St. Theresa  PTO Minutes - August 28, 2007

Saint Theresa Catholic School - PTO Meeting Minutes - August 28, 2007

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

The opening prayer was lead by Mrs. Olberts.

Lisa Blair read the minutes from the PTO planning meeting.

Kathy Loyd gave the Treasurer’s Report: $ 2,965.70 as of 8/28/07 which includes 40% of the
families paying their PTO dues.

Old Business:
The current year officers were introduced:

Peggy Cobb-President, Bettina Privitera-Vice President, Kathy Loyd-Treasurer, Lisa Blair-Secretary

Mrs. Olberts described the ANSAA accreditation process that we are currently involved in, which includes surveys for the families to fill out. They will send the last one home on Friday and they need
to be returned to the office by Friday, September 7^th. All children that return them will have a free tag
day on September 13^th.

The 1^st ANSAA visit will be with Mrs. Gray – President, some time in October (no date set yet). This
is a preliminary visit to give us a heads up of what needs to be done.

The ANSAA team visit will be December 2, 3, 4 & 5^th.

In addition, the Men’s Club of St. Theresa Parish will put up a fence at the far end of the soccer field
in October or November – in time for the ANSAA visit.

Volunteer Sheets, Incentives & Virtus training – reminder that all volunteers that will be working with
the children need to take the Virtus training course. There is a Hispanic session scheduled and other sessions are available at other Catholic schools.

There was a motion presented by Johanna McCormick, 2^nd by Tonda Gresham that we increase the amount of money given to the homeroom mothers to $3 per child for the Christmas parties. The motion was voted on and passed.

Autumnfest: Mrs. Hood discussed the school’s roll in Autumnfest, which will be held the last weekend
in September. The school parents and children will be needed to help on Saturday for the carnival from 12-5. There will be games, food and fun.

Secret Santa Shop: Mrs. Cobb gave information on the Secret Santa Shop which will be held
November 12-16. They need donations, volunteers and bags. There was an idea presented to wrap duplicate items and placed under the tables and keep 1 unwrapped on the table for the kids to view.
This item was not presented as a motion nor voted on.

Pastor’s Remarks: Father John was not available for this meeting.

Last Friday the transformer blew by the church office and she appreciates all of the parents help and understanding with dismissal that day.

She also mentioned that we have had a great start to the year, especially the Pre-K and Kindergarten kids who did great in church.

Also, school pictures are coming up next Thursday and newsletters will be going home on Friday.

If you have not returned your family packet, please do so as soon as possible. When all of them are returned, the kids will get a Popsicle party. If you are missing your forms, you can go to the school website where you can download the needed forms.

In addition, the lunch cost has increased this year to $2.25.

Program on St. Theresa Project: Mrs. Dunn gave her presentation of the St Theresa Program. It is based on St. Theresa’s autobiography Story of a Soul. We will be implementing this program into the religion curriculum and some of the quotes will be used by the teachers and students to use in daily life and there will be special projects throughout the year.

October 1^st is the feast day of St. Theresa and we will be having a family mass.

Closing Prayer: Was led by Mrs. Olberts.

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned by Peggy Cobb.

The class with the most parents in attendance was the 2^nd grade and they won a Popsicle party.

The $50 cash drawing was won by Mrs. Foret.

Respectfully submitted:

Lisa Blair