AGENDA

OUES PTO GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday, September 19^th

10:00 a.m. OUES Library

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Ø Welcome – Angela Weisgarber, President

Ø Campus Update – Dr. Andra Barton, Principal

We had a wonderful start to the school year. OUES has 50 new student= s from all over the world and a total enrollment of 530. There is a math initiative at this= time which entails journaling based upon Marilyn Burns’ Constructionist th= eory of writing out problem solving.

Over the past two years OUES has seen improvement in writing with 90% Commended.= Guided reading along with Reading Buddies will continue this year. October will be staff development.&= nbsp; Dr. Rose Marie Taylor will be hosting the district’s K-4 campu= ses for literacy strategies.

Administrative team introduced: Jennifer Mitchell, Dana Fungue & Tina Homan.

OUES named to the TBEC Honor Roll aft= er 4 years of continuous data. Dr. Barton and 3 others will represent OUES in Austin.

A new opportunity came out of the May parent survey. Going forward = on the last Thursday of the month at 12:45, “In the Know” will meet to answer questions in an open dialogue format. Anne Davis will coordinate the com= mittee of 10 volunteer members. Ques= tions will be taken and answered by the site base committee and team coordinators. Dr. Barton̵= 7;s goal is to empower with knowledge. Angela Weisgarber will take nominations.

Ms. Homan discussed safety. All volunteers and visitors are re= quired to sign in and out of the office as well as wear a badge while on campus. Parents are asked to park in the Timarron and Versailles cul de sac instead of the main roads to avoid a= ny accidents.

Ø Introductions of OUES PTO Board Members – Angela Weisgarber, President

Pam Francis, VP – Jennifer Wint= er, Secretary – Becky McDaniel, Treasurer – Jennifer Devine, VP Operations – Erika Gardiner, VP Disbursements – Nancy Tsay & Tina Tedeschi, VP Programs – Karen Malone & Tonya Meyer, VP Fundraising – Christy White & Lisa Holderness, VP Volunteers=

Ø Introductions of OUES Communications Coordinator – Jennifer Devine, VP of Operation= s

Newsletter & Dragon Tales will be provided by Joanna Grayson. E= ach month a committee will be highlighted.&nbs= p; The fall fundraiser will be a special issue.

The student directory will go to the printer this Friday.

An assistant will be needed by the en= d of October for the Landscaping committee.&nbs= p; Bids are being accepted at this time for trimming and edging.

Ø Approval of Minutes for May 2007 – Jennifer Winter= , Secretary

Motion made by Erika Gardiner and sec= onded by Lisa Holderness. All voted= in favor.

Ø Budget Update – Becky McDaniel, Treasurer

o&nb= sp; Approval of 2007 - 08 Budget

Motion made by Jennifer Winter to app= rove the budget and seconded by Lisa Holderness. All voted in favor.

Becky explained the reimbursement process. All receipts should = be placed in the Treasurer Inbox. Reimbursement checks may be picked up from the Reimbursement file located in the PTO rolling file cart in the Teacher’s workroom. Sales Tax exemption forms are avai= lable here also. We will no longer reimburse for taxes.

Ø Disbursements Update – Erica Gardiner, VP of Disbursements

The Disbursement Request Form will go= out in October to teachers, administration and parents. Disbursements are outside of the P= TO operating budget. The forms w= ill be collected and a committee made up of teachers, admin and parents will be assigned to research and prioritize the requests. The PTO Executive Board will vote = on the requests. Requests greater th= an $500 will be taken to the PTO general membership for approval. Requests less than $500 may be app= roved by the PTO Executive Board. <= o:p>

Ø Fundraising Update – Karen Malone & Tonya Meyer, VP of Fundraising=

o&nb= sp; Gift Wrap

Innisbrook will provide the gift wrap from 9/17 to 10/1. Students may earn coupons for ever= y 6 sales for 5 drawings per day. Gift wrap will be distributed on October 31^st during Book Character Day. Students must be registe= red on line for prizes.

o&nb= sp; Fall Festival

The Under the Harvest Moon Family Fes= tival will be Saturday, November 3^rd from 3 to 7:00 p.m. Details will go out in the Monday folders. The silent auction w= ill be comprised of themed classroom baskets.&nbs= p; Michele Tempesta is responsible for the silent auction. D’Lisa<= /span> Cunningham will be responsible for the decorations. Raffle tickets for Administrators = of the Day will be pre-sold and drawn during the festival. There will be 15 big board items t= hat evening. Teacher of the Day w= ill be sealed bid. A lead person for donations is still needed.

Brick sales will be cut off on Octobe= r 1^st. An order will be placed at that ti= me and a disbursement request will be placed to fill in the area.

Ø Programs Update – Nancy Tsay & Tina Tedeschi, VP of Programs

o&nb= sp; Reading Buddies – Kristy Smith

Training will be held 9/27 at 10:45 w= ith Mrs. Little.

o&nb= sp; Writer’s Club – Suzanne Newell

The Writer’s Club concept was f= unded by a PTO disbursement. This w= ill be a first come, first served opportunity for two groups of 25 students – separated by 1^st/2^nd grade and 3^rd/4^t=
h grade. WC will meet once per = month from 2:45 to 4:00 in the library. Confirmation letters will go out. All thos= e wait listed will be first on the spring semester enrollment. Training will be 9/27 for voluntee= rs.

Suzanne explained WC will be a fun pl= ace to come to write about things the students like. Books will be published from their writing.

o&nb= sp;      Math Masters – Christine Hart & Kim Topham

All math masters tests will be admini= stered in the classrooms each Tuesday from 1:40 to 2:40. Math masters is a timed test of ba= sic math facts. Volunteer trainin= g will be scheduled in September.

Ø     Volunteers Update – Christy White & Lisa Holderness, VP of Volunteers

Grade level Ice Cream Socials are tak= ing place at this time. The Caf&e= acute; volunteer schedule is out.

The main change in volunteering this = year is for copying and laminating. The copier will be reserved from 10 to 1:00 every day for the designated copy volunteer. The schedule for c= opy volunteers is filled up to April. There will be a one week turn around on all copy requests. Teacher feedback has been positive= . The volunteer will pick up the Gre= en Box in the teacher’s workroom. Completed copy jobs will be filed in the volunteer workroom. The copier volunteer calendar will= be sent out at the beginning of the month.

Ø     Close Adjourned at 11:12 a.m.=

v&nb= sp;    The next General Meeting is set for Wednesday, November 14^th at 6:30 p.m. in the OUES Cafeteria.