October 2023 Minutes
Meeting Minutes
Schultz Elementary PTO
Meeting Date: October 10, 2023 Meeting Location: Art Room
Attendance: Heather Blevins, Heather Calhoun, Lauren Carr, Melissa Hay, Jayme Hiller, Katie Howard, Nichole Lizak, Rose Long, Kristina McDonald, Angela Miley, Jay Miley, Vanessa Mrazek, Becca Raker, Bree Saunders, Jerilyn Schmidt, Lauren Skillen, Heather Stake, Kenzie Staley, Lindsay Stamm, Melissa Stansbery, Nicolemarie Tibbitts, Becky Travis, Heather Ward, Carla Whipple, Travis Woodworth, Kaitlyn Young
1. Call to Order at 7:07pm
2. Minutes: Review of minutes from 9/12/23 meeting—motion to approve K. Staley, 2nd H. Ward, all in favor
3. Co-President's Report
4. Treasurer’s Report
Budget Update: $11,067.39 as of 9/3/23
Funding Requests
Whitney Farrell— $160.46 Double-Sided Drying Racks, Motion to approve A. Miley, 2nd V. Mrazek, all in favor—approved!
Rose Long— up to $300 Bookfair Books and Supplies, Motion to approve V. Mrazek, 2nd J. Miley, all in favor—approved!
Tracy Cinereski— $319.50 Xylophones, Motion to approve V. Mrazek, 2nd J. Miley, all in favor—approved!
Rose Long— $1,600 Classroom Books from Scholastic ,Motion to approve A. Miley, 2nd K. Staley, all in favor—approved!
Dianna Wise— $75 Scripps National Spelling Bee (+$7.50 if paid by check), Motion to approve A. Miley, 2nd B. Raker, all in favor—approved!
Renelle Tompkins— $23 Lehner’s Pumpkin Farm (Friday 10/13), Motion to approve L. Stamm, 2nd L. Carr, all in favor—approved!
5. Committee Reports
Fundraising
Mum Fundraiser Update—Thank you volunteers! Prizes still to come!
50 students earned Silly String Showdown (# set by Foertmeyer)
Dress Up as a pumpkin on Halloween Day
Whit’s Fundraiser Update— $310 raised!
Pie Fundraiser—ongoing, ends in a week, delivery date TBD when sale ends
Staff Appreciation
Conference Meals (October 12 & 18th)— 12th: Jimmy Johns with donations to supplement, 18th: Backstretch soup and salad bar with dippers and hushpuppies
Secret Santa
Update from meeting
Next Date TBD due to Literacy Night
Someone is in training for next year’s lead chair
6. Principal’s Report – Mr. Woodworth
Whit’s was lots of fun, book fair going on, district-wide snowplow painting again (With all grades) on Display during Nov. 1st Friday, Halloween Parade info coming (2:45ish??), Working on Kona Ice Pre-Pay Issue for students left out
7. Old Business
Spirit Wear— discussion tabled from 9/12/23, L. Stamm’s school’s distributer has higher prices and they were leery on keeping open for a long time, V. Mrazek checked with Carlisle and Smith (issues with Homestretch), Dempsey Sports distributer has long wait time, M. Hay knows Waterford Signs whose kids went to Schultz, N. Tibbetts through 740 Apparel etsy shop—discuss more in November (what are turn around times, can we get before holidays?)
Monthly Kona Ice Volunteers Still Needed—staff appreciates the extra hands
24 drawings for winners of breakfast with principal (mum fundraiser prize)
8. New Business
Scholastic Book Fair (October 9-19th)—R. Long open on conference nights
Veteran’s Day Breakfast (Nov. 10)—new last year with PBIS, need volunteers for set up, serve, and clean up, sign-up to go out for it, classrooms can make things, balloons on tables, Hayes video, would be nice to have area for photo opportunity
NexTrex Recycling Challenge—1 year to recycle 1,000lbs plastic, weigh and send pics and deliver to Meijer/wherever, we get a bench and can do multiple times, can bring bags during events
Janelle Gassaway asked if she could come and introduce herself
9. Announcements
Next Secret Santa Planning Meeting TBD
Next PTO Meeting will be Tuesday, November 14 @ 7:00pm
10. Adjournment at 8:10pm—R. Long, 2nd L. Stamm, all in favor