Glen Haven Elementary School PTA

PTA Meeting Minutes

2nd PTA General Meeting: October 6, 2020

Call to Order: The PTA Executive Board met on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 VIRTUALLY via Zoom video conferencing. President Jessica Sniffin called the meeting to Order at 7:04 pm.

Present: Jessica Sniffin, John Nangle, Roxana Finkelberg, Catherine Beaudette, Shahrzad Spieler, Katie Campana-Scherer, Principal Heifetz, Vice Principal Mackall, Prospective and current PTA Members

– Quorum of 10+ members present; 18 sign-ins via Zoom.

Minutes:

• Call to order from PTA President (Jessica Sniffin)
  • Introduction of officers
  • Positions still needed
    • Fundraising
    • Room parent coordinator
• Announcements from Glen Haven staff (Principals Heifetz and Mackall)
  • No Interim reports will be sent for Marking Period #1
  • GHES received a Safeway Nourishing Neighbors grant to provide food assistance for families in our community (Contact Mrs. Willis for grocery gift cards)
  • Mental Health Mondays: free Parent Academy online training
  • Parent VUE accounts: families need to update information to access information about grades
    • Contact Ms. Cuya or Ms. Burger to get activation letter
• President’s announcements (Jessica Sniffin)
  • What does the PTA do?
  • How you can get involved
  • Initiatives:
    • Room parents
    • GHES directory (spearheaded by room parents)
• Treasurer’s report (Catherine Beaudette)
  • Box Tops for Education
    • Unexpired clipped points can be sent to Catherine Beaudette
    • Current and future points can be submitted with app (Google Play & Apple store)
• Order of business: Vote on By-Laws 2020-2023
  • Motion proposed: John Nangle and Katie Campana-Scherer
  • Second:  Catherine Beaudette
  • Vote: All in Favor; No Nays
• President’s announcements (Jessica Sniffin)
  • Suggestions can be sent to Jess Sniffin or uploaded to Suggestion Box via Google Forms
    • Contacting PTA President: president@ghespta.org
• Staff announcements (Principal Heifetz)
  • Recent Twitter update regarding Board of Edication proposals to Academic calendar changes
    • November 4 is now a Professional Day (no school November 3-4)
    • Early release days for conferences have shifted to November 23-24
      • Full/typical days November 11-12
  • Materials for Marking Period 2 will need to be distributed (tentative plan for first week of November)

• Interactive
  • Parent questions & concerns
    • What are room parent tasks?
      • President response: developing a class contact list; touching base with teachers about needs; liaison with teachers
    • What are challenges that staff are seeing?
• President’s announcement (Jessica Sniffin)
  • Spiritwear has been ordered and will be available for purchase on MemberHub site
• Adjournment
  • Meeting adjourned at 7:53 pm

Minutes prepared by Kathryn Campana-Scherer, Secretary