2021-22

October 5, 2021 General PTA Meeting Minutes

Jackson Middle School PTA
General Meeting
October 5, 2021

Introductions

6:30PM

Preliminary Business

    • Approve September Meeting minutes
    • Additions/changes to this Meeting Agenda

Treasurer’s Report

    • Jodi Steele / Gail Hammer – New budget / Updates
      • Instead of the Bash, $15k projected for a check-writng campaign
      • Kept Rat Race the same
      • Increased restaurant fundraisers to 3 events for $1k
      • Fred Meyer/Amazon/Box tops – hope to surpass projected numbers
      • Alissa suggests a ‘fundraiser event’
        • General appeal
        • Fundraiser event
        • Potential raffle event
    • Keep Girls night out/Culture day
    • Will end the year in a $7k deficit
    • Total balance $86k
    • Alissa moves to approve the Budget with changing the ‘bash’ to a general fundraiser – all approve

Committee Reports

  • Volunteer Needs – Kristen Beauchamp – Popcorn / cookie sales district button 10/15.
    • Alissa Maxwell offered to help Kara with exporting data for student prizes
    • Put together staff appreciation for October for coffee gift cards for teachers
    • Want to do staff appreciation January – May with different ‘events’
    • Kara needs help with Cookie Dough delivery/distribution
      • Sort into bags by grade & teacher
      • Got two volunteers, but need maybe 10 per day (two days of distribution)
  • Membership – Maria Wilcoxson

New Business

    • Official election for new Vice President – Nominee Lisa Zauner
      approved!
    • Update approve bylaws (screen share last years by laws)
    • Future events Rat Race / Girls Night / Assemblies / Culture Day
    • Sun Pantry (food/hygiene)- Updates / Who is the current Coordinator?
    • PTA Ongoing Fundraisers Box top, Amazon Smile, FM Rewards
    • Popcorn / Cookie Sales – Kara Murray
    • Monthly PTA Updates due Friday before the PTA Meeting: Zoom codes and any other updates.
      • The estimated net is in line with our projections – $18k in cash/checks; $5k from online orders
      • Will get a more clear amount in the coming days
  • No place for Hate – Scottie Nash from Anti Defamation League

Old Business

Bernstein Artful Learning discussion about possible fall event for fundraiser

  • Bethany Nelson & Ms. Walker, Peter Slansky might be available to create a Bernstein website for a fall check-writing campaign
    Include a video a

JOT Form

Cookie Dough Sales – Updates

Announcements

Schedule of Upcoming Events

    • No School – October 8th Statewide Inservice
    • No School – November 5th Teacher Professional Development
    • No School 11/22-26 (Conferences Mon. 11/22 &Tue. 11/23)
    • No School – Winter Break 12/20-1/3

Principals Report

Ms. Kosmala – Bernstein Artful learning info/goals

    • A couple of events coming up – moving forward with after school clubs and activities which depend on the community to make them affordable for families
      Folks with interests they want to share with kids (math, art, music, etc.)
    • Slated for new Chromebooks on October 21st, with distribution on October 22nd. Pallets will be delivered, unpacked Friday morning, and distributed on the 22nd. They want 2-3 parent volunteers to help with distribution. Between 10-3.
    • ALL students will go home with a Chromebook – even if they don’t have a device to turn in.
    • Social media & peer pressure are a problem right now.