PTO

February 11, 2025

Time: 6:00 pm

In Attendance

Rick Koepke, Amy Ebeling, Amanda Musson, Rebecca Jarek, Celline Lakus, Chelse Wodalski, Rachel Vogel, Sarah Wegner, Cassie Doran, Kaitlyn Bruening, Jennie Zastrow, Michelle Hendricks

Approval of January’s Meeting Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

• Credits:  $955.65 – leftover Fall Fundraiser donation, Bingo Night sales
• Expenses: $1,453.81 – Bingo Night (spirit sticks and candy prizes), Cherrydale totes (TAW), Bike path supplies, ButterBraid 
• Balance: $22,229.24

Principal's Resort

• Winter screeners have been completed - New WIN Time started this week
• Lots of Indoor Recess happening - rotating location to give every grade a chance for time in the Nest
• Jake is pretty popular; getting read to and visiting classrooms
• Principal’s Cabinet has monthly meeting with a selection of 5th Graders
• Recess is going well, like having Peer Mediation resources available
• Would like to see some changes with the new Sparky costume, and more whole-school art projects
• New pick-up line is working well - no more congestion at the intersection, which allows busses to get through and kids loaded faster   

Events Recap

• January 15 - Dine Out at Polito’s (PTO needs to reach out to them to find out how we did) 
• January 28 and 30 - Bingo Nights
  • Well attended - long line both nights for cashing in the Book Vending Machine tokens

Upcoming Events and Approvals

• February 11 - ButterBraid Fundraiser 
  • Orders/payments due by February 25; Submitting orders by March 3
  • Delivery scheduled 3/13 (truck arrives at 4:00 pick-up 4:30-5:00)
  • Spirit Sticks ordered and shipped
  • Need to email teachers/staff to get list of possible pie-in-face participants
  • Need to select dates for pie-in-face assembly and ice-cream truck visit
• February 20 - Teacher Conference Meal (setup by 3:50)
  • PTO is ordering sub sandwiches; parents invited to use Sign-Up Genius to help round out the meal
• April 27 - Family Day at Greenheck-Turner Community Center (10-Noon)
  • Available activities: bounce houses in the gym balls on the turf, sports simulators, ice rink
  • PTO Table needed to sell t-shirts & shoe charms and distribute Spirit Sticks for the event
  • Need to order Spirit Sticks
  • Need to create flyer to send home with families

Other Items

• 4th Grade field trip bussing - PTO will cover $2,500, leaving approx. $12 out-of-pocket per family
• Indoor Recess Items - PTO will donate $5,000 to Evergreen, and Rick & Kristel will work with teachers to order (approx $150 per classroom)

Next Meeting

Imagine event happening on Mar 11
PTO Meeting rescheduled for Monday, March 10, 2025 at 6:00 pm 

Meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm

January 14, 2025

Time: 5:58 pm

In Attendance

Rick Koepke, Amy Ebeling, Amanda Musson, Rebecca Jarek, Celline Lakus, Courtney Newmann, Jodie Robbins, Sara Widmann, Kaitlyn Bruening, Jennie Zastrow, Michelle Hendricks, Witney Grzesiak, Sasha Everett

Approval of November’s Meeting Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

Credits:  $8,842.89 – Fall Fundraiser
Expenses: $691.61 – Donut Party (candy drive reward), Noodles & Co. (Teacher Conference Meal), Cherrydale (late fundraiser order), Microsoft subscription, State of WI (annual state report)
Balance: $22,727.40

Principal's Report

• Busy time of year with mid-year screenings.  
• Rachel Vogel = New 4th Grade teacher (replacing Ms. Kowalke) starting on Monday
• March 18 = Mr. Koepke begins medical leave and staff will shift around to fill in
• Ms. Thoma will be taking over Mr. Koepke’s duties while he’s out.
• After-school pick-up line has gotten longer and is causing congestion at intersection of Pine Road and Tower Road.
• Communication sent home to parents - don’t block the crosswalks or the intersection
• All families qualify for busing - can call the school for help getting students signed up
• Possible changes coming to pick-up procedure if situation doesn’t improve   

