Saint Theresa Catholic School -
PTO Meeting Minutes - March 11, 2008

Mrs. Davidson’s Kindergarten class sang several songs from their science and religion series before the meeting.

The meeting was called to order by Peggy Cobb, PTO President.

The opening prayer was lead by Mrs. Olberts, Principal.

Lisa Blair read the minutes from the November 7, 2007 PTO meeting. Motion to approve the minutes was presented by Jean Swillum and 2^nd by David Henning. The motion was voted on and approved as is with no corrections.

The Treasurer’s Report was given by Bettina Privitera, Vice President: Balance as of 3/11/08 is $4,088.63.

Old Business given by Mrs. Olberts:

A.) ANSAA accreditation - We received a call last week that the board met and we are fully accredited for another 7 years. There are recommendations (areas for improvement over the next 7 years) and commendations (pat’s on the back) given by the board.

A couple of the recommendations mentioned are parent education programs and diversity on the School Board and PTO. These and some of the other items recommended are already in our future plans. Each fall, Mrs. Olberts will send a report to tell the board how we are doing on their recommendations.

One of the commendations given by the board is that they were happy to see how well the Parish and school work together.

B.) Secret Santa – Thank you to all of the parents that sent money for the children to shop at Secret Santa. It was a great success. We brought in $2,724.50 and after expenses we made a profit of $2,148.13.

 

New Business given by Mrs. Olberts:

1. Nominate PTO and School Board Officers 2008-2009 – There are nomination slips available at the meeting to nominate someone for the positions opening on the School Board and PTO. Once the nominees agree to be on the ballot, we will elect new officers and board members.

2. International Festival - It will be Sunday, April 27, 2008 and there has been a time change due to the additional mass at 1:00. The new time will be from 3:00p.m.-6:00pm. Some entertainment has already signed up and we are hoping for more. In addition to entertainment, we will eat, have a silent auction and a raffle sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. We still need people to sign up to bring food, so please turn in the forms stating what you will bring. It will help the kitchen committee know what additional items are still needed. If you are interested in helping with the International Festival committee, the next meeting will be April 1^st at 6:00pm in the school library.

 

Special Guest Speaker – Linda Cullers: Unfortunately, there was a scheduling conflict and Ms. Cullers was not able to make this meeting. She does plan to attend the May meeting.

 

Principals Report – Mrs. Olberts:

Spring break will soon be here. Report cards will be sent home on March 17^th and teacher conferences will be held on the 18^th and 19^th of March. Stanford testing will be the week of April 14^th – please make sure your children get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast. So far, we have had a wonderful year.

Our next PTO meeting will be on May 6^th at 6:30pm in the Parish Center and we will discuss plans to purchase additional playground equipment. It will need to be done in several phases and there will be copies of the plans available to view at the meeting.
In addition, we will elect new officers for 2008-2009 PTO and our guest speaker, Linda Cullers, will be here to discuss asthma.

Closing Prayer: Was led by Mrs. Olberts.

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned by Mrs. Olberts.

The class with the most parents in attendance was the Kindergarten and they won a Popsicle party.

The $50 cash drawing was won by Nancy Hill.

Respectfully submitted:

Lisa Blair