January 2008 Minutes
Conestoga Elementary PTO
February 01, 2008
Conestoga Elementary School PTO
Meeting Minutes
Date: January 10, 2008
Location: Conestoga Elementary School Library
Meeting Called to Order By: Peggy Moore, PTO President
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Attendance: 19 - 4 Officers; 9 Parents; 6 Staff
Officer’s Reports:
President: Peggy Moore
1. Thank you cards have been received from Mrs. Parson and her students, Mrs. Keene, and the Headstart classroom.
Treasurer: Wendy Lowe
1. The PTO account has a balance of $14,026 in checking, $9,085 in savings. A $7,000 CD will come due this month. A $12,000 CD will be established.
Principal: Eric Dennis
1. Conestoga Elementary will have two student teachers in the
building in Mrs. Butler’s and Mrs. Keene’s rooms.
2. A total of 75 books have been donated to the adopted school in
the Yucatan.
3. School assessments are going well. The reading assessments were
completed in September. Math will be completed in February and
Terra Nova will be completed in April.
Committee Reports:
1. Skating Party Committee. Speaker: Peggy Moore, president.
The skate party is scheduled for January 10, 2008.
2. Ice cream Social/Basket Auction Committee. Speakers: Peggy
Moore, president; Jennifer Hosher, chair; Michelle Boyce,
chair.
Ms. Bair will provide musical entertainment. A date will be set -
February 28 is
the tentative date. Mrs. Hosher will be encouraging teachers to
diversify their baskets. They will order seventeen buckets of ice
cream.
3. Playground Committee. Speaker: Trinity Jensen, chair.
The committee is still in the process of receiving a final bid.
Installation would be in April.
4. Carnival Committee. Speaker: Trinity Jensen, chair.
The carnival games and equipment have been reserved. The carnival
will again feature the pirate ship inflatable and a younger child’s
bouncer. Allison Welch coordinate volunteers. The committee is
still looking for a pre-sales/ticket coordinator.
5. Spring Fundraiser Committee. Speakers: Wendy Lowe and Bobbi
Keene, co-chairs.
The committee has received more than 1,000 recipes. Order forms
will go home on January 15. The book will sell for $20 during
pre-sales, $25 at time of delivery. Profits will depend on book
sales with a possible profit of $6,000 to $10,000. The books will
be delivered by April 1.
Old Business: none.
New Business:
1. Motion was made and seconded to grant $149.00 plus shipping
and handling to purchase curriculum materials as outlined in the
proposal submitted by Ms. Bair. Motion approved.
2. Motion was made and seconded to grant $99.84 plus any shipping
and handling that might be incurred to purchase curriculum
materials as outlined in the proposal submitted by Mrs. Sherwin.
Motion approved.
3. Motion was made and seconded to approve $260 to purchase
curriculum materials as outlined in the proposal submitted by Mrs.
Harvey. Motion approved.
4. Motion was made and seconded to grant $300 to purchase
curriculum materials as outlined in the proposal submitted by Mrs.
Keene and Mrs. Wilson. Motion approved.
Announcements:
1. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Conestoga Elementary School Library.
Meeting Adjourned At: 8:00 p.m.
Minutes Compiled By: Trinity Jensen, secretary