Events Recap

• Nov 6 - Cedar Creek Grill Dine Out = $136.72
• Dec 12 - Red Robin Dine Out = $464.93

Upcoming Events and Approvals

• January 15 - Dine Out @ Polito’s Pizza (4-8pm) 
• 15% of all sales will be donated back to Evergreen
• January 28 & 30 - BINGO Nights (6-6:45pm)
• Up to $500 approved for prizes/supplies
• Need to buy popcorn and candy bars
• Rick/Kristel will request volunteers to pop popcorn the day of events
• February 11 thru 25 - ButterBraid Fundraiser
• Orders due = Mar 3; Order pick-up = Mar 13
• $400 approved for Spirit Stick order
• Award system still in discussion
• Rebecca will create an opt-out survey for teachers/staff for possible pie-in-face reward
• February 20 - Teacher Conference Meal (must setup by 3:50pm) 
• Up to $600 approved
• Amanda will order; Rebecca will create SignUp Genius for parents to help
• March 19 - Family Tech Talk Webinar (8pm)
• Free event hosted via Zoom by PTO Today
• TBD (April) - Family Event being planned for Greenheck-Turner Community Center
• Celline to schedule and confirm pricing
• Mary 5 thru 9 - Teacher Appreciation Week
• Up to $1,000 approved
• Rebecca will create Staff Favorites Survey
• Scholarship - $500 approved
• Bike Path
• 3-year project still in progress, but hoping to have entrance ready in May
• $2,819.38 approved for cement pad (18’x24’) and picnic tables
• Rick applied for $1,900 grant to cover cost of gazebo

Open Discussion

• Wish list items for possible future spending - Rick to get input at next staff meeting
• Storage unit to house bikes for elementary use
• Alternate seating / fidget seats
• Indoor Recess items

Next Meeting - February 11, 2025 at 6:00 pm 
Meeting adjourned at 6:53 pm

November 12, 2024

Time: 6:00 pm

In Attendance:
Rick Koepke, Amy Ebeling, Amanda Musson, Rebecca Jarek, Celline Lakus, Kaitlyn Bruening, Jennie Zastrow, Michelle Hendricks, Witney Grzesiak, Maja Reissner, Kami Resch

Approval of October's Meeting Minutes

Treasurer's Report

• Credits:  $5,398.50 – Fall Fundraiser (Cherrydale paper orders)
• Expenses: $251.03 – Pizza (bike path volunteers) and extra candy (Trunk-or-Treat)
• Balance: $14,576.12

Principal's Report

• The halls are filled with music as the students practice for upcoming winter concerts.  
• Screeners in progress this time of year: 
• BloomSights = student survey, assessing feelings of loneliness, bullying, peer connections, etc. Student Services will respond with 1-on-1 conferences if student does not feel safe. 
• Connections = app shows photos of school staff and asks students “do you feel you can go to this person for help?”   

Events Recap

• Fall Fundraiser - Raised better-than-expected total of $14,114.37 - Delivery wrapped-up tonight, but now working through the issue of missing items - Committed to a second year with Cherrydale 
• Oct 9 - Walk, Bike, Roll - Simple, fun, successful morning 
• Oct 27 – Trunk-or-Treat - Huge success = 29 trunks registered (26 showed up), and lots of kids attended - Great feedback from families and trunk-participants who all had a lot of fun - Could shorten the event to 90 min (rather than two hours), as crowd thinned near dusk - Can adjust candy distribution to ensure we don’t run out again 
• Nov 4 – Teacher Conference Meal - Teachers said it was delicious and appreciated, and that there was lots of extra food to enjoy all week long - Grab-and-go items are helpful as there’s often not a lot of time to sit and eat. 

