January 2025 Minutes

Meeting Minutes

Schultz Elementary PTO

Meeting Date: January 14, 2025 Meeting Location: VIRTUALLY via Google Link
                                                                                           

Attendance: Jay Miley, Fank Bonzie, Tracy Cinereski, Heather Calhoun, Kirsten Cole, Jerilyn Schmidt, Lauren Skillen, Angela Miley, Afua Frempong, Bree Saunders, Carla Whipple, Denise Flahive, Heather Stake, Jamie Nowell, Jayme Hiller, Kristina McDonald, Logan King, Maseray Sesay, Melissa Hay, Nikki Lizak, Sreejth Krishnan, Tyra Baisden, Njmondikam Claude Feh, Kaitlyn Mitchell, Tiffany Harrison, Sarah Glissman, Andrea Rowland, David Frempong

1. Call to Order--7:04pm

2. Minutes: Review of minutes from 12/10/24 meeting--C. Whipple, 2nd M. Hay, approved!

3. Co-President's Report

• None

4. Treasurer’s Report

• Budget Update: $16,844.97 (beginning December), $18,068.50 (end December)

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• Funding Requests

  • Mrs. Carter / Classroom organization items to meet needs of new furniture--Unexpected furniture changes, tables vs desks for individually supplies, $55.78, 

Discussion: Timing after jump start check availability and unexpected, take hidden line item for “Classroom Need” for $500

1st J. Hiller, 2nd J. Miley--all in favor, approved!

5. Committee Reports

• Events

  • Secret Santa Wrap Up--

    • Thank you Kristina for vendor help, Balloon Arch was amazing, Thanks to volunteers and Carla for doing baskets, 

    • Moved up in profit (roughly $400, total profit around $2,500, $50 off face painter, K&E was successful)

    • Decided to go back to helping families at Schultz on giving tree with profit from vendors (~$300/15% of profit)

    • Discussion: Dairy-free option for Coffee Truck?, Checking out went in and out and quick, many items were nice, good selection for kids to make choices, many vendors would like to have a facebook event to advertise, yellow tape to block off hallway instead of a table?  Check in table to block?  Shop sign up there?  We don’t want to have a line there or anything physical because of fire hazard, staff members suggested renaming the event more seasonal vs. holiday to be more inclusive “Winter Wonderland”?  More announcing raffles over speaker

    • December 13th, Santa is booked, Hayes singers and Dempsey penciled in, face painter and coffee truck booked tentatively for next year (and will give a $200 Kona party for raffle), Early Sign Up Bonus (5% of what we make) with Holiday Treasures

    • Motion 1st A. Miley, 2nd N. Lizak--all in favor, approved!

    • Attendance died down toward end

  • Family Game Night - Date change to 1/27?

• Fundraising

  • Dine to Donate - City BBQ, Monday, January 20th

  • Read - a - Ton week of January 27th, bookmarks ready, need $ jars, Mr. Woodward would match donations from principal fund, if kids raise more money than office they will wear a funny hat all day long

  • Empower Parent Night--Sat. Feb. 15 (Valentine Theme)

• Staff Appreciation

  • P/T Conference Meals on February 6th and 13th

    • Chicken and Salad bar--maybe Chick fil a vs. Canes

    • Reach out to other local businesses used by other schools

    • Link to go out for donations next week

6. Principal’s Report – Mrs. Baisden

• So grateful for PTO for resources, events, meals, thoughtful support, etc.

7. Old Business

• NexTrek Update from Melissa Hay--

  • 21 lbs of plastic tonight, front door piles up faster, maybe more volunteers needed, 175 lbs total so far, 1000 needed

8. New Business

• Jump Start checks due by January 31

• Tracy Cinereski will have drum circles coming up and instrument requests soon

• 2nd Grade would like to go to (meeting ended before she could say TRex exhibit at COSI before it ends March 2)

9. Announcements

• Next meeting will be Tuesday, February 11th  @ 7 pm

10. Adjournment @7:56 pm (Google Meets cut out)