PTSA Minutes

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Tremper High School PTSA
September 21, 2009
Meeting Minutes

                      

 

  1. Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President, Patty Mahoney.   Members and guests were given an opportunity to introduce themselves.  There were 37 members/guests present.
  2. Treasurer’s Report:  Renee Blise
    1. We currently have $6733.58 in our account. 
    2. Review of Fundraisers for 2009-2010:  Target, SuperValu, Pick-N-Save, Quarterly Cook-outs, Bake Sales at Parent/Teacher conferences.
    3. Presentation of 2009-2010 Proposed Budget:   Approved as presented (Linda Coopland / Jodie Zarletti).
  3. Secretary’s Report:  Terri Harold
    1. The Web Site for the PTSA needs to be updated with the list of current officers and contact information.  Sandy Rende stated she will take care of this.
    2. Approvals of the Minutes from May 18, 2009
      1. Amended to correct the spelling of Sue Freisheim’s name
      2. The minutes will be published after they are approved at the PTSA meetings:  i.e.  the September 21, 2009 minutes will be published on the web site after they are approved on October 19, 2009.
      3. Approved unanimously (Carol Kok / Renee Blise)
  1. Vice President’s Report:  Patti Ault:  Patti has been working with Carol Kok to input the membership information into the WI PTA website.
  2. Legislative Report:  Patty Mahoney
    1. We are looking for a Legislative Chair.  If anyone is interested, please contact Patty Mahoney
    2. The KUSD High School Boundary Committee will have several meetings over the next month.  Since the decisions of this committee will impact many Tremper families, it is important that we have representation at these meetings.  Sandy Rende will send out reminders about upcoming meetings to the membership.
    3. On October 16th, there will be a WI Higher Education Fair at UW Parkside, starting at 11:00 am.  40 colleges will be there and various sessions will be available to help prepare students for college and apply for financial aid.
    4. The KUSD budget was passed on 9-14-09.  
  3. Membership Report:  Carol Kok: 
    1. We currently have 235 members.  Thanks to everyone who helped out at the PTSA table during registration!
    2. Students of the Month for September:
      1. Shelbiee Arreguin (gift certificate and parking pass)
      2. Miguel Lopez
      3. Paige DeThorne:
    1. Students of the Month for October:
      1. Tina Rende (gift certificate and parking pass)
      2. Anna Concannon
      3. Alyssa Harold
  1. Communications:  Sandy Rende:
    1. Please verify your e-mail addresses with Sandy.  If you are not receiving e-mails, please let one of the officers know.  Some of the forms were difficult to read, so we may have your address incorrect.
    2. Sandy will keep the web site up to date.  Go to KUSD, click on Schools, click on High Schools, scroll down to Tremper and open that link, click on Parent Involvement, click on PTSA.
    3. Daily announcements are also posted on the Tremper Web Site.
  2. Reflections Report:  Patty Mahoney
    1. The theme this year is “Beauty Is…”
    2. We are still looking for a volunteer to promote the program and coordinate the Reflections entries from Tremper High School.
  3. Student Government Report:  Rebecca Stoebe: 
    1. Student Government is underway.  We had a tremendous response by the freshmen class.  The various subcommittees were reviewed.
    2. Class officer elections are currently going on.
    3. Homecoming will be October 10th.  The theme this year is “New York, New York”.
    4. There will be an Activity Fair on Friday, Sept. 24th
    5. The Craft Fair sponsored by Diversity Awareness/Renaissance will be October 3rd.
    6. The Community Service group helped clean up Southport Beach this past weekend
  4. Principal’s Report:  Mr. Dick Aiello
    1. Traffic Concerns discussion deferred to item 14.
    2. Student Test Scores:  Tremper showed improvement on the scores for the WKCE, ACT, and in graduation rates during the 2008-2009 school year.
    3. Because 1:3 freshmen students did not obtain enough credits (6.5) to complete their freshmen year, the Freshmen Academy concept was developed and implemented this year.  So far, the 9th grade areas seem to have better behavior control, and the teachers and counselors have been very involved in the day to day activities of the freshmen students.
    4. Staffing:  All positions are filled.  The school is currently using two long term subs, but both of these individuals are certified teachers and are doing well in their classrooms.
    5. Phones:  In the next couple of weeks, all teachers will have voicemail via a new router system for the phones.  An alert to a voicemail message will show up on the teacher’s e-mail.
  5. District PTA Update:  Linda Coopland
    1. An overview of the Kenosha PTA Council activities was presented.
    2. The PTA Council newsletter was shared.
    3. The PTA Council was one of the sponsors of the “Back to School” event held along the lakefront on Sept. 11th.
    4. Founders’ Day will be in February of 2011.  We are still looking for people to help plan this event.   
  6.  Review of Projects:  Patty Mahoney:  The various projects that the Tremper PTSA is involved in were reviewed. 
    1. Sign up sheets for volunteers and services were passed around the room, with a good response from those present.
    2. The Homecoming Week activities were discussed, including the events planned, behavior of the students, the Friday parade, and dress code for the dance.
    3. We need volunteers for the first “Reality Check” which is an event Mrs. Pacetti holds each quarter for her personal finance students.   This is an opportunity for the students to learn how to juggle their finances in a real world setting.  Volunteers are needed to sit at tables and hand out scenarios for the students to manage during the event.
    4. We need a few parents to mount the pictures of the award winners from the class of 2009.  We have the frames, but we need someone who can cut the mats and mount the photos.
  7. New Business:
    1. There will be a public information meeting on 9-22-09 to discuss the traffic pattern around Tremper High School.  The meeting will be at the Southwest Library from 5-6:30 pm.
  8. Guest Speaker:  Mr. Dick Aiello
    1. The traffic pattern around Tremper High School was discussed.  Mr. Aiello has received many comments and suggestions from parents and faculty about ways to improve the traffic flow before and after school.
    2. Mr. Aiello has met with the City Road’s Committee to discuss Tremper’s concerns about the traffic flow around the school.
    3. The city will now allow students to be dropped off along 85th Street, between 30th and 26th Avenues.  The doors facing north along 85th Street will be unlocked from 7-7:30 am to allow students to enter the building from that area.
    4. The traffic situation will be reviewed again next month.
  9. Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 pm.  (Jodie Zarletti / Sandor Mariani).

 

 

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