Transcript LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY PTA General Meeting Tuesday

LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY PTA
Membership Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Lake Travis Elementary School
Call to Order - 6:01 p.m.
MEETING AGENDA
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Welcome – Angela Frankhouser
Call to Order – Janene Angulo
Confirmation of Quorum – Shelly Penner
Pledge of Allegiance – Angela Frankhouser
Acceptance of Minutes from October, 2014 – Oneida Gonzalez
Report of the Treasurer – Wendy Martinez
Report of the Executive Board – Janene Angulo
Report of the Vice Presidents
– Membership – Laura Guerrero
– Fundraising – Linda Briscoe
Report of Standing Committees - Committee Chairpersons
Principal’s Report – Angela Frankhouser
Announcements – Janene Angulo
Adjournment – Janene Angulo
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ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
- Oneida Gonzalez, Secretary
•Approval of Minutes of LTE PTA Membership Meeting
– October 14, 2014 minutes available online @
www.lte.my-pta.org
Motion - Laura Guerrero
Second - Constanza Heitkoetter
Questions/Discussion
Vote Passed
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TREASURER’S REPORT – Wendy Martinez
BEGINNING CASH BALANCE
OCTOBER 14, 2014
$54,434.67
INCOME
OCT/NOV 2014
SPIRIT WEAR,
MEMBERSHIP DUES,
CLASS T-SHIRTS,
SCHOOL STORE,
RANDALLS FUNDRAISERS
SPIRIT NIGHTS
FUN RUN
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$ 7,221.70
TREASURER’S REPORT
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EXPENSES
OCT/NOV 2014
INSURANCE, SALES TAXES, OFFICE SUPPLIES,
TRAINING, SCHOOL STORE STOCK, SPIRIT WEAR RE-ORDER,
CLASS T-SHIRTS, FACILITY RENTAL AND OTHER
EXPENSES FOR FUN RUN, NATIONAL & STATE DUES PAYABLE,
MINI GRANTS, CHALLENGE LAB EXP, LIBRARY EXP, HOSPITALITY
Total Expenses:
ENDING BANK BALANCE 11/5/2014
CHECKING
Upcoming Expenses: Carnival Deposits, Mini Grants
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$14,620,66
$ 47,035.71
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
- Janene Angulo, President
• Executive Board October 28th - quorum present
• Actions taken not requiring further action of membership:
– Carrie Suh approved as Programs Chair
– Voted to schedule another Fun Run Fundraiser in October 2015
– Voted to honor pizza parties for all classes reaching their
fundraising goals
– Approved purchase of Olweus Banners via Mini Grant $509.92
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REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
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General Membership Approval Needed:
The board has approved a budget amendment for mini grants.
 The mini grants budget will be raised from the current $10,000 to
$25,000 for the 2014/2015 school year.
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A motion is needed from membership to approve this budget
amendment.
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Motion - Oneida Gonzalez
Second - Angela Frankhouser
discussion
Vote Passed
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Report of Vice President, Membership
- Laura Guerrero
• 2014-2015 Membership Drive Totals
-- Total Members: 325
-- 4th grade won the popsicle party and the extra recess time for the
greatest percentage of members.
Pre-k
20%
3rd grade
38%
Kinder
47%
4th grade
71%
1st grade
40%
5th grade
42%
2nd grade
41%
If you still have not joined our PTA and would like to there is still
time! See Laura Guerrero for more information.
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REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT,
FUNDRAISING
- Linda Briscoe
• FUN RUN – Chair, Tiffany Kerr
- Raised $16,343.42 to date. Great success!
- Pizza parties will be awarded to 16 classes that reached their
classroom goal.
- Money planned to be used for mini grants. More details will
follow in the next meeting.
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REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT,
FUNDRAISING
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• SPIRIT NIGHT – Chair, Amy Offield
- November 13th, Chick-Fil-A, 3:00 pm - close
- LTE receives 10% of all sales
 Place all receipts in the designated box
 Drive thru customers to notify cashier to place receipts in the Spirit
Night box
• BOX TOPS – Chair, Mayra Agis
– First batch has been submitted and raised $629.40
– Next submission will be in February
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REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT,
FUNDRAISING
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• OTHER - Ongoing fundraisers
- Submitted 122 Randall’s Community Bucks
- Received $122 Randall’s gift card to be used to support
hospitality budget
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REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
• CARNIVAL – Chair, Brittan Chepak
Looking for Committee members.
