January 15th, 2019 Meeting Minutes

Post date: Jan 17, 2019 7:01:36 PM

• Welcome! – Polly, PTSO co-president

• 5^thgrade choir performance

  • 1^styear, bilingual choir, led by music teacher Sra. Taylor

• Fundraising updates

  • Next Family Fun Night moved to Friday, Feb. 1^st, 6:00pm

    • Theme: Dance Night!

      • Need volunteers; please sign up on Facebook or here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0e48a5a622abf49-family

  • February is Read-a-Thon month.

    • Emily Gold organizes this event.

    • Need volunteers to help count minutes, etc.

  • Silent Auction: April 13^th

    • Hosted at Local Roots

    • Auction items that can be bid on; money raised goes to PTSO

    • Need auction items! Can be things (a gift basket) or experiences (cooking a meal for a family)

• Richfield Ward 3: Action needed!

  • Announcement by Abby Whalen, Ben Whalen’s wife

  • Ben is running to replace Maria Regan Gonzalez’s seat on city council

  • February 12^th– special election for city council ward 3

  • Ben is active in the city of Richfield, background in community organizing; goals for his city council seat are inclusion and bringing those who are most impacted by Richfield policies to the decision-making table. See more here: https://www.whalenforrichfield.com

• Budget update: Emily, treasurer

  • “Where does the money we/the PTSO fundraises for go?”

  • 2018-2019 school year thus far:

    • Spirit t-shirts for all students

    • Food for teacher conferences

    • Movie licenses (Family Movie Nights)

    • Teacher reimbursements ($100 per teacher; $150 per new teacher)

    • New Book of the Month program

    • Gifts for teachers – beginning of year and holiday (x2)

    • Food for PTSO meetings (x2)

    • Choir request (transportation to MOA)

• Updates from Sra. Marta

  • RDLS & STEM – remodel this summer

    • Packing begins next week!

    • Teachers will be working with room parents to plan packing their rooms. May be a need for parent volunteers – look for asks from your students’ room parents.

  • Amities: international Spanish-speaking teaching assistants

    • Request for next year are in – requesting 4 amities

    • Ask: please help us look for host families! Will stay with a host family for 5 months, then switch.

    • Amities are not employees of the district, they are volunteers who receive a small stipend - $220/month.

      • Stipend is paid for by the district now – used to be paid for by PTSO fundraising.

  • What do I need to be a host family?

    • A private bedroom for the amity and to provide the amities with breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

    • Host families do not need to have a student at RDLS!

• Thank you for your time!