Glen Haven Elementary School PTA

PTA Meeting Minutes

4th PTA General Meeting: December 01, 2020

Call to Order: The PTA Executive Board met on Tuesday, December 01, 2020 VIRTUALLY via Zoom video conferencing. President Jessica Sniffin called the meeting to Order at 6:59 pm.

Present: Jessica Sniffin, Catherine Beaudette, Roxana Finkelberg, Shahrzad Spieler, Katie Campana-Scherer, Doug Ryan, Principal Heifetz, Prospective and current PTA Members

– 13 sign-ins via Zoom.

Minutes:

• Call to order from PTA President (Jessica Sniffin)
• Announcements from Glen Haven staff (Principal Heifetz)
  • Online parent workshop offered December 08 by Military Family Life Center: “Creating New Holiday Traditions and Managing Holiday Stress”
  • Parent survey of virtual learning: 55 responses
    • Will be the focus of leadership meeting December 02
  • Accessing Parent VUE
    • How to find MAP report and Marking Period 1 report card
  • MAP report
    • What it will look like (e.g., math data, math goals, language arts goals, lexile range)
    • Limitation of reports: Virtual data collection was not ideal
  • Parent preference survey for virtual versus in-person return due December 03
    • The model GHES adopts to return to in-person school will be based on Montgomery County data
    • Considerations: creating safe cohorts to control use of and movement within the space; no parents or volunteers in building
  • Please reach out for mental health, financial, and food resources.
• PTA announcements
  • Scholastic Book fair will be taking place online, and ends December 06 (link in Scoop).
  • Fundraisers: Box Tops for Education.
  • Drama club fundraiser selling gift wrap will fund their scripts and music, and ends December 03.
  • County Board of Education meetings are available to stream online, and are posted on MCPS website.
  • Please use Directory link to sign up your families.
  • See Room Parent Google form and Suggestion Box form.

• Interactive
  • Parent questions & concerns
    • How do survey answers impact planning?
    • Thoughts about summer school?
    • When is in-person instruction theoretically starting?
      • January 12 for SCB
      • February 1 for large groups, starting with Kindergarten and first grades
    • Can we match reading levels with available books at the Scholastic Book fair?
      • Lexile level can be found by searching individual titles
      • Media Center has resources to search reading level
    • What does a virtual room parent DO?
      • Suggestions: reach out to teachers and parents regarding support needed; coordinate signs of appreciation

• Adjournment:
  • Meeting adjourned at 8:22 pm

Minutes prepared by Kathryn Campana-Scherer, Secretary