Parent Teacher Organization 2019-2020
Thursday,
January 9th, 2020 @ 6:00 PM
The
Preserve - WES
PTO Purpose: Support the education and enrichment of students at Wadsworth
Elementary School by fostering relationships among the school, parents, teachers,
and community at large through volunteer and financial support.
1. Call
to Order
●
Danelle Green
6:07PM
2.
President’s Comments – Danelle
Green
●
Welcome
3. Secretary’s
Report – Sara Casale
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Did not read Previous Meeting Minutes - Copies available if
someone wants them and all minutes published on-line
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November meeting
was converted to a Paint Night for 200 building
●
December’s
meeting was rescheduled to tonight due to schedules and Winter Break
4. Treasurer’s
Report – Bob Hamlin
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Review
Current Balance, Including Previous Month Income & Expenses
o Holiday Shop $4,909
1.
Holiday Shop item
review
2.
Middle School
Helpers sent from Mrs. Dormady
3.
Kudos to Bob for
Holiday Shop from team (Mr. Fuller)
4.
Santa pics -
maybe all kids get to see Santa
5.
Ornaments made
for $1 exchange
6.
Mr. Fuller helped
financially if students were short
7.
Maybe all kinder
classes go to Holiday Shop on the same day next year
8.
Consider buying a
printer for printing Santa pictures so there isn’t a lag time
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Review of 2019
IRS and Florida corporate filings
o Confirm less than $50,000 in take
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Review of
WES-PTO.com website
o Golf Outing on website
o Asked for electronic golf form so teachers can
send out to parents
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Bi-laws Revision
o Explained during October meeting and need to
vote tonight
o Motion to approve changes - Dormady
1.
2nd - Roxie
Harris
2.
All in favor -
majority
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Fall Festival -
about $300 profit (including shirt sales and grab bags)
o We need to do something different next year
5. Vice
President’s Comments - Grant Richter (Not in attendance)
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Your PTO - Thank
you for the support
○ Mrs. Green - continued thanks for your support
6. Principal’s
Comments – Marcy Keeling
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Super busy but
good busy
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Back in full
swing after break and excited about everything going on
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New carpet in the
100 building and some classrooms in the 200 building
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Materials were
donated for carpet, etc. in the 600 building
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Outside of
building being painted
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Lowe’s
donation to spaces on campus
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Grade level field
trips - thank you to PTO for donation to each grade level
●
2nd iReady diagnostic is complete - trending in the right
direction
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Science quarterly
is completed for 2nd quarter - this assessment is different each quarter
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Quarterly writing
assessments are moving along
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Title I Tutoring
o K,1, and 2 is offered 1 day a week
o 3-6 is offered every day of the week
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Title I Funds pay
for PD days
o Standards are reviewed
o Unit plans
o Broken up by grade level
●
Next Week on
campus
o Grade level award ceremonies
o Child will get an invitation if they are getting
an award
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Parent Learning
Night - next Tuesday
o Literacy with Mrs. Lagocki
●
On-line Homework
help - link is on the school’s website
o 6-7PM daily
o Please share with your families so they can
utilize
7.
Old Business
– Discussion
●
Skipped because
all was discussed earlier in meeting
8. New Business
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Golf Classic -
February 9th
o In need of sponsors, donations, volunteers,
golfers
o $15,000 is the goal and will go toward the
outdoor classroom
o Class Hole Sponsor is still an idea
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Dynamic Daughters
Dance - Friday, February 7th at 7PM
o Theme is Night in Paris
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Vote on change in
bylaws - done during treasurer’s report
●
Vote on how much
we would like to pay out for field trips
o Officers will meet before the next meeting to
discuss a dollar amount
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Initiative for
teacher involvement - Year end lunch for most involved grade level
o Added tallies for paint night and
tonight’s meeting
9. Upcoming Events
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February 7th -
Dynamic Daughters Dance
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February 9th -
Golf Classic
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March 27th -
Super Son Event
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April 18th -
Panther Prowl
10. Open Floor for
Discussion or Ideas – Parents/Teachers/Faculty
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Bus discussion
for field trip use - explained to parents our challenges with use of district
buses and cost of charter buses, etc.
11. Adjournment
●
Motion to Adjourn – D. Green
o
Second – Miller
o
Carried
o Adjourned 7:03PM
