2/8/21 PTA Meeting

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Good Morning Dragon Families!

The PTA would like to invite you to become a member of our board. We are looking for volunteers to be active members of our PTA. The positions available are President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Social. Please let me know if you or anybody you may know would be interested in helping.

Our next meeting will be tonight Monday, February 8 at 7:00 pm. This month we will be going over high schools and Lotteries. We hope you will be able to join us.

PTA Meeting Monday, February 8th, 2021
Topic: 21st Century PTA Meeting
Time: 7pm

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If you have any questions or nominations please contact Janet at 505-239-1387

1/11/21 PTA Minutes

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The meeting was called to order by Janet Giron, President, at 7:02 pm on Monday, January 11, 2021.
The minutes from the December 7, 2020 General PTA Meeting were approved as read.
Attendance:
Bianca Belmonte-Sapien, Janet Giron, Angela Lerner, Mikel Wagner, Alfreda Begay, Amy
Morga, Dorene Dinaro, Megan Ramirez, Christopher Garcia, Coach DA Alexander, A. Stanely
Principal’s Report by Ms. Belmonte-Sapien:
 MAPS scores results are in. While we were hoping for gains or maintenance in the scores,
there was an overall range of regression. Indiviual growth targets for each student will be
set. Planning for the next testing cycle which will happen at the end of the year has started.
Tests will be limited to one a day.
 There is one teacher and one parent position available in the School Advisery Committee.
 Our virtual open house will be on January 23rd. The PTA will make a presentation during
the open house.
 The lottery draw for 1 st through 8 th grades will be on February 2 nd .
 February 10 th , 11 th , and 12 th will be student led conference days, so there will be no classes
on those days.
 The Governance Councel Meeting with be at 5:30 on January 21 st .
 2 nd Semester starts on January 19 th . We have several new students starting in the new
semester. Students will begin new Associated Arts classes.
 Report Cards will be available on PlusPortals on January 22nd .
President’s Report by Janet Giron:
 Thank you to those parents who donated and helped pick up gifts for our Adopt-A-Teacher
event. O’Ramen donated lunch on the gift pick up day.
 The school’s next Governance Council meeting will be at 5:30 on Thursday, January 21 st via
Zoom. A link to the meeting will be posted on Facebook.
 We are still trying to plan yearbook pictures. They will most likely be taken outdoors by
appointment. This will be in March if covid numbers come down by then.
 There were no new PTA members this month.
 We need to vote on Science Bowl Prizes tonight.
Vice President’s Report by Alfreda Begay:
 Happy New Year!
 E-mailed restaurants about fundraising again.
 Will there be a graduation ceremony for 8 th grade? Last year we did a drive through
ceremony with the usual gifts. We are open to any ideas for a ceremony this year.
 Next Gen charter school is having a virtual tour this evening at 7pm.
 APS transfer window is now open. If your child does not have an APS ID number you will
need to request one.

Treasurer’s Report by Angela Lerner:
 There was a GL Scrip donation of $141.45
 Adopt-a-Teacher expense was $789.10 of the $800 raised.
 The bank balance as of today is $10,966.86.
 The last person needed is looking over the books and then the audit will be complete.
 We will be purchasing the Quickbooks online version.
 Science Bowl: 25 students are going to regionals. If we buy prizes in the $5 dollar range for
each student we need a budget of $125 to $135. There will not be a snack expense for the
Science Bowl this year since it will be virtual.

Voting:
 Mikel Wagner moved to add $150 to the budget for Science Bowl prizes. The motion passed
with a show of hands.
 Janet Giron moved to created a line item for Curriculum Night Expense. The motion passed
with a show of hands.
 Janet Giron moved to move $500 from Other Expense to Curriculum Night Expense. The
motion passed with a show of hands.

Fundraising:
 Mikel Wagner reported that we received $24 from GotSneakers.com.
 Janet Giron reported that we earned $140 from our Savers clothing drive.
New Business:
 There was no new business.
The next PTA General Meeting is set for Monday, February 8th at 7:00 pm via Zoom.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:46 pm.

12/7/20 PTA Minutes

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The meeting was called to order by Janet Giron, President, at 7:02 pm on Monday, December 7, 2020.
The minutes from the November 9, 2020 General PTA Meeting were read and approved as corrected.
Attendance:
Bianca Belmonte-Sapien, Janet Giron, Angela Lerner, Mikel Wagner, Alfreda Begay, Samantha
Graham, Meredith Dixon, Rosa Perez, and Tiffany Johnson
Principal’s Report by Ms. Belmonte-Sapien:
 Thank you for attending the meeting.
 Our community donation event will be scaled back. Drop off is still available on 12/11 from
8am to 1pm.
 Thank you to families for getting the kids ready for MAPS testing. Teachers will be using
the information to recalibrate classes.
 Remember to take advantage of teachers’ learning support time.
 Progress reports will be out on December 15th. The end of the semester will be January 15 th .
 Teachers are participating in autism training with UNM and supported by PED
 VOSIs are going well.
 The lottery for next school year is now open.
President’s Report by Janet Giron:
 The school’s next Governance Council meeting will be at 5:30 on Thursday, December 17 th
via Zoom. A link to the meeting will be sent out via email.
 The Adopt-a-Teacher program is going well. It was paused last month since the teachers
were not at school, so last month’s donations will be included with this month’s and used for
teacher gifts.
 Yearboks are currently on sale. Picture Day will be late January or early February.
 There were no new PTA members this month. If you would like to join look for the
Memberhub link on the PTA Facebook page.

