September 20th at 7 pm

Board members
Kim Love, Co-President | Whitney Griesbach, Co-President | Ann Sonnen, Vice President | Jen McCormick, Co-Secretary | Clare Kealy, Co-Secretary | Brita Willis, Co-Treasurer | Lorraine Sawicki, Co-Treasurer | Leeann Huntington, Sara Fenzl and Allison Broadgate, Fundraising Chairs | Janie Booth and Tammy Shorr, Volunteer Coordinators| Kelli Hessler and Brenda Mullins, Membership Chairs| Jean Charette, Yvonne Roberts and Diana Fryc, Legislative Chairs| Nelly Goodnoe and Sam Fogg, Members at Large | Anne Aliverti and Jessica Dolan, Teacher Representatives| Charmaine Marshall, Principal| Melissa Somoza , Assistant Principal

Welcome and PTSA Goals for 2018-2019, Kim Love and Whitney Griesbach

Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes, Kim Love
Minutes approved

Treasurer’s Annual Re-cap Report, Brita Willis
Report read, no changes

Re-present our 2018-2019 Budget, Lorraine Sawicki

School Supplies Review 2018, Kim Love

Principal’s Update, Charmaine Marshall

• 557 student census
• All positions remain intact
• New K teacher
• Sub hired for Alphin for year;
• Numbers are lower for enrollment at Seattle schools- raises would have impacted number of teachers
• Miss Geist receiving a 0.25 increase in time
• Mrs. Whipple is full time for art
• Full-time counselor in place

Committee Reports:

1. Fundraising-
   • Annual campaign moved exclusively online through Giving Fuel
   • Brycentennial: 100% classroom participating = pizza party; kids will get a rubber bracelet;
   • Launches October 15th; sign up sheet for parents to speak/motivate at lunch for campaign
2. Membership
   • Online option for sign-up available;
   • Goal to get 100% participation
   • Sponsorship given to 10-15 teachers
3. Volunteers-
   • Volunteer request is doubled up this year; 120 volunteers at district level and 45 at school level
   • Tammy Shorr proposed a motion of $210 for volunteers that have not been WA residents for 3 years (Ann Sonnen seconded it)—Motion passed.
   • 2 Volunteer Orientations will be held first week of October– evening one includes social outing after orientation
   • Tammy Shorr proposed a motion that $1,000 be added to the budget for community engagement activities (Ann Sonnen seconded it)—motion passed
4. Legislative-
   • State PSA survey requests 25 survey responses from Bryant
   • Jean Charette requests everyone respond to the survey by October 1st;
   • “Equity in Education” – suggests sponsoring another PTSA—will include in a future agenda, already have $4K earmarked for another PTSA from school supplies overage; name of school we sponsor will remain confidential
5. Teacher Representative-
   • Back to Bryant event was successful; kids are taking good care of supplies; first year that specialists were given supplies

 

New Business:

Present New Standing Rules –

• Shared modifications
• Added board position: “Family Engagement Chair”
• End of year reimbursements deadline to be pushed later

Request Additional Playground Supervisor

• Ms. Marshall requests an additional 4 hours on top of 32.5 hrs/wk ($2,300);
• Nelly Goodnoe motions adding 4 hours/wk for playground supervision—Brita Willis seconds the motion
• Motion approved

Board HIP Packing Party

• Another school would like to partner with us for a board packing party

eScrip Fundraising Update

• iGive is new platform for site shopping that gives a percentage to PTSA
• 49 PCC cards have been sold
• PCC has changed their minimum from $10 to $50, plan to purchase fewer cards

Laser-

• Each month a Laser team leader will be joining our PTSA meetings
• Any parents can use LASER for Parent Nights and Curriculum Night ($15) even if they don’t have a student in LASER
• LASER rep requests a standing spot on the agenda
• Our board is welcome to attend their board meeting (2nd Thursday of the month) in the Laser room
• Currently 50 students on the wait list with plan to decrease
• Early dismissal on Wednesdays increased demand
• 165 students attend LASER

Adjournment