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Agenda:
W.H. Taylor Elementary School PTA Minutes 9/23/10 at 6:00 PM W.H. Taylor Elementary School Media Center Ms. Bowen Kelly Faulkner Allyson Poutasse Amber Pickell David Coleman Tamara Schwerin S chwerin Michele Dismore Mary Margaret Lyons Ms. Hartig Janine Brown !
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Approve Budget Approve New Bylaws Review National PTA Legislation Membership Promotions Programs Discuss and Recruit for Committee Chairs/Members
Items Discussed: • Allyson Poutasse (President) introduced new PTA Board Members and welcomed everyone. everyone . She reviewed the purpose of the PTA PTA and described the Committees Committe es we have at Taylor. • Dave Coleman (Treasurer) discussed 2009/10 audit and it was approved. (Treasurer) reviewed budget. budget. Motion was made to approve approve budget • Dave Coleman (Treasurer) and it was vote approved. (Past President) went over new new Bylaws. Motion was made to approve approve • Amber Pickell (Past new Bylaws. It was approved. • Janine Brown (Membership) explain PTA membership, the importance of joining and our new way of communicating communicating to all parents. parents. She explained the CVC (classroom (classroom volunteer coordinator) responsibilities responsibilities and how they will communicate with all the parents in their classroom through email. • Mary Margaret Lyons went over new legislative program actions items, including: LEGISLATION LEGISLATION ACTION ITEM #1: Virginia PTA supports state funding for school districts to implement the Bike Smart Virginia Schools program into curriculum as part of the federally mandated Local Wellness Policy required by the Federal School Meal Program under the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act. LEGISLATION POLICY STATEMENT #2: Virginia PTA supports the selection of materials utilized to teach gun safety education in public schools to be decided at the local school district level.
Further, the Virginia PTA supports the inclusion of the National Crime Prevention Councils materials in those suggested for use by local districts. districts. POLICY STATEMENT #3: Virginia PTA supports local school districts efforts to implement the Safe Routes to School program to encourage and enable students walking and bicycling to and from school where feasible. ʼ
Copies of this new legislation legislation can be found in the the front office. All votes will be sent to National PTA. • Kelly Faulkner reviewed Promotion Opportunities. Harris Teeter - last year we had 362 people linked and earned almost 1. $1500.00. This year we have linked over 657 people. We will have several Link Your VIC card campaigns at several Harris Teeter locations throughout the year. Box Tops - we earned almost $1000.00 last year in cutting and collecting box 2. tops from popular consumer consumer products. This year we plan to collect collect more and ask parents to register with BOXTOPS4EDUCATION.com and shop at the Box Tops Marketplace for all their online shopping needs. Box Top Marketplace is a great new way to raise money for our school 3. through getting local businesses to partner with us. We would like Purchasing Managers to agree to shop through BoxTops4Education.com and choose our school to link with. 4. Target Red Card was mentioned as another our school could earn money through purchases made with the Target Red Card. • Allyson Poutasse invited all parents to visit the tables in the cafeteria to learn about the programs the PTA sponsors and to sign up to be on one of the committees.
Next Meeting:
October 28, 2010 (6:00 PM) Theme: Halloween Trick Trick or Treat Treat for children and Craft Fair for the Adults. If you are interested in having having products for sale sale at the Craft Fair, please contact Allyson Poutasse at
[email protected].
