PTA Meeting Agenda
Rhodes Junior High School
Thursday, September 3, 2015
6:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
1. President’s Report
 Welcome and Introductions: (Jackie Ellis, Dewey Best, Maggie Cannon, Jessica Method, Emily
Carrasco, Andrea Oatis, Kirk Thomas, Maria Ramirez, Maria Huntington, Mercedez Ruiz, Brenda,
__.) Tanya is excused from this meeting due to personal reasons.
 Open House: Dinner was provided for the teachers. Teachers agreed that it was very good and
thank the PTA.
 Accept the Arizona PTA bylaws: Jessica asks if we can have more vice presidents. Jackie says we
only need the 4 main officers right now. Andrea motions to accept the bylaws. Jackie accepts.
2. Vice President’s Report
 Membership update (this was skipped due to Tanya’s absence)
3. Treasurer’s Report
 Last year’s earnings
 Accept a budget: Andrea shared a first draft of the budget for the 15-16 school year. At least 4
fundraisers are in the works. Anticipate net of $8,000. We have to pay the AZ PTA. This is our best
guess for right now. Last year’s expenses: teacher appreciation, POP (quarterly celebrations for
good behavior), Title I dinner annual commitment, STUCCO, Literacy Night, Step Up Day/Night, 8th
Grade Bash, Rockin Rhodes, PTA insurance, miscellaneous. Dr. R. approves this budget. $350 check
is coming in from Chipotle.
 Membership update
 Tax postcard needs to be sent in
 $175 needs to be paid to Arizona PTA
 Need to gather materials needed for supplemental insurance
4. Secretary’s Report
 No report
5. Principal’s Report
 PBIS has been rebranded to POP. Grade level assemblies started the year off. Students learned
about the expectations in their classes. Much smoother start to the school year (no
construction issues like last year, the office was ready, etc.). All students know POP. Positive
results in the cafeteria (kids cleaning up after themselves). Excited to continue that process.
Tier 2 academic and behavior interventions for targeted students has begun (checking in and
out with a teacher role model/mentor).
6. Maria Huntington’s Report
 Title I dinner on Thursday, September 24 at 6PM (250 sandwiches, 125 bags of chips). Last year
all of the food went (we were short). Are there other food options that are less expensive? Andrea
proposes that Maria gets the extra money. $620 enough money? It would cover 250 sandwiches,
chips, cookies. She has 4 cases of water left. She will see if Albertson’s will donate the rest. Jackie
seconds Andrea’s motion. Maria puts the order in and then we gave Maria a check made out to Food
and Nutrition.
7. Upcoming events/Announcements

Fundraising
 Late September early October and Spring (dates?)
 Costco Night
 September 26 from 7-9 P.M.
 Need to get the flyer out now (and then again before)
 Save all your shopping until that night. The top school gets a pallet of water.
 Teachers put wish lists together
 We are always in the top 5, but never 1
 Kids get candy if they come
 Learn to Earn
 Cookie dough
 Chipotle one time
 October 9
 Papa John’s
 Rhodes40 code will get anybody who orders a Papa John's pizza online a 40%
discount all school year. The school will get 10% back in profit.
 U.S. Cattle (30%)
 Mrs. Fields (40%)
 Teacher incentives
 A prize if you sell 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 (gift card to wherever you want), 25
 Andrea motions; Dr. R. seconds
 Learn to Earn
 Cherrydale (40%)
 Other restaurant nights
 Alberston’s re-launch (can get 500 more key fobs in September)
 Are we allowed to sell cookies and pizza and stuff (food laws)? Kirk says this is not a
problem.
 Do kids take big orders on the bus ride home? Jackie calls the homes of these orders first to
make sure that all of this is handled.
 Kirk says that Sept. 21 is Spirit Week, so we could merge a Spirit Week assembly with a
fundraiser kick off.
8. New Business
7:17 Jackie motions to adjourn the meeting. Andrea seconds.
Jackie motions to move meetings to 6 PM on the 1st Thursday of the month. Andrea seconds.
Jessica Method will be the membership VP.