Network
There is a presentation at Louisville Middle School on Wednesday night 1/13, on High Performance Parenting. An email went out today inviting people to attend.
Other Business
Tina Fontillas has requested hand sanitizer for the computer labs. It is a request for $130 for the year. Tam moved to vote, Margretta seconded, and it was approved.
Teacher Request – Dean Stankovic has requested $450 to have the presentation “Shakespeare in the Schools.” We had the presentation last year and it was noted as being a good presentation. We will vote on this request next month.
Next PTO Meeting Tuesday, February 9, 6:30 pm in the Fireside Library.
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