Treasurer’s Report by Angela Lerner:
 The audit of the last fiscal year is almost done. One more person is needed to review the
books.
 The bank balance is $11,085.33.
 There were no deposits.
 The outstanding check to Volcano Vista has cleared.
 We would like to convert the bookkeeping to Quickbooks. We will need to purchase a
subscription and the purchase will need to be voted on.

Secretary’s Report by Mikel Wagner:
 We have not yet received the money from GotSneakers.com. Will email to inquire about
status of check. We have one more bag to send in.

Vice President’s Report by Alfreda Begay:
 Not having any luck with restaurant fundraisers. Restaurants are struggling financially right
now.
New Business:
 Angela Lerner moved to approve a $180 expenditure in Office Expense for Quickbooks. The
motion was passed by show of hands.
 Alfreda Begay moved that $180 be moved from the Fall Festival budget line item to the Office
Expense line item to cover the purchase of Quickbooks. The motion was passed by show of
hands.
The next PTA General Meeting is set for Monday, January 11th at 7:00 pm via Zoom.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:39 pm.

11/9/20 PTA Minutes

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The meeting was called to order by Janet Giron, President, at 7:01 pm on Monday, November 9, 2020.
The minutes from the October 12, 2020 General PTA Meeting were read and approved as corrected.
Attendance:
Bianca Belmonte-Sapien, Janet Giron, Angela Lerner, Mikel Wagner, Alfreda Begay, Shane
Johnson, Dorene DiNaro, Megan Ramirez, Sarah Gabaldon, and Tiffany Johnson
Principal’s Report by Ms. Belmonte-Sapien:
 Thank you to parents and PTA officers for attending the meeting.
 Report cards went out on November 6 th via Plus Portals. Thank you parents for your hard
work in helping at home to make online learning successful for your children.
 Students were surveyed about online learning. Students mainly expressed a feeling of
tiredness. The teachers will use this information in staff planning meetings.
 Information about the Scripps Spelling B was sent out. It is open registration to all students.
The event will be all online this year.
 Science Bowl will be starting on November 10 th.
 Many online afterschool clubs for students are going on now. Information about when clubs
meet will be put on the school calendar
 The lottery is now open for next year. 1 St , 2 nd and 3 rd grades will be added to the school.
 A virtual open house will be held on January 23 rd..
 School tours can be scheduled anytime by contacting the office.
President’s Report by Janet Giron:
 The school’s Governance Council meeting will be at 5:30 on Thursday, November 19 th via
Zoom. A link to the meeting will be sent out via email.
 The Adopt-a-Teacher program is still taking donations.
 Yearboks are currently on sale. You can email pta@21stcenturypa.com for a link to
purchase one. Picture Day is tentativley scheduled for the end of January or early February.
If you have pictures of events or clubs to be included in the yearbook you can send them to
Mr. Peckens: jpeckens@21stcenturypa.com .
 There were no new PTA members this month.
 The drive by Halloween event was very successful.
 The next event will be a community donation drive from December 7 – 11 th to benefit both
our familes in need, our community partners (APS Clothing Bank, Roadrunner Foodbank,
Storehouse and Koats for Kids) and the PTA. Donations can be made at the school Monday
December 7th through Thursday December 10 th from 8pm – 4pm or by appointment. The
culmination of the event will be a drive through event on Friday, December 11 th at the
school from 8am – 12pm, when the National Guard will be on hand to help. We will be
accepting dry goods, canned food, frozen meats, new socks, used clothing, gently used or
new coats, used tennis shoes and cash donations or gift cards. Please separate the coats from
the clothes as these will be donated to KOAT Koats for Kids.

Treasurer’s Report by Angela Lerner:
 The bank balance is $12,129.33.
 Recent deposits were $62.18 from Scrips, $32.78 for Adopt-a-Teacher, and $2,300 for the
music GoFundMe.

Fundraising:
 3 bags, or 72 pounds, of shoes have been sent in to GotSneakers.com. We should receive the
money earned for them around the 15 th of November. A 4 th bag is almost full and ready to
send, so we can continue to collect used sneakers.
 Alfreda Begay is continuing to look for restaurants to partner with for fundraising events.
There was no New Business.
The next PTA General Meeting is set for Monday, December 7th at 7:00 pm via Zoom.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:36 pm.