Parent Teacher Organization 2019-2020
Thursday, September 19th @ 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.
- Call to Order
- Danelle Green 6:02
- President’s Comments – Danelle Green
- Welcome
- Mention of quick meeting due to Book Fair and Curriculum Night
- Secretary’s Report – Sara Casale
- Reading of Previous Meeting Minutes - Shortened due to time allotted for meeting (Summary of important highlights)
- Treasurer’s Report – Bob Hamlin
- Review Current Balance, Including Previous Month Income & Expenses
- $11,005 to $11,118
- PTO Game Night profit $918
- Bingo cards and concessions
- Spirit Shirts
- Holiday Shop Items we still had in bulk
- Paypal Account is ready to go and we have a chip reader
- Ameris Bank Statement Reviewed
- Spreadsheet Reviewed of all incoming and outgoing transactions
- Website now has a Paypal Button
- Donations can be made
- Shirt purchases can be done by credit card and shirts delivered to students in classrooms
- Review Current Balance, Including Previous Month Income & Expenses
5. Vice President’s Comments - Grant Richter
- Your PTO
- Game Night Successful
- Thank you for support
- Student Attendance and Teacher Attendance
- Quality Instruction when Teachers are here
- Perfect Attendance Award for Teachers sponsored by PTO
- 10 Teacher each received a $10 Target gift card - 4 in attendance at PTO meeting
- Thank you for continued support
- Thank you to All Pro Dads for involvement
- Student Attendance and Teacher Attendance
7. Old Business – Discussion
- Game Night September 12, 2019 - Great turnout for the event
- Selling more spirit shirts - We will have them for sale at all meetings and events
8. New Business
- Fall Festival Event - Movie cosponsor - up to $200 voted on and approved
- Teacher Attendance Incentive - Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Asay, Mrs. Albrecht, and Mrs. Dormady were in attendance and received their GC at the meeting
- Welcome to All Pro Dads - Mr. Bruce
- Meetings will begin in October
- Once a month before school at 7:45
- Chick-fil-A breakfast
- Encourage Engagement
- External Events - football games, etc.
- Support for PTO and Schoolwide
- Male involvement but no one will be turned away, and Positive Role Model
- Staff Members will be available for those who don’t have someone and want to be a part of All Pro Dads
- Voted and approved to buy books that are less than $1 in price when Book Fair wraps up. These will be added to the birthday books.
- All Pro Dads offered to donate books as well - they receive $700 in book donations every year
- Teachers and staff in attendance received points for being in attendance at the PTO meeting - this will go towards the Teacher Involvement Incentive
9. Upcoming Events
- Fall Festival
- Friday, October 25th
- Pictures with Santa
- Tuesday December 3rd & Thursday, December 5th
- Holiday Gift Shop
- December 9-13
10. Open Floor for Discussion or Ideas – Parents/Teachers/Faculty
- Mrs. Dormady asked for Fall Festival Flyer Clarification
- Clarified
11. Adjournment
- Motion to Adjourn – D. Green
- Second – B. Hamlin
- Carried
- Adjourned 6:26PM