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:
\uf0b7 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.
\uf0b7 There is one teacher and one parent position available in the School Advisery Committee.
\uf0b7 Our virtual open house will be on January 23rd. The PTA will make a presentation during
the open house.
\uf0b7 The lottery draw for 1 st through 8 th grades will be on February 2 nd .
\uf0b7 February 10 th , 11 th , and 12 th will be student led conference days, so there will be no classes
on those days.
\uf0b7 The Governance Councel Meeting with be at 5:30 on January 21 st .
\uf0b7 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.
\uf0b7 Report Cards will be available on PlusPortals on January 22nd .
President’s Report by Janet Giron:
\uf0b7 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.
\uf0b7 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.
\uf0b7 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.
\uf0b7 There were no new PTA members this month.
\uf0b7 We need to vote on Science Bowl Prizes tonight.
Vice President’s Report by Alfreda Begay:
\uf0b7 Happy New Year!
\uf0b7 E-mailed restaurants about fundraising again.
\uf0b7 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.
\uf0b7 Next Gen charter school is having a virtual tour this evening at 7pm.
\uf0b7 APS transfer window is now open. If your child does not have an APS ID number you will
need to request one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treasurer’s Report by Angela Lerner:
\uf0b7 There was a GL Scrip donation of $141.45
\uf0b7 Adopt-a-Teacher expense was $789.10 of the $800 raised.
\uf0b7 The bank balance as of today is $10,966.86.
\uf0b7 The last person needed is looking over the books and then the audit will be complete.
\uf0b7 We will be purchasing the Quickbooks online version.
\uf0b7 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voting:
\uf0b7 Mikel Wagner moved to add $150 to the budget for Science Bowl prizes. The motion passed
with a show of hands.
\uf0b7 Janet Giron moved to created a line item for Curriculum Night Expense. The motion passed
with a show of hands.
\uf0b7 Janet Giron moved to move $500 from Other Expense to Curriculum Night Expense. The
motion passed with a show of hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fundraising:
\uf0b7 Mikel Wagner reported that we received $24 from GotSneakers.com.
\uf0b7 Janet Giron reported that we earned $140 from our Savers clothing drive.
New Business:
\uf0b7 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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