PTO Meeting Minutes
PTO Meeting - June 7th, 2007
General John Nixon Elementary School
PTO Meeting Minutes
June 7th, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 9:20 am
Approximately 30 people were in attendance.
Treasurer’s Report
All fundraisers have been conducted, with a year-to-date total of
$84,080. The Nixon Auction Fiesta was a HUGE success, bringing in $47,193,
so there will be no General John’s March fundraiser this year and we
will not sell gift wrap in the Fall. The full-year forecast is now 237% attained.
Net Income is $92,578, which is 199% attained. Operating Profit for the year
is currently $45,467, vs. a budgeted loss of $13,787, for a favorable variance
of $59,254.
Co-President’s Report
The Auction was very successful. Some of the money was raised at
the end of the night, when there was a cash call to pay for DVD/VHS players
for each grade level. There is already a committee planning next year’s
auction night. They will evaluate whether this is an annual event or if it
is held every other year. The budget committee will discuss what to do with
the funds raised this year.
The PTO dinner at Sky was lots of fun, with approximately 35 people attending. The Nixon Staff held a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon yesterday, which was delicious and the parents are very thankful. The Staff sent a thank you card for the luncheon that the parents held for them last month. If you have any directory changes, you can make them on the Nixon website. There is a Request for Funding from the Nixon Staff, asking that the Teacher’s Fund dollars be distributed to the teachers in the Spring (now) instead of in the Fall. This would allow the teachers to shop over the Summer. From an accounting standpoint, this would be treated as a prepaid expense. This was voted on and approved. A few months ago, Kathy Zito had requested a School Gift of $1,000 to purchase leveled reading books. At the time, $750 was granted, as we did not want to deplete the School Gifts budget. Since there is still money in the School Gifts fund, we are now able to grant her request of the remaining $250. This was voted on and approved. Tracie Nathin gave an overview of the PTO Bylaws. The Bylaws have been re-written and brought up to date. The revised Bylaws are available on the Nixon Website. Please review them, as they will be voted on at the September 2007 PTO meeting.
PTO Committees
Please clean out the PTO corner. Take your items home, if possible,
or pass them on to the new committee chairs. There is very little storage
space available at school. If you are an outgoing co-chair, please pass on
any information you may have to the new co-chair. Budget Request Forms have
gone out and are due back on June 15. The Nominations Committee has been very
successful this year, and most of the PTO spots were very easily filled. Several
new positions have been created. There is a new co-treasurer position, which
Dianne Brown has offered to hold, so that she can learn from Stacey throughout
the year and be ready to take over next year. A position has been added to
manage the Teacher’s Dinners. Whenever there is an evening event at
school (Monster Mash, Bingo Night, etc.), there is a dinner for the teachers
who stay to participate in the event. This has previously been done by the
co-presidents, and Deidra Vingers has offered to take on this responsibility
next year. All co-chairs were voted on and approved, these are:
| Nixon PTO Committee Co-Chairs 2007-2008 |
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Co-Chair |
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| Co-President |
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Laura Semple Walsh |
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(06-08) |
| Co-President |
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Michelle Babikian |
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(07-09) |
| Co-Treasurer |
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Stacey Danziger |
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(06-08) |
| Co-Treasurer |
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Dianne Brown |
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(07-09) |
| Secretary |
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Jamie Vandervelden |
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(07-09) |
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| Past Co-President |
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Deidra Vingers |
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| Aesthetics |
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Lynn Migliozzi |
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(06-08) |
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Camille Ebert |
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(07-09) |
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| Agenda Book Coordinator |
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Tracie Nathin |
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(06-08) |
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| Boxtops for Education |
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Paula Hyde |
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(06-08) |
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| Community Service |
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Robin Wolk |
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(07-09) |
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Dianne Brown |
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(07-09) |
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Debbie Pullen |
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(07-09) |
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| Computer/Website |
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David Block, Chair |
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(05-07) |
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Lisa Fadden, Grade Level Info |
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(06-08) |
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Alan Greenblatt, Thurs. Notices |
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(06-08) |
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Dawn Law, Event Web Pages |
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(05-07) |
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Kris Shankar, Website Updates |
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(06-08) |
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Beth Armstrong, Articles Editor |
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(05-07) |
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Cybele Smart, Articles Editor |
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(06-08) |
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OPEN |
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(07-09) |
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OPEN |
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(07-09) |
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| Craft Connection |
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OPEN |
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(07-08) |
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OPEN |
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(07-09) |
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Grade Level Coordinators: |
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Kristin Fisher/Michelle Babikian |
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(07-08) |
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Elizabeth Johnson |
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(07-08) |
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2 |
Debbie Johnson |
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(07-08) |
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Kathryn Lee |
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(07-08) |
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| Directory |
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Susan Brown |
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(06-08) |
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Rosanna Jimenez-Tavana |
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(07-09) |
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| Educational Enrichment |
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Maria Fraser |
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(06-08) |
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Ellen Joachim |
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(06-08) |
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Lucie St. George |
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(06-08) |
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Betsey Cohen |
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(07-09) |
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Carrie Lucchese |
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(07-09) |
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| Family Curriculum Night |
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Gretchen Findlay |
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(07-08) |
| Literacy |
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Mary Wessel |
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(07-08) |
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Carrie Lepordo |
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(07-08) |
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| Fifth Grade Events |
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Laurie Finnegan |
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(07-08) |
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Susan Halperin Weiss |
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(07-08) |
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Heather Rodgiger |
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(07-08) |
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Carol Kinney |
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(07-08) |
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| Fundraising/Social |
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Robin Trovato |
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(06-08) |
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Tracy Sconyers |
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(07-09) |
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Holly Bernene |
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(07-08) |
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Mollie Wollin |
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(07-09) |
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Linda Martindale |
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| Monster Mash |
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Gretchen Findlay |
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(07-09) |
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Beth Greenblatt |
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(07-09) |
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Yoonies Kim |
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(07-09) |
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Tanya Provencher |
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(07-09) |
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| Bingo Night |
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Amy Gullotti |
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(07-09) |
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Kathy Schoff |
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(07-09) |
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Lauren Sabet |
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(07-09) |
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| Gardening |
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Whitney Leslie |
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(06-08) |
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Marj Lustig |
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(06-08) |
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Debbie Pullen |
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(06-08) |
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Beth Cosgrove |
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(07-09) |
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| Geography Expedition |
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Kathy LaScaleia |
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(06-08) |
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Patty Helsingius |
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(06-08) |
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OPEN |
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(07-09) |
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| Hospitality |
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Kim Canning |
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(07-09) |
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Linda Collins |
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(07-09) |
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Yoonies Kim |
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(07-09) |
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| Library |
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Susan Johnson |
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(06-08) |
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Cheryl Davin |
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(07-09) |
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Catherine Lyons |
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(07-09) |
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| Lunch/Recess Staffing |
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Nicola DiFelice |
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(06-08) |
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Jennifer Parr |
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(06-08) |
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