November 12, 2024

November 12th, 2024 Dedham PTF Meeting Agenda 

5:30pm  

1. Call to Order / Sign in

• Tim Bush, Douglas Wright, Madeline Wright, Jody Butilier, Katie McCourt, Larry Clement, Carl Whitham, Annie Goodwin, Jerry Troger

2. Approval of October Minutes, approved

3. Treasurer’s Report 

• Checking balance: $8,653.36 (closer to $6,750 after approved  items are paid out) 

• Scrip Saving balance: $2,195.33 

4. PTF Bylaws

• Fostering a positive environment for both students and staff

• Retirement gifts crossing a line

• Find sponsors in lieu of pulling from the PTF funds

5. Gala Update

• Affordable for families but also have to bring in spenders

• Revised menu $125/ticket

• Sponsorships ~ $13,000 secured, aiming for $25,000

• Still looking for auction items

• February 15th, tentative or first week of March

6. PTF Sales of Patches and Bumper Stickers

• Design cost absorbed in the gift for Mr. Paul, we’ve still got 6 months

• Classroom design competition for bumper stickers

• Cling/window decal or magnet more usable

7. Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas

• 55. instead of 50. for the cartofun

• Sponsors for the cartofun, sponsor once a month, push the cart

• Camping chairs, pricing Katie

• Beach blanket, pricing Carl

• Flower pot

8. Calendar Raffle 2024/2025

• 12 days of Christmas or push it out to May, end of school better weather allows more outdoor activities as gifts

• Resurrect spring fling, ask Amy Allen

• Motor Booty affair

9. Breakfast with Santa - Katie

• Lisa or other kitchen staff has to be present to use the kitchen, do it ahead of time, hot pot,

• $4/plate cost, $5/plate, donations, head count

• Sponsor $500 total

• Flyers

• Tickets

• Who is Santa? Costume? Carl Whitham knows a guy

• Polaroid or just phone

• Activities:

  • Coloring

  • Christmas scene mural on butcher paper

10. Request of funds:

• None

11. Old Business / New Business

12. Adjournment

Next Meeting: December 10th, 2024 5:30pm