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Saint Theresa Catholic School -
PTO Meeting Minutes - May 6, 2008

 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 March 11, 2008 PTO meeting. Motion to approve the minutes was presented by Holly Schieber and 2nd by David Henning. The motion was voted on and approved as is with no corrections.

 

The Treasurer’s Report was given by Peggy Cobb, President: Balance as of 5/6/08 is $3,666.58.

 

Old Business:

A.) Introduction of 2008-2009 New Officers – given by Bettina Privitera – The new officers are as follows:

President – Bettina Privitera
Vice President – Clay Williams
Treasurer – Elaine Cunalata
Secretary – Deidra Blankenship

New School Board Members are:

Elena Ramos
Geoff Rhinehart
Michael Yang

B.) International Festival – given by Mrs. Olberts – We had a good turnout and did really well. We raised approximately $11,780.00 from the raffle, ticket sales, cash donations, International Queen and the silent auction. This is great because we did not have matching donations from Wal-Mart this year!

Lynn Givens – International Festival Committee Chairperson – was very pleased with class baskets. They started with a $20 input from the PTO, but they all sold for more than $50 each!!

Please check the school website for a list of sponsors and donors for this event.

There will be a rap up meeting on May 7, 2008, to finish up and send thank you cards to everyone that donated items.

Mrs. Olberts extended a very big thank you to two of the committee members that attended the meeting, Jean Swillum for her help with children and their songs, and Holly Schieber for her help in the kitchen.

 

New Business given by Mrs. Olberts:

    1. Field Day Volunteers – Field Day will be Friday, May 16th with inflatable’s and Mrs. Olberts will be giving the kids what they would like, one with water!! She recommends that parents send along a towel with the child’s name on it along with an extra set of clothes in case they get really wet.

      2. The cost of Field Day is $6.00 per person which includes the cost of the inflatable rental, lunch, and tag day.

      Parents are needed to volunteer to help at the game booths. Last year there were not enough helpers and if we are unable to get enough for this year, we may have to get rid of some of the game booths. If you can volunteer, please contact the office.

    2. Drawing for $50.00 – Lee Clark won the $50.00 cash drawing.

    3. Spending of PTO Funds – Mrs. Olberts opened the floor to suggestions of how to spend the remaining PTO funds. There are several items that are on the Strategic Plan that they would like to implement, but we currently do not have the funds to do one or more at this time. Most of the items will cost at least $5,000. Some of the items mentioned are:

    1. Replacing the Bell and Clock system in the school and Parish center (Approximately $6,000).

    2. Replacing the carpet in the library, including the copy room, librarian’s office, and back through the teachers lounge.

    3. Playground equipment. Hope to add equipment for the middle to upper building grades.

David Henning presented a motion that we hold on to our current funds and add them to next years fund raising so we can possibly complete an item from the Strategic Plan. The motion was 2nd by Clay Williams, voted on and approved.

Principals Report – Mrs. Olberts:

Stanford Test results are here. She was very happy with how the children scored. The tests are available now in the office or they will be sent home with your child’s report card at the end of the school year. She also thanked the teachers for the great job in helping the children achieve these scores.

It has been a great year and she is looking forward to the next few weeks with so many activities that are planned.

Special Guest Speaker – Linda Cullers: Ms. Cullers had a slide show presentation on asthma which gave parents as well as school personnel an idea of symptoms to look for as well as action plans that should be put in place to help asthmatic children.

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 2nd grade and they will win a Popsicle party.

 

Respectfully submitted:

Lisa Blair