PTSA Meeting

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

CHS Library 6pm

AGENDA

• Welcome Catrin Hagemann

• Reading of the Minutes Lokela Lane• Treasurer’s Report Glenn Vaulx• Principal Update Greg

McCullough• Committees Update LaSonya

Hall• Closing LaSonya

Hall

• President Del Sulimani opened the meeting and introduced the new Board:– LaSonya Hall, President-Elect– Catrin Hagemann, Vice President– Glenn Vaulx, Treasurer– Lokela Lane, Secretary

• Principal Mr. McCullough provided an update on the following:– Awards for Central, student and faculty– Upcoming dates– Dress Code Overview

• Treasurer Glenn Vaulx presented September’s Treasurer’s report. • President-Elect LaSonya Hall introduced general expectations and proposed committees:

– Hospitality/Program– Membership– Fundraising– Academic Achievement

• Committees determined Chairperson(s) for each committee and agreed to provide update on committees’ progress at the next PTSA meeting.

• Meeting was adjourned.

MEETING MINUTES, 9/8/15

TREASURER’S REPORT

Balance, September 8, 2015 $1,426.38

Receipts:

Membership Dues $270.00

Donations $ 20.00

Electronic Scrip Rebate $ .37

Total $290.37

Disbursements:

LaSonya Hal – reimbursement for $357.25

the Teacher Breakfast

 

Total $357.25

 

Balance, October 6, 2015 $1,359.50

 

Submitted by: Glenn Vaulx, Jr., Treasurer

PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE

• Current Events at Central– 1st Quarter Report Card to be issued on 10/28– Sr. Pictures on 10/28– TNReady MIST Practice this week (Oct. 5 – 8)– TNReady Part I (English, Math and History) to take

place in February 2016– TNReady Part II (Biology and Chemistry) to take

place in April/May 2016– For more info on TNReady, go to

scsk12.org/uf/webadmin/foundation/tnready/

PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE

• Staffing and Scheduling–Mr. Smith, English 4 Teacher, was promoted – Mr.

McCullough has lead on good replacement–Mrs. Robinson, Financial Secretary was promoted

– Mr. McCullough is looking for a replacement

PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE

• Traffic Concerns at Central– Biggest issue is on Bellevue with people letting kids out in the left lane.

Please don’t do that. It is dangerous for the kids having to cross another lane and it blocks traffic.

– The best flow is to let kids out on Linden. – Please don’t block the parking areas for the buses on east-bound Linden. This

slows down the buses and in turn overall traffic.– Unfortunately, crossing guards are not provided for middle and high school.

Also, Mr. McCullough requested to change the timing of the light on Linden/Bellevue without results.

– If parents want the traffic conditions to change, we have to• Provide volunteers to direct traffic• Submit a petition or flood social media

– If you are interested in helping on either one of the above, please send an email to memphischs.ptsa@gmail.com

COMMITTEES

• General Expectations– Set goals of committee– Develop a plan to achieve the goals– Execute the plan– Report out at monthly PTSA meetings

• Proposed Committees– Hospitality/Program– Membership– Fundraising– Academic Achievement

HOSPITALITY/PROGRAMS

• Overall Goals– Coordinate CHS PTSA sponsored events:

• Teacher Appreciation Christmas Lunch• Teacher Welcome Back Breakfast in August• Teacher Appreciation Week in May• Senior Baccalaureate Program• Others TBD

– Engage parent volunteers to provide and serve food/drink/etc.

• Ms. Kimmy Vaulx leads the efforts for the Holiday Lunch• Since there is not enough money in the budget, the committee will ask for

money from school sponsors. Mr. McCullough ok’ed.• We need volunteers to provide food and help on the day of the event. • We will also accept money donations from parents instead of food.

MEMBERSHIP

• Overall Goals:– Recruit members at CHS events:

• CHS Freshman Orientation• CHS Open House• CHS Sporting Events• Others TBD

– Facilitate Fall PTSA Membership drive

• Ms. Tabitha Liddell is the committee chairs. Ms. Sandra Burgess provided the update.

• We currently have almost 90 paying members, which is a big increase over last year’s 50 at year end.

• The biggest holdback is that only Mr. Vaulx can collect money right now. The board will address this.

• The committee is thinking about holding a contest around recruiting new members.

FUNDRAISING

• Overall Goals– Boost corporate and community support for CHS– Identify two major fundraising efforts for 2015/2016– Identify a school need to use the funds raised

• Ms. Bridgette Boyd is the committee chair person.• The committee suggests an event a Central BBQ, where a percent of the

proceeds from a predetermined night would go to Central. • A food truck from Central on a Friday of school was also suggested from

the audience. • The second event could be an Alumni party – an adult mixer - potentially

at the UoM law school downtown in the spring. • The committee will present more details at the next meeting and have the

membership vote on these.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

• Overall Goals– Identify Grade Level Ambassadors for each grade to serve as contact point for

faculty/ counseling– Work with faculty/counseling to identify opportunities to improve academic

achievement, such as tutoring, mentoring, providing proctors for testing, FAFSA planning, student tardiness, etc.

• Ms. Glenda Hicks and Ms. Bridgette Williams are the chairpersons of the committee. Ms. Hicks presented the update.

• In the 1st meeting of the committee, we identified grade level ambassadors and decided to focus on 1. traffic and 2. tardiness as our major opportunities for the year.

• As next steps, the ambassadors will meet with their respective guidance counselors and the committee will work on action plans proposals to present to membership to vote on.

CLOSING/WRAP UP

• Next meeting Tuesday, November 10, 2015 @ 6pm– Preliminary Agenda

• Welcome• Reading and Approval of Minutes from 10/6• Treasurer’s Report• Principal’s Update• Report back from Committees