Looking for Sponsorships.
- For more information, contact Brittan Chepak at
[email protected]
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REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
• VOLUNTEERS – Constance Hietkoetter
– Total volunteer hours through October: 2,431
– Volunteer of the Month for November – Tiffany
Kerr
– Staff of the Month for November –
Elizabeth Cardle, Receptionist
• New Best Club Members – Norma Castillo-Vega, Jennifer
Forke, Laura Guerrero, Tiffany Kerr, Hortencia VargasCastro
• Send Nominations to [email protected]
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RECORDING VOLUNTEER HOURS
• Please log your hours!
• Sign in as a volunteer – system tracks your hours
• Log any off-site hours via
1. v-volunteer.com or
2. email [email protected] or
3. write in volunteer binder in the front office.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Log on to: www.lte.my-pta.org & register to receive
updates on volunteer needs & opportunities
 Tomorrow – “Family Favorites” Luncheon
 Next Week - Book Fair “Sir Readalot’s Castle”
 Wednesday, Nov. 19th - Thanksgiving Feast
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REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
• COMMUNICATIONS
–Alysia Transou & Paloma Rodriguez-Valencia
• LTE PTA website:
www.lte.my-pta.org
 Please REGISTER for MEMBER ACCESS
 N E W … Website now has TRANSLATION button!
 Volunteer Schedules with Sign-up capability
 Correspondence/reminders sent to registered email addresses
 Includes: newsletters, minutes, forms
• PTA newsletter sent home monthly in Tuesday folder
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REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Hospitality – Joanna Hess
• November 12th Family Favorites Luncheon for
Teachers/Staff
 Need “family favorites” sides to compliment Rudy’s BBQ
 Sign up on the PTA website under the Volunteer tab
 Deliver treats to front office that morning
• December 17th – “Shop the Market”
 Save the Date!
 Will be asking for volunteers to provide holiday home baked
goodies for teachers/staff to take home with them!
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REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Health & Welfare – Rebecca Gunn
• Track and Field Days were a huge success!
Thank you to 3F Fitness and Hop N Happy for providing the
water bottles and snacks!
• Career Day – Details forthcoming
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REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
• Squire Booster Club – Carry Goldsmith
 LTE Spirit Wear t-shirts and visors are available for $15
each. Purchase at school store or PTA website
 School Store
• Fridays at lunch from 11am-1pm!
• Contact Karla Gaily, if you are interested in working at the school
store on Fridays!
 Fridays are SPIRIT DAYS at LTE!! Wear your spirit shirts
to show your school pride!
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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL
- Angela Frankhouser
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LTE is identified as School Wide
Title I Campus which requires us to
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Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment
Identify & commit to specific goals and strategies
that address those needs
Create a comprehensive plan
Conduct an annual review of the effectiveness of
the school-wide program and revise the plan as
necessary.
We receive additional federal monies in order to
support programming. The emphasis is on serving
all students, improving all structures that support
student learning, and combining all resources, as
allowed to achieve a common goal.
Translated in Spanish by Alicia Martinez
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
 November 12th Family Favorites Luncheon
 November 13th Spirit Night – Chick-Fil-A
 November 17th-20th Book Fair
 November 19th Thanksgiving Feast
 November 20th Social Studies & Literacy Night
 November 21st Birthday Celebrations
 November 24th-28th Thanksgiving Break
 December 9th Next PTA Membership Meeting
 December 17th “Shop the Market”
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ADJOURNMENT
IMPORTANT LOCATIONS FOR INFORMATION
•www. lte.my-pta.org - LTE PTA website! PLEASE sign up to request
access to website! Then login for important information including sign
ups, forms, calendar, etc.
•www.ltisdschools.org/lte - LTE website
•www.ltisdschools.org - LTISD website
•www.laketraviseducationfoundation.org - Lake Travis Education
Foundation
•www.txpta.org - Texas State PTA website
•www.v-volunteer.com- Website to log all of your volunteer hours
•(512)533-6515 – Weekly Info Hotline
•Meeting Adjourned 6:22 pm per Angela Frankhouser
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