PTO Meeting Minutes
Sept. 21, 2011
Attendance – Denise Cowan, Danyel Hayes, Lisa Wasik, Alisa Glessing, Jenny Matson, Katie Jost, Alyson Davis, Donna Daniels, Christine Andersen, Stacy Stewart, Sarah Behnke and Mary Raboine.
I. President’s Report – Just for clarification PTO meetings are for discussing/deciding PTO business. If you have issues with any other member of the staff a PTO meeting is not the place to vent these grievances. Thank you!
II. Treasurer’s Report
A. Savings -$4,094.42
B. Checking-$4356.78
This is significantly less than we have started with in years past. This makes it extremely important that we all pitch in and fund raise.
III. Secretary’s Report – Denise introduced herself as the new secretary but had nothing new to report.
IV. Principal’s Report – It has been a great start to a new year. There has been lots of positive feedback from the city police and parents as well as students about the new afternoon pick-up procedure.
MAP testing is new for everyone this year so there will be a few difficulties but they are working through it. COMPASS testing will coincide with MAP testing. Teachers are working hard on their enrichment committees and staff development.
Parents are asked to please be respectful of Dyer students trying to cross Kendall Street at the corner of State & Kendall as you are leaving Cooper school in the afternoon. Also please be mindful of the new crosswalk on Kendall St. Parents and children are still crossing even after the crossing guard goes in.
With 3 weeks of school under our belts, parents should be saying good-bye to their children on the playground and NOT entering the building. If you need to enter the building please enter the doors off of Conkey Street and report to the office to sign in. Thank you!
There have been many changes to the school this year from paint on the walls to new computer labs.
Classrooms or the library will no longer be able to be used for afterschool or evening functions unless a staff member is present due to school property being damaged or disappearing.
V. Old Business
A. DVD/VCR combo units – Are still being looked into.
B. iPads – 9 new iPads have been purchased and will be delivered to the school next week.
C. Other Old Business –
1. Chairperson needed for Market Day – Stacy Stewart volunteered
2. Chairperson needed for Sentry Receipts – Sarah Behnke volunteered
3. Chairperson needed for Popcorn Friday – Sarah Behnke volunteered for this also
4. Box Tops for Education - Please remember as you are shopping online go to www.boxtops4education.com first and shop through the Marketplace of that website. Our school will earn Box Tops for the shopping you already do.
VI. Current/New Business
A. Fall Book Fair-Ice cream social time change – The Fall Book Fair is set for Friday Oct. 21, 2011. In conjunction there will be an Ice Cream Social. $1.00 donation for an ice cream sundae. Volunteers will be needed.
B. Fundraising ideas for 2011-2012 school year.
1. This year we are going to try something new… Pies from the Elegant Farmer. Preliminary info states that pies will sell for approximately $15.00. $5 of which would go to the PTO. Pies in the store sell for $14.99. We are hoping to run this fundraiser in conjunction with Thanksgiving and/or Christmas
2. Possible “Penny War”
C. Classroom Ed Fund-cash or gift card – Instead of trying to get the teachers gift cards from a lot of different places, cash will be given to each teacher for extra classroom supplies and activities.
D. Email addresses in Skyward (privacy Policy) – Can email addresses in Skyward be shared with the PTO? Due to the privacy policy email addresses given to the school cannot be given to the PTO. If you would like the PTO to communicate directly with you via email you will need to voluntarily share your email address with us. And in accordance with privacy policy we DO NOT share email addresses unless given permission by you. Because the school cannot share email address they have agreed to send any reminders the PTO may need to send without sharing any private information.
E. What is the ETA on the Skyward fix? – Mrs. Anderson was not aware that there was any problem with viewing Cooper students on Skyward. It will be looked into.
F. Review scheduled dates with Chris to verify any conflicts.
Oct. 21, 2011 – Fall Book Fair & Ice Cream Social
All other dates are tentative!
Nov. 8, 2011 – Cooper Night at Culver’s
Dec. 9, 2011 – Movie night (Movie TBA)
Jan. 10, 2012 – Cooper Night at Culver’s
Feb. 10, 2012 – School Dance or other Family Fun Night
April 3, 2012 – 3rd and final Cooper Night at Culver’s
April 27, 2012 – Cooper Carnival
G. Proposed financial document process – PTO Treasure, Lisa Wasik, asks that she be notified when any financial correspondence is delivered to the school, i.e. bank statements, fundraiser checks.
H. EIN or Tax id number for new accounts at Educators – We are going to move our checking and savings accounts from Chase Bank to Educator’s Credit Union.
I. School Store – Rachel Fox is going to be the Chairperson for the school store again this year. The school store will be open for business the first Friday of every OTHER month. Those dates being Oct. 7, Dec. 2, Feb.3, April 5 (Thursday because Spring Break starts on Friday) and June 1.
J. Other new business - We would like to post the Chairpersons for certain things on the website with their email addresses. Box Tops, Sentry receipts, Campbell soup labels, Lending Library, Market Day. Those people involved agreed.
VII. Adjournment – Meeting was adjourned at 7:50pm.
Next meeting is October 19, 2011
Respectfully submitted by
Denise Cowan
PTO Secretary
Approved by Lisa Wasik (via email); Seconded by Alisa Glessing (via email)
