PTO Board Meeting Minutes - Oct 11, 2020 9am
3/23/2021 6:16 pm
2020-2021 Board Attendees:
Co-Presidents: Laura Weeshoff - Kiki Dupey - Teacher Representative: Holly Hooley - Jamie McCrensky- VP Hospitality: Melanie Frisone - Michelle Wilson - VP Finance: Tara McConnell - VP Fundraising: Maria Aldrich - VP Communications/App: Beth Williams - Alicia Haygood - Mary Olley – Dave McQuiston – VP Spring Events: Krista Kotsovos - VP Fall Events: Marissa Anderson - VP Outreach: Morgan Reader SOL Liaison - Laurie Jones
Celebrations:
All grades are back!!
Spiritwear delivered
Online auction
Yard signs
Principal Update:
- General update
Old Business:
- Spiritwear orders delivered/distributed
- Successful online auction!
- Successful pizza night
New Business:
- Birthday book club this week
- Scholastic book fair chair - needed. Nov 2-15
- Room parent assignments
Teacher Representative: Jamie McCrensky and Holly Hooley
- Mrs Hooley and Ms McCrensky created a Google form to help facilitate room parent volunteers
VP Finance: Tara McConnell
- Current Chase Checking Balance: $61,181.07
- Paypal Account Balance: $6,972.64
- Current Spiritwear budget is $6500 and we've spent $5800. If we are considering another spiritwear run, we may need to up that budget {Spiritwear has already surpassed its expected income of $10,000 and has brought in $11,000)
- Pandemic Needs bucket: the cases of water etc cost more than expected. This bucket is currently at $100, but needs to be upped to $230 to cover those expenses
VP Sponsorships: Maria Aldrich
- Mathnasium $100 credit to pto
- A/R workshop fundraiser $35 for 10 ornaments Nov 1 to Dec 15
VP App: Dave, Mary
- PTO Email forwarding - i.e. board@dcespto.org ; school@dcespto.org
- Reminder:
- Email support@dcespto.org for web/app needs
- Verify - SOL families are in our app/receiving emails
VP Fall Events: Marissa Anderson
- Golf fundraiser in the fall - Ryan researching this week
- Family fun nights - *Take out nights at restaurants*(Nicole Quadrini, Meredith McDermott, Jen Simpson)
- Early Release Wednesday 21st in October - Peter Piper - with afternoon/evening/all day option
- Chick fil A this Friday
- Election night -Portilos through drive through
- We made $400 at Papa John's
- Amanda Swadish - credit at chick fil a
- Birthday Book Club
- Oct 16. - Lisa Lee is delivering Thursday for passing out Friday
VP Communications: Beth and Alicia
- Highlight/show board members
- Selfie video with each board member - highlight one a week
- Email info@dcespto.org for any posting on facebook, insta, email; also forward emails to Laurie Jones;
- Blog posts topics
VP Hospitality: Melanie Frisone and Michelle Wilson
- Teacher treats starts this week
- Back to School Week
- Delivered 55 Boxed Lunches to Teachers & Staff
- Flower Auction
- Teacher Treat - Crumbl Cookies
- Add Teacher Favorite Things to app
- Donation Option on the PTO Store for Teacher Treats
- Conference Treats for Next Week
VP Special Projects: Alyson Ashcroft
- We are in charge of maintaining butterfly garden and school gardens that we have planted
- Boxes in the fourth grade and kinder cove - has the soil been delivered? Are they still going to use those boxes for Native American Planting in fourth? STEAM planting? 3rd grade garden teas or tasting; We just need to contact Sing Farms
- $3,000 grant received
SOL Liaison: Laurie Jones;
- SOL families have a Facebook group
- Email Laurie to forward DCES emails to SOL
VP Spring Events : Krista Kotsovos
- Amazing race in the spring - TBD
VP Outreach: Morgan Reader