Northwest Elementary
School PTO Meeting
Date: Nov 1, 2016 Time: 6:30pm
I.
Meeting is called to order by the President or
Vice-President. Called to order by Jennifer Swartzbeck.
II.
Officer Roll
Call
a.
Jennifer Swartzbeck, President
b.
Vice-President
c.
Jennifer Rice, Secretary
d.
Steven White, Treasurer
III.
Approval of Minutes from previous meeting
a.
Motioned by:
Jess Cancilla
b.
Seconded by: Heather Cihonski
IV.
Approval of Treasurer’s Report
a.
Motioned by: Heather Cihonski
b.
Seconded by:
Jess Cancilla
V.
Mr Ratica News
Clearances – the 2
free ones are needed to volunteer with children other than your own. The paid
one is needed for field trips. Discussion about signing out the computer lab
for a night to help parents complete clearances.
VI.
Committee reports
a.
Membership
5 new people
b.
Book Fair/Literacy
Book Fair will be Nov 14-18th
Volunteers needed.
c.
Family Fun Nights
Fall carnival was good. $172.78 profit. 262
people RSVPed, 20 families were a no show, 18 families came without RSVP.
Skate Castle Nov 3rd
Need to schedule a bowling/laser tag night
d.
Field Day
NA (too early)
e.
Fundraiser
NA
f.
Homeroom Party Coordinators
Requesting a second meeting
g.
Points for Education
Box Tops collected $686.80
Giant Eagle – 139 points so far
h.
School Spirit
128 pieces of apparel have been sorted and taken
to the school. PTO will give all students a “New shirt for a new year” in Jan.
They will be blue, gold, white, dark gold and gray. It will have the golden
tornado.
i.
Yearbook
Flyers will be sent home. Price will be $17 until
Jan 31st then the price will increase to $20.
VII.
New Business
·
Kaylene from the
Nutrition Group spoke and passed out literature about the changes to the school
lunches we will be seeing soon.
·
We need a new Vice
President.
·
Looking for volunteers
for the Backpack Initiative
VIII.
Questions and Comments
Teacher totes will
be given to the teachers for the holidays
Jess Cancilla will
take the meeting minutes for the December meeting in the absence of Jenn Rice.
Meeting adjourned: 7:51pm
Motion by: Jess Cancilla
Seconded by: Michelle Doutt
