Bryant PTSA General Meeting Minutes – March 2016 *Draft*

Kathy Austin

 

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Bryant Library

7:06pm

Attendees: Leann Huntington, Julie Ohrazda, Lauren, Abraham, Jennifer Mahlum, Rachel Schaw, Kim Love, Janie Booth, Amy Shanafelt, Meghan Delaney, Carleen Confer, Katie Boyes, Sam Fogg, Ann Sonner, Heather Kokorowski, Rose Campagnola, Anna Marbury, Patricia Parker, Sara Fenzel, , S. Shelly, Tiffany Morgan, Jason Smith, Michelle Ireton, Whitney Griesbach

October General Meeting Minutes -Approved

Office / Standing Committee Reports

  1. Treasurer’s report -(Lauren Abraham & Jennifer Mahlum)
    • General update
    • Budget Committee meets 3/16
  2. Update from bell times task force -(Leann Huntington)
    Task for made up of parents and representatives from ASE, Bryant Play, Chess Club & Laser

    • Survey gathering parent feedback on how space should be allocated before and after school given the new start/end
    • Early results indicate that the community is prioritizing the space in this year Child care, ASE, Bryant Clubs for Art and Music
  3. Emergency preparedness update -(Heather Kokorowski)
    Purchased Emergency Kits for the classroom

    • New Chairperson and additional members. Contact hkokorowski@gmail.com

New Business

  1. Nominating Committee: Approved by General Membership
    Committee names the slate for 2016-2017 PTSA Exec Board @ June General Meeting

    • Nominating Committee is Janie Booth, Megan Delaney, Katie Speizer. If you know someone who is interested in
  2. Discussion of building budget and Letter of Intent (Leeann Huntington)
    • The Building Budget needs to be locked in advance of the PTSA budgeting committee and June meeting. A Letter of Intent is signed by the PTSA to indicate the intent to fund a Building position/initiative.
      • These are used when there is a prior precedent has been set based on what the PTSA voted to approve in previous years and at what amount.
      • Final approval is pending approval by the General Meeting in June.
    • Planning to sign the following LOI
      • Funding the reading specialist
      • Funding instrumental music instructor
  3. Review progress of PLC and Interventions/Extensions model (Bryant Staff)
    • Dedicated time for collaboration between Grade Teacher teams for content planning, assessments, student/teacher goal setting and planning for differentiation (extend or intervene) for all students.
    • The PLC meets regularly to calibrate expectations and best practices across grade levels