WPSA Minutes: January 14th, 2008

 

The January 14th, 2008 WPSA meeting was called to order by PJ Polk.  A motion to approve the minutes from the November 12th, 2007 meeting was made by Jessica Butler and seconded by Carlie Baccus.  The motion was approved.  Motion carried.  PJ explained that the December 10th, 2007 meeting was cancelled due to the ice storm.

 

Hospitality:  Monya Brown & Becky Goetz

Wednesday, February 13th will be the teacher luncheon.  We will need a lot of volunteers.  Planning on doing a salad bar.  We will spend money on cheesecakes from the Cheesecake Factory.  Salad bar items will be brought in by parents.  Items for the salad bar are requested to be brought by Tuesday the 12th.  Please bring items prepared to serve. This will be a come and go luncheon, not a sit down.  Location is the library and the theme is “Got Love?”

 

Treasurer’s Report:  Melanie Refvik

This will be an abbreviated report  for today.  PJ explained that $5988.35 needs to be placed back into the general fund.  This report does not need to be approved.

 

Principal’s Report:

Mr. Dennis explained that the current meeting was being held in the Project Room.  He showed the laptop carts (each costing about $12K).  The teachers can use the Dell laptops…take them to their rooms…teach children how to use them.  A Promethean Board was installed in this room and the district paid for the installation. There will be a professional development class for the teachers this Thursday.  Friday, the Grant Inspection Team will be here.  There is a grant meeting (Winter Conference) in Norman next week that Mr. Dennis will attend.

 

A representative from Promethean will be at Wayside to do some training with teachers this week.

 

The Remodel Committee is meeting to discuss renovations to older parts of the building.  Outside of the building will be improved as well as the entryway.

 

For Enhanced Curriculum Classrooms, currently have 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers lined up (Herrerra, Key and Buhlinger).  January 24th at 6:30 there will be a parent meeting for parents of 2nd-5th graders.  A separate meeting will be held for 1st grade.  The 1st grade will begin testing the end of January.

Friday is the Martin Luther King assembly.

Pizza Lunch for Walk-a-thon is January 23rd.

No school on January 21st.

 

Teacher’s Representative:  Rhonda Kesselhuth

There are 4 requests.  The 1st grade teachers have asked for a Jan Brett Big Book set.  Gale Stone asked for cd’s for the Listening Center.  Ginger Sukow asked for a Promethean Board.  A teacher in passing asked for current world maps for the gym/cafeteria area.

 

Walk-a-thon:  Pam Bilger & Peggy Covell

We will wrap up the Walk-a-thon with a pizza party for 31 kids.  Need a few people to help…maybe 5 or 6.  The party is January 23.  Mr. Dennis and PJ offered the use of a Wii and DDR.

 

Directories:  Casper Naegle

We sold about 150 directories.  More left over than we had thought.  May reconsider number for next year.

 

Book Fair:  Kim Wood & Jessica Raatz

No report.  The next book fair will be April 28.

 

Pickles & Popcorn:  Susan Morrison

Please tell Susan thank-you for all that she has done.  She has made the system work very well.

 

Superintendent’s Rep:  Peggy Covell

API scores were discussed at the meeting with questions concerning Will Rogers API calculation.

 

The district is talking to health professionals about changing their hours so kids won’t be pulled out of school to go to the dentist, orthodontist or doctor.

 

Questions were asked concerning the GT program for next year.  How were the two schools chosen?

 

March 4th is the next meeting and questions must be turned in by February 15th.

 

Junior Achievement:  Lynn Potts

Classes will start after Spring Break.  Need volunteers in many classrooms.

 

 

Carnival:  Jessica Butler & Sarah Eads

Prize World is being taken care of by Dawn Williams and Lynn Potts.  Currently looking for cafeteria help to serve Papa Johns Pizza.  Susan Morrison will be in charge of popcorn.  The map for the carnival will stay pretty much the same as in years past.  The games will remain the same.  There will be a Jumpin’ Jiminy in the gym.  Looking for set-up help the day before the Carnival.

 

Spring Fundraiser:  Tori Aebi & Dora Randolph

The packet for cookie dough sales was sent around the meeting.  February 1st will be the kick-off.  Money will be due back on February 14th.

 

Yearbook:  Shelly Cary

The yearbook theme will be “Route 66.”  The art winner will get the front cover.  2nd and 3rd place will be on the back cover.  Need pictures!  Especially winter parties and school life.  Email pictures to Jessica Self at

Jessica@southfamily.com.

 

GM Boxtops:  Kendra Deffenbaugh

February 1st is the deadline for turning in boxtops.

 

Apples for Teachers:

The boards will come down end of this month.

 

By-Laws:

No updates.

 

Watering for Garden:

No volunteers

 

Jump-a-thon:

This program is through the American Heart Association.  Need parent volunteers.  Teachers cannot collect the money.

 

New Business:

Toner Cartridge:  We had budgeted money for this that we did not use.  A bill came in that was over $1000.  In May, this will become a line item in the budget with a cap set at $650, as recommended by PJ Polk.

 

Bulbs for IWB’s:  Does the Walk-a-thon committee feel comfortable folding in the remaining funds from Walk-a-thon for the bulbs?  $4000 would be moved to an account for bulb replacement.   Each board costs $2500 with BPS doing the installation. 

 

There is also a request  for the Guided Reading Library.  4 sets of books for a total of $4700. 

 

The Jan Brett books cost $100

Gail Stone’s request cost $120

 

New maps…cost is unknown, so this item was tabled.

 

Total funding would be $8920.

 

Pam Bilger made a motion to approve funding these items for $8920.  Jessica Butler made a second.  The motion carried.

 

Ms. Sukow, Ms. Hartsock and Ms. Wise all requested IWBs.  A motion was made by Peggy Covell to give a Promethean board to Ms. Sukow.  The motion was seconded by Malinda Brown.  The motion carried.

 

A motion was made by Casper Naegle to give another Promethean Board to Ms. Wise.  The motion was seconded by Pam Bilger.  The motion carried.

 

We will give Ms. Hartsock the option of getting just a projector for now, so her request has been tabled until we hear from her.  There is a possibility that a board may be available from a 5th grade class for next year.  And, cookie dough sales may provide the extra money to purchase another board.

 

A motion was made by Peggy Covell to go ahead and purchase Ms. Hartsock a projector if this is what she wants.  The second was made by Casper Naegle.  The motion carried.

 

For the Blood & Guts program, from the directory sales we have about $200 available.  B & G costs $500.  There is an additional $250 coming from Walk-a-thon sponsors.  A motion to fund Blood & Guts using these funds was made by Jessica Butler and seconded by Tessa Naegle.  The motion carried.

 

PJ Polk announced that the next meeting would be held on February 11th at 12:00.  The meeting was adjourned.

 

These minutes are respectfully submitted by Beth Beard.