Upcoming Events and Approvals

• November 16 - Dine Out Event @ Cedar Creek Grill House - All day (7am - 10pm) - 20% back with flyer / mention PTO
• December 12 - Dine Out Event @ Red Robin - All day (11am - 10pm) - 20% back with flyer / mention PTO
• BINGO Night - January 28 (grades K-2) and 30 (grades 3-5) 6:00-6:45pm
• Winter Party - Target March 1(ish), perhaps at Greenheck if available - PTO will call & schedule - Will gather committee after the holidays to begin discussion

Next Meeting

January 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm (No meeting in December)

Meeting adjourned @ 6:30 pm
 

Time: 6:02 pm

In Attendance: Rick Koepke, Amy Ebeling, Amanda Musson, Celline Lakus, Rebecca Jarek, Olympia Garrigan, Jodie Robbins, Andrianna Leonhard, Jennie Zastrow, Kaitlyn Bruening, Whitney Grzesiak, Der Lo, Michelle Hendricks, Diane and Adam Fortek

Approval of September's Meeting Minutes

Treasurer's Report
Credits: $725 – Sam’s Pizza Dine Out Night
Expenses: $1,407.57 – SOAR Store, Spirit Sticks (Halloween and Walk/Bike/Roll), student snacks, muffins for Walk/Bike/Roll
Balance: $9,428.65

Principal's Report

• Fall Screeners have been completed, and W.I.N. Time has started this week
• Pearson aimswebPlus (new Reading Assessment this year) based on speed (words per minute) rather than comprehension   
• Clubs started this week  
• E.L., Lego, and Be Amazing getting started now
• Crochet, ASL, Lifetools (invitation only) clubs all starting up later
• Volunteer opportunities available – Register at www.dce.k12.wi.us/community/dceevergreen-volunteers
• Advisory “Principals Cabinet” new this year for select 5th Graders
• Monthly meeting to bring the voice of the students to Mr Koepke  

Events Recap

• Sept 15 - Bike Path Volunteer Day
• Several helpers available for both morning & afternoon shifts
• Lots of work completed on the trail, and lots of pizza consumed
• Sept 18 - Sam’s Pizza Dine Out Night
• Successful night with $725 donated (compared to $670 last year)

Upcoming Events and Approvals

• October 1-15 – Fall Fundraiser 
  • Currently at $5700 in online sales, working toward $25,000 goal
  • Rebecca to make informational flyer for order form turn-in and product pick-up
     
• October 9 - Walk,Bike and Roll to School Day. Teachers will hand out Spirit Sticks in the classroom to prevent students dropping them along the path
• October 13 - Bike Path Volunteer Day. Up to $100 approved for pizza
• October 27 - Trunk-or-Treat 
  • Currently 20 trunks signed up - Rebecca will send out confirmation email to those who registered
  • Candy Drive planned once fundraiser ends - possible competition between the classes
• November 4 - Conference Teacher Meal
  • Up to $500 approved for main meal
  • Rebecca will organize a Sign-Up Genius for volunteers to provide sides, beverages, desserts, etc.
• November 12 - Fundraiser Product Pick-Up. Amy will schedule product pick-up to coordinate with end-of-school-day and prior to PTO Meeting
• November 16 - Cedar Creek Dine Out Event
  • 20% with flyer - All day event (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
  • Rebecca to create flyer

Spring Fundraiser

• Need to select dates for Butter Braid fundraiser

Amy will schedule - sale in February, delivery in March before Spring Break

Next Meeting

• November 12, 2024 at 6:00 pm
• Meeting adjourned at 6:48 pm
   

September 10, 2024

Time: 6:00 pm

In Attendance

Rick Koepke, Amy Ebeling, Amanda Musson, Celline Lakus, Rebecca Jarek, Chelse Wodalski, Kaytlyn Gawlik, Katelyn Schiro, Melissa Meyer, Jennie Zastrow, Whitney Grzesiak, Michelle Hendricks, and Kaitlyn Bruening

Approval of May's Meeting Minutes 

Treasurers Report

• Credits: $779.50 – Open House sales (shoe charms, tshirts, and book tokens)
• Expenses: $1,020.32 – Evergreen t-shirts, Kindness spirit sticks, key rings.  Pending: $675 (Spirit Sticks for Halloween and Walk/Bike/Roll)
• Balance: $10,111.22

