4/12/21

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The meeting was called to order by Janet Giron, President, at 7:00 pm on Monday, April 12, 2021.
The minutes from the March 8, 2021 General PTA Meeting were read and approved as corrected.
Attendance:
Bianca Belmonte-Sapien, Janet Giron, Angela Lerner, Mikel Wagner, Alfreda Begay, Lani
McCarson, G. Stewart, Doreen DiNaro
Principal’s Report by Ms. Belmonte-Sapien:
 Student Coucil has been working hard. They have earned $300 toward their $2,000 goal in
the Charleston fundraiser. Student Council is looking for new members. They will be
sponsoring a spirit week soon.
 Upcoming virtual events will be a Math night and the Literacey Fair.
 State testing is now taking place (NMASR and NMSSA).
 In May MAPS testing will take place again. Remote students will participate in the MAPS
testing.
 Staff meetings are taking place weekly.
 Students did very well the 1 st week back in school. Screening is going smoothly and
students are doing well wearing their masks and hand washing. They do need help
remembering to maintain social distancing, but are very good about accepting correction.
 One third of all students were remote for the 1 st week back.
 NM Department of Health has announced a new surveillance program. We are reviewing
the requirements now.
 The next Governance Council meeting is on 4/22.
 A site visit by the state charter organization will be in May.
 There will be 390 1 st through 8 th grade students next year. Registration will be electronic.
 The PTA uniform closet was a big help for the 1 st week. Bottoms can be donated as well as
shirts.

President’s Report by Janet Giron:
 We need to wait to pick 8 th grade graduation date to see if Bernalillo County will be green.
 The by-laws were posted on Facebook. Please look them over. Changes were made to the
number of votes need to make a quorum.
 Mr. Peckens is working with the photographer to set a date for yearbook pictures. Other
pictures to be included in the yearbook need to be submitted by the end of the month to Mr.
Peckens.
 The NM PTA Convention is coming up. We have an extra spot, so please let Janet know if
you would like to attend.
 We have candidates for all 4 PTA board positions for next year. We will vote on them
tonight.

Vice-President’s Report by Alfreda Begay:
 The restaurant for the fundraiser needs proof of non-profit status, so it is not booked yet.

Treasurer’s Report by Angela Lerner:
 There were 2 deposits from GL Scrip totaling $49.85
 The current bank balance is $10,374.98.
Social:
 Nothing to report.
Secretary:
 We received an additional $10 from the GotSneakers fundraiser.
New Business:
 Can we run the snack bar? We can’t have the students standing in line so maybe we can do
pre-orders for a once a week snack bag. It would be organized by homeroom and money
would be turned into a drop box in each homeroom to be collected by the PTA.
 PTA officers need to have a current APS background check. It is good for 2 years and costs
$12.
Voting:
 Angie Lerner moved to adopt the by-laws as presented. The voted passed with a show of
hands.
 The slate of officers for 2021-2022 is:
President – Janet Giron
Vice-President – Lani McCarson
Secretary – Mikel Wagner
Treasurer – Angie Lerner
Alfreda Begay moved to accept the slate as presented. The vote passed with a show of
hands.
The next PTA General Meeting will be Monday, May 10th at 7:00 pm via Zoom.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 pm.