January 2020 Minutes 

Meeting Minutes

Schultz Elementary PTO

Date: January 14, 2020 Location: Music Room Time: 7 o’clock 

Attendance: H. Ward, L. Beall, K. Wilder, M. Wiener, K. McCune, A. Dilovelo, B. Saunders, J. Hiller, A. McFarland, V. Mrazeck, M. Shaw, H. Skedell, H. Calhoun, L. Skillen, M. Krell, Teacher Reps: R. Long, J. Larrison, T. Cinereski

Minutes: Minutes of December 10, 2019 meeting read & approved 

Officers’ Reports

Treasurer: Treasurer’s report read and accepted. Report attached.

• Pie/Cookie fundraiser was $5,439 in profits. With our current balance we can pay out the remainder of our budget lines without needing profits from the spring fundraiser

• Secret Santa; PTO keeps 10% of the sales from the Penguin Patch

• 3rd grade field trip to the Nutcracker came in above cost ($700) due to bigger class sizes and an 5% tax from Columbus per ticket 

• Funding Requests
  *Music is requesting a class set of ukuleles, extra repair strings, cases and a tuner for 5th grade classes to use. The approximate cost is $100 each for 30 each. 

Discussion: There is a line item for specials of $3,000 that has not been used this year or previous few years.
1st by Lauren S. / 2nd by Rose / All in favor / Motion passed 

• Kindergarten Field trip to the Columbus Zoo
  Approximate cost: $5 per student x 130 students 

1st by Rose. / 2nd by Allie / All in favor / Motion passed

• 2nd Grade Field trip to the Columbus Zoo

Approximate cost: $5 per student x 125 students 

1st by Rose. / 2nd by Vanessa / All in favor / Motion passed

• Kathy Horner for Kindergarten Gym Class

Approximate cost: $29.88 x 18 capes and masks 

1st by Rose. / 2nd by Katie / All in favor Motion passed

• PTO Request for purchasing a new book per student to be given out to students during literacy week in February/March
  Approximate cost: $1.5 per book x 700 students = $1,050

1st by Rose. / 2nd by Holly / All in favor Motion passed

COMMITTEES

Staff Appreciation 

• Counselor Appreciation is the 1st week in February

• Creating a teacher wish list as a 2nd semester for teachers, will spend about $1,500 total for items, Mrs. Krell will forward the spread sheet to PTO and we will reach out to those staff members that haven’t responded 

• Conference Meals Thur 3/5 will be taco night & Wed 3/11 will be pasta night

Fundraising 

Family Events
Secret Santa: There was $876 to spend on Giving Tree gifts 

Family Game Night: Thursday March 26th 6-7:30 pm

Spring Fling Friday May 15th 6-7:30 $500 budget, $75 for photo booth, looking for DJ

Box Top Committee: Check was received for $1,050.70 Next deadline for turning in is March 1st (must be postmarked) Week of Feb 10th – 13th will do spin for a top again. Remove raffle tickets & pie for the spinner    

Principal: Mary Krell 

• STEAM night will be January 29th 

• Houses will be collecting donations through the end of January. If they are able to fill the 6 boxes the whole school will be rewarded with a pajama day on Jan 31st 

• Mrs. Horner’s gym classes are working on Heart Challenge (formally Jump Rope for the Heart) January 27th – 31st 

• Black History Committee worked hard to have each grade level learn about a different aspect of black history for the month of February 

Old Business NONE 

New Business 

• COSI on Wheels is February 5th for grades 3,4 & 5 and February 6th for grades K, 1, & 2. We are still in need of volunteers! Sign up will be reposted to Facebook and weekly newsletter. 

• Spring Flower Fundraiser Delivery and Pick up will be Saturday, May 9th (delivery truck @ 10 am & pick up will start @ 1 pm)
  
  

Announcements

Next meeting is 2/11/2019 at 7 pm, MUSIC room.

Meeting Adjourned At: 8:24pm     Minutes Compiled By: Lauren Skillen, Secretary