Rehoboth PTSA Minutes November 8, 2017 / Palmer River Elementary School (11 Members in attendance) Meeting called to order 6:35 pm by Susan Bogosian, President Meeting Minutes: Susan Bogosian, President Minutes from October 2017 - minutes reviewed, motion to approve/seconded & unanimously accepted. Principals’ Reports: Joseph Pirraglia and Arlene Miguel 1) Palmer River: Arlene Miguel - update provided by Susan Bogosian 2) Beckwith: Joseph Pirraglia - - Busy October with Pink & Orange (Unity) Days, Dance and Bash. - Mr. Viera presented update on efforts to improve attendance & recognition for such. Feb 9th will be 1st AttenDANCE celebration for students with outstanding attendance (or better than 95% which is equivalent to less than 9 absences). Incentives will be in place for achieving better than 95%, i.e reduced $ for dance tickets, drinks/snacks, etc. We hope to open discussions re: why absences occur with greater connections being made. - Soccer Teams applauded as Divisional Champs with Boys Soccer team record of 9-0-1 and Girls Soccer team record of 8-2-1. - Parent Teachers Conferences coming up. Committee Updates: 1) Jack O’Lantern Festival: Karen DeRoche - Went very well. Hayrides went much smoother. Discussed more illumination outside at Beckwith for next year and perhaps decreasing haunted hallways to 2 hours may be more beneficial for the actors. Big “Thank you” again to all the volunteers, donations and service groups that made this such a great night! 2) 4th Grade Astronomy Night - 11/17 from 7-9pm (12/1 is rain date) - flyer to be posted. Will set up near Beckwith. Parking lot at PRES will be lit up and cafetaria will be open at PRES to sell hot chocolate/water/popcorn. 3) Health Summit- 11/16/17 - Waltham MA - hosted by MA PTA - Reminder - please let us know if you are interested in attending. 4) Book Club - 11/29/17 @ BMS Library 5) Bylaw Revision - last done in 2014. Recommendations received from Jen Francioso at MA PTA. Major revisions include: a) Combine Asst. Treasurer and Secretary to “Financial Secretary” ; b) 2 VP’s instead of 3 ; c) credit card policy added; d) Immediate Past President added to Executive Committee; e) Plan to revise committee chair verbiage to protect need for updates & fiscal responsibility. New Business: 1) Treasurer’s Report - beginning to see activity in Spiritwear, Enrichment, and Membership. Please see updated budget sheet. 2) Book Fair BMS : 11/27/17 through 12/1/17. Will solicit volunteers. Online book fair this year will be open 11/17-12/8. Also plan locker raffles and continue teacher recommendations. 3) PEG: Applications are ready to go and will be sent to principals for distribution. Applicants need to be PTSA members. Will meet in December to decide and plan to award during January meeting. 4) Bus Negotiations: Ms. Antonellis requested email questions. Pursue other companies but would only be for after school hours. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm by Susan Bogosian Next Meeting: 12/13/17 @ 6:30 pm in the Library at PRES |
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