Jackson Middle School PTA
General Meeting
March 5, 2019

Introductions
The meeting was called to order at 6:31pm on March 5, 2019, by President Jessica Christiansen. Board Members Kathy Jennings, Michelle Marsden, Marci Forbes and Annie Lindekugel were present. Kristin Beauchamp was absent. Zach Kramer approved meeting minutes from December 2018. Marci Forbes seconded motion.

New Business

• PTA Board Service for 2019-2020 – email Michelle Marsden if you are interested.
• March Staff Appreciation will occur on Pi Day (March 14). Fruit pies and quiches will be served. They are in need of set up and clean up. Email – Kristen Beauchamp
• April Staff Appreciate – fruit stand.
• Remaining cookie dough sale. We had a few extra boxes of cookie dough to use for girls night out.

Old Business

• RAT Race Lead – Need to replace the lead of this event. We have posted vacancy on Facebook and sent out via email. Need to get it started before spring break so in April we have the timelines set up. The RAT Race will take place May 17th. Students will receive all money and donations up front.
• SUN Community Closet – PTA spent $1,000 to establish inventory for the families in need. It is located in the back of the cafeteria. Families are scheduled once a month to come in and shop. The items needed are restocked every month through donations. The biggest issue will be maintaining a high level of community support.

Pastini JMS Nights – no report.
April – Pizzacato Bangy Road
February Teacher, Custodian, Lunch Staff Appreciation – 75 bags full of treats for the teachers was a huge success.

Treasurer’s Report:

• January:
  Savings – $45,459.77
  Checking – $35,822.62
• February:
  Savings- $44,761.49
  Checking- $37.092.13
• By the end of the school year, we will need to spend $15,000 to purchase new Chromebooks. We need the RatRace to be successful to purchase them.

Committee Reports:
Volunteer Needs – Kristin Beauchamp

• Rat Race
• Hospitality
• Field Day – Norgaard and Nichols – May 31^st
• Awesome Fun Night – May 3^rd
• Girls’ Night Out – April 13^th. Needs volunteers.
• Oaks Park – Greg will take lead on that. 2^nd week of April is first meeting.

Principal’s Report:

• Staffing – PPS is experiencing a deficit. JMS is expected to grow to 809 students by 2019-2020. For the 2019-2020 school year, Jackson Middle School will have one additional assistant principal and one additional FTE teacher. Classroom size will grow from 30-33 to 33-35 year round.
• Kevin is resigning as principal. Jess suggested holding a forum for feedback for parents to help ensure a good fit for the JMS community.

Announcements:

• Clean out your closets for the Choir Fundraiser on Saturday, March 16th. Please donate clothes, shoes, bedding, linen and fabric to the ARC of Multnomah-Clackamas. Drop off in front of Jackson from 10AM to 2PM.
• The annual Jackson Food Drive benefitting the Oregon Food Bank will run from March 18 -22. Please have your student bring donations of non-perishable food items to their 1st period class.
• Boon Supply Fundraiser ends March 31st! The PTA has an online fundraiser with Boon Supply featuring lots of fun and eco-friendly things. Just shop at www.boonsupply.com and we’ll receive 50% of your purchase. Be sure to select Jackson Middle School PTA as your fundraiser when you check out.

Schedule of Upcoming Events
3/8 – Coffee Chat with Mr. C – 9:30AM in the Community Room
3/15 – Bowling Teacher Board Party with Ms. Norgaard & Mr. Nichols. Buy tix at: www.JacksonPTA.org/bash/parties
3/16 – Choir Fundraiser at JMS from 10AM to 2PM. (See Announcements above.)
3/18-22 – Jackson Food Drive (See Announcements above.)
3/25-29 – NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
3/31 – Last Day of Boon Supply Fundraiser (See Announcements above.)
4/2 – April  PTA Meeting

Next meeting: April 2nd 2019