Richmond Consolidated School

PTO Meeting Minutes

June 29, 2010

By: Tracy Olsen Crawford

Attendants:  Jayson Tanzman, Julia Russell, Tracy Olsen Crawford, Grace Daley, Jim Biancolo, Michelle Smith

1. Treasure’s Report

Julia and Grace will set a separate to discuss the details of the treasure’s report and PTO account.

Grace is going to switch to using Quick Books as the new accounting system.

If she has any ideas on cleaning up line items from the report please do so and present to PTO for a vote.

The PTO needs to raise an estimated $17,000 a year not including the 7th and 8th grade trip.

Each grade currently has a budget for expenses; the PTO should use that money first then use the PTO budget.  The PTO fundraising done this year will be used for 2011-2012.

RCS and the Town of Richmond have accounts for grades 5-8, CAP and Art; these accounts go through the...

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Richmond Consolidated School

PTO Meeting Minutes

June 8, 2010

By: Tracy Olsen Crawford

Attendants:

Jayson Tanzman, Julia Russell, Bianca Daigle, Tracy Olsen Crawford, Grace S Daley, Jenevra Strock, Tracy Kenney, Vicky Layden, Cathy Gamberoni, Jim Biancolo, Michelle Smith, Christine Triantos, Louise Brogan, Wendy Laurin

1. Treasure’s Report

The report was handed out to attendants.  Budget should be finalized by end of June.  There will be an estimated $4000 carryover for the next school year.  The current school year started at $3500, the goal is to leave as much as when the year started with $2000 required in the account.

2.  There was a question as to $700 in the performing arts account, they are asking for it to be used for sound or should it be given back to school?

Should the art account be separate or moved to the PTO account?

The request for scholarship funds of $204 for the band was voted...

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Richmond Consolidated School

PTO Meeting Minutes – May 12, 2010

By:  Julia Russell

Attendants :  2:00 pm Julia Russell, Anne Danko, Wendy Laurin, Tracy Crawford

5:45 pm Julia Russell, Alicia Woodbury, Jenevra Strock, Bianca Diegle, Jim Biancolo, Vicky Biancolo, Beth Smith, Wendy Laurin, Catherine Gamberoni, Grace Daley

First order of business was to vote for the PTO paying the speaker fee for Dr. David Anderegg who will be speaking at the school on May 19^th from the Educational Productions budget.  The board also voted for making a monetary donation of $200, toward the community garden.

Julia Russell did a slide show presentation outlining the board positions and the focus and goals of the PTO.  It included the class trip financing requirements as well as the PTO financial requirements.  It briefly covered next years planned fundraisers and some other fundraising ideas, e.g.  monthly movie nights (after school for elementary, evenings for...

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Jenevra  requested that the PTO fund 2 (two) 25 years of service clocks for faculty.  Jayson Tanzman will look into recognition items.

Discussed merging of Parent Enrichment Committee and PTO, being that they have similar mission statements and goals. Unanimously voted to proceed with this.

Main topic discussed with representative class parents was trying to lesson the burden of school fundraising.  At this time the PTO and the individual classes run fundraisers throughout the year to cover the costs of field trips and a number of school functions.  It is our hope that in conjunction with the class parents, the PTO would be able to raise approximately 17,000 a year between the craft fair – a fall fundraiser, and a spring fundraiser we will be able to meet these monetary obligations.   As class parents they would would under the PTO umbrella and  need to actively participate in meeting these goals.  We will...

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Richmond Consolidated School

PTO Minutes

January 12, 2010

Attendees:        Jayson Tanzman, Julia Russell, Jenevra Strock, Michelle Smith

• Julia Russell presented Treasurer report.
• Barnes and Noble night was not very successful, we only raised $95.00 compared to last years $700.00.
• Discussed the need to do a spring fundraiser.  We will do the PTO ink store fundraiser.  Julia spoke with marketers and had her concerns addressed.  We will run a blurb in the newsletter.
• Again addressed the issue of not having a board for  next year and enough parent volunteer for the craft fair.  We have begun a new plea for parents to ...

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The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a collaborative fundraising effort between the parents and teachers of Richmond Consolidated School.  Fundraising is concentrated on projects and needed resources that are beyond the scope of public funding, yet enhance the academic, athletic, and arts programs at the school.

All parents are welcome and encouraged to participate in the...

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