Draper Elementary School PTA Minutes
Community Meeting
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 Teachers’ Lounge
9:00am
Attendance: Janene, Susy, Cathy, Crystal, Cara, Timette, Tamara, Morgan, Christy, Marissa
Quorum Present: yes
Executive Board: President: Marissa Geertsen; President Elect: Cathy Smith and Shalane Brower; Secretary:
Janene Day; Treasurer: Kristin Kristensen; Legislative VP: Melarie Wheat; Memberships: Susy Cotterell
Meeting Started: 09:05
Agenda:
Call to Order/Welcome Marissa
School Update Christy
a. We have two openings for next year – Kindergarten and 1st Grade
b. We are getting a Kindergarten teacher from Ridgecrest. She was teacher of the year last year.She will teach the Supplemental Kindergarten Class (Full day Kindergarten)
c. We have 4 1st grade teachers interested in transferring here. Christy will interview thecandidates and hopefully know by the end of the week.
Collect Volunteer Hours/Approve Minutes a. We collected a total of 82 hours
b. Minutes approved unanimously.Budget Report
a. We are on budget for everything
5. Membership Update
a. Nothing new for membership
Legislative VP Update
PTA day at the capital: PTA gave a check for $39,000,000 – to represent PTA Volunteer hours
PTA is in favor of adding a question to ballots in November asking voters if they would allow
funding for children and disabilities come out of the education funding instead of general fund.
The education fund has more money than the general fund.
Nominating Committee Update Marissa
Marissa has two possible co-president elect candidates
Membership person ? No one has called Marissa back
Box Tops Update Tamara
Last collection date will be: 5/20
Our March collection we earned a total of $151.80 ($52.30 from clipped Box Tops and $99.50
from scanned receipts). Our school total for the year is $825.60. 3rd grade won by a landslide! Yay 3rd grade! We only need $174.40 from our next collection in May to meet our school goal of $1,000.
Next year Heather Nielsen will do Box Tops
February In-N-Out Night Update Marissa/Timette
Janene
Kristin Susy Melarie
a. We raised $433.25
10. Parent Teacher Conference Book Fair Update Marissa
We had our biggest book fair. We did over $10,000.
We had new volunteers which was good.
Next book fair at Grandparent’s Day – B1G1
11. ChickfilA Birthday Breakfast Timette
Wednesday 3/11
We will do the breakfast earlier for 1st graders and the field trip.
12. Literacy Week: March 16th to 20th Janene
Monday: Warm-up Day
Tuesday: Crazy Socks
Wednesday: Tennis Shoes
Thursday: Headband/Hat (Reading in the Hall 2:55-3:05)
Friday: School Spirit Shirt (Assembly: 9:15)
Every student will get a new book from Scholastic. It usually costs $4200 for this. Books have
been ordered. Marissa will need help sorting the books. They will be delivered on Friday.
13. Classic Skate Night: Wednesday 3/25 Marissa
We will start advertising the skate night at the assembly
We have flyers to hand out
14. Pier 49 Night: Wednesday 4/1 Marissa
a. The whole day will count towards our school. Timette will find out more information. 15. Grandparents Day/Book Fair: 4/30 and 5/1 Marissa
Will need to start planning
Christy would like to leave open spots in the front of the school for Grandparents only
Marissa is volunteering her golf cart for anyone that is interested to drive it to shuttle
grandparents.
16. ChickfilA Birthday Breakfast: 5/1 Timette
Last one for the year.
We plan to continue to do this next year as well.
17. Teacher Appreciation Week: 5/4-5/8 Marissa
a. Teacher Appreciation week is taken care of.
18. Field Day: Wednesday 5/27 Marissa
Shalane and Cathy are in charge of Field Day
Custom Events has been contacted for the bounce houses
We will still have: Dunk Tank, DJ, Face Painting, Photo Booth
Petting Zoo may be added
SignupGenius will be sent out
PTA Convention: May 14-15th:
https://www.utahpta.org/files/docs/2020%20Convention%20Information%20and%20Schedule.pdf
Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 14th at 9:00 in the Teachers’ Lounge
Meeting Adjourned: 10:00 Minutes Accepted:
President: Date: Secretary: Date:
