October 2009 Minutes

  1. Call to Order - Meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. by Karen Gerold.
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Welcome & Introductions
  4. Approval of Minutes
    1. The minutes from September 2009 were read. Vicki Fraley made a motion to accept the minutes. Alyson Ekornaas seconded the motion. Motion carried.
  5. Treasurer’s Report
    1. Michelle Bossong reported that there is currently $11,588.82 in the PTO account. There will be $6424.31 total after all allocated payouts. Kerrie Shurtleff made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report and Krista Nader seconded the motion. Motion carried.
  6. Committee Reports
    1. Legislative –Mr. Gavlin noted the Referendum Meeting tomorrow night at 7:15p.m. at Wilmot Grade School.
    2. Book Fair – The Fall Book Fair took place at Wilmot October 6th-8th. Door decorating contests were held at both schools for the teachers to win money to make purchases. All teachers will receive 1 free book for making a wish list.

      Winners of the Door Decorating Contest
        4k/5k 1st and 2nd grade
      1st Place Mrs. Zenobi Multiage
      2nd Place Ms. Moffit Mrs. Horton
      3rd Place Mrs. Epping Ms. Stanley

    3. Fall Fundraiser – Order forms are due October 7th, 2009. Delivery of pizza kits will take place October 20, 2009 from 3:30p.m. until 6:30p.m.
    4. Spooktacular Cake Walk-The event will take place October 30th. Vicki Fraley is in charge of this event and is seeking volunteers.
    5. Market Day- We had 29 customers and made $153.30 with a total of $351.54 to date.VIII. Old Business
    6. PTO Directory- Michelle Bossong has the directory complete and has given the file to Krista Nader who is taking it to a volunteer to print it free of charge.
    7. Nominations for President- Carrie Knipp nominated Krista Nader. There were no other nominations.
  7. New Business
    1. Election of Vice President- Ted Gavlin made a motion to accept Krista Nader’s nomination and Kerrie Shurtleff seconded the motion. A vote was taken and Krista Nader was elected Vice President.
    2. Bylaw Committee Formation- Ted Gavlin, Kerrie Shurtleff, and Krista Nader volunteered to participate on a committee that will look over and revise as necessary, the current bylaws.
    3. Auction Proceeds Designation- Alyson Ekornaas made a motion to designate the money toward technology and Sarah Austin seconded the motion. Motion carried.
    4. Sharing Center Support Ideas-Karen Gerold explained several ideas she had in regards to supporting the Sharing Center. The participants in the meeting were in favor of looking into the ideas further.
  8. Open Forum
    1. Carrie Knipp had questions regarding the auction.
    2. Krista Nader had concerns about too many monies being due at once in September.
  9. Announcements
    1. Coupon Event- Vicki Fraley in responsible for this event. The event is scheduled to take place February 10th at 7p.m. with a 6:30p.m. reception including refreshments. There will be giveaways at the door and the event is scheduled to last 1 hour. To find out more, one can go online to supercouponing.com.
    2. Next Meeting- November 2, 2009 at 7p.m.
  10. Adjournment – Karen Gerold adjourned the meeting at 8:15p.m.