4/18/22 PTA Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Janet Giron, President, at 7:02 pm on Monday, April 18, 2022.
The minutes from the March 14, 2022 General PTA Meeting were approved as read.
Attendance:
Janet Giron, Angela Lerner, Mikel Wagner, Lani McCarson, Rikki Hernandez
Administration’s Report by Angela Lerner:
 25-30 Covid tests are being performed per week on campus. There have been no positive
results since the last meeting
 Title I – this PTA meeing will be used as community input. The Title I money the school
received is being used for EA salaries. Is there anything else it should be used for? Maybe it
can be used for open gyms or a sports promotion with food provided. Maybe combine a
sports promo and after-school clubs promo with the ice cream social.
 Proposed start date of school in the fall is August 22-26 for teachers and August 29 for
students. These dates won’t be approved until the Governance Council meeting on Thursday
April 21.
 Last day of school is May 27.
 Spring Fling is on May 6 from 4-7pm
 Band performances will be April 30 at Green Jeans from 2-5pm. 6 th Grade performs at 2pm,
8 th Grade performs at 2:45pm and 7 th Grade performs at 4pm.
 May 2-6 is Teacher Appreciation Week. A parent will be providing breakfast on Monday
and Wednesday. Should the PTA provide lunch on Thursday?
 May 20 will be the year-end band performance in the parking lot after school.
 May 25 will be 8 th grade graduation in the gym.

President’s Report by Janet Giron:
 Spring Fling: There will be 4 bouncey houses (1 reserved for little kids), Science Girl, and a
magician. Ms. Logan will do balloon animals. There will be a DJ for half the time and the
band will perform for the other half. It will be a cash only event.
 The Open House went well.
 Yearbooks can still be ordered.
 The Governance Council meeting wil be on April 21 at 5:30.
Vice President’s Report by Lani McCarson:
 Nothing to report.
Treasurer’s Report by Angela Lerner/Mikel Wagner:
 The bank balance is $15,529.55 as of April 18.
 The audit committee to audit last year will be Mikel Wanger, Rikkie Hernandez and
Michael Mora.

New Business:
 Elections – the slate of officers for next year is:
President: Elizabeth (Lani) McCarson
Vice-President: Rikki Hernandez
Treasurer: Mikel Wagner
 Janet Giron moved to elect the slate as presented. The motion passed with a show of hands.

The next PTA General Meeting will be Monday, May 16 at 7:00 pm. The meeting was adjourned at
8:50 pm.

Final Band Performance Live Stream

Our dragon musicians will be performing tonight, 5/20/22, at the school. Catch the live performance on our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/21stCenturyPA. The show kicks off at 6:30pm, let’s rock!

Summer Sports

Hello Parents of Incoming 3/4th Grade 21st CPA Volleyball Athletes,
21st is looking to create an Elementary Co-Ed 3/4th Grade Volleyball team this summer to participate in the APIAL Summer league.
The league duration will be from June 20-August 5, 2022 (except 6/30-7/7) and the Games held on Tuesday and Thursday.
-3-4th Grade from 5:00-6:15p

Price: $65

Practices will be held on the following days for 3-4th Grade:
-Volleyball will have 45 minutes of Practice and instruction followed by 30 Minuted of Officiated scrimmages at the game location.
-Wednesdays at 6-7:30p at 21st (Starting 6/15/2022)

Summer league team registration link: https://sites.google.com/view/2021-apial-summer-league/homen
– Note: Teams are confirmed after the registration deadline (May 27, 2022).

For more summer league details, please click the link: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vQ-pE49dGq1lp5VKK2TRoEA5wkEMcd8y3J6sRiX3WN1eGV99bImeJWJr8bziWLFEDJWAJoqUHPPny8o/pub?urp=gmail_link

Please contact the Athletic Department for any questions about the upcoming season.

Elementary Athletic Director
Richard Tarango
E: orale.homesabq@gmail.com

21st CPA Athletic Director
Coach Dana “DA” Alexander
E: dalexander@21stcenturypa.com

End of Year Updates

Good morning Dragon Families;

The year is winding down quickly, we wanted to send some reminders.

  1. Band Performance in the Gym – Due to limited seating, only grade-level parents will be in the gym during their student’s performance. We will need to Exit all audience members after each grade level performance. It will also be live-streamed. The link will be on the website and the school’s Facebook page. The performance is 6:30-8:30 pm.
  2. Chromebooks will be collected from all grades tomorrow. PLEASE MAKE SURE CHARGERS ARE WITH THE CHROMEBOOKS!
  3. 8th graders’ last day on campus will be Tuesday, May 24th. All other students will be in attendance through Friday, May 27th. FRIDAY, MAY 27TH IS HALF A DAY STUDENTS WILL BE RELEASED AT 12:00 NOON.NO FOOD WILL BE SERVED ON THAT DAY. If your student needs to stay in after-care on that Friday please make sure they bring a lunch. The 8th-grade ceremony will be Wednesday night.
  4. The office will be closed on June 2nd from 11:30 am – 4:00 pm. New office hours will be 9:00 am – 3:00 pm starting Friday, June 3rd until June 15th.

If at all possible please have your students leave their cellphones at home for the remainder of the year.

Thank you for all you do. If you have any questions please let us know.

Mrs. Tarango
CEO