Glen Haven Elementary School PTA

PTA Meeting Minutes

5th PTA General Meeting: January 5, 2021

Call to Order: The PTA Executive Board met on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 VIRTUALLY via Zoom video conferencing. President Jessica Sniffin called the meeting to Order at 7:06 pm.

Present: Jessica Sniffin, Catherine Beaudette, Roxana Finkelberg, Shahrzad Spieler, Katie Campana-Scherer, Doug Ryan, Principal Heifetz, Assistant Principal Mackall, School Counselor Willis, 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)
  • End of marking period near; materials for next period need to be distributed.
  • Board of Education will meet January 12 to discuss Montgomery County metrics.
  • Colgate Dental Van will be here next week.
  • Fifth grade teachers met with Sligo Middle School staff to discuss rising middle school students.
    • Sligo staff will visit with fifth graders February 5.
    • CES and magnet school applications will look different than in past.
  • Montgomery County still contemplating when return to in-person school should start.
    • Intention is to give parents opportunity to opt-in to in-person instruction.
  • Student surveys
    • Consisted of binary (K-2^nd grades) and likert scale items (3^rd– 5^th grades), as well as open-ended questions.
    • Data looks positive and several themes were identified.
• PTA announcements
  • We need feedback on students’ and community needs. Follow up needed on assessing needs for: information; clothing; mental health access; meals; gasoline; PPE; cleaning supplies; personal hygiene products.

• Interactive
  • Parent questions & concerns
    • What do we know about the “lost” kids?
    • How can we support staff?
    • How many families are receiving meals?
    • Any decline in requests from families?
    • How did Teacher Appreciation go?
    • Can families bring needed items into school?

• Adjournment:
  • Meeting adjourned at 8:39 pm

Minutes prepared by Kathryn Campana-Scherer, Secretary