MEETING MINUTES 10/1/2019

Attended By: Brittany Whalen Nicole Lauer Alycia Sawyer Amanda Gerwitz Amy Bus Laura Biddle Casey Kelley Beth Piazza Kurt Ebsary Caitlin Ebert Angela Cartechine

Treasurer Report:  Current Balance $6513.48

Principal’s Report: 
- Playground install will be approximately November 11th (weather permitting).  May not need community member volunteers, Nicole Lauer will keep us posted.
- First Sailabration of the year took place the last week of September!
- Garden Build will take place October 15th from 9:30-11am.  Administration and local media outlets will be present  Build takes place in 3 phases (assemble, soil, plant). Garden is looking for hardy plants if anyone would like to donate plants for the install (garlic?)

BVS Fall Fest: Angela Cartechine will be contacting Tricia Miller to see if she or anyone she knows would like to participate in the event. Baskets are still being accepted for the basket should anyone want to donate one! Brittany Whalen will create a vendor application form for Angela to distribute.

Halloween Activity Night: Brittany Whalen confirmed that “Nick Presents Magic” is the magician hired for the event.  A flyer detailing the schedule of events will be sent out to students. 

School of Excellence:  Initial surveys are being sent home this week.  A committee needs to be formed, so far it includes Brittany Whalen and Nicole Lauer. The committee should include 1-2 more teachers as well as 2-3 parents. 

Homeroom Parents: Due to the district policy change regarding outside food in classrooms, there has been a delay in sending out information for homeroom parents.  Teachers are able to provide food for their classrooms, but parents may only provide individually packaged items.  Beth Piazza suggested possibly creating a classroom fund through PTSA for each class to help defray the cost on teachers.  Another suggestion was to collect a small donation from parents ($1-$2) when needed for parties. Nicole Lauer is going to discuss with other building principals to see what they are doing now due to the change in district policy.  Spirit Wear:  New order will start mid October It was suggested to have a spirit wear table at the Fall Fest event for people to see what is available. 

Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 5th at 6:00pm. 

MEETING MINUTES 9/10/2019

Attended By: Amy Bus Jen Koelemeyer Amy Judge Kurt Ebsary  Dana Neureuther Laura Biddle Caitlin Ebert Robin Bartoo Angela Cartechine Casey Kelley Tammy Roberts Nicole Lauer Beth Piazza Brittany Whalen Sam Keklak

Treasurer Report:  Current Balance $7104.40

Principal’s Report: This school year there will be an emphasis on becoming successful students by being empathetic learners. 
- Playground Build: Waiting on date for construction. Contact Conor Long Foundation for help  Will need community involvement 

Programs:  PTSA is looking for suggestions for program ideas for the school year.  Mini Grant Information will be coming soon. BVS

Fall Fest: Angela Cartechine will be chairperson.  Vendors needed. Sam Keklak suggested bringing donkeys and bunnies for a petting zoo set up. Nicole Lauer will seek approval.  Face painting? 

Halloween Activity Night: Schedule will change this year. Book Fair, Show, and then trick or treating as leaving. No activities will take place in the gym.  Question was asked if we should hire Mike Randall again or go with another entertainer? Brittany Whalen is looking in to other options. 

School of Excellence:  Brittany Whalen is chairperson.  Initial surveys will go out in October. 

Bags for teachers/ classrooms need to be ordered.  Beth Piazza will find out how many are needed and will place the order.  This was voted on at the end of 2018-2019 school year. 

PTSA is looking to form committees for events throughout the year. If anyone would like to help out, please contact PTSA.  PTSA is looking for ideas for a volunteer incentive which may help bring in more participation. 

Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 3:15pm.