November 2024 Meeting Minutes

Meeting held on 11/5/24 at ACMS Staff Lounge. Called to order at 7:50am.

PTO Meeting Attendees: Principal Hien Larson, Nicole Sasche, Jill Cox, Kate Parkhill, Hilda
Vasquez, Brandy Christensen, Laurie Kuntz and Sarah Maile.
Welcome and Intro: Laurie Kuntz gave a welcome and discussed the open board positions.
Brandy moved to approve minutes from the October meeting and Jill seconded that motion and
the minutes were approved.
Treasurer’s Report and Budget Review: Kate Lord is absent. The new banners are up for the
sponsorships. We will move the banner in the spring from the gym to the rear of the school.
Principal’s Update: Hien gave a thanks for the lunches during conference week and support.
Hien reports the dance went really well and spirit week the kids seemed really into it. Halloween
week was great with the teachers dressing up and being really into it. Cougar Pride—Hien
wants to give the grade level winners some swag. Hacky sacks are a possibility. Yearbook
photos—please talk to parents about getting them in. Check in/check out system is for safety.
Parents can call 10 minutes before or do it at home. Carnegie parent night for math is Thursday
and the special ed parent advisory is also going on that night. Hien encourages parents to
attend. ACMS is a “School to Watch” which is an award designation. It is a national
recognition and ACMS is the only Tahoe Truckee School to be recognized for this. Hien will be
helping get some families with holiday supplies and she asks that we bring any family needs to
her. The group also discussed Flylow fleece zips for staff and PTO to split the cost
(approximately $3500). Then there was a discussion of Full Belly Deli gift cards Student of the
Month (in addition to the Cougar Cards). It would be approximately $800.
Grant Requests:
Conference week Recap: Thank you to Kate and Erin for all of their hard work! The feedback
was great. Kate will write up a memo of what worked and what didn’t work.
PTO Admin: We are still seeking a 6th grade parent willing to join the Board as a Secretary.
PTO Board & Committee Chairs: Silent Auction:
Looking ahead: 8th grade promotion—meeting is in January and is a joint meeting with PTO.
We need someone to oversee the budget. Next meeting is December 3 rd at 6pm.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:40am.