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October Meeting Minutes

Attendance

Welcome and Introductions

Approval of Budget Meeting Minutes: Pat Heinz-Pribyl had a few changes on the September minutes. They consisted of name changes. Then it was moved and seconded (Sagrillo/Dalle Molle) that the minutes from the September 8th Meeting be approved. VOTE: Approved.

Principal’s Remarks – Pat Heinz-Pribyl

1. Pat wanted to give out a big Thank You to the PTO for all we do and for the food for conference days. It was wonderful!
2. We have open enrollment coming up. The dates will come out soon for the tours. There will be 5 dates in December and January.
3. Puentes Group – We will be having some Spanish speaking families joining us for upcoming PTO in the next few months.

Co-Chairs Remarks – Margretta Risi & Tam Dalle Molle

1. Kindergarten Parent Coffee Social – This was a new event for Fireside this year to welcome new Fireside parents and it went very well. It was suggested to have it again next year. We had a total of 25-30 Kindergarten parents attend.
2. Skate City Party – We had a bus issue but it did work out in the end (the free ice cream was a big hit). We had around 170 to 180 people attend and we made $275 for PTO. Thanks to everyone (especially Doug Haley!) who stepped up to help coordinate the Fun Bus!
3. School Directory – A big thank you to Francie Haley for putting this together. It looks great! We sold over 250 books so far and have made $528 to date.
4. International Walk to School Day – Thanks to Shontelle Hegge who did a great job getting this together. She had 10 volunteers helping her and there was about 80% student participation.
5. Parent Teacher Conferences – Thanks to Shana Sagrillo for organizing the volunteers for the teachers’ food. They loved it.

Committee Reports

1. Payback Coupon Books - Shana Sagrillo
   We sold 377 books total. The PTO profit was $3,770. The only idea would be to maybe hold 1 week later in the school year so that class lists are finalized.
2. Grants Update – Michele Crawford
   Nick Burlew is helping out by looking for grant opportunities. We are looking into getting the author of the One Book, One Fireside to speak at Fireside. Michele is also working on grants for Tara Newman in preschool. The Target grant is due November 3rd for Ms. Mahoney and the field trip. Mr. Stankovic has changed his request to $340 from PTO to fund his Better Writing Workshop. It was moved to approve (Dalle-Molle) and approved. Also, there is a nomination in the works for Dean Stankovic for the Impact Teacher Excellence Award and we are waiting to hear of its submission.
3. Grill n’ Bid – Andy Meseck/Heidi Day/Dustin Sagrillo
   (Andy) Everything is looking great so far. The layout of the event will be similar to last year. Thanks to all the volunteers in advance. (Dustin) We still need volunteers for ticket sales and food service. Dustin is to get a list of the volunteers and time slots soon. (Heidi) We have a lot of donations with a retail value of $18,500. We have sold around 400 tickets to date. It was noted that next year we need to create a policy regarding tickets for the free and reduced lunch families.
4. Gear Swap – Briana Greer
   Briana is working on ticketing for the event. The event will be held on November 6 (from 4-7 pm) for gear drop off. Then Sat. the 7th (from 9-1) pm will be the actual event. We will have a 3 hr break and have pick up of any unsold items from 4-7 pm. It was mentioned to charge $1 to enter the event but that was decided as a “no” since this is not considered a moneymaker for PTO, but a service to the families. A question was asked on payment options of cash, check or credit? It was decided that this event would be cash only.

Treasurer’s Report – Ashley Elder

We have a balance in the checking account of $6,007. The balance of the money market account is $41,838. We have received $150 from ink cartridges so far. Pat asked for reimbursement of $54.07 to Doug Haley for the purchase of the decibel counter. Moved to approve (Crawford) and approved.

SIT – Pat Heinz-Pribyl

The SIT team is working on the school improvement plan. Their next meeting is Wednesday, October 21st at 6:15 pm and they will be discussing safety among other items.

District Parent Council Update – Mario Jannatpour

Mario attended the DPC meeting on 9/16/09. At this meeting most of the school board candidates were there and discussed themselves and their goals for BVSD. Next meeting is Wednesday, October 21st. For more information on the DPC, go to: http://districtparentcouncil.weebly.com .

Parent Engagement Network (PEN) – Lisa Hardwick

Lisa is going to put up information on upcoming events by the office. Most of the PEN network ideas are based on the book “What Kids Need to Succeed.”

Next PTO Meeting Tuesday, November 10th, 6:30 p.m.

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