Christ the King-PTO

CKS PTO Board Meeting

MINUTES

October 8, 2014, 1:15 p.m.    

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Meeting started at 1:42 p.m.

People in attendance: Katherine Marsella (President), Katie Nunn (Vice President, until 2:20 p.m.), Mary Ann Lickteig (Secretary),  Angela Pohlen (Principal), Odile Steel (Associate Principal, from 2:04 to 2:17 p.m.),  Jon Hughes (Advancement Director), Sarah Kim  

1. Opening Prayer

2.  Accept September minutes -- Katherine Marsella moved and Katie Nunn seconded. Minutes were accepted.

3.  Public Comment  

1. Bathroom Improvements

1. Sarah Kim said that school bathrooms need better cleaning and improvements. She asked if we could hire a private service to clean and the group discussed options.

2. Angela Pohlen said that the bathrooms got a deep cleaning in April and that with the recent addition of a second custodian, every bathroom should get cleaned every day.

3. Jon Hughes suggested considering auto-flush toilets. It was suggested that we price the toilets, hand driers and toilet paper dispensers. Jon’s quick check during the meeting showed that Dyson driers cost $1,200.

4. Mary Ann Lickteig suggested foot pedals to open doors to minimize germ passing on handles.

5. Angela will ask school nurse Molly Rafftery to develop anbathroom hygiene educational program for students.

6. Katherine suggested selling tickets for a 50-50 raffle and using proceeds for bathroom improvements.

b.  Katie Nunn said that she is using Volunteer Spot to create a single page where families can see all CKS volunteer opportunities. Right now, each event gets its own page and parents need a specific link for each page. We agreed that this would be simpler and user-friendly.

4.  Treasurer’s Report — Tara Banks could not attend the meeting but reported in advance that the only update from last month is that preliminary figures show that the golf tournament made $11,000.

5  Old Business

a.  CKS 2014 Golf Tournament Report and Ideas for 2015 — Jon Hughes — Tabled.

b.  Genevieve’s Update — Katherine is processing final sales before submitting the order.

c.  Popcorn Friday Update — Mary Ann Lickteig reported that we have enough supplies to get started. The first Popcorn Friday is Oct. 24. We need to sign up more volunteers.

d.  Hoedown Update — Katherine said that volunteers will move Scholastic Book Fair books between 1 and 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17 so that set-up can start that afternoon for the Oct. 18 Hoedown.

e.  75th Anniversary Update —

1. Commemorative bricks will be sold and installed in front of the church and, if we sell enough, in front of school.

2. Johanne Yordan painted a 3-foot-by-4-foot picture of the school/church which will hang in the lobby.

3. Fr. Rich would like to sell commemorative pewter Christmas tree ornaments.

4. We need to make at least half of the gym available for a reception on Sunday, Dec. 7, after the 11 a.m. Mass that kicks off the 75th anniversary year of celebrations. This is also the weekend of our Christmas Extravaganza.

6.  New Business

a.  Christmas Extravaganza Update — Trees are ordered. Lorin Holmes will coordinate wreath decorating off-site to accommodate people with pine allergies. We need an event chair.

b.  Barnes & Noble Book Fair Update — Katherine — Tabled.

c.  School Board Report — Angela Pohlen

1.  Angela reported that the roof will be replaced, starting in November.   

2.  CKS has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tarrant Foundation, which will provide $175,000 over three years for computer hardware and professional development. Plans include having each student build a personal web site starting in third grade and continuing through eighth grade. Eventually, each middle school student will get a computer tablet.

Meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.