6/13/22 PTA Minutes

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The meeting was called to order by Janet Giron, President, at 6:59 pm on Monday, June 13, 2022.
The minutes from the May 23, 2022 General PTA Meeting were approved as read.
Attendance:
Janet Giron, Angela Lerner, Mikel Wagner, Lani McCarson, Rikki Hernandez, Joy Moquino
Administration’s Report by Angela Lerner:
 Two portables are being moved onto the dirt lot. We will be getting a playground and
fencing the lot.
 8 th grade clases will be in the new portables except Science, which will still be in the main
building.
 Teachers voted to have the Ice Cream Social on August 25 from 5-7pm
 October 26 is the tentative date for the Fall Festival
 Amost all grade levels are full
President’s Report by Janet Giron:
 Angie, Mikel and Janet are working on the audit and the 22-23 Fiscal Year budget
 We will have a meeting on June 29 to discuss the budget
 The next Governance Council meeting will be on June 16 at 5:30
Vice President’s Report by Lani McCarson:
 We have been contacted by Charlston Wrap about doing a fundraiser with them. We will
contact former PTA members who ran this fundraiser to see if it was successful.

Treasurer’s Report by Angela Lerner/Mikel Wagner:
 The bank balance is $16,201.86 as of today.
New Business:
 There was no new business.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:51 pm.

5/23/22 PTA Minutes

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The meeting was called to order by Janet Giron, President, at 7:00 pm on Monday, May 23, 2022.
The minutes from the April 18, 2022 General PTA Meeting were approved as read.
Attendance:
Janet Giron, Angela Lerner, Mikel Wagner, Lani McCarson, Rikki Hernandez, Joy Moquino,
Jennifer Elliot
Administration’s Report by Angela Lerner:
 8 th grade graduation will be on May 25 from 6 – 8pm
 Summer Projects – the school will get two portables and a new fence. The portables are a
fix until we can purchase the Income Support building.
 Next year there will be full 1st , 2nd, and 3rd grade classes. There will be either a combo
3rd-4th, or 4th-5th grade class.
President’s Report by Janet Giron:
 Spring Fling was very sucessful. We had good feedback from parents. Next year the school
staff would like it to be during the school day.
 The Ice Cream Social will be on Labor Day. This will be after school starts and many
people will be out of town so we would like to meet with Mrs. Tarango to see if we can
change the date.
 Field Day will be on May 26 at school during school hours.
 Yearbooks can still be ordered. The link is on tha PTA page.
 The Governance Council meeting will be on June 16 at 5:30.
 PTA will be buying signs for graduation for $350. There will be three signs:
Congratulations, Welcome and Dragons. This will come out of the Social budget.

Vice President’s Report by Lani McCarson:
 The PTA will not be selling the supplies bundles next year. We would like teachers to
update their supply lists as there always seem to be items on the lists that the kids don’t use.
 The PTA chest freezer died. Do we need to buy a new one? An upright freezer is $299 and a
chest freezer is $249. We will wait to decide when school starts again.
 We would like to start doing breakfast snacks before school again. We will need to get
administration’s permission.

Treasurer’s Report by Angela Lerner/Mikel Wagner:
 The bank balance is $14,726.48 as of today.
 There is an outstanding reimbursement of $5,28.11 for snack bar.
New Business:
 Lani McCarson moved to remove Janet Giron as a signer on the bank account and add Rikki
Hernandez and Joy Moquino. Mikel Wagner seconded the motion. The motion passed with a
show of hands.
 Janet Giron appointed Joy Moquino PTA Secretary for the 2022-2023 year.

 Sam’s Club Membership: the name on the membership will be changed from Janet Giron to
Lani (Elizabeth) McCarson and Carl Ward-Hersee.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:56 pm.

4/18/22 PTA Minutes

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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.

3/14/22 PTA Minutes

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The meeting was called to order by Janet Giron, President, at 7:00 pm on Monday, March 14, 2022.
The minutes from the January 10, 2022 General PTA Meeting were approved as read.
Attendance:
Janet Giron, Angela Lerner, Mikel Wagner, Lani McCarson, Jeremy Peckens, Rikki Hernandez,
The Open House will be held in person on April 2 from 9 am to 3 pm. There will be 2 hour time slots
for each grad level. We will need to have a PTA presence. 9 am to 11 am is for grades 1-4, 11 am to 1
pm is for grades 6 & 5 and 1 pm to 3 pm is for grades 7 & 8. Teachers from each grade level will be
present at those times. It is open to all, not just students who have accepted lottery spots.
The 8 th grade band will perform on April 30 at Green Jeans, during Spring Fling on May 6 from 5:30 to
7 pm. There may possibly be other concerts at Highland Theater and on at a park on May 20.
PTA elections will be postponed until the next meeting as there are not enough attendees tonight to
vote. We need to write an email and prepare a flyer to send out asking for volunteers for board
positions.
We may be able to to move the snack bar indoors again.
Yearbook pictures are needed. The deadline is coming up. Pictures can be submitted to
yearbook@21stcenturypa.com
Treasurer’s Report by Angela Lerner/Mikel Wagner:
 Three people are needed to do an audit of the PTA books over the summer.
Principal’s Report by Jeremy Peckens:
 The school received 300 new Chromebooks
 Dash cams have been installed on the buses
 The Ripple Effects program for social/emotional learning is being implemented. All staff
have received training. Now we have to decide whether to do it during homeroom or some
other time.
 The next Governance Council meeting will be April 21 at 5:30pm.
President’s Report by Janet Giron:
 Spring Fling:
We will rent jumpers again from the same company we used for Fall Festival
We will sell hot dogs, nachos, chips, drinks and cotton candy.
School staff will help out with the booths
Science Girl will have a booth. She costs $300.
We will have a DJ. He costs $100 an hour.
We still need parent volunteers to help out.
 8 th Grade Graduation will be on May 25. Last day for 8 th Graders will be May 24.

New Business:
 Lani McCarson moved to re-allocate $4,500 from Trash Bag Fundraiser Expense to Spring
Fling Expense. Rikki Hernandez seconded the motion. The motion passed with a show of
hands. This means the budget for Spring Fling is now $5,700.
 Posters for the recycling initiative can be paid for from New School Needs Expense.

The next PTA General Meeting will be Monday, April 11 at 7:00 pm. The meeting was adjourned at
8:01 pm.