Ridge PTA General Meeting Minutes dated Oct. 17, 2011

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1. Called to order at 7:05 pm by Vitoria Molloy, PTA Co-President

2. Approval of Minutes: Vote to approve minutes from Sept. 19th meeting by Sally Marselle and Cathy Donofrio

3. Administrative Report- Mrs. Rozycki

* PBIS kick-off:

o Children were given rules of common areas within building and on the bus (the buses continue to be an area where most behavioral issues are occurring); Children are earning “Cub Cash”; Classes are earning “Golden Paws”

o School store is open- Limited amount of 4th graders are running the store as part of a pre-vocational program that was established from grant money.

* Interim Reports:

o Going out Oct. 20th; Only given out to students in need

o Parent/Teacher conferences in December; Don’t hesitate to call your child’s teacher if you need to speak with them

* Unity Day:

o Rescheduled for Oct. 21st; Not really a parent involved event

o Unifies the Primary and Intermediate buildings; Recognizes Birthdays as well as Teacher/Employees of the month

* Student Awards:

o Being reevaluated by Shared Decision Making Team; Academic awards as well as an Honor Roll (based on report cards) may be forming

4. Teacher’s Report:

* Mr. Cichi reported that if anyone needs anything to let him know

5. President’s Report:

* Thanked the volunteers on Picture Day; Thanked Fink’s Farm for Autumn decorations displayed in front of the buildings

* Oct. 20th is Board of Education Recognition - gifts will be given to board members

* Longwood Council is hosting a blood drive on Oct. 24th from 3pm-9pm at the LHS

* School Nurses are looking for clothing donations for both buildings (especially boys pants sizes 6-12, new socks, new underwear, small sized sneakers (10-1))

* NYS PTA Annual Convention 11/11- 11/13 in Niagra Falls; paid for by the PTA; if interested, let the PTA know

* 10/20/11 training seminars will be given for PTA positions at Sagamore MS (Sachem District); anyone can attend

* PTA members receive 10% discount at Office Max; Barnes and Nobles is giving discounts from 10/15 – 10/23 for educators

* Council Delegate is needed; meet 1x/ month at LHS; report back to the Ridge PTA at the general meetings

6. Treasure’s Report:

* Vote from floor to approve budget from Valerie Diem and Gina D’Avolio

7. Correspondence:

* Thank you from the First Grade Teachers for the “back to school luncheon”

8. SEPTA Report:

* Mixed Bag Fundraiser due

* Meeting 10/19 7pm-9pm LMS library; Speaker on Central Auditory Processing disorders will be present

* 10/21 Activity Night (Halloween Dance) from 6:30- 8:00 pm at LMS cafeteria

9. Board of Ed Report:

* New developments in area (i.e. old UA in Coram becoming a condominium complex with a town square, Rte. 101 RR station, changes being made to William Floyd Parkway); Tennis courts are being built at LJHS

10. Council Delegate:

* Bullying forum hosted on Oct. 11th was informative; info can be found on the website www.RyanPatrickHalligan.org

11. Committee Reports:

* Membership: 243 total members thus far (less than last year)

* Class Parent: Tea was a success; Upcoming Book Fair Class Parents are to volunteer a three hour shift; emails will be sent to Class Parents

* Fall Fundraiser: pick up will be approximately Oct. 27th; notification will be sent home

* Reflections: Packages went home to those interested; projects due by 10/26

* Book Fair: starts on 10/21 at PARP Kickoff in IC APR; will run from 10/24- 10/26

* School Pictures: were a success

* PARP: Kickoff 10/21 at 7 pm in IC Gym; Family Event; “Hip Pickles” to perform; next three weeks sign PARP forms so that the student gets a gift for reading with their parent

* Box Tops: contest has collected 4,000 Box Tops thus far * Website: www.ridgepta.com ; email the site if you need something posted

* Holiday Fair: Kim Milano in charge of vendors; $25.00 for one table; $50.00 for double table

12. Meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm