November 2024 PTO Meeting Minutes

November 6th, 2024

  • Welcome & Gratitude

    • Thank you for participating in trunk or treat 

    • Clothing drive and bake sale made almost

  • Vote to Approve Minutes from Last Meeting

    • 9  attendees, 

  • Upcoming PTO Programming

    • Quizzo, three tables left. 

    • Dec 8th winter market

    • Book fair- dates

    • Nov 19th young writers day, email by friday if you want to volunteer 

  • Treasurers’ Monthly Report

    • 15k in bank, wait for report from nicolas

    • 16 vendors so far for holiday market

    • 2600 for classroom enhancements

    • Bloombox

  • Principal’s Remarks

    • We have so many things happening until christmas

      • Veterans day this friday the 8th

      • Young writers day

      • American education week- look for email from teachers

      • Conferences, look for email from teachers

      • Book fair

    • Teachers had a wonderful pd day via zoom wit and wisdom and math

  • Teachers’ Remarks

    • Cst team - they meet on a weekly basis

      • Thank yous - thank you for classroom enhancements

        • Naylor- thank you for bulletin boards

        • Pomerantz - thank you for reimbursements 

        • Walsh - thank you for chairs

      • Thank you for halloween parties

    • Kunsa - gifted talked about the CST roles and moving to push in for 1-2 pull out for 3-5

    • Neri- reading specialist, reg ed support for ALL grades this year

    • Mike Reynolds is the interventionist working with all grades thus 

    • Kristinine Titi- learning support teachers, wilson reading program third tear intervention

    • Emotional support teacher- Ms Danunzio, maternity leave - Ms Abbot sub

    • Speech therapist, OT therapist

    • School Psychologist

    • Counselors  

    • Asked Principal Leach for structure

  • Intra-District Council Update

    • Themes for the year

      • Nov- Transportation

      • Dec - High School Guidance

      • Jan - Curriculum

      • February - Board Members 

      • March - Safety

      • April - Food Services

    • Two surveys 

    • Social and emotional learning through hs

    • Survey superintendent search 

      • Focus groups 

  • Upcoming Event Reminders: Quizzo (11/22), Book Fair (12/2-12/6), Holiday Market (12/8)