Agendas & Minutes

Welcome/Call To Order

• Welcome
  • Introduction of new board members.

Board Members

• Leanne Hoffman/Marjorie Kane – Co-Presidents
• Aimee Geyer-Mihalic – Vice President
• Carey Begley – Treasurer
• Kerri Walsifer – Corresponding Secretary
• Ally Stevens – Recording Secretary
• Alice Keefe – Trustee

Updates from The Board

President

• Fall Social
• Status of Committee Chair Positions

Vice President

• Apparel
• New PTO Website
• Class Parents

Treasurer

• Report

Corresponding Secretary

• Thank you cards
• Correspondence Received

Teacher Liaison Report

Superintendent Report

Assemblies:

• Beth O’Reilly (chairperson for PTO Assemblies) presented the assemblies proposed for this year.  Lead U was the proposed vendor for an upcoming assembly.  Lead U’s message includes empowerment, inclusion, self-esteem as well as additional positive messages appropriate for elementary school children.
• Additional ideas for future assemblies (mindfulness, stress management, and coping skills) were discussed.

Enrichment:

• Stephanie Flynn (chairperson for Enrichment) presented an overview on the enrichments available to the students this fall.  The enrichments classes available are music, cooking, and yoga.

Other Committee Updates

• Hospitality
• Welcome Committee
• Box Tops
• Santa Breakfast
• Craft Market / Ad book
• Father/Daughter Dance
  

Dates to Remember

• BOE Meeting – 10/25
• Halloween Parade – 10/31
• School Closed – 11/8-9
• Artisan and Craft Market – 11/17-18
• Parent & Teacher Conferences – 11/19-20
• Next PTO meeting – 11/20

 

Budget

Old Business

Volunteer updates

Lunch update / proposed changes /request

New Business

Miscellaneous

Board Members

• Leanne Hoffman/Marjorie Kane – Co-Presidents
• Aimee Geyer-Mihalic – Vice President
• Carey Begley – Treasurer
• Kerri Walsifer – Corresponding Secretary
• Ally Stevens – Recording Secretary
• Alice Keefe – Trustee

Welcome/Call To Order

7:05pm

• Welcome
  • Introduction of new board members.

Updates from The Board

President

• New local vendors have been added to the lunch program and are available to order from on My Food Days.
  • Comments and suggestions for additional vendors are welcome.
• Calendar
  • Calendar has been updated. Home room teachers received a calendar as a gift from the PTO.
• Teachers Breakfast was a success.
• First Day of School was a success.  The students enjoyed the ice cream truck.
• Save the Date for the PTO Fall Social on October 12th.  Additional details are forthcoming via the weekly email updates from the school.
• New PTO website is close to completion.
• Meet and Greet:
  • Truly a success.  Attended by BOE members and many new parents.  Thank you to the Leonhardt family for hosting.
• Algonquin Trip
  • PTO will purchase tickets for the students.

Vice President

• Apparel
  • A new vendor has been selected to design and create the school apparel. Legacy will be used for all apparel design.  Tall socks may be introduced as well as a new Christmas t-shirt.  Ordering will be available on the new website.
• New PTO Website
  • The new website is close to completion and will have many new features and functions available including the calendar, apparel purchase, PTO announcements and documents.
• Class Parents
  • All positions have been filled.

Treasurer

• The State of NJ has approved our raffle license.
• The PTO is upgrading our accounting software to the PTO Today system.
• A square has been purchased to use for PTO credit card transactions (Fundraising, apparel, etc).

Corresponding Secretary

• The PTO received thank you notes from the teachers for the breakfast and for the calendars.

Teacher Liaison Report

• Mr. Mundie presented assembly ideas to be considered for the future.  Mr. Mundie will obtain pricing and quotes from the following vendors:
  • Thomas Wesley Stern
  • Sunlab studios

Superintendent Report

• Mr. Papera thanked the PTO for their contribution to the resurfacing of the playground.
• Mr. Papera thanked the PTO for the teacher’s breakfast and the ice cream truck.
• There are 26 new children including Pre-K.
• 142 students total.
• Sea Girt is currently the top elementary school in Monmouth County.

Assemblies:

• Beth O’Reilly (chairperson for PTO Assemblies) presented the assemblies proposed for this year.  Lead U was the proposed vendor for an upcoming assembly.  Lead U’s message includes empowerment, inclusion, self-esteem as well as additional positive messages appropriate for elementary school children.
• Additional ideas for future assemblies (mindfulness, stress management, and coping skills) were discussed.

Enrichment:

• Stephanie Flynn (chairperson for Enrichment) presented an overview on the enrichments available to the students this fall.  The enrichments classes available are music, cooking, and yoga.

Other Committee Updates

• Breakfast with Santa is scheduled for Saturday, December 1.
• The Father/Daughter Dance will take place at Spring Lake Golf Club.

Dates to Remember

• Back To School night – 9/20
• Book Fair – 10/2-3
• School Closed – 10/8
• Bike and Walk to School – 10/10
• Fall Social– 10/12
• Next PTO Meeting – 10/16
• Halloween Parade – 10/31

Budget

• Carey reviewed current budget.
• Last year’s budget was used as a point of reference to create the new budget.
• Carey reviewed profit, total income, and expenses.
• The budget was voted on and approved.

8:19 Meeting Adjourned