St. Brendan’s PTO Board Meeting
March 2004 Minutes
Attendees: Julia Walters-Burns, Margie Schmutz, Betsy Maxwell, Mary Jane
Fatigati, Denise Fong, Sue Flanigan, Lynn Wygant, Lisa McCole, Kate
Obrien-Rourke, Kurt Petrauskas, Brenda Roberts
The Board, Committee Chairs, School
Function, Enrichment Coordinators, Teacher Representatives and Guests, met in
the teacher‘s lounge. Julia and Margie
called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.
Margie Schmutz led all those present in a prayer.
Meeting
Minutes Approval Minutes from the December , 2003
meeting were read and approved
President Report (J Walters-Burns;M
Schmutz) The
following committees still are in need of chairs for the 2004-2005 school year:
Emergency readiness, Carpool Coordinator, Family Night, Junior High Play and
Speech.
Past President Report (D Fong) - Nominations for PTO Board and
School Commission are due this Friday,
Results will be announced at the April meeting..
Treasurer Report (M Fatigati):
Highlights:
1) Emergency
Preparedness food has been purchased.
2) Technology
has spent all their money.
3) Script
has paid back their loan.
4) Almost
all of the auction expenses are in.
5) The
budget will be adjusted so that the class party funds will have a total of
$150.00 per year not $75.00.
Principal Report (Given by Margie
Schmutz): Mrs. Sullivan had nothing but positive
feedback from the accreditation visit.
The binders are available for anyone who would like to look at them. Other schools in the area are already
borrowing them to use as models for their schools.
REPORTS
Fund Raisers:
Auction (S Flanigan) - The auction is winding down. Everything is running smooth. More people can be added still at this time
but people need to let Sue or Carolyn know ASAP. The number of people attending is down, there
are approximately 260 coming at this time.
Everyone is excited to get going.
Scrip (L McCole) -
We received a check from Albertson’s in the amount of $800.00. Year to date script has made about
$15,000.00. $25,000.00 was sold in
February compared to last years $8,000.00.
Lisa and Sally are working on adding new vendors such as Subway, Taco
Time and other gas cards.
Committees:
Membership(B
Roberts): Blythe Park has been reserved for the new
family picnic. There are nine spots
available for new Kindergarten families.
The tentative date for the new family meeting is April 22nd. It was suggested that new families get set up
with their buddies at this time.
Hot
Lunch(L Wygant): Some changes have been implemented, things
seem to be working better. Hot lunch
volunteers will be having a meeting soon.
Playground(Given
by J Walters-Burns): Kate has handed the playground
improvements off to Tom Burns. The
landscape architect has met with the playground committee. The new toy will be picked out, purchased and
installed this summer. Parent help will
be needed when plan is implemented.
Jr. High Play - The board would like to look at the budget
for the upcoming year to see about putting in money for a directors fee.
OLD BUSINESS
The Fulcrum
Dinner is being held next Thursday
Archdiocese
Volunteer seminar is scheduled for the same day as the auction.
2005 Junior
High play date has been negotiated and reserved..
There will
be a love & Logic workshop on March 25th from 7-9pm at Bothell high
School. Anyone is welcome to attend.
NEW
BUSINESS
Compliance
Committee will be looking at all aspects of the volunteer agreement that
families are required to sign at the time of registration.
The budget
will be discussed at the next PTO meeting.
The parish has asked that the PTO increase there contribution by 3%.
Cost for
videotaping the spring concert is being investigated. The cost for the play was $25.00 for VHS and
$40.00 DVD.
Denise
and Julia adjourned the meeting at 8:29 pm.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Betsy
Maxwell