PTA Meeting Minutes 10/24/2025
Winget Park Elementary School PTA
Date: 10/24/2025
Location: Media Center
Present: Courtney Ody, Erin McGaughnea, Karlee Miller, David Hood, Sandra Strickland, Kira Michaw, Chantal Kaweski
Present via Teams/Zoom: None
Quorum was not obtained, so no official business could take place. To reach quorum, at least 20 members of the PTA must be present in-person or virtually. For PTAs of 39 members or less, 50% of members must be present.
Call to order: Principal Kira Michaw called the meeting to order at 5:05 PM.
Elections: Elections will be held Oct 24-31 using Google Forms. The four offices and person running for each position are below:
President – Coutrney Ody
Vice President – Erin McGaughnea
Treasurer – Karlee Miller
Secretary – David Hood
Nominations were opened on September 16th and closed on October 1st. Ody, Miller, and Hood initially were the only nominations, but McGaughnea agreed to serve as Vice President for another year.
Reports: No official reports since elections have not occurred, but Principal Michaw shared several important pieces of information and allowed for discussion.
● Boosterthon March 20-28
○ Michaw indicated she is open to the idea of using a different “booster” company, or attempting to raise money in other ways. Boosterthon splits revenue from the booster they run 50/50 with the school.
● There are currently about 60 members of the PTA
● Sandra Strickland (previous Treasurer) shared that there is approximately $1900 in the bank account. She noted that we will be hit with a $12 monthly maintenance fee unless the balance is over $2000. A discussion was held about possible fundraisers. Michaw noted that the PTA does not just have to be about raising money; raising “fun” is perfectly acceptable as well.
○ Currently Strickland and Erin McGaughnea are both authorized signatories with the bank account. Strickland connected with Karlee Miller to begin transitioning the Treasurer books and signatory responsibility.
● It was asked if the PTA is responsible for the book fair or the yearbook. The answer to both of those questions is “no”, but those are projects the PTA could take over.
● David Hood asked for a brief history of the PTA. Historically, there was a PTO which functioned as a completely separate entity from the school. In the 2024-25 school year, the PTO was rebranded and the PTA was created, following the by-laws set forth by the NCPTA. Operating under the umbrella of the State organization provides a better framework for continuity with officer transitions, coordination with the school, and creates local bylaws.
● A question was raised about the PTA website. The official webpage is linked on the WPES website. It was noted that as the new PTA officers get their feet under them that updates should be put onto the PTA webpage to get people in the habit of checking it, and for the sake of transparency.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:38.
The next meeting has not yet been scheduled.