Northwest Elementary
School PTO Meeting
Date: May 2, 2017 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.
Jessica Cancilla, Vice-President
c.
Jennifer Rice, Secretary
d.
Steven White, Treasurer
III.
Approval of Minutes from previous meeting
a.
Motioned by:
Kim Platt
b.
Seconded by: Kelly Labasik
IV.
Approval of Treasurer’s Report
a.
Motioned by: Kim Platt
b.
Seconded by:
Carissa Huey
V.
Mr Ratica News
·
Glowsticks were
delivered
·
PSSAs are going
swimmingly
·
Northwest students are
the best
·
Thank you to the parents
·
Assembly for next year –
The Ted Show. It’s about positive behaviors
VI.
Committee reports
a.
Membership
N/A
b.
Book Fair/Literacy
·
Scholastic Book Fair will
be May 1st-6th. Jess Cancilla and Jenn Rice will run
registers for Grandparents Night. Need a couple more volunteers.
·
Ms. Gattens had an idea
for next year’s volunteers. Junior National Honors Society members need
volunteer hours; this may be a good project for them.
·
Library funding is being
cut. We discussed how we could help.
c.
Family Fun Nights
·
Fri, June 2nd
will be a luau for the school.
d.
Field Day
·
There will be baskets
raffled off during Grandparents Night for Relay for Cancer
·
Where can she hang
posters for Relay for Cancer?
·
T Shirts for parent
volunteers. Can we charge for them?
e.
Fundraiser
·
N/A
f.
Homeroom Party Coordinators
·
2 tables in cafeteria
for snacks and water on Grandparents Night.
g.
Points for Education
·
BoxTops: $996.50
·
Tyson: $24
·
Giant Eagle: Still
waiting
h.
School Spirit
·
51 people ordered
i.
Yearbook
·
Distributed to the
students!
·
There was a mistake that
Lifetouch made by omitting a student’s picture. They sent stickers that needed
to be added to the yearbooks.
·
A mistake was made by
the PTO on a student’s order. Discussed refunding money on the part that wasn’t
ordered.
VII.
New Business
·
Teachers luncheon will
be May 5th
·
PTO Officer and
Chairpersons were voted on at the beginning at the beginning of the meeting.
Results:
o
President: Jess Cancilla
o
Vice President: Carissa
Huey
o
Treasurer: Steven White
o
Secretary: Jenn Rice
o
Membership: Jess
Cancilla
o
Literacy/Book Fair:
Janet White and Nicole Cuny
o
Field Day: Karen
McDonald and Nicole Cuny
o
Homeroom Party
Coordinators: Lauren Parker and Kim Platt
o
Points for Education:
Jennifer Swartzbeck
o
School Spirit: Carissa
Huey
o
Welcoming: Jennifer
Swartzbeck, Kim Platt and Nicole Cuny
o
Yearbook: Kelly Labasik
o
Family Fun
Nights/Evening Events: NA
o
Fundraiser: NA
·
Updated By-Laws were
voted on and approved.
·
Updated Standing Rules
were voted on and approved.
·
A $40 donation was made
to Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and a book will be donated to the school’s
library in memory of Riley Roxbury.
VIII.
Questions and Comments
a.
N/A
Meeting adjourned: 7:35pm
Motion by: Janet White
Seconded by: Kim Platt
