PTC Meeting Minutes Feb 10, 2010

Attending: Samantha Waters, Pam Beaulieu, Chris Dudley, Anastasia MacKenzie, Monique Seely, Kristen Wescott, Christine DesVergnes

Minutes from January’s meeting were approved

Treasurer’s Report: 

We have $22,432.86 in Checking

On Feb 28^th one savings CD will roll over.

Motion was made and passed to take $300 out before rolling it over to pay back costs. 

There have been some theft issues at the school store. 

Therefore new procedures have been put in place for making purchases i.e. single file line.

Capri Sun recycling is going well.  Chris Dudley showed examples of pencil cases that are made from the recycled pouches.  We receive $.02 for each pouch we send in.

Kris Wescott sent an all school email to remind teachers about the recycling program.

The ink cartridge recycling bin has been placed in the computer lab. 

We will wait until spring to fill the toy box on the playground with equipment. 

Mrs. Eaton is looking for help with box tops counting. 

Mrs. DesVergnes and Mrs. MacKenzie volunteered to help.

Thank you to Mrs. DesVergnes who took inventory and organized the PTC closet. 

International night was agreed upon. 

The book fair and international night will happen at the same time. 

This worked well last year. 

PTC voted down a spring fling dance this year. 

Mr. Dudley said he would take a look at the blue slide on the playground to see if it can be fixed. 

Mrs. Seely asked if the playground is ever inspected for safety by an outside organization. 

There is an opening on the School Board for a Limerick resident. 

Anyone interested should contact the school board for paperwork. 

Our president, Samantha Waters, has decided this will be her last year as president. 

She is making it known so that people can be thinking about whether they would like to take on such a position. She has done a wonderful job and would be a great person to shadow in the coming months!

Our next meeting will be March 10, 2010 at 3:30 PM in the Line School Library.

PTC Meeting Minutes Jan. 13, 2010

           

Attending:  Audrey Walsh, Kristen Wescott, Brenda Wedgewood, Anastasia MacKenzie, Christine DesVergnes, Cynthia Vermette, Amy Bailey, Nicole Partridge, Crystal Bastarache, Christopher Dudley, Joe Ianazzo, Monique Seely, Pam Beaulieu, Marissa Cutter, Samantha Waters 

A special thank you was said to Brenda Wedgewood for her hard work and dedication to the tag sale! 

October meeting minutes were accepted. 

Brenda Wedgwood delivered the treasurer's report. 

From May 2009 to December 2009 the PTC lost $229.00 in returned checks and paid out $187.50 in fees  relating to those checks. 

Brenda changed the type of bank account we have to lessen use fees but she wanted to know what if anything we can do about returned checks. 

The PTC discussed this issue at length.  Some ideas that were discussed are as follows:

      PTC members discussed not holding on to personal checks for more than 10 days. 

       It was suggested that we look into making this PTC policy and place it in the bylaws.

       All fundraising chairpeople should be made aware of this policy and get checks to Brenda within 10 days of receiving them.  This was not voted on.

      Could we write a notice to a person that had a check returned that they will be charged for the returned check fee?

      Can we put a “cash is preferred” statement on fundraising materials?  Another statement “Due to economic changes the PTC would prefer cash in lieu of checks. 

In the end we decided that Brenda would speak to individual fundraising chairpeople about getting checks cashed within 10 days. 

Treasurer's Financial Report as of 12/30:

            $2283. in checking

            $2309 in a CD  that will roll over in February

            $2342 Francis Tuft CD that will Roll over in April

Line School T- Shirts only cost the PTC $711.23 thanks for many parent donations

Genevieve orders brought in $4423.21

The Tag Sale brought in  $2550 

Box Tops will be due on February 10^th.

School Store Update:

  Chris Dudley has started taking applications to work at the school store and is making a student schedule for workers.

      The School store made a $293 deposit

      Would like to start recycling Capri Sun pouches.  There is a company you can send them to that will pay for them and recycle them into school supplies like pencil bags.

      Can we make a Capri sun deposit box for the cafeteria?

Kris Wescott motioned that we provide laminate for the school.  The motion was seconded and the PTC will purchase the same amount of laminate that was purchased last year (at least 4 rolls).  

Kris Wescott would like to take over Square 1 Art if the reason it is not being done is because there is no on interested in chairing it. Motion was made and seconded.  Mrs. Wescott will chair this for 2010.

Chirstine DesVergnes discussed how Staples will give $3.00 in store credit per empty ink cartridge (up to 10 cartridges a month) returned.  She is willing to take care of picking up the cartridges from the school and dropping them at Staples.  This will go into an account for Line PTC at Staples to get credit for teachers. 

Reminder that School Board meetings are every other Wednesday at 7PM  and everyone is welcome.  There are many changes going on in our schools due to budget cuts.  Parent and community support is appreciated! 

The question of cleaning up the PTC closet was raised. Can we have a running inventory?  Brenda said she would look into it.  

Polar Express as a great success.  Thank you to all who put it on! 

Anastasia Vermette was the winner of the monthly drawing.   

Adjourned at 4:30 PM  


 Next Meeting will be 2/10/10

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