- Meeting called to order at 6:31pm
2. Secretary: Motion to dispense with reading of last meeting’s minutes. Second. Vote. Motion carries. Motion to adopt the last meeting’s minutes as written in email distribution. Second. Vote. Motion carries.
3. CMS-PTO Election Update: Need new VP Programs, Secretary. Bernie moving from VP Programs to Co-VP, Fundraising. Combine Secretary/Parliamentarian role (Heather Marklein to reach out to Julie Crane .
4. Officer Committee Reports
President’s Report
Dr. Baker Meeting Wednesday, March 6
Review & Update on CMS-PTO Election & Timeline: election next meeting. Anyone who is interested in running (or rerunning for a position needs to let May Bakken know ASAP.
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Update (AVP Jean Wang : changes proposed re: Bernardo with
SRTS team. Talked to Sunnyvale SRTS coordinator. Reviewed suggested routes. Discussed area by Starbuck’s, Trader Joe’s, Wells Fargo; going to adopt recommendations for CMS students to use same routes as publicized by Montclaire Elementary. Reevaluating traffic issues on Helena. Reevaluating path by the Union 76 gas station. Jean Wang working on
distributing maps and pamphlets to various schools for their distribution.
VP Communications Report: discussion of ways to improve Communications for next year to reach school community. Right now limited access to parent community. Want to add an “opt out” form in school materials. Better visibility of CMS-PTO on CMS web site. We should publicize the CMS-PTO donation to new band equipment – flyer, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
VPs Fundraising Report: biggest push needs to be at back to school events. More credit card swiping, giveaways. Lots of opportunities for parents to give. Need to find people to take over fundraising position. Also push Box Tops donations during back to school period. Fundraising table at Spring Fling, with iPad, chip scanners. One more Dine Out event. Give flyers to teachers to distribute/post in their classes. Need list of fundraising events completed this year, so we can start planning for next year. Same with events. Will soon have planning session for next year to flesh this out.
Co/Treasurer’s Report: Helen: $88,031 in total donations. Corporate matching up 40% over last year. Total contribution increased by $20,000. See attached report.
VPs Community Programs Report:
CMS-PTO Talk: Summary of past speaker session.
• Discussion: How can we get more people to register for and attend CMS-PTO talks? Opt out email form.
Mike C: 4 speakers per year. List dates even if you don’t have speakers chosen. Publicize select CMS-PTO Talks on Nextdoor or Yahoo! Groups.
• Topic ideas: preparing for high school. Panel: entering middle school. Panel: entering high school. Angst moving screening with Dr. Leena.
• TBD Gaming Addiction Dr Ili
• Wed, May 8th: CMS-PTO Talk: Financial Advice
• Wed, April 10th: CMS-PTO Talk: Joyful Parenting N Elisabeth Stitt. Author and owns Joyful Parenting Coaching
• Spring Event update: Spring Fling event. Games and what teachers are going to do are set. Dance presentation. Will ask Maddie Lehman re: leading group warmup. Have Mexican food truck. May Bakken to ask Kona Ice. Flyer to put in teacher’s mailbox. Need PTO table for donations, etc. Raffle off Disney tickets.
Principal’s Report: Jeanine – Yosemite trip. New accommodations.
New Business: Teacher Appreciation Week. CMS-PTO appreciation breakfast. Need to determine date. Informal CMS-PTO board planning meeting 3/13 at May Bakken’s house.
Meeting adjourned: 8:00pm