Lake Pointe Elementary PTO

Board Meeting Minutes

January 5, 2010

 

Present: Amy Dolce, Babita Deitrich, Rachelle Wilbanks, Amanda Tennant, Kristi Jordan, Heidi Gudelman, Julie Gurley, Amy Shoemake, Page Ballard, Tami Strait, Amy Lippa, Dinah Laughery, Amy Domecq, Wendi Aarons, Chelsea Watts, Tracy Keever, Tiffany Todd

 

1.         Meeting was called to order at 9:39 a.m.

 

2.         Motion to approve minutes from December 8, 2009 Board Meeting.  Motion

            seconded.  Motion approved.

 

3.         Facutly Rep: Amy Shoemake – Thanks for decorating all the doors…everything

            looks so good! The kids loved it, too.  Also, thanks for the Hot Chocolate Trolley,

            it is all very much appreciated.

 

4.         Treasurer: Babita Deitrich – Ending cash balance on the P & L ending  1/4/10

            is $72,215.00.  Not much has happened since our last meeting. 

 

            Motion to approve the P & L ending January 4, 2010.  Motion seconded.  Motion

            approved. 

 

            Funding Requests: Sales and Use Tax- income from school store and school spirit

            nights. The total for the calendar year will not exceed $590.00.

                                            Video Broadcast System- not to exceed $12,00.00

            *Funding Request Amendment: We already approved Family Science Night, so
             disregard approving it twice. 

 

            Motion to approve Funding Requests.  Motion seconded.  Motion approved.

 

5.         Fundraising: Kristi Jordan – Still waiting to hear back from the Hill Country

            Pasta House regarding the “Date Night Spring Bash”.  Going to see about the

            Weekend of March 26, 2010.  Karla & Kristi will keep us posted. 

 

6.         Membership: Rachelle Wilbanks & Julie Gurley-  Margaret Kilgo will be

            speaking at our next General Meeting.  She does workshops with teachers and is

            a contributing author to a math book.  Please help spread the word that she will be

            speaking!  She spoke last year and was very well received.  Does anyone have any

            ideas for speakers for future meetings? 

 

            Babita suggests someone should speak about the Video Broadcasting System at
            our next General Meeting to inform the general membership about how our funds
            are being spent. 

 

7.         Programs: Page Ballard & Amanda Tennant – Family Science Night is

            coming up, January 21, 2010 6:00-7:30.  Suzanne Amberg is chairing it and it is

            going to be great!  They need small water bottles and any unused electronics

            donated.  Talent Show is going well.  There is a meeting today at 2:00.  There will

            be 2 shows this year on January 29, 2010; a 5:30 show and a 7:30 show.

 

8.         Staff Appreciation Committee: Amy Domecq – The Hot Chocolate Trolley

            went well.  The next luncheon will be a Super Bowl theme with a soup, salad, and

            baked potato bar.  February 8, 2010 will be Spa Day.  We need lots of help!  Door

            Decorations need to be down by the 14th. 

 

9.         Volunteers: Dinah Laughery – Volunteer hours for December are 1,617.5.  New

            Best Club Members: Tiffany Wilkinson, Dana Kent, Raquel Knox, and Iris

            Plaxton.  Tracy Miller is out for a while, contact Dinah for anything.  Mrs. Seay

            asked for 3 P.E. Stations, think we are only going to do 2, and the final one will

            be April 22, 2010.  If volunteers are needed, let Dinah know. 

 

10.       Communications: Chelsea Watts – Deadline for the newsletter is this Friday by

            noon. 

 

11.       Grade Level Reps: Tracy Keever & Amy Lippa – Valentine’s Parties are on

            February 12th.  There is a date change for the Spelling Bee, it is going to be on

            January 15th. 

 

12.       New Business: Amy Dolce - Staff Appreciation Committee will e-mail what they decide
            on what each day for Teacher Appreciation will be. 

            A Nominating Committee needs to be formed soon.  We will need 3 people for it. 

            Please put this in the newsletter, we need the committee by February 18th.

 

13.       Principal: Heidi Gudelman - We are looking forward to the General Meeting

            and hearing from Margaret.  It is great to have someone as knowledgeable as her

            in our community.  Heidi is asking some staff to attend the meeting as well as

            some people from the main office. 

            January-Staff Development will be going on; Gifted and Talented training as well

            as some Language Arts training.  Talent Show and the Spelling Bee are also

            coming up. We said goodbye to Ms. Wiggins this morning and have welcomed a

            new teacher, Ruth Lair.  She is already on top of things in her classroom!  Mrs.

            Trimmer is working on tutorials.  LPE was acknowledged by Just For Kids as one

            of the top schools in the state!  Our district’s rating dropped a little and this is due

            mostly to the drop out rate at the high school level.  May 14th Fourth Grade is

            going on a Field Trip to the Alamo and May 5th Third Grade will go to the Austin

            Nature and Science Center.

 

14.       Meeting was adjourned at 10:29 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted by Tiffany Todd.

 

Next Meeting Dates: Board Meeting: February 9, 2010

                                  General Meeting: January 14, 2010