June 2, 2015
>Next Meeting: August TBD
Come to two consecutive meetings at PTO and you are a voting member!
Presidents: Jenn Irvine (JI) and Kevin Fudge (KF)
Treasury: Andy Forbes (AF) and Jennifer Lewis-Forbes
Recording Secretary: Sarah Evans
Principal DeFrancisco (KD)
6:30 INTRODUCTION
NOTE: Secretary Sarah arrived at 6:45p. Meeting in progress.
Bill Hayner from the school committee stopped by to say the playground will be repaired by the start of the 2015-17 school year.
6:35 – Discussion about Laurie Johnstone Retirement party
Afternoon PTO retirement party. Parents want to say thanks in low key way. Fifth grade parent Julia Goodman (Pitchel) will organize along with Kirsten Meisinger. Signup genius with requests for food, etc. will go out for the PTO sponsored thank you party.
6:35 2015-2016 Nominations
Hardy PTO election results for 2016-17 school year
>President
Cedrine Bell
Two choices for president so the board voted.
PTO voted for president after JI read new nominee Cedrine Bell's nomination acceptance letter (Cedrine could not attend meeting). KD counted paper votes.
•Kevin Fudge + Michael Leen - 8
•Cedrine Bell – 10
KD encourages parents to join the Council. Time committment is before PTO meeting every month 5:15 – 6:30p.
>Secretary (corresponding)
Jill Swilling
>Secretary (recording)
Sarah Evans
>Treasurer
Lee Powers
Vice President (Grade level)
>K-VP
picking someone in September
>1VP
Amy Reese
>2VP
Ann Chhabra
Moya Charig
>3VP
Cheryl Fudge
>4VP
Eva B
Darcy
>5VP
Jenn Erbe
7:30 PTO Events 2014-2015
Math Week June 1-June 5 2/3 are set. And Playdoh volunteers for first grade volunteer. Only have a few. Need more! Ann thinks we may have enough first grade parents.
Colonial Day June 18 - Eva Bitteker and Darcy Carr.
Darcy and Eva have chatted with principal about the Colonial Day. No rain date but they are on it. Volunteers are okay so everything is okay.
5th grade graduation 6/17
Fifth grade committee has assigned coordinators and KD thinks all is going ahead. But she will check. Fourth grade preps food and prepares room – signup genius is ready and out there. No one is panicking yet.
Field Day 6/12 - Michael Leen /Victoria Arthur
(Rain date 6/15)
Working on meeting with Linda to run through everything. They are going to tweak some things. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS. On track just need people.
Family/Science BBQ 6/22 - Kevin Fudge
(Rain Tuesday 6/23)
Hardy Boys Swan song because this is their last performance. MIT student have committed to coming back to do the science at the event. Different projects this year. They are kicking it up a notch. Hang on to the money – treasurers will be on vacation.
AF says: Last year 700+ students! Increase the extras and make sure we have enough food.
He encourages us to spend money on new games this year. Refresh them. Money in budget for it.
General Discussion
Summer Plan – discuss optional plans for communition with the corresponding secretary.
Sign UP genius and how to streamline coordination for events. KD sends out too much. She would rather be all about principal stuff. Events stuff should be about other people.
PTO closet and now more space in the front closet. Get the box ready for each event.
Pay for all events at beginning of year with a $122 fee or something. Then you are set for the year.
BUDGET – by Andy
-Appeal update. We are at $14,858. Middle of the pack of where we’ve been in previous years.
-Standard budget this year in that lots of fundraising efforts in the fall then springtime we spend the money on events and enrichment.
-Money spend on: Third graders to Legoland. Incoming puppet show for kindergartens. Michael Thompson forums are funded by all PTOs in Arlington. $74 for math weeks supply and paid for Dreambox for $600. RazKids hasn’t been supported by district other than for kindergarten. $642 on teacher supplementary. Teacher Appreciation week cash. HoeDown and literacy night requests, too. Income. Great on CDs $842. $50 in sweatshirts. $75 field day shirts. Box Tops about 241. 350 for walkathon.
KD – we have PTO funds she says to staff. Teachers worry about buying science supplies because we are in flux. So we are trying for social studies. We’ve given a lot of money for reading and math. If teachers don’t have a list. Then Special Ed teachers will request an Elmo projector.
Andy says we have an instructional materials $6500 and just spend $2000. The Mass Childrens book award comes from here. So PTO will give money to library to buy hardcover library books. And Mr. Hamm has $725 left in music fund. Art budget is unspent too.
Hardy facebook page going on the Hardy front page.