Principal's Report

• Great start to school year - first couple weeks are spent on teaching rules and procedures to save time on educational instruction the rest of the year
• S.O.A.R. Expectation Matrix
• Recess Rodeo
• New this year: expectations around bullying and harassment – what does it look like, what to do if you witness it happening  
• Fall screeners are taking place - this is the first of three assessments throughout the year 
• iReady used for Math assessment, and (new under Act20) Pearson aimswebPlus used for Reading assessment  
• These screeners help determine WIN time instruction
• Thanks to PTO for help making Open house a productive event - scavenger hunt is a good activity

2024-2025 School Year Planning

• Rough budget presented for the year
• Up to $600 requested and approved for SOAR Store restock
• Melissa will put together wishlist and send to Amy to order
• Up to $300 requested and approved for student snacks
• Amy will place an Amazon order

Upcoming Events

• September 15 - Bike Path Volunteer Day 
  • Currently don’t have any volunteers signed up to help.
  • Rick will reach out to Rick J. and Dan B. to possibly reschedule with the promise of food to those who help. 
  • Up to $100 approved to feed volunteers at a future date
• September 18 - Dine Out @ Sam’s Pizza
• October 1 - Fall Fundraiser starts
  • Cherrydale was selected as a vendor
  • 45% profit with two-year contract, website and paper options
  • Prizes are included, as well as $250 shopping spree that PTO can use towards Teacher Appreciation Week
  • Suggestion was made to offer a “buy-out” option for families who want the prizes, but don’t want to sell - which could be an option for spring ButterBraid fundraiser when PTO handles the prizes
• No Dine Out Night scheduled for October due to Cherrydale fundraiser
• October 9 - Walk, Bike, and Roll to School
  • Rescheduled from 10/3 due to You Matter Day
  • Rick to reach out to Lamers to reroute bus drop-off that day
  • Spirit Sticks ordered, need to purchase muffins
• October 27 - Trunk-or-Treat 
  • Celline will head-up a planning committee to be requested on Volunteer Tracker
  • Rebecca will work on invitation fliers to send to local organizations, as well as a candy donation request to families

Open Discussion

Two board members will be stepping down at end of the year - PTO will need new volunteers

Next Meeting

October 8, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Meeting adjourned at 6:52 pm
 

August 13, 2024

Time: 6:00 pm

In Attendance: Rick Koepke, Amy Ebeling, Amanda Musson, and Celline Lakus

Approval of May's Meeting Minutes

Treasurer's Report

• Credits: $15.73 – PayPal Transfer
• Expenses: $350 – Spirit Monkey (spirit sticks). Pending: $999 (Spirit Monkey, MS Graphics)
• Balance: $10,352.04

Principal's Report

New Staff at Evergreen

• Kindergarten - Gawlik
• 1st Grade - Garrigan and Reissner
• 3rd Grade - Schiro (former student teacher at Evergreen)
• 5th Grade - Leonhard 
• Special Education - Matter
• Social Worker - Schlagenhaft 
• English Learner Assistant - Feng Yang
• Reading Interventionist - Crist (former 5th grade teacher at Evergreen) 

August Events

August 26 (9am) - Bridge to Kindergarten 

• Rebecca will provide presentation during parent orientation (Amanda will also attend)
• Place yard signs at school on Sunday, August 25

August 27 (6-7pm) - Playground Meet-Up for grades K-2

• Amy will purchase popsicles and provide first aid kit
• Amanda will bring scissors, trash bags, and paper towel
• Mr Koepke will bring out balls 

August 28 (6-7pm) - Playground Meet-Up for grades 3-5

• Amy will purchase popsicles and provide first aid kit
• Amanda will bring scissors, trash bags, and paper towel
• Mr Koepke will bring out balls 

August 29 (4-6pm) - Open House (setup starting at 3pm)

• Set up stamp locations for checklist
• PTO Table in the Nest - photo ops, sale items (t-shirts, shoe charms, book vending machine tokens), prizes for check list (spirit sticks with keyring)
• QR Codes available for cashless options - Need to print pricing sheet showing fees
• Need seed money for sales
• Need to create sheet explaining spirit sticks
• Create sheet with Wi-Fi network and password

