HSES PTA Executive Board meeting

April 17, 2007

HSES Media Center

The HSES PTA Executive Board meeting convened at 7:10 pm on April 17, 2007 in the HSES Media Center. Twelve PTA members were in attendance.

An agenda was distributed at the meeting. Kelli Dicks opened the meeting by welcoming the members. Publication of last month’s meeting minutes will be published on the website.

Principal's Report (Glenn Heisey):

Mr. Heisey reviewed the research associated with switching the order of lunch and recess. An article in KOT will be included on this topic next week to solicit feedback from the parents. This change will be made next year.

We had two surveys last year which are available in five different languages: Vietnamese, Chinese, Urdu, Spanish, and English. The surveys are completed by students, staff, and parents. Notification to complete the survey will be available through the school newsletter and a paper notice will go out to parents. The surveys should be completed online surveys but paper surveys will be available upon request. It will be due back May 16^th. Paper versions of the eSchool newsletter will be optional next year.

Staff Report (Lisa Hairston-Jones): Report cards are going out April 20^th. Students in Grade 2 are taking the Stanford 10 on Tues-Thurs. MSA Science exam will be taken by the Grade 5 students. Half of the students will take the exam on computer, and the other half will use paper and pencil.

Treasurer's Report (John Anania):

We earned about $1,500 more than anticipated for this year. After expenses there will be approximately a $16,000 to $18,000 surplus this year.

The treasurer is seeking volunteers for the audit committee. Kelli has the list of duties and a sample report. For example, the auditor will need to ensure that there are backups for every check that is written. It is approximately a 3-4 hour commitment. It is just a sampling of the audit. At least one person is needed.

Committee Reports

Hospitality: Help is needed for Teacher Appreciation week, May 7^th-11^th. Lunch will be provided on 5/9, and Friday is dessert day. Hospitality needs help with the lunch, dessert day, and picking up and distributing the gifts. Spirit and Hospitality committees may be combined next year.

Nominating Committee: (Jeannie DeCray): There are still two vacancies for next year’s PTA: volunteer coordinator and President.

President's Report (Kelli Dicks): In the interest of time, the discussion of the HSES sign was postponed until the next meeting.

Our next meeting will be May 8^th. Meeting adjourned at 7:35 pm.

A general membership meeting was held immediately following the Executive Council meeting regarding Internet Safety. The presentation was given by Maryland State police’s Sgt. Pat McCrory of The Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Internet resources included: www.netsmartz.org and www.missing.kids.com.