8:00 Wrap up/Schedule Summer meeting
>Next Meeting: August TBD
Come to two consecutive meetings at PTO and you are a voting member!
Presidents: Jenn Irvine (JI) and Kevin Fudge (KF)
Treasury: Andy Forbes (AF) and Jennifer Lewis-Forbes
Recording Secretary: Sarah Evans
Principal DeFrancisco (KD)
6:30 INTRODUCTION
NOTE: Secretary Sarah arrived at 6:45p. Meeting in progress.
Bill Hayner from the school committee stopped by to say the playground will be repaired by the start of the 2015-17 school year.
6:35 – Discussion about Laurie Johnstone Retirement party
Afternoon PTO retirement party. Parents want to say thanks in low key way. Fifth grade parent Julia Goodman (Pitchel) will organize along with Kirsten Meisinger. Signup genius with requests for food, etc. will go out for the PTO sponsored thank you party.
6:35 2015-2016 Nominations
Hardy PTO election results for 2016-17 school year
>President
Cedrine Bell
Two choices for president so the board voted.
PTO voted for president after JI read new nominee Cedrine Bell's nomination acceptance letter (Cedrine could not attend meeting). KD counted paper votes.
•Kevin Fudge + Michael Leen - 8
•Cedrine Bell – 10
KD encourages parents to join the Council. Time committment is before PTO meeting every month 5:15 – 6:30p.
>Secretary (corresponding)
Jill Swilling
>Secretary (recording)
Sarah Evans
>Treasurer
Lee Powers
Vice President (Grade level)
>K-VP
picking someone in September
>1VP
Amy Reese
>2VP
Ann Chhabra
Moya Charig
>3VP
Cheryl Fudge
>4VP
Eva B
Darcy
>5VP
Jenn Erbe
7:30 PTO Events 2014-2015
Math Week June 1-June 5 2/3 are set. And Playdoh volunteers for first grade volunteer. Only have a few. Need more! Ann thinks we may have enough first grade parents.
Colonial Day June 18 - Eva Bitteker and Darcy Carr.
Darcy and Eva have chatted with principal about the Colonial Day. No rain date but they are on it. Volunteers are okay so everything is okay.
5th grade graduation 6/17
Fifth grade committee has assigned coordinators and KD thinks all is going ahead. But she will check. Fourth grade preps food and prepares room – signup genius is ready and out there. No one is panicking yet.
Field Day 6/12 - Michael Leen /Victoria Arthur
(Rain date 6/15)
Working on meeting with Linda to run through everything. They are going to tweak some things. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS. On track just need people.
Family/Science BBQ 6/22 - Kevin Fudge
(Rain Tuesday 6/23)
Hardy Boys Swan song because this is their last performance. MIT student have committed to coming back to do the science at the event. Different projects this year. They are kicking it up a notch. Hang on to the money – treasurers will be on vacation.
AF says: Last year 700+ students! Increase the extras and make sure we have enough food.
He encourages us to spend money on new games this year. Refresh them. Money in budget for it.
General Discussion
Summer Plan – discuss optional plans for communition with the corresponding secretary.
Sign UP genius and how to streamline coordination for events. KD sends out too much. She would rather be all about principal stuff. Events stuff should be about other people.
PTO closet and now more space in the front closet. Get the box ready for each event.
Pay for all events at beginning of year with a $122 fee or something. Then you are set for the year.
BUDGET – by Andy
-Appeal update. We are at $14,858. Middle of the pack of where we’ve been in previous years.
-Standard budget this year in that lots of fundraising efforts in the fall then springtime we spend the money on events and enrichment.
-Money spend on: Third graders to Legoland. Incoming puppet show for kindergartens. Michael Thompson forums are funded by all PTOs in Arlington. $74 for math weeks supply and paid for Dreambox for $600. RazKids hasn’t been supported by district other than for kindergarten. $642 on teacher supplementary. Teacher Appreciation week cash. HoeDown and literacy night requests, too. Income. Great on CDs $842. $50 in sweatshirts. $75 field day shirts. Box Tops about 241. 350 for walkathon.
KD – we have PTO funds she says to staff. Teachers worry about buying science supplies because we are in flux. So we are trying for social studies. We’ve given a lot of money for reading and math. If teachers don’t have a list. Then Special Ed teachers will request an Elmo projector.
Andy says we have an instructional materials $6500 and just spend $2000. The Mass Childrens book award comes from here. So PTO will give money to library to buy hardcover library books. And Mr. Hamm has $725 left in music fund. Art budget is unspent too.
Hardy facebook page going on the Hardy front page.
8:00 Wrap up/Schedule Summer meeting
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