September 20th at 7 pm
Board members
Kim Love, Co-President | Whitney Griesbach, Co-President | Ann Sonnen, Vice President | Jen McCormick, Co-Secretary | Clare Kealy, Co-Secretary | Brita Willis, Co-Treasurer | Lorraine Sawicki, Co-Treasurer | Leeann Huntington, Sara Fenzl and Allison Broadgate, Fundraising Chairs | Janie Booth and Tammy Shorr, Volunteer Coordinators| Kelli Hessler and Brenda Mullins, Membership Chairs| Jean Charette, Yvonne Roberts and Diana Fryc, Legislative Chairs| Nelly Goodnoe and Sam Fogg, Members at Large | Anne Aliverti and Jessica Dolan, Teacher Representatives| Charmaine Marshall, Principal| Melissa Somoza , Assistant Principal
Welcome and PTSA Goals for 2018-2019, Kim Love and Whitney Griesbach
Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes, Kim Love
Minutes approved
Treasurer’s Annual Re-cap Report, Brita Willis
Report read, no changes
Re-present our 2018-2019 Budget, Lorraine Sawicki
School Supplies Review 2018, Kim Love
Principal’s Update, Charmaine Marshall
- 557 student census
- All positions remain intact
- New K teacher
- Sub hired for Alphin for year;
- Numbers are lower for enrollment at Seattle schools- raises would have impacted number of teachers
- Miss Geist receiving a 0.25 increase in time
- Mrs. Whipple is full time for art
- Full-time counselor in place
Committee Reports:
- Fundraising-
- Annual campaign moved exclusively online through Giving Fuel
- Brycentennial: 100% classroom participating = pizza party; kids will get a rubber bracelet;
- Launches October 15th; sign up sheet for parents to speak/motivate at lunch for campaign
- Membership
- Online option for sign-up available;
- Goal to get 100% participation
- Sponsorship given to 10-15 teachers
- Volunteers-
- Volunteer request is doubled up this year; 120 volunteers at district level and 45 at school level
- Tammy Shorr proposed a motion of $210 for volunteers that have not been WA residents for 3 years (Ann Sonnen seconded it)—Motion passed.
- 2 Volunteer Orientations will be held first week of October– evening one includes social outing after orientation
- Tammy Shorr proposed a motion that $1,000 be added to the budget for community engagement activities (Ann Sonnen seconded it)—motion passed
- Legislative-
- State PSA survey requests 25 survey responses from Bryant
- Jean Charette requests everyone respond to the survey by October 1st;
- “Equity in Education” – suggests sponsoring another PTSA—will include in a future agenda, already have $4K earmarked for another PTSA from school supplies overage; name of school we sponsor will remain confidential
- Teacher Representative-
- Back to Bryant event was successful; kids are taking good care of supplies; first year that specialists were given supplies
New Business:
Present New Standing Rules –
- Shared modifications
- Added board position: “Family Engagement Chair”
- End of year reimbursements deadline to be pushed later
Request Additional Playground Supervisor
- Ms. Marshall requests an additional 4 hours on top of 32.5 hrs/wk ($2,300);
- Nelly Goodnoe motions adding 4 hours/wk for playground supervision—Brita Willis seconds the motion
- Motion approved
Board HIP Packing Party
- Another school would like to partner with us for a board packing party
eScrip Fundraising Update
- iGive is new platform for site shopping that gives a percentage to PTSA
- 49 PCC cards have been sold
- PCC has changed their minimum from $10 to $50, plan to purchase fewer cards
Laser-
- Each month a Laser team leader will be joining our PTSA meetings
- Any parents can use LASER for Parent Nights and Curriculum Night ($15) even if they don’t have a student in LASER
- LASER rep requests a standing spot on the agenda
- Our board is welcome to attend their board meeting (2nd Thursday of the month) in the Laser room
- Currently 50 students on the wait list with plan to decrease
- Early dismissal on Wednesdays increased demand
- 165 students attend LASER
Adjournment
