Byrom Elementary PSO General Meeting
February 19, 2014
Attending: Cindy Hutchison, Michael Rotunno, Mike Nolop, Tim Divine, RuthAnne Day,
Theresa Marchetti, Jill Hereth, Nikki Castillo, Jessie Nolop, Sarah Flynn, Sandy VanVleet,
Maria Lathrop
Meeting called at 7:03 p.m.
Cindy Hutchison motioned to approve corrected minutes with Theresa Marchetti seconding
Financial Report
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All class parties are done. The fifth grade is the only one remaining.
There was a small discussion of what to do when parent(s) cannot afford to donate. This
was tabled for further discussion
No other issues raised or were covered in board meeting
Auction News
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March 8th, 2014 at Lake Oswego Country Club
Crazy week for planning, but moving forward
Ticket taking volunteers needed
E-mail reminder will be sent out in a timely manner
Communication Concerns
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Communications is always a factor in attracting volunteers
Lack of a Bryom community feel felt by some at meeting which may not be good news
for Bryom’s direction. It was expressed this “Byrom Community” was one of the
attractive assets to incoming parents and their families.
At Byrom, there is not a lot of talk about the PSO
The newsletter has not been consistent in being available of late and needs to be
consistent in production again
Community building breeds more volunteers and new ideas
Scale down auction? Every other year for an auction? How about luncheon silent
auction? Dessert Auction?
People tend to gravitate towards their events or projects which can be an asset because
they know it or a detriment because it can cause a vacuum for any event outside their
scope.
Sarah Flynn Report
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New computer teacher hired. For now, they will be here every three weeks. Any
supplemental work will be given to them to maximize their potential.
Professional development will be on Tuesdays for teachers
Next year, Sarah’s expectation is to have kids on computers twice a week. Sarah is
setting the structure in equipment and manpower currently to make this happen (Patience
folks).
Carnival
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Good progress
Giddy up Ya’ all, it’s rodeo time
May 16th
Less trinkets, but nicer prizes. Bundt cake is one of the events planned. Lots of different
food will be available. There will be no individual ticket per booth; but an unlimited, allinclusive lanyard
Hopefully, the bulk of volunteers will come from the high school
The current price Maria is thinking would be $10.00, but wanted to get a feel for what
other Byrom parents would be willing to pay for admission
Maria would like a budget number to solidly create an admission fee. Even at $15.00 for
the admission fee, it would be cheaper than the $25.00 fee at last carnival.
Michael Rotunno motioned to adjourn meeting with Tim Divine seconding
Meeting called at 8:26 p.m.