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- May 19, 2008 |
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- May 19, 2008 |
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Meeting was called to order at 3:50pm. 12 were in attendence.
The following PTA Board was in attendance:
Peggy Farrington, President
ABSENT: Debbie Martin, VP of Committees
Traci Scarduzio, VP of Membership
Jeanette Krauss, Treasurer
ABSENT: Lisa Ruvo, Corresponding
Secretary
Shelly Black, Recording
Secretary
Principal's Report: Mrs. Epstein was present.
Teacher Liaison: Mrs. Plambeck was absent. Nothing was reported.
Treasurer's Report: Bank account balance
is $22,422.
Susan Carol, College and Careers, at John Jay picks the
person who applies for the Fishkill Plains $500 scholarship by the deadline
via a scholarship committee. Daniel Weinblatt won it this year.
He wrote an application letter, community service and grades all count.
Allen Education Center gave us $180 for Fishkill
Plains students being evaluated thru and attending his facility.
Nominations: Nominations were as follows
and there were no additional nominees, so this is the board for next year:
Peggy Farrington, president
Sherri McNamara, VP of Membership
Andrea Corbet, VP of Committees
Jeanette Krauss, Treasurer
Dana D'Amico, Recording Secretary
Tina Burke, Corresponding Secretary
Volunteer Positions will be formatted next year with the description next to the check box to sign up for Chairperson and Volunteering. We are hoping this will make it more user friendly so we will get more volunteers.
Fifth grade moving up: Sherri McNamara and Debbie Calabro will be in charge of the breakfast: Bagels, fruit,...
Memorials: Concrete/Resin Benches were purchased for Adam Kaplan and Joseph Avis. They each have a metal plaque.
Flag Day: Flag Day will be June 13.
Budget Vote is tomorrow May 20th. Please vote.
End of Year Money: A discussion was held;
opinions were varied. Options mentioned:
--We should eliminate this donation since the money is
not readily available to give.
--Use the money toward a healthy snack (Wellness).
--Wait for the budget vote since the money may be needed
to fill in if budget does not pass.
--Fund raisers may not bring in as much money next Sept.
as the economy is now, so hold on to the PTA money and eliminate the donation.
--Each grade should be given $100 to put toward their
end of year "Fun Day" or supplies or books for their rooms or something
for the children's benefit.
--Indoor Rock Climbing wall 8 foot by 8 foot for ages
4 and up is about $1500. This may be purchased by PTA in lieu of
the end of year donation. This would be installed in the gym and
would only be used while supervised by the gym teachers using safety equipment;
this would not be 'play ground' equipment for the children's unsupervised
use.
--Wait to see how the budget situation is and ask the
teachers for a list of items they would like help with from the PTA
Programs: Programs for 2008-2009 need to be organized and booked.
Yearbooks. As per Andrea Corbett, Yearbooks will
be available for sale at moving up
day. We sold about 300 books which is average,
many of which were
personalized.
Folders for students. Peggy presented printed
folders for students as
an Idea. Would like to have printed and presented
as a Welcome back to
School filled w/ important papers, memos etc... to be
distributed on first
day of school. Lisa Ruvo brought up 2 issues 1)
many of the important
memos are not available before the first day of school
so it may not be
possible to stuff them prior also 2) Manpower needed
to stuff them before
school may be difficult. Will re-visit other options.
Folders are nice
idea!
Volunteer get together thank you - date is still pending
Fundraiser ideas are being discussed. Peggy
has several books for
review and is soliciting input.
There is a Summer conference in Utica if anyone
is interested in
attending - let Peggy know.
Kindergarten Picnic was not discussed
Ways to recruit new parents was not discussed
Please encourage neighbors/friends/other parents to come to the meetings.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:15pm.