Secretary’s Report

PTO Meeting November 1, 2007 7:00 PM

bulletApproval of Minutes from October
bulletPresident’s Report
bulletHarvest Dance – Deposit $790 made $290 for school after other expenses
bulletYankee Candle Fundraiser- get 40% of $3,900
bulletMembership Drive in November and Cocoa and Craft Night in December
bulletNeed another Fundraiser after Holidays (Scholastic Book Fair, Cookie Dough, Valentine’s Dance)
bulletWould like to raise $4,500 this year for field trips (Science Museum Grant)
bulletBring people in for field trips, magicians, etc. (send flyer out to teachers)

 

bulletPrincipal’s Report
bulletThank You for a Successful Harvest Dance
bulletMedia Center almost finished
bulletBook Sale during Conferences
bulletConferences  November 13th 5-7, 20th 12:30-2:30
bulletGetting Chairs and Computers for Media Center (would like folding chairs and valences)
bulletInstant Alert

 

bulletAssistant Principal’s Report
bullet21st Century update -Partnerships (Campfire USA, Build Your Own Adventure, Boy Scouts, Character Education “Learning for Life”, Yoga Instructor)
bulletFall Institute at Beechwood Knoll – No Charge for 21st Century Students

 

bulletIntroduction of New Elementary Report Card
bulletChanges- Rating Scales to match MCAS (4 highest, 1 lowest), N- not yet covered, * for Special Education and ELL Services, Personal Growth and Academic Standards (homework, effort, special subjects) +, check mark, -, New Rubric to define grades, no longer plusses or minuses given after number grade only in subcategories
bulletIncluded in Parent Guide-Report Card Terms defined (Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, One to One Correspondence, High Frequency Words, etc.) and detailed explanation of Standards, Parent Survey to fill out after conferences

 

bulletCity Wide PTO
bulletSpeaker at City Wide PTO was Dr. DeCristofaro
bulletAssistant Superintendent job now posted
bulletTechnical Education Curriculum will be added to the 5th grade due to science MCAS test
bulletBudget and impact of strike discussed

 

bulletNew Business

o       Cocoa and Craft Night (need volunteers to help, need donations and people to send out flyers for donations)

o       Next Meeting- December 6th 7:00 PM