Meeting Minutes June 2024

Alder Creek Middle School PTO Meeting Minutes
June 4, 2024
Raley’s One Loft, Truckee, 6:00pm
Present: Laurie Kuntz, Hilda Vazquez, Brandy Christensen, Chandler Bertoli, Jill Cox, Hien Larson, Saira West, Dyan Johnson, Kate Lord, Yvonne Moore
Quorum Present?: Yes
Welcome/Intro, Laurie K.:
-Meeting called to order at 6:15pm.
-Adopt May 2024 meeting minutes ; MOTION to approve last month’s meeting minutes made by Hien L.; Saira W. seconded, passed without dissent.
Treasurer’s Report, Kate L.:
-Silent Auction brought in $9450. KERMES dinner brought in $2150. Grocery Outlet has donated $2319 this year through receipt percentage program. Reviewed some expenses for each grade.
Principal’s Report, Hien L.:
-Thanks to the PTO for helping with field trip transportation. 7th grade had field day and headwaters. 6th grade will go to the airshow.
New Business, Laurie K.:
-PTO calendar: meetings - stick with first Tuesday of the month? Alternate between morning and evening? Evenings at Raley’s? Hilda suggested one or two virtual meetings. Two meetings to be combined with ELAC. For combined meetings, late October works for site plan timing, and April works for Open House planning. All thought the first Tuesday of the month still works (avoiding the same day as Truckee High Boosters meetings),  and we liked alternating between morning and evening with evenings at Raley’s.
-Budget for next school year: preliminary meeting with Hien, Laurie, and Kate. Increasing teacher grants, adding an additional assembly to fund, increase SWEP funding to increase programming, increase field trip budgets since transportation costs have gone up so much.  We are nixing spirit wear since our time and effort is better spent elsewhere. Will continue with tamale fundraising.  Will concentrate on sponsorships, and open house silent auction/Kermes.
-ELAC: Laurie asked Hilda to translate PTO minutes at ELAC meetings.
-Sponsorships: started an electronic folder for fall 2024
-Board Positions: MOTION to elect Brandy Christensen as Vice President made by Hien L.; Kate L. seconded, passed without dissent. Saira and Yvonne are graduating, Laurie K. will stay as President, Kate L. will stay as Treasurer, Brandy Christensen is going to be Vice President, Jill C. will continue to take care of Social Media, Hilda V. will continue as the ELAC representative. Hoping an incoming parent will take on the secretary position.
-8th Grade Promotion Event: Donations are being collected from the 8th grade parents, Raley’s is donating some food, Tahoe Forest Hospital District donated $1000, West Orthodontics donated money for the photo booth.
-Thank you to Saira and Yvonne for their service to this year’s PTO board. PTO gifted potted flowers from Chandler of Alpine Charm to Yvonne, Saira, Hien and Laurie.
Meeting adjourned at 7:05pm by Laurie K.
Next Meeting, TBD
Minutes Submitted by Secretary, Yvonne Moore