Attendees

MaryPat Burke Lori Temple

Michelle Budka John Tobiassen

Linda Plemenik Margaret Zarnofsky

Christine McKenna Kathi Waters

Melissa Peterson Clara Bisaillon

Anne Cardany Karen Normington

Laura Carroll Cathy Conroy

Chris Polisinelli Pam Yagielski

Michele Calderon

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 7:12 pm.

Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the April 11, 2006 meeting were accepted as posted.

Presidents Report – MaryPat Burke

Today is voting day for the school budget and school board candidates. Polls are open until 9 pm.
Lori Temple did an excellent job running the Box Tops program this year – we received over $3400 from General Mills.
The yearbooks are in. How to handle distribution? Cathy Conroy suggests photocopying each order form and clipping them to each book, and group by class.
We are looking for feedback from Spring pictures. There was some discussion as to this and it was determined that we need more communication with families. There was also the suggestion of doing a family photo night as a fundraiser instead of Spring pictures, although there exists the possibility that Spring pictures may be part of the yearbook contract.
We voted previously to supply ice cream to all the classes at the end of the school year. It was determined that we should carry this out by providing each class with $10 and let the individual classes determine how they would like to handle it.
The Back to School BBQ needs a chairperson for next year. Michelle Budka offered to do this. It will probably be scheduled for September 29^th.
Michelle will also do the newsletter next year if people feel that it is worth it.
A reminder that the office staff needs copies of any flyers that go out since they often field calls from parents. Also – if there is a tear-off sheet, make sure that the tear-off is marked so that when the slips come back the staff knows what it is for. It is also helpful to provide the office staff with an envelope for collection.
Next years officers are:

v Co-Presidents – Cathie Sweeney and MaryPat Burke

v Treasurer – Christine McKenna

v Secretary – Michele Calderon

v Vice President (Ways and Means) – Karen Normington

v Vice President (Membership) – Melissa Peterson

v Co-Vice Presidents (Programs) – Cathy Conroy and Linda Plemenik

v Homeroom Parent Representatives – Lisa Dangerfield and Anne Cardany

v PTA Council Representative – Maureen Ciotoli

v Box Tops – Lori Temple

v Soup Labels – Clara Bisaillon

v Yearbook Editor – Michele Calderon

Principal’s Report – John Tobiassen

Grade 5 transition activities are taking place 5/22. All 5^th graders in the district participate in non-competitive games and other activities to get to know each other.
The concert with the 4^th and 5^th grade chorus and 5^th grade band is on May 23rd at 7 pm at the High School.
The Art Show is tonight at the High School.
The Elementary Strings program is May 30^th at 7 pm at the High School.
The 4^th Grade Dance residency program with Ellen Sinopoli takes place from 5/30 – 6/5. It is part of Physical Education standards.
The 4^th Grade Swim Day is at Ridgewood on 6/12.
Relay for Life takes place here on June 16^th and 17^th.
The School Report Card for 2005 – 2006 is out and was distributed during the Walkabout. Results were provided for English, Math and Science, but not Social Studies. The results are on the NYS website.
There was positive feedback on the circus program and the changeover to the Middle School for the performance.

Standing Committees

Box Tops (Lori Temple) Lori read several requests from teachers on how to spend the box top money. 1) Mrs. Rosenberry requests a set of alphabet carpet squares at $129 and 6 leisure chairs for $195. 2) There was a joint request from Mrs. Rosenberry and the 5^th Grade teachers for new computer hardware and accessories at $1350. 3) The Kindergarten staff requests an incubator for the spring Embryology unit, as 1 of the classrooms does not have one, at a cost of $41.99. 4) Mr. Hileman requests a set of 10 tunable drums at a cost of $1,505.90. 5) Mrs. Zarnofsky requests an unspecified amount of funds to purchase various art supplies. 6) The Kindergarten staff requests a set of clear clipboards for each student, at a total of $49.50. 7) Mrs. Wurz requests $517 for a Dance Dance Revolution program. 8) Mrs. Waters requests approximately $330 for a sand/water table for her classroom. Following the specific requests being read, there was discussion about how to spend the funds – whether it should be used to honor the written requests or evenly divided among all grades. It was determined that all the written requests could be honored, with Mrs. Zarnofsky receiving $500, and Mr. Hileman receiving $1000 instead of $1500. A motion was made by Linda Plemenik to honor the requests which was seconded by Karen Normington. All members in attendance voted and the motion passed.
Ways and Means (Karen Normington) We are looking into programs for next year. Niagara Chocolates has sent a contract already with a bonus for signing early.
Programs (Cathy Conroy) We are trying to get the circus for March for next year. It would be helpful to get some input on which building is better for the performance – the Middle School or High School. The Book Club has had a positive response so far with 38 kids signed up.
TV Turnoff Week (Chris McKenna) About 100 students participated in TV Turnoff Week, with 45 attending the Celebrity Reader Night. Kids who successfully eliminated all “screen time” that week and turned in signed contracts will be in a drawing for prizes, sometime next week.
PTA Council (Michelle Budka) The Reflections theme for next year is My Favorite Place. There is need for a High School representative for next year. The Founder’s Day contract was agreed upon for next year, although a location is still needed. John Geniti was appointed to Athletic Director.
Yearbook (Michele Calderon) Approximately 230 yearbooks were sold. Extras have been ordered to sell through the end of the school year. We will be meeting with Lifetouch over the summer to begin planning next year’s yearbook – signing a contract by June 30^th gets us some extras.

New Business - Open Floor

There was no new business.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 9:12 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Michele Calderon

PTA Secretary

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