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Minutes Present: Carol Weston, Bill Hettler, Randy Peelen, Marcia Yockers, Pam Fleishauer, Linda Smith, Kathy Leek, Mark Koepke. I. Welcome/Introductions The meeting was called to order at 12:05 P.M. at the National Wellness Institute Board Room, 1300 College Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481 II Approval of Minutes The approval of the minutes from the May meeting was tabled until the next meeting, pending review by those in attendance at that meeting. Those minutes will be included with these minutes for all members to review. III Additions/Changes to Agenda None IV Treasurer’s Report The treasurer’s report as distributed was approved. Hettler/Peelen See attached Committee Reports document. Balance as of 10/17/97 is $1468.50. V Correspondence Flyer promoting PARENT POWER, A Workshop for Parents of High-Ability Students was circulated to interested members. The workshop is on November 1st at UWSP. Call 346-4356 for more information. Topics: Parents Make a Difference, Social and Emotional Needs of High-Ability Students, Family Fun Activities, Advocacy Tips for Parents, Using the Internet . Cost $45 after October 20th. Letter from League of Women Voters requesting our assistance in staffing a booth on June 18th as part of a series of displays “Celebrating 150 Years of Community Service in Portage County.” See details under New Business. Mailings from National PTA were reviewed and circulated. All members were sent fall packet and encouraged to rejoin. Notices were sent to all members and PTO presidents concerning hearings on Pesticide Use and Proposed State Standards for schools. VI President’s Report Carol explained our efforts to keep members informed and to insure that meetings are as efficient as possible. All committee reports will be distributed prior to the meetings so that meeting time can be used for discussion or questions. VII Updates-Questions-Comments Regarding Committee Reports There was general discussion on the Reflections Program and our Technology Efforts. VIII New Business Reflections Marcia Yockers has agreed to chair the Reflections Program again this year. Linda Smith proposed that we provide funding to support the material costs and membership costs for any student for whom these costs would be a hardship. Motion to provide funding up to $200 to support the Reflections Program, with delegation of spending authority to Marcia Yockers passed unanimously (Smith/Hetter). League of Women Voters Request General discussion explored ways that we could support the League of Women Voters request to assist with a booth June 18th. Bill Hettler volunteered to work on getting PTSA members, including the possibility of student members demonstrating examples of our WebFair Technology Project, using computers at the booth. Technology Project: WebFair Carol Weston and Bill Hettler have agreed to again provide leadership for promoting WebFair 98 competition in Stevens Point Schools. The WebFair 97 award winning sites from our District were demonstrated to members present. Bill and Carol will distribute WebFair 98 flyers to all public and parochial schools. Deadline to register is February 2nd, 1998. Completed projects due February 16, 1998. For those with web access the URL is: http://webfair.wisc.edu Pilot Project to Supply Used Computers to Jackson School Bill Hettler has found a source of used computers that can be refurbished for use by the high-ability students at Jackson School. Motion to authorize Bill Hettler to spend up to $200 to purchase and install computers with the collaboration of the officials at Jackson School passed by voice vote. (Hettler/Peelen) Students from the PJ Jacobs computer club have indicated interest in helping with fixing computers. Discussion included the possibility of expanding this project to other schools if there is success with this pilot and sufficient volunteer help from parents/students. PTSA as a Citywide Educational Foundation Washington School PTO parents have recently discovered that The Sentry Insurance Foundation, Inc. provides matching funds when their employees contribute $25 to $5000 to any Qualifying Primary or Secondary School . To qualify, the school has to have a 501 ( C ) 3 foundation established. We have been told that other corporations have similar matching programs. Since the PTSA is a 501 ( C )3 organization we have decided that we should explore the possibility of providing a fiscal vehicle though which local schools could benefit from this type of program. Bill Hettler and Carol Weston will meet with Marge Coker from Sentry to explore this issue further. Discussion expanded to the issue of having the PTO Council essentially merge with the PTSA. This issue will be explored slowly during this school year. Bill Hettler and Carol Weston are the co-presidents of the PTO Council for this year. Parents of High-Ability Students Sub-committee Pam Fleishauer and Bill Hettler have agreed to provide leadership for a sub-committee of the PTSA to support an advocacy effort for the parents of high-ability students in the Stevens Point Area. Randy Peelen has been the chair of the district Gifted and Talented advisory committee. His term will end this year. Motion to officially form this Sub-committee was passed unanimously. (Hettler/Peelen) Next Meeting The next meeting will be Jan. 23rd,1998 National Wellness Institute Board Room 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. Adjournment Motion to Adjourn 1:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Bill Hettler, Secretary for the day
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