January 2018 OHMS PTSA Meeting Minutes

OHMS PTSA - Minutes

January 11, 2018

Called to order: Shannon Smith

Meeting commenced at: 12:42 PM

Pledge: Shannon Smith

Attendance: Shannon Smith, Maxine Conrad, Emily Stout, Beth Kunz, Andrea Hogan, Denise Heninger, Steve Cherry, Mike Glenn, Tressa Spigarelli, Stephanie Hansen, Jill Smith

President's Report – Shannon Smith

·  Volunteer hours:  OquirrhFest – Please log your hours on the volunteers sheet. Next President’s report is due February 1^st.

·  Minutes from December 2017 PTSA Meeting approved.

·  Cone meeting

·  SCC Meeting tonight if anyone wants to attend.

·  Year at a glance and meeting times – decided to leave meeting at 12:30 pm the 1^st Thursday of each month.

·  Board members next year: Still need to fill a few positions

o    President – Maxine Conrad

o    Pres. Elect –

o    Secretary – Denise Heninger

o    Treasurer – Amy Powell

o    Legislative –

o    Volunteer Coordinator - 

o    Membership –

o    Red Ribbon -

o    Blue Ribbon – Beth Kunz

o    White Ribbon -

o    Reflections –

o    Teacher Appreciation/Birthdays/PTC Dinners –

o    Book fair Chair – Tressa Spigarelli

o    Webpage Coordinator –

o    Eagle of the Quarter –

o    Memory Book Co Chairs – Beth Kunz / Amy Powell

·         February is PTA Membership Drive month – We will send out an announcement to all parents that we will be putting everyone’s name in a drawing for JetBlue tickets if they join the PTSA.  Jill will get a list of what PTA does for you to send out on the announcement.

·         WHY – We Help You

Book Fair – Mar 13^th and 15^th - Tressa is working on it. We need to get volunteers to sign up to help.

Parent / Teacher Conference – Mar 13^th and 15^th

·         One day will be Hawaiian Feast

·         Second day still figuring out – possibly a Food Truck

·         (Lots of options were thrown out: Rumby, Café Rio, Jim’s, Olive Garden, Sizzlers, Kneaders, Costa Vida, Salsaleedos, Marco’s Pizza, Texas Roadhouse, Midvale Mining

March White Ribbon Week – Mar 19 – 22 - Wendy Osborn is in charge. She can contact Mr. Cherry if she needs any help.  In the past we have had different activities on each day. Some examples are: White Out (everyone wears all white), 500 white flags with signatures on each side, hand out cookies or donuts at lunch, Video clip during TA, etc

Treasurer’s Report and Budget - Stephanie Hansen

Reflections - Noelle

Eagle of the Quarter 9-11- Emily

PTA Day at the Capitol – Beth Kunz and Rebecca VanSkyHawk

·         They are deciding between getting a bus ($250) or renting suburbans

·         PTSA students will go and are considering asking the SBO’s to attend this year

·         Contacting Lt Gov Cox to see if we can get in to see him.

·         February 22^nd is the date planned

·         Budget is $350.00 this year to cover transportation and lunch at the Capitol

·         Last year we spent $282.30

PTSA – Ms. Hogan

·         Thank you for all the help during OquirrhFest!

·         One PTSA Student has moved (Penelope) and they will be using the Alternate to take her place.

·         Book Fair Volunteers from PTSA – They will get one student per per shift to help.

·         They are working on getting hoodies for PTSA students. The cost is $17.29 each. Usually the students pay $5.00 and the school covers the rest.

Principal’s Report – Mr. Glenn

·         IB Programs at High Schools – all schools have to apply to be an IB School and the Board will select which school

·         The School Board will fund the program

·         All schools  have to have similar classes

·         Hillcrest does it now.

·         State changes to Middle School class offerings

·         Graduation Requirements are changing

·         New Class is Digital Literacy that will be offered in 7^th or 8^th in place of keyboarding

Counseling Center – Mr. Cherry

·         Rah Rah January 25 for incoming Seventh Grade Students

·         Meeting about Seventh Grade Registration for Parents and Students January 25 at 6:00 PM

·         Study Skills Update

Other business:  JetBlue Travel Certificates – Jill

·         We discussed when would be the best time to have the ticket valid for. We decided as a group to have them good from June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019. Jill will get them ordered and then we will decide how to distribute them between parents and teachers for the Membership drive in February.

Next Meeting – Thursday, February 1st, 2018 at 12:30 pm (first Thursday of each month)

Meeting adjourned: