September 20th, 2007 Minutes
Things you need to know
Deadlines/Event Dates
The CHSPO will change meeting times back to the second Tuesday of each month. This means the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. in the school library.
Senior Pictures are due to the Yearbook no later than Oct. 17, 2007
Senior Information Night will be Oct. 1, 2007 at 7 p.m. in Pod A
Freshman Information Night will be Oct. 15, 2007 at 7 p.m. in Pod A.
Deadline for the next newsletter is October 8.
Contact Elizabeth Asher (email: elizasher@comcast.net ) with your stories and event data.
Volunteer Opportunities
Community Building at Lunch Time.
Contact Teri Weaver. Teri is a specialist in teen mental health and can help you find a style that works for you. Simply being there and smiling is a help! This is an excellent way to gain insights to campus life. Time is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. Even once a month volunteer help is appreciated.
Earning Money for the Classrooms
Volunteer to help sell Top Food Cards at upcoming events. This is a major way that we pay for things educators and students need. Contact Maria Nardella at 705- 3932 or mnards@comcast.net or Beth Schilling at 866-9409 or beths3588@comcast.net
We also need help boosting escrip signups. Contact Debra Miles at 866-8656 or debramiles@earthlink.net
Father/Daughter Dances will be Saturday, Jan 27, 2008 and Saturday, Feb 2, 2008. Tickets will be $32.00 Contact Debra Miles to volunteer. Phone 866-8656 or email to debramiles@earthlink.net
Support CHS Staff by providing cookies, donuts, bagels or other goodies on a Friday morning. Items should be brought to the staff lounge about 7 a.m. This activity is to promote interaction and conversation between staff of the different regions of our large building. Contact Marni Buckland at the CHS library to help. Also see the Staff support committee list at the end of the meeting minutes for development of other ideas.
Meeting Minutes
CHSPO meeting of Sept. 20, 2007
The meeting was opened at 7 p.m. by President Ed Thorpe. We began with personal introductions.
Treasurer’s Report
Debra Miles, Treasurer, distributed the Financial Report. Our current cash balance is $17,344.38 Debra pointed out that fall membership enrollment is low.
Father/Daughter Dances and the Palapalooza
Debra also updated the group on the Father-Daughter Dances. A magician and DJ are already booked. Father/Daughter Dances will be Saturday, Jan 27, 2008 and Saturday, Feb 2, 2008. Tickets will be $32.00. About 600 people typically attend. Last year the proceeds were split with 50% going to the Junior Class, 25% going to CHSPO and 25 % going to the CHS Foundation.
The Palapalooza will be the first weekend in March 2008. In the past, proceeds have been split between CHSPO and the CHS Foundation.
Ed spoke about the logistical problems of handling and splitting money and volunteer time between the groups and suggested that representatives of each group meet to see if there can be a clearer, more workable structure. CHSPO has traditionally raised money for classroom and educator needs and CHS Foundation has traditionally raised money for student scholarships. There was discussion on the importance of the Dances and the Palapalooza to the community and to the important work that CHSPO and CHS Foundation do.
Carol Riley proposed paying $300 to the CHS Foundation to resolve the 2007 dispersal challenges. The motion was seconded by Tammy Questi and was approved by the group.
Dance/Palapalooza Organization Bridge Team
Cori Mayes phone 866-0741 email: mayesdc@comcast.net
Teri Weaver phone 867-0452 email: teriweaver@comcast.net
Carol Riley phone 866-8842 email: carol@reunionsunlimited.com
Kathie Ketcher email: kat_ketcher@yahoo.com
These CHSPO representatives will meet with Foundation Members to structure the 2007-08 fundraising events in a mutually advantageous way.
Lunch Time Community Development
Teri Weaver spoke about her work in and around the CHS parking lot at lunchtime. She reported receiving a letter from a campus neighbor complimenting the improvements. She is seeing less litter, less congregation for alleged drug dealing and fewer young adult males cruising the parking lot to pick up female students.
Parent Education Forums
These were new last year. Most forums were lightly attended but much valued by those who did participate. Suggested topics for this year included revisiting Cops, Cars and You, Understanding and preventing sexual harassment and Self- Defense training.
CPO Meeting Program & Forum Development Team
Carol Riley phone 866-8842 email: carol@reunionsunlimited.com
Ron Gross phones 754-3785/ 561-7775 email: rald31@yahoo.com
Teri Weaver phone 867-0452 email: teriweaver@comcast.net
Beth Schilling phone 866-9409 email: beth3588@comcast.net
Ed Thorpe phone 866-2216 email: ed.thorpe@comcast.net
Money for the Classrooms
Bette Hall gave a brief history of the grant process. CHSPO’s first grand cycle was seven years ago and distributed $700.00. This past year, CHSPO put $15,388.00 back into the school.
Ellen Rice will pick up an old grant form and work with Maria Nardella to develop and distribute the grant forms to teachers for the fall grant cycle. Deadline for teachers to summit grant applications will be November 1.
Nancy Faaren will help distribute information about the grant application process to teachers.
The Grant Application Review Committee
The Grant Application Review Committee will be
Rinae Perron phone 867-0264 email: perronelliott@yahoo.com
Maria Nardella, phone 705-3932 email: mnards@comcast.net
Sheila Norton email: shknorton@comcast.net
Lynda Sulenes, phone 754-2073 email: lyndahs@comcast.net
Cori Mayes phone 866-0741 email: mayesdc@comcast.net
Dan Saul phone 870-5802 email: djka@comcast.net
Vada Aldridge phone 867-0684 email: t.aldridge@comcast.net
Reports from the Classes
Freshman Class Reps are Pam Hahn (email pahmhahn@comcast.net) and Lori Buma.
Sophomore Class Rep is Cori Mayes (phone 866-0741 email: mayesdc@comcast.net ).
Junior Class Reps are Teri Weaver (phone 867-0452 email: teriweaver@comcast.net ),
Janice Sharp (email JSharpasatak@peoplepc.com) and Susan Lindskog (phone 866-7322 or email volk19@msn.com ) .
Senior Class Reps are Laurie Schindler (866-5546) and Rhonda Brooks (866-3693). Bette Hall reported that the graduation Baccalaureate event is being reinstated. The event will be June 1 at 2 p.m. and the class has already booked a popular speaker.
Earning Money for the Classrooms
Maria Nardella reported that we earn 5% on Top Food Card Sales and 1% from Safeway/escrip sign up. Currently we have 192 families signed up with escrip earning the CHSPO about $400 a month. Volunteers are needed to sell Top Food cards at upcoming events. Contact Maria at mnards@comcast.net or 705-3932 or Beth Schilling at 866-9409 or at beths3588@comcast.net
Principals Report
Ed Thorpe noted that the meeting agenda has been divided into Organizational and Program Sections. He said that he hoped to expand the Program element of the meeting, working with the administration to bring in key people from the school community to inform and learn from the CHSPO. A subcommittee could work on the development of programs for the CHSPO meetings and for the community forums.
Ed introduced our new principal, Nancy Faaren. Nancy told us that there had been a number of technical problems that came with the start of the school year. Family Access grade book information may not be available until mid-October but she is confident that parents and educators will like the system once it is up and running completely.
Nancy made the group aware of the need for school supplies and P.E. uniforms for some teens.
Ron Gross made a motion for the CHSPO to allocate $400 to the school counselors for the purchase of needed school supplies. Carol Riley seconded the motion.
Beth Schilling pointed out that we should develop a specific line item in the budget for future special purchases. School supplies are not within our normal grant giving guidelines but are still an appropriate thing for our group to support. Beth will work with Nancy and Counselors to develop how we should address these needs in the future.
The motion carried by voice vote.
Carol Riley made a motion for the purchase of one dozen P.E. outfits for teens that were in need. Cori Mayes seconded the motion. The motion carried by voice vote.
Ed Thorpe distributed an article on modern parenting and commented on generational changes for the better.
Ed recommended that the CHSPO change meeting times back to the second Tuesday of each month. This means the next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. in the school library.
Nancy Faaren also asked for support of educator team building by supporting a staff time on Friday mornings. The following people volunteered to work with librarian Marni Buckland to develop Staff Support ideas:
Megan Goodman phone 754-3785/ 561-7775 email: mgoodman@jenamar.com
Kathie Ketcher email: kat_ketcher@yahoo.com
Cori Mayes phone 866-0741 email: mayesdc@comcast.net
Pam Hahn email: pamhahn@comcast.net
Cougar Connection
Denise Lynch (email lynchden@comcast.net) volunteered to help with the Cougar Connection.
The meeting ended at 9:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Ellen Rice