Meeting
Minutes
09/18/03
PFO
Meeting--Minutes
PFO Meeting--Minutes
September
18, 2003
The
first meeting was called to order at 2:50 p.m. and the second meeting at 6:07
p.m.
Topics
discussed:
Officers should be elected at
the October meeting. Nominations
will be accepted for president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer.
The best time to hold the PFO
meetings was discussed. Attendees
agreed that the PFO should hold one regular meeting per month at one meeting
time. The idea of two meeting times
seems counter-productive. Most of
the faculty find it more convenient to attend early meetings. The 6:00 meeting time seems to interfere with dinner for many
parents and faculty. The first
group suggested a 7:00 p.m. meeting time, but agreed that the second group
should make the call. The second
group recommended that, as a compromise, the meetings take place at 6:30 p.m.
The annual Craft Fair will
take place on Saturday, November 1, 2003, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Help is needed distributing flyers now (these can be picked up in the
Ellis Tech main office), and assisting with the concession on the day of the
event. Crafter space is still
available for $25 per table OR $35 per 5’ x 10’ space. Contact
Melody Guillemette by phone at 774-4947, through the PFO mailbox at Ellis, or
through the website email address. Each
trade area will be asked to donate an item for the silent auction.
A bake sale and t-shirt sale
are planned for the Freshman Parent Conference Night, October 1, 2003.
Parents of upperclassmen may be needed to help out.
Contact Melody at the above number.
Ideas for encouraging greater attendance
at PFO meetings were discussed. Special
programs of interest to parents could be held in conjunction with some of the
meetings. A door prize will be
offered at the October meeting for a lucky attendee.
Ice cream certificates will be offered to the students in the homeroom or
shop with the greatest parent participation. Meetings should be limited to one hour. Mr. Bureau volunteered to call parents to enlist their
participation.
The PFO Constitution may need
to be revised. Suggestions for
revisions should be brought to the October meeting.
Ideas
for special programs for parents were
suggested. Topics include: Drug
Awareness, Depression and Teen Suicide, Parental Rights After a Child Reaches
16, Transition to Work, Gearing Up for CAPT, and The New Graduation
Requirements.
Current fundraising planned for the 2003-2004 school year include: The Craft Fair (November 1, 2003), The Flea Market (March 6, 2004), The Antique Show (March 27, 2004), and Bake Sales and T-shirt Sales at the two Parents’ Nights and the
Shop & Technology Fair.
New ideas for possible fundraisers
include selling Dine Out Entertainment Books, Krispy Kreme Donuts, grinders for
Super Bowl Sunday, and holding a Pancake Breakfast.
Website ideas include selling
t-shirts and other Ellis Tech items on the website, and providing for Craft Fair
applications to be downloaded from the site.
Attendance
at the 2:45 p.m. meeting:
Laura Tarkowski Barbara Zimmer
Linda Edmonds
Donna Goyette Susan Manning
Daniel Bureau
Kathy Faucher
Jan Praytor
Motions
made by group one:
Motion #1—To pay up to $300 to replenish our supply of Ellis Tech
t-shirts and sweatshirts. The
motion was made by Susan Manning and seconded by Linda Edmonds.
The motion carried in both groups.
Motion #2—To pay up to $200 of the $400 needed for Ellis Tech to
participate in the Tourtelotte Fall Basketball League.
The motion was made by Donna Goyette and seconded by Kathy Faucher.
The motion carried in both groups.
Motion #3—To reimburse Melody Guillemette $143.06 (per receipt)for
postage for the initial parent mailing and $37.00 (per receipt)for postage for
the Craft Fair mailings, and Jan Praytor $31.68 (per receipt) for card stock and
labels for the initial parent mailing. The
motion was made by Susan Manning and seconded by Kathy Faucher.
The motion carried in both groups.
Attendance
at the 6:00 p.m. meeting:
Susan
Manning
Pat Palonen
Arvis Palonen
Dodie Mineau
Linda Rosati
Pauline Millette
Nancy Hamel
Melody Guillemette
Lori MacDonald
Jan Praytor
Motions
made by group two:
Motion
#4—To hold regular monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month at
6:30 p.m. The motion was made by
Linda Rosati and seconded by Pat Palonen. The
motion carried.
Motion #5—To pay up to $30 for cafeteria ice cream certificates for
students in the shop or homeroom with the greatest parental participation at the
October PFO meeting. The motion was
made by Dodie Mineau and seconded by Pauline Millette.
The motion carried.
Motion #6—To pay up to $25 for a gift certificate for a door prize for
a lucky PFO attendee. The motion
was made by Melody Guillemette and seconded by Lori MacDonald.
The motion carried.
Motion #7—To pay up to $35 to add a Dot Com web address for our www.ellistechpfo.org
website. The motion was made by
Pauline Millette and seconded by Susan Manning.
The
first meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m. and the second meeting at 7:30 p.m.
The
next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 16, 2003, at
6:30 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Jan
Praytor