Buckman
Arts Focus Elementary School
PTA
General Membership Meeting
6:30-8:00
P.M.
Buckman Library
04/28/2015
Meeting
Called to Order at 6:35 PM by Krista Hofmeister, PTA President
We
had a quorum (minimum of 7 PTA members).
1.
Welcome
Krista
Hofmeister, PTA President
2.
Review &
Approve 02/10/15 PTA Meeting Minutes
Deborah
Lamberth, PTA Secretary
Deborah reviewed the meeting minutes from the
02/10/15 meeting and asked for any comments or
questions; there were none.
The minutes were signed and approved.
3.
Cyber-Safety
Awareness Presentation
Sada
Dewey, Buckman Couselor
o Sada wanted
to raise awareness about a Cyber-Safety Awareness presentation that will be
given at Buckman on Monday, May 11th @ 6:15
o There will
be free childcare available
o This is the
parent version of the presentation; there will be a 5th grade
version given to all 5th graders before Summer
4.
Purchase of Animal
Library Books
Caroline
Peters, Buckman Librarian
o Caroline asked
for additional funds for purchase animal books for the library
o The animal
books are very popular; kids like to study the animals and do papers on them
o Janet made a
motion to spend $1000 from the Special Projects & Small Grants line items
of the budget on the new library books
o The motion
was passed unanimously
5.
Foundation
Update
Don
McIntosh, Buckman Foundation Chair
o The auction
raised $55,000
o Don will be
stepping down as Foundation Chair after this year; we will need a new one next
year
o Don would
ideally like to transition to a new Chair before the end of the school year
6.
Election of New
PTA Board Members
Krista
Hofmeister, PTA President
o Nominations
- PTA Co-Presidents: Sarah Suby, Wendy Marich
- PTA Vice President: Margaret FiveCrows
- PTA Treasurer: Hilary Woodard
- PTA Secretary: Margaret Speth
o All
nominations were unanimously approved
7.
Review and Vote
on PTA 2015-16 Operating Budget
Krista
Hofmeister, PTA President
o 2014-2015 Budget
Update
- Overall
budget was $40,400
- So far we have spent a little less half our
budget - ~$18,000
- There are some expenses that typically come
in toward the end of the year
- We currently
have a total of around $74,000 in all of our bank accounts
o Reviewed the
new 2015-16 budget and answered questions on the specific line items
o Angela made
a motion to adopt the proposed budget which was approved unanimously
8.
2015-16 Staffing
Outlook and Lottery Numbers
Jack
Ubik, Acting Buckman Principal
o Jack thanked
the vibrant Buckman community and great staff
o Jack
reviewed all the staffing numbers for this year and the plans for next year
o Jack
answered questions on the staffing plans
o A new 4th
grade hire and the Media Center Specialist jobs have been posted
o Ms. Robin’s
Leave of Absence has been extended to the end of the school year
9.
PTA
Technology Fund
Krista
Hofmeister, Mr. Vestal
o Google Apps
for Education
o All students
in 1st through 12th automatically get an account
o Students
can’t lose papers or delete them
o Teachers can
see the revision history
o We are
lacking training
o The Google
chrome books will run the Smarter Balanced test
o We have 30
chrome books (does not include Mr. Scott’s old chrome books)
o Google Apps
for Education (GAFE) plan
o Google
Summit in July, Tuition is $495
o Angela made
a motion to pay $1000 for the Google Summit. Passed unanimously.
10. Final Announcements
o Field Day
Coordinator – Cara will contact the 2 new volunteers and help them get this
organized
o End of the
Year Picnic – We are looking for a few volunteers to coordinate the picnic
o Year Books –
Last call for photos, order forms will be coming out
o Portland
School Board – Paul Anthony attended our meeting and offered to answer any
questions
Meeting
Adjourned
at 8:13 PM by Krista Hofmeister, PTA President
Next Meeting is April 28th,
2015
