PTO Meeting Minutes PTO Meeting 10.24.2013

Leadership Learning Academy Charter School

7:00 p.m.

Meeting called by Minute taker

Nicole Bott/President Sasha Witte/Secretary

Attendees

Nicole Bott/ President Jennifer Witte/President Elect Sasha Witte/Secretary Holly Hansen/Treasurer Heidi Bauerle/LLA Principal Danielle Goodrich/Events Coordinator Robyn Day/Class Captain Coordinator

Bethany Struthers/Student Life Coordinator Trish Thomason/Technology/Social Media Coordinator Melanie Pearson/Box Tops/Soup Labels/Store Fundraising Coordinator Not in attendance: Jen Norton

Presented to PTO Members

1. Minutes Approved Action Voted by e-mail to approve Minutes. 2. President’s  Report -Minutes will be approved by email. -Bylaws were amended. -PTO Budget approved. -Parent/Teacher Conference Dinners were successful and within budget. -Birthday table is a huge success with kids. -Cotton Candy Machine bought. -Popcorn machine in the works. 3. Treasurer’s  Report Budget, including income and expenditures may be viewed by contacting PTO President or Treasurer. Our fundraising efforts have been very successful this year. 4. Principal’s  Report -The  school’s  LLA  Board  meeting  had  mention  of  how  our  school’s   first year is in an excellent position. Parent volunteers are a huge contribution  to  our  school’s  good  standing. -LLA  will  present  a  monthly  “Leader  of  the  Month  Award.”  Keep  an   eye out for spectacular volunteers. -Hopefully parents have updated their information in the SIS system. 5. Book Fair Report

Discussion

-The Book Fair was a huge success. The funds were able to go towards anything in the Scholastic catalog. The librarian requested a large rug, but parents voted that funds go only toward books. Heidi reported that the library has a school fund. -If parents would like to request books for the library, send requests to Nicole Bott.

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PTO Meeting Minutes 6. Red Ribbon Week Report

Discussion

We had a great assembly. The kids loved the K9 dogs and Layton PD officers. A thank you will be sent to the officers, and a tennis ball to the dogs. There were hand print pledges, pledge cards, and cookies at lunch with kids drawing/writing what they hope to be when they grow up. An allergy-free option was provided.

7. Discuss Communications Parent/School/PTO

Discussion

The PTO will be going digital as much as possible. Parents are encouraged to check their information in the SIS system. The school was using the e-mail list obtained from the enrollment lottery until July of 2013. All student info was manually entered into the SIS system which could account for any mistakes.

The PTO will be advertising during the Fall Festival that we are going to digital communications as our main communication method. 8. Yearbook Committee and Publisher -Carr Publisher was voted on and approved by the PTO board. -Perhaps a contest could be held to design the cover. -It was proposed that the 6 th graders could help with the yearbook since they are the first graduating class. Discussion & -Working on the yearbook committee would be a great at-home Voting Results opportunity. -We could ask parents and teachers for pictures and create a file -share for photos. Action

Action

A yearbook committee will be formed.

9. Fall Festival Discussion & Action

No trunk-or-treat. Prepaid meals served at 5pm to those with wristbands. Other meals served at 6pm. Cash or check only. Movie will start at 6. Costumes are welcome. Movie treats will be provided for a small charge.

10. Reading Incentives Program

Discussion

-Kids will be encouraged to read at least 20 min/day to promote a love of reading. This year-long program will begin in Nov and end in April with an overall goal of 500,000 minutes. At 250,000 minutes, the students will receive a free movie night at the sc hool. When 500,000 minutes have been obtained, students will be invited to a free skate night. -Parents may print the star charts or e-mail minutes. -Reading for classes count toward school reading goals. -An  airplane  marker  will  “fly”  around  the  school  marking benchmarks. -PTO will gather info from homerooms each Friday. -Other fun incentives will be offered to readers: Principal taped to the wall, dunk tank, extra 5-minutes of recess, free dress-down day, etc.

Action

-A digital reporting alternative will be looked into. Page 2 of 3

PTO Meeting Minutes 11. Box Tops An in-school trophy will rotate among the classes winning each contest. 12. Drop-off/Pick-up Procedures -Any proposed changes to the existing procedure will be very time & work intensive. -Suggested changes include using walkie-talkies to move students from inside the building to pickup areas, utilizing the back of the school for pickup while maintaining a bypass lane, using the east and Discussion south school-side curbs for drop off and pickup while switching the outside lane from a stacking lane to a bypass lane. -There are no speed limit signs on the road. Car speeds are concerning. A crosswalk will have to go through the city. -Snowy days may present a challenge to current drop -off/pick-up procedures. 13. Teacher Input 14. -Perhaps PTO could fund a school-wide subscription to Brain Pop. -The workroom could use a Cricut Machine. -PTO can CC teachers on all PTO communication. -The PTO blog and pbskids.org was temporarily blocked from teacher Discussion computers. The school resolved it within 1 day. -Teachers use the Donors Choose program which usually has a lot of community support. The PTO could help teachers with those programs. Discussion

Adjournment 15. Next General PTO Meeting November 21, 2013 at 7:00p.m.

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