October 2017 Meeting Minutes

• Call meeting to order
  • Introductions
• Approval of September minutes
• Treasure report - passed around - Mandy not present today
• Teacher report - Mrs. Zocco - YK and K went on an amazing field trip to the apple orchards, thank you for that!!  We are on the final push for the WALK-A-THON.  
• Principal report - Ms. Kent not present today
• Old Business:
  • Teacher gifts went well
  • Homecoming - THANK YOU to everyone who helped!!
  • First field trip
• New Business:
  • 4H - Angie
  • Box tops/Shop-a-roo - We mailed out 4,554 boxtops today!  Going to put out a brochure and info at a table at the Walk-A-Thon.  We also have the trophy somewhere for the classroom winners.
  • Basketball hoops -
  • Bookfair - Amber - Oct. 23-27 - sign-up going around for during the week in the library - night time book fair event sign up going around as well.  Molly Galloway is also helping Amber as she will be taking it over next year.
  • The Bond Proposal - Josh Bull, Mrs. Defever, Mrs. Zocco,  Pete Kent - They are here to present the bond issue information
    • Passed around brochure with info about what the bond issue will cover, also a FAQ sheet.
    • The board started by asking how to keep our district at the top, asked for input from every branch within the district buildings, and then took input from the community. The top three
      • Investment in infrastructure - replace roofs at every building - just under $3 million - improve the auditorium - new multi use stadium, our home track and football cannot use the current stadium - structural and drainage improvement on outdoor fields, tennis courts and baseball/softball fields
      • Health safety and security - air quality improvements - security camera upgrades at all buildings - new buses - door access improvements
      • 21st Century Learning improvement - existing classroom remodeling at all levels, additions to the building - 1:1 technology devices for all students - Overflow gym space/multi-pupose space
  • WALK - A - THON
    • We don’t have nearly as many corporate sponsors as before - there was a little trouble with businesses receiving letters!  We are only a few hundred behind what we were at this time last year.
    • We are continuing to make a good push this week!  We always need help the day of, feel free to come.  We start setting up 8 am.  Glow walk from 11-12.  There will be apples and bananas, no coffee this year.
    • 4th Grade - the classrooms have received a grant and have requested another $188 from the PTO to help cover the costs for current news and newspapers for the 4th Graders this year.  Agree.