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Welcome!
October 5, 2010
General PTA Meeting
Arrowhead Elementary 6.10.5
Pledge of Allegiance
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The 2010 – 2011 Exec Team
Erin Person
Treasurer
Cindy Jensen
Co-President
Frank Slaughter
Co-Vice President
Beth Shore
Secretary
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Reading & Approval of the Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
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PTA Mission: “To Better the Lives of Children”
By providing . . . .
•A powerful voice for all children,
•A relevant resource for families and communities, and
•A strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.
Our unit is strongest as a relevant resource but we must continue to
strengthen our part as a powerful voice and strong advocate for our
children at the school district, regional, state, and federal levels.
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The Good News . . . It won’t be difficult
Vote! Vote! Vote! . . . and Mail it in!
• Referendum 52 – Healthy Schools (WSPTA: Neutral)
• Initiative 1098 – High Income Tax (WSPTA: Support)
• Initiative 1107 – Repeal of Bottle/Soda/Candy Tax (WSPTA:Opposed)
Attend a Meeting or Rally Event
• Northshore School Board meetings are held on 2nd (4:00pm) and 4th
(7:00pm) Tuesdays every month
• Focus Day in Olympia on February 21st, 2011 – Bring kids!
Other
• Complete the PTA Legislative Survey
• Contact your legislative chair, Angela Cummings, [email protected].
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Current PTA Legislative Results
Fill out the survey tonight!
Top Voted PTA Initiatives
(from 35 survey responses)
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A Word From the School!
Welcome Marsha Moore – New Principal
Welcome Gordon Burke – PTA Staff Liaison
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Committee Reports
• Read-a-Thon Fundraiser
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Started TODAY with classroom visits
Look for that packet in the backpack
Reading for 3 weeks
• Staff Wish List!
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Find it on the Arrowhead PTA Web Site
• Goal – match what you have at home with a staff need
• Reflections!
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National PTA program celebrating the arts
• Website
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Why do we need to change web hosts?
•Currently using Microsoft Office Live
•Using free webhost feature ($14/year for the ‘ptaarrowhead.org’
domain)
•Not enough features to support increasing our ‘green’ approach
•Permanently linked to Polly Shinner’s personal email
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Ideal Web Features – Our “wish list”
•Easy to use/manage website (No software downloads required)
•Allows for at least 25 pages
•eCommerce component (paypal)
•Easy to create online forms (online surveys, scholarship requests,
volunteer sign-ups)
•Password protect access to documents/document archive
•Community forums
•Continued email support for accounts created with ptaarrowhead.org
•Allows one site administrator and multiple page administrators (through
‘generic’ accounts)
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•Good 24/7 tech support
Option #1 – GoDaddy.com
Package
-Website Tonight Premium
Plan
-Domain Transfer + 3 years
-Unlimited Email
Estimated total cost for 3year package (which must
be paid in advance) $365.00
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Features (Pros)
Cons
Pre-built templates
PW-protected pages
Events Calendar
Embed Video/Photo feature
Sub Navigation
Ecommerce (pay pal)
Community Forums
Online forms
 Form results can be emailed to different email per form
24/7 support
SSL Included (Security Encryption)
1 GB password protected online file storage
10 ptaarrowhead.org emails (will continue to use
existing)
Online calendar shared among 10 email accounts
No early-out penalties for canceling (will refund
remainder)
Can change account information as webmaster changes
hands (contact information and contact emails)
A great survey tool exists
for an extra $2.99/month
(minimum of 3 months). Rep
said we could turn off/on to
save money. Otherwise, use
of forms is sufficient.
No ability to give web
update access to single page
only.
Potential reputation for not
being as easy-to-use as
claims imply.
24/7 support number is not
1-800 which for future
webmasters without VOIP
could incur additional PTA
charges (however, email to
support staff is an option)
Angela personally does not
like their ads.
Option #2 – iPage.com
Package
Features (Pros)
Cons
Bold/Strikeouts are comparison to Godaddy.com
-Web Hosting Plan
-Web-builder Premium
“Weebly” Plan
Total cost for 3-years Web
Hosting (which must be paid
in advance) - $126.00
($42/year)
Annual cost for Web Builder
Premium (has to be
purchased annually) - $99.95
First Year Upfront - $225.00
2nd and 3rd year - $100.00/yr
Estimated Total for 3 years $425.00
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Easy to use with many templates
PW-protected pages
Events Calendar
Embed Video/Photo feature
Sub Navigation
Ecommerce (pay pal)
Basic shopping cart free add-on capability
Community Forums
Online forms
 Form results can be emailed to different emails
24/7 support w/1-800 phone support
SSL Included (Security Encryption)
Unlimited GB pw-protected online file storage
Unlimited ptaarrowhead.org emails (will continue to use
existing)
Online calendar shared among 10 email accounts
No early-out penalties for canceling (will refund remainder)
Can change account information as webmaster changes
hands (contact information and contact emails)
Survey tool exists for an extra
$30.00/year. Otherwise, use
of forms is sufficient.
