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March 11, 2008Irvington PTA March 11, 2008 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Irvington School Library 1. As one way to improve communication and increase access to information, this meeting is being webcast. To view the video of the meeting go to http://irvingtonschool.com/pages/show/129 This is a pilot, so let us know what you think of this idea. 2. February meeting minutes approved. 3. The auction was a wonderful success. A huge thank you to everyone on the auction committee and everyone else who worked so hard to make it a community event and fundraiser. 4. The PTA is creating a survey to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the PTA and to learn ways to improve for next year. The survey will be distributed in several formats to get as many opinions as possible. 5. Treasurer’s Report distributed. We are doing well financially. A wish list was created last year which could be used to guide future spending. There is money available but people are needed to coordinate events and projects, for example Arts and Math Nights. 6. A library committee will be created to define the needs for our library and how to best use the special appeal money from the 2006 auction. Let Irma know if you are interested in participating. 7. The technology committee is working on the technology upgrades. Because of the generosity of individuals and Arnerich Massena our students and teachers will have access to exciting new equipment. The PTA will work on communicating the ways that financial donations are being used in our school. 8. The K-8 meeting was well attended. The Superintendent is now aware of issues and concerns and there are no easy answers for solutions. Irvington has more resources than many other schools. 9. Report from Principal MacLeod Ms. MacLeod has some information regarding the money allocated to Irvington School for next year. She is still working on how to best meet the students’ needs with the available funds. These ideas are still preliminary and may not be what is implemented. At this time here is what is expected: - We will have an Assistant Principal - We were only given .5 for counselor, so we will need to supplement that for a full time counselor. - We were grandfathered in for Title One status for one more year. There will be some changes next year in how the money is spent. - The district will give .5 FTE for kindergarten classes when they reach 26 students. THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to register for kindergarten ASAP. - Less music for students in K-5 than this year. - Science Lab will be the science teacher’s room. - Pre-K will be here next year. - There will probably be a 1-2 blend next year. - There will be more financial resources for next year so there will be less SBS time - Alloted .5 FTE for a Spanish teacher. Looking at ways to best utilize this time. 10. Discussion about Beaumont Middle School compared to Irvington’s 6-8 program. Beaumont has more electives and is a classic middle school. Irvington provides students with a small intimate program. Working on improving the program and rigor.
11. Garden work party this Sunday, March 16th from 9 am to noon. The garden project needs a full time coordinator, if you are interested contact Judy Cappleman, jspirit26@aol.com or Cathy Percich, percich@pps.k12.or.us
12. Motion approved to spend money to have the soil blown in to the garden plots. 13. The Spaghetti Dinner is April 10th. Need help coordinating and preparing the set up and food. If you are able to help please contact Miles Woofter, miles@ygh.com, 503.249.1530. 14. Someone is needed to coordinate the Teacher Appreciation Week. Contact Caitlin Krause at caitlinkrause@yahoo.com to volunteer. 15. The Tech committee is meeting Thursday March 20, 2008 at 3pm in the library. All are welcome. 16. Help is needed on May 18th to serve at the Irvington Home Tour café. Contact Tori Gilbert at tori@thegilbert4.com if you are able to help. 17. Four bike racks will be given to us by the city for the back of the school. We are still waiting for results from the traffic survey. 18. Arts program is strongly funded and supported by the PTA. We will need at least one co-chair for next year and possibly the visual arts chair as well. This is a good time to get involved because it is time to plan for next year. There will be transition time and support for the new chairpeople. Speak with Laura Grimes if you are interested. 19. Rachel Moloney may coordinate Arts Night. 20. Voting for officers in May. There will be many volunteer opportunites including Fundraising Chair, Volunteer Coordinator and Secretary. Last updated by lmeilinger on Oct 24, 2008 at 01:34 PM |
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