At our meeting on September 20th, the board and attending parents met to discuss a few topics. After the approval of the July minutes, we reviewed our meeting norms. This will set the stage for all future meetings as to what is expected from the participants to make our meetings run smoothly.
Mrs. Friend offered her principal’s report running over a few highlights of things happening at our school. All is going well for the beginning of the new year. The registration went very well with the hard work of the staff and our parent volunteers reporting success.
Teresa, board treasurer, brought her report on the current financial status of our PTO. The magazine sales have been successful and we will wrap up in the coming weeks. We also discussed the Colorado State Sales Tax in relation to fundraising. We will begin selling T-Shirts and Hoodies as soon as we have a sales license.
Renata (on behalf of Lisa also), VIPS coordinator is working hard filling all of the positions where volunteers are needed this year. We still need a few volunteers in the areas of: classified employees week, office assistance, red ribbon chair and secretaries’ week.
Debbie and Sheri shared reporting on their PPC meeting that they attended at the district level the past week. They encourage everyone to view a video clip available on the district web site showing what our PLC’s are producing on our late start days. Also from the board presidents was the announcement that we will be welcoming two guest speakers this year at Powell. On October 11th at 7pm we will welcome Detective Denner discussing the topic of Internet Safety and our Children. On March 13th, we will have Ellen Lynch discuss Adolescent Issues. More info to come on both of these nights.
Under new business, several concerned parents brought their thoughts to Mrs. Friend and the board about the Fall Follies being cancelled for October. After listening, the board has sent this issue with Becky and the staff concerned for further discussion. Although, we have learned that the PTO is not the forum for this business, we encouraged a coming together in about two or three weeks to determine if any further action may be needed from the PTO. This meeting time has not been set at this time.
The items that have been issued to our “Action Item list” are:
T-shirt sales
New PAC liaison
Car Pool Committee Forms for next Spring
VIP positions filled
Fall Follies
VIP Thank you procedures