April PTO Minutes

• Call meeting to order
  • Introductions
• Approval of March minutes - Angie
• Treasure report – Mandy – Biggest ticket item was the Cranhill trip, we will get some money back from Middle School, they haven’t paid their share yet.  Haven’t paid the bussing bill yet for that either.
• Teacher report – Mrs. Maat – Everything is going well.  Thank you for the money, a lot of teacher used the money for new games to help get us through inside recess.  March is reading month went great, the stage was a big hit. MSTEP is coming up soon for the upper grades. Bond upgrades may be starting in May/June.  Elementary space and some H.S. spaces are priority one. Boards for public info will be coming soon. They will be displayed in the schools. The drinking fountain has also been an amazing addition!  Would still like an updated fountain in the gym too. The pedometers competition started today for 3rd and 4th.  Thanks for the book fair books as well.
• Principal academic report – Miss Kent – Calling all dads was a great hit!  We had a LOT of dads. Reading and writing night went well. The kids LOVED CranHill, and so did the teachers.  The weather was great for that day too!! Thanks for that. We still don’t have a set end date. Next week, we may have a better answer.  Adding time to the school day is an option, possible forgiveness of snow days, and we may be making up all missed days. We will let everyone know when we know.  PTO assembly is coming up on the 16th at 1:30.  There will be some teacher movement next year.  We will have 2 young Ks at Eastwood next year.
• Old Business:
  • March is reading month
• New Business:
  • Box Tops – still submitting.
  • Shop-A-Roo
  • Vote on hoops – $6585 including installation. They are glass backboard and will be adjustable hoop height. Vote approved to purchase and move ahead.
  • We have some more iPads coming through Title 1, the school may need another technology cart.  Miss Kent will let us know about amounts when she know more.
  • We need to spend some money… We would like to do some playground additions.  Need to replace the zip line, keep in mind that zip line is on K/1 side, so would be nice to have at their height. We will be removing one set of swings for the remodel.  Once we find out building footprint, we would like to put back in more swings. We definitely want to move forward on this, but let’s wait until next year to actually move on anything.
  • Officer elections at next meeting – we have 4 positions, treasurer, secretary, vice-president, president, if you are interested, think about it and be ready for next meeting.
  • Teacher appreciation - See google drive
• Dates for:
  • Health & Fitness – Thursday, May 30 with rain backup being Friday May 31. Try to get a variety of blow-ups, not just slides. Will try to schedule with Jaks, but may go another route if we have trouble again.