March 08 Minutes

PTO Minutes March 18, 2008

Attendance: Robin Soffer, Janet Hanley, Barb Nelson, Tee Moran, Lisa Moss, Teri Dixon,Kimberly Werner, Michelle Newman, Don Vogel, Allison Nelson

1. School Improvement Plan - Teri Dixon
Teri talked about her work on the School Improvement Committee. She said that the committee said that we should expect high levels of achievement from students in all course levels. Having effective teachers is also important. The committee feels that the school should work on professional staff development. For example, getting the more engaging teachers to mentor other teachers would be helpful. The committee would also like teachers be able to differentiate in the classroom. The committee is working hard to align with K-8 curriculum. Teri also talked about the importance of making the school more comfortable for parents and for kids. We discussed how we as a parent group could become more effective in getting parents more involved. Don suggested setting up parent mentors by precinct.

2. February minutes approved

3. Treasurer – Janet Hanley
We expect to raise about $10,000-$12,000 from the PTO benefit.
See attached report
We need to put a moratorium on allocating this year so that we can allocate funds we have, rather than counting on funds we have not yet raised.

4. Principal – Don Vogel
Our Gospel choir concert will be in featured on channel five.
Boys and girls track indoor finished second.
The school has a successful Code Red drill and locked down the building within 2 minutes.
In May, the school will have a homeland security drill.

5. Post Prom – Lisa Moss
The Post Prom party will be at ESPN zone from midnight until 3:30 AM. The busses will return to the school at 4 AM. The committee plans to use coach busses, if affordable. The Post Prom website is up. Donations can be made through the website. A letter about Post Prom went out to parents or juniors and seniors. The coaches have been helping get information out to the students. Cindy Milojevic will start to meet with teachers who run various students groups to encourage attendance. In April, there will be a candy give away and ESPN Zone has provided a video.
We may have an option of an early bus leaving ESPN Zone at 2AM.
The Post Prom program will be advertised at the Drug and Alcohol program in April.

6. Roundtable on the Role of PTO
Suggestion-Let boosters raise $ and let PTO work on school improvement.
Agreed that we would spend our next meeting discussing the mission of the PTO