General PTA Meeting Minutes 12/14/17
At Cozy Lake School
Start time 7pm
Meeting Called to order
Pledge of Allegiance
Attendance : sign in at Binder
Special guest Speaker: Dr. Tierney, Superintendent
President: Heather Racansky
-Color Run: April 22 @ JTMS.. Registration info to come
-babysitting available in the Media Room… Thankyou to the girl Scouts
-Join us after this meeting at the Milton Inn to mingle and chat
Treasurer: Patty Stahl
-Main Account $14,421.35
-Tricky Tray Account $12,529.21
-Believe kids profit $6,818.53
-Jefferson Municipal Alliance $250 grant toward Red Ribbon Week
VP of Volunteers: Devon Del Purgatorio
-Class Reps : working on perks .. no one wanted to be a class rep
-All class reps can go to all the parties
-All class reps get a vlue bag for the TT (only if they are attending)
-Lori Chen concern: have been a class rep for 3 years and getting really frustrating with the lack of
response for the $ needed throughout the year like for the teachers gifts etc.
-Heather Racanski is working on a form letter to be sent home in the beginning of the year to help
with getting money in the beginning of the year instead of through out the year.
-Devon Del Purgatorio: getting phone numbers at back to school night so the reps will be able to text
info to the parents instead of emailing
Spirit Rocks are going in: C you can pay for a day to put your kids name and Birth day or congratulations
ect. On the rock
-Chair person WR: Lisa Patcher
-CL: Christine DeAngelo & Eva Reina
-Kiddiekorp chair person is Christine DeAngelo
-Social Chair on board is still needed: Jennie Cassarie stepped up to be chair
-duties have not completely been defined yet but will be responsible for social nights out etc. to
bring more of the PTA members together in a social way
VP Fundraising: Vicky Reed
-Believe Kids merchandise in and distributed-Fall fundraiser done/ still have some items to be picked up…. Also had non PTA members participate as well.. Awesome
-Laura Connel has the Rocks for the Spirit Rocks
-$10/day Sign up calendar needed/ Principles need to approve where rocks will be placed
-Tricky Tray
-Tickets on sale tonight… Only a few tables left..still need dmall donated bags worth $25
-Any family that donates a complete basket of $50 value or more will be entered to win a special raffle for a 450 gift card. The winner will be selected at the January PTA meeting and does not need to be present to win. Business donations not eligible.
-An Idea: Favorite things need to be donated for a blind bag..something fun
-few tables left / need whole table money for the table to be reserved
-can still buy single seats
VP Programs: Stephanie Cappello
-PE Nights Successful: Mrs. Arias came to see how it ran and may incorporate into cozy and Milton
Mrs. DeBrito: 4th grade concert went well
5th grade Treps night - great job!
-WR School going to see movie “Wonder” being rescheduled due to the delayed opening
-4th gr. Making cookies next Tuesday
-5thgr making ginger bread housed Wednesday the 20th
-Lunch on the 19th still need 3 volunteers for lunch duty to help out due to the concerts and then
those 5thgr parents can stay and be in the front row for the concert
Dr. Tierney: Last Monday BOE meeting
-HS getting a new master schedule/ now rotating block allows HS to maneuver easier
-increased graduating seniors credits to 140 or more
-More info coming from Dr. Tierney on plans moving forward with the district like lap top computers
-Strategic Plan was to have more technology implemented this is all moving toward that goal.
-Improvements are being made on the schools = Look good on the outside of schools increases students moral and over all improves on the inside, ie: the HS Gym revamped and can now possibly be a rental space to bring in revenue
-Implementing 3 new curricula this year= may have a parents night to help with moving this along to teach parents what is being done in the classrooms.
-More info from Dr.Tierney to come !