September 3-6 - First week of School
Mr Koepke will post for volunteers to help with drop-off and lunchtime

2024-2025 School Year Planning

• Fall plans in progress  including Walk/Bike/Roll to School, a fall fundraiser, Dine Out Nights and Truck-or-Treat event
• Budget is being drafted. Celline and Amy will work together to finalize a yearly budget, likely for September meeting.
• Priority for this year - identify new board members.  Would like to work with teachers for the younger grades to identify parents who may be a good fit for PTO Board.  We will be in need of at least 2 members for next school year.  

Dine Out Nights

• September 18 - Sam’s Pizza
• November 16 - Cedar Creek Grill
• December 9 - Red Robin

Walk/Bike/Roll to School - October 3

Trunk or Treat

• October 27 - possibly 4-6pm
• Ask family for candy donations 1-2 weeks prior to the event
• Involve community organizations and/or businesses to have a trunk at the event (Boy/Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Club, local businesses, etc.)
• Families volunteer to have trunks at the event - PTO provides the candy
• Possibly include the walking trail with decorations, other ideas?

Book Vending Machine

• New book order arrived to stock the machine for Open House
• SOAR Store award changed to 10 tickets for a book (we will pilot this and see if it should be changed in the future)

Fall Fundraiser

• Strongly considering a catalog sale with Cherrydale or Club’s Choice (need to research which company seems the best fit)
• Ruling out doing another Read-A-Thon this year

Bike Trail

• Making good progress.  There is a dirt trail and clay material is being added
• Future project: fund an entryway to the trail with a cement area, gazebo and signage

Safety and Drill Information

• New safety program - Run, Hide, Take Action (staff voted to change original title of Run, Hide, Fight)
• All staff are getting trained
• Each classroom will have a “Bee Ready” book that will illustrate the new program (some pages will be tweaked to be less “scary”)

Next Meeting - September 10 at 6pm

Meeting adjourned at 7pm
 

May 14, 2024

Time: 6:00 pm

In Attendance: Rick Koepke, Amy Ebeling, Amanda Musson, Jeanna Scholes, Rebecca Jarek, Celline Lakus, Brian Zell, Tammy McFarlane and Ann Heinzen

Approval of April’s Meeting Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

• Credits: $3,070.63 – Literacy Night book sales, token sales, and book fair sales
• Expenses: $7,846.80 – Ice Cream Truck, babysitting, author visit and books, vending machine books, bikes for raffle, Teacher Appreciation Week
• Balance: $20,422.83 + $15.73 (PayPal) + $114.64 (Venmo)

Principal’s Report

iReady Assessments taking place

We typically perform better than the national average, so our goal is to see our median growth reach 120%-130% over the course of the year.

Playground

• Communication board has been installed on outside wall next to playground 
• Video has been created for morning announcements to introduce it to kids and explain its use  

Track and Field Day (today) paired with Heritage Day

Presentations included India, Puerto Rico, Australia, Brazil, Hmong, and the HS Culture Club presented on German, Spanish, and Hmong heritage. 

Recap of Events

May 7 – Literacy Night 

• Well attended – may repeat this in the future, or switch to a Math Night instead
• Book fair sales brought in $1896.67 profit - Will be used first for keyboard trays, rest will go towards keeping the book vending machine stocked
• Expenses Approved:
  • Author Books $1,173.85  
  • Vending Machine books $1,852.66  
  • Bikes $540 

May 6-10 – Appreciation Week

• Teachers enjoyed the games/prizes as well as all the extra gifts and lovin’ from students and families 
  • Request was made to include “Sponsored by PTO” disclaimer on future advertisements
• Still searching for the final scratch-off winner

Upcoming Events and Approvals

• May 28 - Fifth Grade Field Trip - $944.94 to help with cost of movies and trampoline park - Approved
• May 30 - Bounce House Day - Jeanna will purchase popsicles for this day
• June 3 - School Staff Meal - $500 budgeted - PTO will discuss offline and get something ordered

