MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE HARMONY ELEMENTARY PTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
10/9/18
9:00 AM
Harmony Elementary Cafeteria
Present: (Members, Directors, Officers, Chairpersons)
Beth Fowler
Dana Ludwigsen
Suzie Hackmiller
Diana Schaller
Tamara McGuire
Deirdre Weber
Ari Willey
Stuart Ulferts
Jessy Maggard
Kendra Wiegand
Holly Wood
A Quorum of Directors being present, the meeting called to order at 9:02 AM.
MINUTES: Stuart Ulferts moved to dispense with reading the minutes and to approve minutes from the September meeting. Seconded and Approved.
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL: Spring, 2018 K-Prep scores for reading and writing improved 6% for students without disabilities, elevating the HES ranking by several places. HES will continue to work on improving scores for students with disabilities and all students.
HUSTLE: Jessy Maggard reported that on-line contributions doubled from last year. Net contributions totaled approx. $32,500, making it a record setting event.
Stuart moved to allocate donations of Hustle income to individual classrooms at 10% of donations originating from each class of students but no less than $100. Donation will include “related arts” classes. Seconded and Approved.
Jessy Maggard moved to create a new budget line item from “educational enhancement,” that allocates $1,500 to fund the “brag tag” program. Seconded and Approved.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Holly Wood presented the monthly report 2018-2019 Harmony PTA Budget_October, attached and incorporated by reference to these minutes. She moved to approved the report and also proposed creating a new budget line-item to fund “assemblies” at $2,475, to come from “educational enhancement.”
Seconded and Approved.
OLD BUSINESS: discussions carried over from the last meeting included Kendra Wiegand’s proposal concerning vesting of authority to “Box Tops” chair to fund new projects. The Board was told that a delegation of prior authority to fund un-identified projects in the future was outside of the PTA rules. The original motion was tabled.
A discussion of Grandparents Day and Veterans Day observance was held. Ms. Hackmiller agreed to include a very short observance of Veterans Day on the appropriate Monday Assembly. Stuart agreed to contact Tamara McGuire to provide a speaker.
HARVEST: Successful, financial report to follow. The pumpkin contest, silent auction, food trucks and total attendance were highlights of that success. St. Johns church will receive a donation of surplus candy. A list of issues and suggestions for discussion by Harvest Committee was generated:
Ticket booth location
Prize quality, budget
Playground and outdoor exercise/play areas
Bounce-House, logistics and line control
NEW BUSINESS: Ms. Hackmiller asked for some assistance coordinating volunteers for replacing playground mulch. A discussion of volunteer efforts for landscaping and plant maintenance was held, that included ways to prevent weeds and clear poison ivy around utility shed.
Meeting adjourned at 10:35 AM
Approved,
____________________________JESSY MAGGARD: PRESIDENT
____________________________STUART ULFERTS: RECORDING SECRETARY