ACMS PTO MEETING

September 17, 2014

Minutes
Meeting called to order at 7:34am by co-President Sonya Koster. Present Walma
Crittenden, Heather Urrea Sullivan, Scott Galles, Ivazina Blaylock, Lisa Berkholtz, Rose
Weskamp, Amy Easterbrook, Cheryl Luther, Summer Wood, Betsy Redmond, Rachel
Koles, Hien Larson, Jean Watson, Suzanne Ruegg, and Julie Achiro.
Approval of last meetings minutes 6/4/14. Motion by Hien, Rachel seconded motion. All
approved.
Principal's report:

Coffee on first day was wlll received.

Back to school night went well.
Spirit week is this week. First dance is 9/19/14

ASB Report:

Vanessa Koster
-Student Council meeting 11/18 classes were represented, all
officers present, no invoices
-Sports-A-Thon scheduled for 11/7/14, Mrs. Blaylock will be in
charge of the event, they are looking for help with the event

Teacher's Reports
Mrs. Redmond:
-Shady Creek 6th grade field trip, requesting funds for a quote
of $7,000 from a private charter bus company, need 4 busses,
-Betsy will be getting back to PTO with a solid #
-Motion by Walma to approve $3,000, seconded by Rose,
All in favor
Rachel Koles:

-Arts for the Schools request of $700 for Versa Style Dance Co.
assembly in February. Motion by Walma, seconded by Rose, All
in favor.

Katie Flynn:

-On behalf of Measure U, asking for PTO to endorse the bond,

looking for help with signage & phone banks. Motion for PTO
to endorse Measure U by Rose, seconded by Walma, All in

favor.
PTO Mission Statement was reviewed.
New Treasurer:

Walma Crittenden. Motion by Hien, seconded by Amy

Easterbrook. All in favor.

SquareUp v. US Bank for PTO credit card transactions, Lisa Berkholtz will look into the
most cost effective option
Amy Easterbrook

Honor Roll Breakfast

Nutrition Coalition decided no sugary treats, against the
school's Wellness Policy
Bagels will be donated, O.J. will be donated by JAX, no
smoothies, Amy will work with Hien on food options

Coffee Social will be held every other Thursday out front.

Red Ribbon Week: Led by Rachel Koles. Staff & Students celebrate being drug,
alcohol & tobacco free. "Natural High Theme". Rose will be
coordinating with Natural High Athletes. Parent info night will
be pushed back until next month
Treasure's report:

$18,579.29 balance (need to add some square deposits as

well as a few checks

Cougar Days:

PTO sold school supply kits for 6th graders, made about
$1,300
Heather doing research on potential kits to sell next year for
7th & 8th graders

Need Fundraiser chairs/ Cougar Days set for 4/23/15 Heather Sullivan
Open House Chairs:

School Dances:

Lisa Berkholtz / Food

Cheryl Luther / Baskets

Ideas for what would be good & profitable to sell?? Rose will

sell the remainder of items

Snack Shack:

Snacks to sell at basketball & volleyball games. Looking for

someone to commit to setting up, usually T/Th 1:30 setup- 6pm

Escrip/Shares Card:
Currently we are looking for someone to
coordinate the Escrip program. Rose Weskamp has been overseeing
the Shares Card through SaveMart which has been very successful to
our monthly income. Our average for this program is roughly $600$700/month. We will continue to push the Shares card through our
website, Cougar News and having it available at Conference Week.
These cards are specifically assigned to ACMS so there is no paperwork
involved to register or update the organization of choice.
Box Tops & Ink Cartridges: Rose Weskamp will continue to oversee
the Box Tops and Ink Cartridges fundraiser. We will run the Box Top
contest during the month of October and submit by the November first
deadline.
Micro Tournament: Previous discussions of the micro tournament
was set for the fall 2014, but does not seems feasible at this point.
Suggestions were made to have it indoors during the month of January.
We could hold futsol, volleyball or basketball and have it open to all
families. Heather Urrea Sullivan will follow through with the ELAC
group and get their input.
Additional fundraiser:
It was suggested that listing ACMS on
Smile.Amazon or Facebook was another way to receive funds for ACMS.
Upcoming events:
Back to School Dance 9/19
Honor Roll Third Trimester 2014 9/25, 9/26
Conference Week 10/13-10/17
Shady Creek 10/28-10/31
Red Ribbon Week 10/20-10/24
STEAM Fair 11/6
Next meeting: 10/22, 5:00 pm, Staff Lounge