Scholarship Award

Anna Weiland was awarded $500

Book Vending Machine - Token Award Policy

Vending machine Tokens will be added to the S.O.A.R. Store price list starting this week

• Two S.O.A.R. slips = 1 token; limit 1 token per student per S.O.A.R. Store day
• Amy will create informational flier; Rick will update price list

Annual Vote of Directors and Officers

• Jeanna Scholes is stepping down as Treasurer after this school year
• Celline Lakus approved as incoming Treasurer
  • Amy and Jeanna will meet with Celline to help transition everything over

Next Meeting

TBD - August 2024

Meeting adjourned @ 6:45pm

April 9th, 2024

Time: 5:58 pm
In Attendance:
Rick Koepke, Amy Ebeling, Amanda Musson, Jeanna Scholes, Rebecca Jarek, Celline Lakus, Michelle Branton, Eric Heeren, Sarah Lammert, Dawn Hanson 
Approval of March’s Meeting Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

Credits: $312.70 – Transfer from PayPal,

Butter Braids fundraiser

Expenses: $21,656 – Babysitting, 3rd Grade field trip (Imaginarium), Butter Braids, Butter Braid prizes (Squishmallows), Book vending machine
Balance: $20,394.95

Principal’s Report

• Fun activities to end the year
• May 14th – Track & Field Day (grades 1-4)
• May 14th – You Matter Day
• Looking to parents for Heritage Day presenters
• May 17th – 4th Grade Madison field trip
• Kindergarten field trips ongoing
• May 24th – 5th Grade Track day
• May 24th – Memorial Day program
• May 28th – 5th Grade field trip (Movie & Trampoline Park)
• May 29th – Talent Show
• May 30th – Bounce House Day

Dine Out Nights can continue next year
Principals discussed rule of “Two Fundraisers per year” and agreed that Dine Out Nights are classified as events and business donations

Recap of March Events

• Mar 9 – final Dine Out Night at Cedar Creek Grill ($253 donation)  
• Mar 13 - Butter Braid delivery - Prizes awarded (Squishmallows to top 5 sellers, ice cream truck to school) 

Parent/Caregiver Survey Results

• Improvements were made to parent communication after last year’s survey
  • WIN Group descriptions communicated
  • Checklist of “on/below” given to parents after 1st and 3rd quarters
  • Student work shared on SeeSaw
  • Postcards sent out to families
  • Everest Pride emails
  • This year only 49 parents provided feedback (down from 111 last year)
  • On a scale of 1-5, Evergreen’s overall mean was 4.05 (down from 4.1 last year), with 34.63% (down from 35.56%) of response selections being “Strongly Agree” or “Top Box”

Highest Satisfaction items

• I believe my child has the necessary classroom supplies and equipment for effective learning
• I believe the school is clean and well maintained
• I believe this school positively impacts my child’s growth and development

Lowest Satisfaction items

• I receive positive phone calls, emails, or notes about my child from the school
• I believe school rules are enforced consistently at this school
• I regularly receive feedback from school staff on how well my child is learning
• Welcoming additional feedback on how the school can continue to improve and what a “5” rating looks like

Communication Board

In process - Working to get the graphics ready for print

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week  

• Calendar of themed days ready to send out to families with suggestions of how they can participate in the fun
• PTO needs to meet offline to discuss and shop for teacher gifts and treats 

Literacy Night - May 7th, 5-7pm

• Bike raffle to entice kids to come – must attend to receive free entry
• Two bikes from Rothschild PD and Rib Mountain Cycle, with possibility of more bikes from PTO if we can get the same pricing deal
• Volunteers needed
• Welcome Station (1 per hour) – hand out maps and schedule
• Book Vending Machine (PTO will staff this)
• Revealed during author visit in afternoon
• Plugged in and selling tokens for $5/ea
• Book Fair in IMC (2-3 per hour)
• PTO to provide seed money
• Proceeds go to vending machine packs from Scholastic
• Author Book-Signing Station in old lobby (PTO will staff this)
• Need to work on a pre-sale form for books, similar to Sparky kits
• Games in Nest (1 per hour)
• Movement in Gym (1 per hour)
• 3 Guest Readers (0 volunteers needed) – art room, music room, fishbowl

