February 2018 Meeting Minutes

Mohave PTO Meeting Minutes: February 5th 2018

Call to order: 4:00 PM

Attendance: Chris Asmussen, Wendy Allen, Patty Beckman, Molly Simpson, Bert te Velde, Sherri Ketterer, Calvin Lowrie, Danita Shumard, Carolyn Sostrum, Elena Russell

Grant Update for Coding/STEM

• Positive communication so far

• Grant committee is fine-tuning the timeline for rollout

• Report results for Fall 2018 to plan for a grant re-submittal for future classes

• Committee is asking for letters of support from teachers and administration

By-law Handbook Update

• Calvin made revisions and updated the current handbook

• Updates were made to reflect usage of technology and how board members could split one chair position

• Checked that we were compliant with the state and that the Mohave PTO was in line with national Parent Teacher Organizations

Treasurer Report

• Account in good shape: $225 from Tuft & Needle, $2500 grant from Wal-Mart, $200 from local real estate agent, $114 from Fry’s, $330 from PE uniform sales

• Requests: Ms. Allen for PBIS items (gift cards, 6th grade supplies, bikes for the end of the school year raffle), $100 for posters for Habits of Study, $62 for NJHS, $85 for flash cards

• The Board voted and agreed to leave a minimum of $7500 in the bank account for next school year

School Dance: Friday, February 16th

• Volunteers still needed

• PTO e-mail to go out

Looking Ahead

• A Scholarship Committee will be formed to discuss how students will be celebrated at the end of the school year

• Honor Roll, Principal’s List, Perfect Attendance, Teacher Recommendations, Clubs, Sports, and Yearbook students will be recognized

• Meeting is set for February 26th @ 4 PM

2018-2019 PTO

• March meeting will touch on new Board members, membership, and in-coming 5th grade parents

Meeting Adjourned: 5:00 PM

Next PTO Meeting: Monday, March 5th @ 4 PM in the Media Center