No ability to give web update
access to single page only.
Those who have access will
have access to all pages.
Their business is 100%
powered by wind energy
Option #3 – inmotionhosting.com
Package
Features (Pros)
Cons
Bold/Strikeouts are comparison to Godaddy.com
-Business Class Power Plan
Total cost for 2-years $190.80 ($94.50/year)
Estimated Total for 3 years $285.80
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Easy to use with many templates
PW-protected pages
Events Calendar
Embed Video/Photo feature
Sub Navigation
Ecommerce (pay pal)
Basic shopping cart free add-on capability
Community Forums
Online forms
 Form results can be emailed to different emails
Database support for forms
24/7 support w/1-800 phone support
SSL Included (Security Encryption)
Unlimited GB pw-protected online file storage
Unlimited ptaarrowhead.org emails (will continue to use
existing)
Online calendar shared among 10 email accounts
Can change account information as webmaster changes
hands (contact information and contact emails)
No ability to give web update
access to single page only.
Those who have access will
have access to all pages.
Early out penalties for
canceling (will refund
remainder)
Option #4 – Network Solutions (Preferred Choice)
Package
Features (Pros)
Cons
Bold/Strikeouts are comparison to Godaddy.com
-Business Class Power Plan
Total cost for
1-years - $119.50
2-year – $239.00
3 -year – $335.00
5-year - $495.00
Estimated Total for 3 years $335.80
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Easy to use with many templates
PW-protected pages
Events Calendar
Embed Video/Photo feature
Sub Navigation
Ecommerce (pay pal)
Community Forums
Online forms
25 FTP Accounts
Survey/Polling tool
Online File Library
 Form results can be emailed to different emails
24/7 support w/1-800 phone support
SSL Included (Security Encryption)
300 GB online file storage
1000 ptaarrowhead.org emails (will continue to use
existing)
Online calendar shared among 10 email accounts
Can change account information as webmaster changes
hands (contact information and contact emails)
No ability to give web update
access to single page only.
Those who have access will
have access to all pages.
Early out penalties for
canceling (will refund
remainder)
New Business
• 2010 Annual Financial Review Report
• Election of voting delegates to WA PTA Leg Assembly
• Re-approve 2010 – 2011 budget
• $2,000 Restricted Art Fund Discussion & Vote
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Designated Funds – are established when the PTA adopts/approves a
motion to set aside funds for a specific purpose. Modifications or
eliminations to a designated fund must be voted on by the same group that
created it. For example, if the general membership created the designated
fund, they are the only ones that can vote to change it.
• Standing Rules – review & vote
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Mission Statement & Goals
Arrowhead Elementary PTA will
promote the welfare of all students,
provide staff support, foster teacher
and parent/community cooperation
and enrich student learning.
See Back of Agenda for Goals that support the mission statement
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Measurable Goals
• Grow “Greener”
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Reduce paper consumption by 30%
Move newsletter online by January 2011
Reduce the number of weekly stand-a-lone flyers introducing new weekly
Hawk Highlights format
• General Membership Meeting
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Increase attendance by 25%
Make the meetings more accessible to all by starting at 6:30pm and having
free child care and great food!
Commit to ending on time
• Partner with the school on a shared goal
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School is evaluating
• Partner with another PTA in the Puget Sound on an
event or drive – ties into National PTA goals of being
more diverse.
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Ideas – working on this – will keep you updated.
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President’s Message
Oct. 5, 2011 – General Membership Meeting – Arrowhead PTA 6.10.5
• Training
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Leadership Training in August in Vancouver, WA. Main take away = importance of being
trained, attending PTA & the Law, networking and getting great ideas.
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Outgoing & Incoming Board Retreats = Board spend about 10 hours transitioning this
summer and preparing for the new year.
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PTA & The Law = 3 people are trained, 3 more getting trained next week (October 12th) =
EVERYBODY IS WELCOMED! It’s FREE!
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Region 6 Training last weekend in September. Learned about the Common Core
Standards Initiative (CCSI).
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effort designed to improve educational outcomes for students by
developing a set of common, voluntary, internationally-benchmarked
academic standards in mathematics and English language arts.
• (http://www.pta.org/common_core_state_standards.asp)
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Upcoming Dates
ENRICHMENT CLUBS
Chess, Drama & Art started, French & Spanish start next week
10 /5 (Tues.) – Read-a-Thon starts (runs for 3 weeks)
10 /6 (Wed.) – Walk To School Day (national event)
10/7 (Thurs.) – Movie Night
(K – 3rd grade theme – anyone welcome – movie is Up)
10/8 (Fri.) - 11:30am – Staff Appreciation lunch
(Student Planning Day – no school)
10/8 & 10/9 - WA State PTA Legislative Assembly
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It’s only been 6 weeks – we’ve
done a lot…
Planned 1st Movie Night
2 Issues of Hawk Talk - Already!
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THANK YOU!!
New Family Welcome Dinner
for about 80 people!
Closing
$25 Brix Gift Card Drawing
THANK YOU FOR COMING
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