D.A.R.E. + 4th Graders Event - May 17th

Officer Jeff working on new event to bring the elementary schools together in punt/pass/kick competition
Conflict: falls on same day as 4th Grade Madison fieldtrip for Evergreen & Riverside, so ¾ of our PTO will be unavailable to help

Bucky Badger Meet-and-Greet

Amy is working to secure a meet-and-greet with Bucky Badger for the 4th Grade field trip to Madison

Next Meeting
May 14, 2024 @ 6:00 pm

Meeting adjourned @ 7:10pm

March 12, 2024

Time: 6:00 pm

In Attendance:

Rick Koepke, Amy Ebeling, Amanda Musson, Jeanna Scholes, Rebecca Jarek, Celline Lakus, Kendra Vanslyke, Amanda Winter, Kami Resch 

Approval of February’s Meeting Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

• Credits: $23,824.25 – Butterbraids, Texas Roadhouse DineOut, T-shirt/Charms sales
• Expenses: $2,509.19 – Decodable textbooks, Bingo Night popcorn & prizes, Quicken membership 
• Balance: $41,737.89

Principal’s Report

• 4th & 5th Grade Music Programs coming up on March 19th  
• 3rd Grade Field Trip + Imaginarium (see fund request)  
• Science curriculum under review this next year; looking for data across the district  
• Reminder to parents to check your kids’ phones to see what they’ve been up to

Recap of February Events

2/15 Parent/Teacher Conference meal – Teachers love this - thanks to the families who donated time, money and supplies.  

• 2/21 Dine Out @ Texas Roadhouse - $133.55 donation and largest event they hosted to date
  • Dine Out events have brought in $2405 to date 
• 2/27 and 2/29 Bingo Nights – well attended again, but need to add more candy bars to the prize bin for next time.
  • $150 to Big Brothers Big Sisters for popcorn sales

Butter Braid Fundraiser

• $9,503 profit, surpassing goal of $8,000
• Pick-up scheduled for 3/13 @ 5:30pm – NO ROOM FOR STORAGE
• Ice Cream Truck reward coming in April (see fund request)

Communication Board

• Two quotes
  • $750 MS Graphics
  • $386 Hayes Graphics (see fund request) 

Teacher Appreciation Week – May 6-10 

• Staff Favorites survey created – Rick will send Google Form to staff, and get us a count of how many to plan for  
• Weekly schedule created to encourage family participation
• PTO schedule of activities still in discussion stage (see fund request)
  • Rick will take care of Thursday

Book Vending Machine - Update 

• Delivered today! In hiding until “big reveal” during Literacy Night  
• Next step – book selection 
  • Committee of PTO, Reading Specialist and Teachers 
  • Need diversity in books, as part of funding requirements 

Literacy Night (with ELA/SS Committee) - May 7th, 5-7pm

• Author visit – Refe and Susan Tuma (see fund request)
  • Two assemblies in afternoon (K-2 and 3-5) plus book signing during evening event 
  • Trying to work with Janke Bookstore for mass purchase of books
  • Unveil vending machine during assemblies to get kids excited  
• Book Fair (evening hours only – not during school)  
• Celebrity Readers  
• Reading Games/Activities  
• Potential bike give-away from Rothschild PD / Rib Mountain Cycles  
• PTO sell tokens for vending machine
  • Consider Venmo account for non-cash option

Fund Requests

• 3rd Grade Field Trip = $438 ($6/person for entry into Imaginarium) – APPROVED
• Ice Cream Truck = $1375 ($2.75/ice cream for all students & staff) – APPROVED
• Communication Board = $386 (Hayes Graphics quote) – APPROVED
• Teacher Appreciation Week = $1,000 budget – APPROVED

Next Meeting

April 9, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Meeting adjourned at 6:48pm