Meeting Minutes - May 15th, 2018

ACMS PTO Meeting

May 15, 2018


Birgitta Depaoli, Stacy Russell, Coral Cavanagh, Jenny Suh, Stephanie Bragg, Heather Spear, Hien Larson, Jennifer Standteiner, Kari Chalstrom, and Yvonne Moore attended.

Open House Follow-up 

• Those attending bid and paid for the remaining Open House items.
• The gross for Open House was $6,051-$231 in food. Net was $5,905.

Treasurer’s Report and Requests for Funding

• Current bank balance is $7,169.05.
• Request for $2,000 for 7th grade field trip to the ropes course. 8th grade will also be requesting about $2,000 for Wild Island.
• VOTING - Coral moved, Stephanie seconded, group approved giving $2,000 to the 7th grade for the ropes course field trip.
• VOTING - Stephanie moved, Coral seconded, group approved giving $2,000 to the 8th grade for the Wild Island field trip.

Fundraiser Ideas

• We will not to the Staples Back-to-school kits this fall. Office Boss has expressed an interest in working with us on school kits. Jenny will follow up with them.
• VOTING - Coral moved, Stephanie seconded, that PTO spend $200 on light snacks at a happy hour to be held at Marg’s (if Marg’s is okay with that).
• We plan to sell T-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, and/or water bottles instead
• PTO Summer Kick-Off Social at Marg’s on June 6, 6-8 p.m., light snacks will be provided. Heather will check with Marg’s.

Roles for Next Year

• Mention in Cougar News.
• Mix and mingle, come see what we’re about, find out how you can help. Board positions are open!
• Mention at the end of the announcement for the dance that’s coming up.
• Birgitta is open to being treasurer next year.
• Jennifer notified us that she will not be at ACMS next year, so she won’t be continuing as treasurer.                

Movie Night

• End of the school year is very busy. Plan for 6–8 pm on July 9 and we will confirm. Heather and Birgitta will lead the effort.
• Hien will add that to the welcome letter for incoming 6th graders.
• Maybe do it during summer. Show on outdoor screen and have basketball court available.
• Don’t conflict with other Truckee event, but perhaps do it on a time when PJ’s is available for adults to attend music.
• Can we get one or more food trucks to come?

Kids’ Volunteerism

• We are pursuing a Disney grant (of park tickets that we may raffle off). In order to receive the tickets, we need to document the kids’ volunteer effort, showing the connection/learning that the children experience as a result of their volunteer opportunities. Photos of the kids volunteering are helpful.
• Organizing volunteer opportunities is important for this gift, not simply participation.

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