PTA Council Meeting Minutes
November 4, 2008
Attendance: Steven
Winters-Bona, Sharon Sharrow, Sue Caldwell, Denise Rudolph, Susan Swartz, Karen
Sroczynski, Lisa Basil, Jen Pietrow, Jennifer Prusinowski, Linda Kalasinski,
Melissa Ellwanger, Cathy Conroy
Call
to Order-
SecretaryÕs Report, Cathy
Conroy: Minutes presented and approved from the September 23rd
meeting by unanimous vote.
TreasurerÕs Report, Steven
Winters-Bona: Minimal activity to this point. Interest of $3.01 posted, bank
balance as of September 30 is $4,409.80. Reminder to schools to file form 990E
by 11/15. Report approved by unanimous vote.
Reflections, Linda
Kalasinski: 105 entries this year, number down from last year. Reminder to all
schools Ð NEW REFLECTIONS REPS NEEDED for next year.
Founders Day, Sharon
Sharrow for Gregg Zeman: Dinner is set for February 3, 2009. Cut off for
reservations will be January 23 with no exceptions, no walk-ins will be allowed
this year. Council will be getting a price quote from Riverstone Manor for
comparison to Glen Sanders. Reminder to all schools, please ask your presenters
to be respectful of time limitations.
Administration, Susan
Swartz: Building Proposition of $26.7 million will be presented to the public
for a vote on December 16, 2008. Voting will take place in the High School from
6:00 am until 9:00 pm. In depth information about the proposition can be found
in the Tartan Report and on the District web site. Community forums will be
held November 12 at 7:00 pm and November 15 at 10:00 am at the Middle School.
Our district is piloting a
new Elementary ELA curriculum. We have a new OPAL teacher, Mrs. Rueda. The
district is also researching the possibility of full day kindergarten for the
2009-2010 school year.
Glendaal:
By-laws have been re-done and approved.
Glen
Worden: Fall Festival went well, Book Fair is in progress. Movie Night 11/21.
Lincoln:
Membership has risen, 38 members are men. Movie Night 11/14.
Sacandaga:
Fall fundraiser went well, as did the Book Fair.
Middle School: Halloween
Teen Town went well. Penny Harvest is under way. MS Drama Club is
doing GREASE this year.
High School: watch for
flyer for the 2nd Annual Cabin Fever party. High School PTA desperately needs new members and any ideas on how to draw new
members are welcome. Numbers have
been dwindling the last few years it is becoming almost impossible for the PTA
to continue on with the current low membership numbers.
Meeting
Adjourned
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy
Conroy, Secretary