PTO Minutes - 11/17/09

King PTO General Meeting

November 17, 2009 

In Attendance:  Diana Cucos, Kevin Karr, Lisa Kohn, Susan Gechter, Becky Gracey, Padmaja Sudhakar, Reates Curry, Gitanjli McRoy, Camille Ziolek, Mariam Manary, Diane Alson

 

Presidents Remarks:  Nothing new to report.  Things are moving along.  Asked for vote on October's PTO General Meeting minutes.   (Minutes approved.)

 

Principal's Report:  Kevin gave special presentation at the end of the meeting on "Reading & Understanding Your Child's Report Card. 

 

Treasurer's Report: 

We saved about $250 on this year's printing of the King PTO Phone Book.

Reminders to pay PTO dues will continue to be sent out.  About 30% of families have paid their dues to date, raising approximately $9,300. 

King Clothing made a profit of about $1,500.

5K totals have not yet been determined.

 

Committees:

Shopping Certificates - Information went home, and orders are due Dec. 2, 2009.  Pass the word.  Order forms will also be left on a table at King Care.

Grocery Store Cards - Talked briefly about setting up a table at Bingo Night to recruit parents to sign up for Kroger Card. 

Borders Book Fair - December 4 - 6.  Sandy Aldrich chairing.  Flyers will be sent home.

Snowman Gift Giving - Rachel Sabb coordinating program for parents to purchase gifts for needy families in the community.  Snowmen will be displayed on main bulletin board on the Monday after Thanksgiving.  Unwrapped gifts will need to be turned in be Dec. 16.

PTO Committees Still In Need of Chairs - Used Book Fair, Healthy Students, Lunch Enrichment, Safety Chair.  If positions do not get filled, programs will not run.

5K - Participant numbers were down from previous years.  Could have used more advertising.  No entertainment…not sure if people minded. 

Creative Writing Workshop - Camille Ziolek says things are going great.  Changes might be needed next year.

 PTOC -  rep Gitanjli McRoy attended council meeting.  King PTO still needs to pay Council dues.  Also spoke about the AAPS Educational Foundation, what it does for the schools and how to make individual donations.

Meeting Adjourned.  The next PTO meeting will be held on 12/8/09 at 7pm.

 

 

Minutes respectfully submitted by Diane Alson.