Meetings

GP PTO October 2024 Minutes 

Oct. 8, 2024, at 6:15pm location Green Pines Library

 

• PAT Representative - Stephanie Kane

• Call to order to at 6:19 all PTO members attended

• New Attendee Welcome 

• Approval of minutes from the September meeting (Christina, Secretary) Lori approves first and then Erica seconds.

 

• Officers’ Reports

Co-President Erica Forthaus and Sara Faron

• Clean up volunteers update

  • Stocks filled the courtyard concrete area drop offs

• ParentSquare posts

  • 10/2 newsletter went out

  • 10/9 will be trunk or treat reminders post

  • 10/16 trivia 

  • 10/23 party recap, Conference pics and such

  • 10/30 Chuck E Cheese 11/6 Post

  • Anyone need any volunteers for november december january february events

    • Will need to add music concerts and Pizza Bingo will be sent out in Nov.( Jan 10th) 

    • Teacher raffle sign ups also

• We will not be asking for drinks for conference roundup this year due to boosterthon success. 

• Presidents forum recap and future meeting date attendees 

  • “Required” to attend each meeting

• Trivia Update

  • Met with Lauren, next steps are asking for committee volunteers. 

  • Feb 1st, Movie Themed,

  • MC Hired

  • Rented jumbo screens 

  • 50/50 Raffle 

  • Silent Auction 

  • Heads or Tales 

  • Two rooms will be open allowing for more tables. 

  • Will Open Event Bright after Trunk or Treat. 

• Check in with Kids Night Out-

  •  help with communication? - PE Event. Angie and Luke will handle communication!! 

  • No Help Needed

  Secretary Christina Thomason

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Treasurer Susan Natoli

• Just received two additional grants: Best Buddies.  Susan is applying for one additional. 

VP of  Fundraising Lori Richmeyer

• Gator Gear update 

  • Next sale date will be trunk or treat. Online store will be open in November

• Restaurant night updates

  • Oct 15 Panda Express

  • November 6 Chuck E Cheese

  • December restaurant night?

• Boosterthon update 

  • Net was $24,169  plus $6,404K corporate matches 

  • Date decided, Lori will reach out to boosterthon to secure date and ask how long before we have to decide on which service. 

    • Concern with going Brett is him understanding what he is signing up for without experiencing it, and then risk of not raising as much. This year $48K was raised. 

 

 VP of Community Events Lindsey Lawson

• Trunk or Treat update

  • We are required to pay an officer $50 per hour for security

  • Mr. Hogan will be present to grill hotdogs. 

• Pizza bingo volunteer signup needs to go out in December?

VP of School Support Jackie Gallagher

 

• Snack Day dates, 11/19, 1/29 and 3/14

• Adopt A Gator Update- All staff are covered. Emily Rylan and I have 2 staff members

  • Reminder being sent on Friday. 

• Conference Meal update- 10/21 is Mulligans 10/23 is Corner Pub

  • Gluten Free menu available at Corner Pub will be offered to GF staff

• Hammock update- just need funding **Mrs. Schott would like a timeline of this project as well. (stages of work in the courtyard, target date for “grand opening”?)

  • Total Needed is $1,800 Decision to allocate funding: Linsey 1st and Emily 2nd. Hammocks approved. 

 

VP of School Community Emily Hewitt

• Fall party update- October 16

 

Administrator/Faculty reports

• Principal Mrs. Angela Schott

  • Gator Guys

    • Movie Night in December 

    • GG meeting on 10.9 to plan

    • Eric will talk to Jamie 

  • Veterans Day Support Nov 11th 8:45-9:15

    • Helpers to serve breakfast

    • Coffee donation Decision: PTO provides $150 worth of Coffee Sara 1sts Erica 2nds… Approved

 

• Assistant Principal Mrs. Jen Mueller

• Faculty Representative Mrs. Nikki Klein-

  • Field Day Question, desire to have a committee. Emily will be available to coordinate. 

  • Kids’ Night Out, do not put on Facebook

 

• New business 

  • Updated pic for site

• Announcements and upcoming events between now and the next PTO meeting

• Oct 12 Trunk or Treat

• Oct 16 Fall Party 

• Oct 21 & 23 Conferences 

• No school November 5

• Chuck E Cheese Restaurant night

• PTO Meeting November 12, 6:15pm

 

• Adjournment  at  7:36pm 

• Email vote- continue boosterthon full service 2025-2026 school year