PTFO Minutes for Tuesday, January 8, 2008
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Room 108
Members
Attending: Lisa Brown & Kim Crabill
(co-presidents), Mary Ellen Randall (Treasurer), Drinda Carmichael Gray
(Secretary), Mrs. Kathleen Rossi (Principal), Mr. Steve Nolan (Assistant
Principal), Rita Siavelis, Barbara Publicover, Phyllis Hey, Sue Ellen Santiago.
An
Agenda for the evening with (4) attached Mini-Grant proposals were distributed
to all in attendance.
Welcome! All were welcomed by Co-presidents Lisa and
Kim. They began with an update from the chairs of all subcommittees.
Bake Sale: Deb Barlock, Chair was unable to attend but reported that the December
2007 bake sale brought in $104.40. The
January sale was set for this upcoming Friday.
Box Tops for Education: Barry
Lynn Moreau will be unavailable to chair this committee. We will look for another volunteer to head
this project. Kim, Mary Ellen and Drinda
agreed to meet before the next PTFO meeting to discuss this project as well as
potential fundraisers in the horizon.
Dance Committee: Rita Siavelis, Chair said that the LMS dance is scheduled for Friday,
February 29. The DJ is booked and a
theme was discussed. She would look into
the art department providing decorations such as posters, giant silver snowflakes,
lights. Drinda offered a strobe light to
set on stage. Lisa will look into the
glow necklaces for students to purchase at the dance. Chaperones will wear a color-coded necklace
for identification purposes. Rita will
e-mail for volunteers as time grows nearer.
Snacks and drinks still need to be decided.
Calendar: Lori Porter, Chair was unable to attend but reported that the calendars
went out to the students today. Each
student received 3 raffle tickets to sell.
Incentives were provided as follows:
1st student to bring in 10 sold raffle tickets by Friday,
January 11 receives 4 tickets to the Portland Pirates Hockey Game on Saturday,
January 12. Also, any student who sells
10 raffle tickets by January 25 will be entered into a drawing for other great
prizes. We are expecting this fundraiser
to be a great success. It was suggested
that a “Thank You” letter be sent to all donating vendors.
Treasurer Report: Treasurer, Mary Ellen Randall gave the
updated report – current balance $1,918.64.
THANK YOU Mary Ellen
for quickly pulling together a bake
sale fundraiser at the Odyssey of the Mind event. It brought in $62.50. Mary Ellen questioned whether to run this
sale again. It was offered that perhaps
with appropriate prepare time and promotion with the original Odyssey events,
it could be more successful, as many of the participants and families brought
their own snacks and drinks. An event to
revisit.
Mini-Grant Proposals: Four
(4) written proposals were presented to the PTFO. Much discussion took place with regard to
each proposal as well as the criteria to be considered upon decision-making,
i.e., projects that benefit the entire student body, cultural/community
factors. It was also agreed that the
PTFO would design a template format that would be available to all
teachers/committees/etc. submitting proposals.
This protocol would provide a clear vision of any proposal to the PTFO.
(1) Proposal: $300.00 - ELL Field Trip – Cultural
Exploration: Movie
$300.00 was
granted conditional upon return if the field trip did not take place. Additionally, a feedback form will be
requested.
(2) Proposal: $300.00 - ABC Advisor, Robyn Bailey: begin
the huge cafeteria changeover – paint, brushes, curtains, bulletin board materials,
drop cloths, rollers
$200.00 was
granted.
(3) Proposal: $170.00 – 8th Grade
Science: Periodic Table on the Ceiling
$85.00 was
granted.
(4) Proposal: $476.00 & $285.60 – Literacy, Jean
Mecteaux
More
specific information was requested before the PTFO could consider the proposal.
Meeting
adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Next Meeting to be held on Tuesday, February
12 at 7:00 pm,
Room 108