PTG Minutes for 09/06 meeting-scroll down for last June's meeting minutes
September 13, 2012In Attendance:
Claire Moriyama
Akiko Morii
Alicia O’Brien
Jeff Maloof
Kim Anderson
Mickael Benita
Kim Manning
John Prohaska
Vadim Longinov
Meena Yegneswaran
Leah Cairns
Glenn Conchado
Wei Chen
Hemant Mallavaram
David DeManche
Karen McQuade
Jody Myers
Kevin Meany
Bill Arneth
Mary Simoneau
Teena Kamal
Amy McCormack
Ramesh Sivarajam
Agenda:
PTG Logistics
PTG Activites
Office Bearers
Spring Fund Raiser
Playground Update
Applefest
Karen: overview of ptg
Office Bearers:
President: Hemant Mallavaram
Vice President: Mike Lepore
Secretary: Rosalind Arneth
Treasurer: Jody Myers
PTG:
*Meeting is once a month at school
*Agenda sent prior to meeting but you have to be present at meeting to vote
*ptg minutes will be posted and an email will be sent with link to view minutes
*Overview of supported activities last year
*Fundraisers
*Spring Festa raised 4K vs 3K budgeted
*2-3 Uno’s nights per year
*Field trips
*Next PTG meeting-vote on Budget
*Ipads, smart books, netbooks, playground, $1500 netbooks, field trips,
*Office bearers must be present at meeting
Roxana:
*Spring Festa 5/4/13 or 5/11/13 at same location, babysitting
*Survey Monkey or suggestions for the theme
*Volunteers needed in the next couple of weeks---get your hours in!
Hemant:
*Applefest raised $1064, budget is $900
*Bowlfest raised $1065, budget is $1400
*Unos raised $400
*Holiday shop $250
*scrips raised $4500, budget is $3025
*total $23,700 estimated expenses
Square 1 Art: October
New Ideas:
*Fiscal year Sept 1 to Oct 31
*Surplus forward to this year
*Reiterate to be here to vote on budget
Honey Pot Orchards: 9/17/12, pumpkins, hayride, cider, ½ peck applies, $8.50/child= $450. Bus $250. Total $700
Call to vote for Honey Pot: $1500 for last year, asking for $700.
*All were in favor, no objections
$32K in bank.
*Allocated last year
*question about the surplus from last year, some held for new building
Karen:
*Looking for new building
*goal is to raise and spend $30K allocated out of $32K
Next meeting is vote on allocations and planning
*attach budget from last June’s ptg minutes to this month’s minutes
Request for Nature’s classroom_ was requested to be funded, next ptg will address field trips to be funded
Ipsita: Playground update
*Out of 12k, 2k was allocated
*Landscaper came out in August to look at traffic patterns
*fresh mulch every year was stripped out, and borders were removed because of tripping hazards
*rubber mats to be placed under swings
*Karen says new playground has been working great
Question:
*How does school get contractors?
Karen/David: Traffic pattern discussion
*New parents dropping off stopped in driveway
*Grassy knoll should not be used
*turn around after Auger Road, all the way down road
*Karen will stand out there while school starts
Hemant: Applefest-15 years of participation- annually
*parade to Lincoln St to Main St
*This year parade cancelled because of construction
*Algonquin H.S. will host the fair
*Cotton Candy, Helium tank, morning crew, 50/50 raffle-itemized help going out soon in journals
Wednesday, October 10, at 7pm next PTG Meeting
Posted by Cornerstone PTG Officers.
