S. Christa McAuliffe PTO Minutes
September 14, 2010
6:30-7:30pm
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Board Member Attendees:
Co-President- Dave Weinbender
Co-President- Wesley Patch
Vice President- Keith Sheaffer
Treasurer- Melanie Foslien
Secretary- Shannon Dominguez
Welcome- The meeting commenced with a welcome to all parents and teachers in attendance.
Shannon Dominguez was formally introduced as the new secretary for the PTO board. A special welcome
was given to Cara Hubbard for subbing as secretary during last month’s meeting.
Vice President Report- The class points were announced thus far. Five points are awarded for each
parent attending PTO meetings and ten points are awarded for each teacher attending. The leading class
is Ms. Feit’s class while Mrs. Huwa’s, Mrs. Starkey’s and Mrs. Rangel’s classes are all tied for second place.
The class with the most points will receive a reward at the end of the year. Previous year’s reward was in
the form of a class pizza party.
Treasurer Report- This year’s budget was announced and reports were handed out. As of August 31,
2010, the checking account was standing at $4,519.31. The only withdrawn check was for $164.67
written to Dave Weinbender for the teacher breakfast. Currently, $1023 (in the scrapbooking fund) will
be combined into the miscellaneous fund. $320 was left over from last year’s Teacher Wish List because
the school purchased items with district funding. This amount remains unallocated at this time.
Committee Report
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BOOHOO BREAKFAST-68 letters were mailed out during the Kindergarten BOOHOO
Breakfast, available to both AM and PM kindergarten classes.
o Expenses- $27.13 spent for necessities such as napkins, cups, Kleenex, ice.
o Donations- Dilly Bars were donated from Dairy Queen and 3 dozen day-old
cookies were donated from Eileen’s Colossal Cookies.
o Comments- A suggestion for next year’s BOOHOO Breakfast is to move the
location out of the teacher’s lounge. It became too full during the morning
breakfast.
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES- This semester, Parent Teacher Conferences will be
held on September 17th , 21st , 23rd. Meals for the teachers will be provided by the PTO.
o September 17th- 50 staff members will be served lunch from Olive Garden.
There will be four kinds of soup at a cost of $86.00
 Donations- Olive Garden has generously donated the salad and
breadsticks as accompaniments.
o September 21st – Lunch will be provided by Subway Sandwiches for teachers
and staff members at a cost of $100.00
o September 23rd – Dinner will be lasagna provided by Olive Garden at a cost of
$170.00. Elnauz Reaves and Tina Fagan will be providing desserts for the
evening.
 Donations- Olive Garden once again providing salad and bread sticks.
They are also providing bowls and plates.
Unfinished Business and Updates
FALL FUNDRAISER UPDATE- The gross amount sold throughout the school was
$41,800.00. This gives the school a profit of $16,700 or approximately 40%.
o Previous PTO Board Members' help- A special thank you went out to the
previous board members who helped wrap up the fundraiser.
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New Business
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Domino’s pizza report- The school received two checks each in the amount of $150.00
for last year’s Domino’s pizza fundraising.
o Students' fund- This money will be held in a student fund to assist with any
student who may have trouble paying fees for activities like field trips.
Book Fair- The book fair will be held in the lobby of the school on September 17 th, 21st,
and 23rd during parent teacher conferences. No volunteers were needed and the
funding for the will be used to bring an author to the school. This usually only occurs
every two years.
Fundraiser delivery day- September 30, 2010 is when the foods from the fundraiser will
be delivered to the school. Volunteers are needed to sort and deliver goods to each
classroom from 1 pm to 6 pm. A signup sheet was passed around.
o Reminders- Reminders about delivery day will be posted both on the
website and put in students’ Tuesday folder. The school does not have
adequate freezer space to store perishable goods not picked up on this
day.
Principal Update
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Kindergarten and First Grade Changes- As previously mentioned last meeting, both
Kindergarten and first grades had larger class sizes. To ratify the situation the district
has hired Ms. Kelly Picon as an additional part time kindergarten teacher. This lowered
all five kindergarten classes to fewer than 22 students each. For first grade, Ms. Ellen
Wise was hired as an additional instructor during the morning literacy and writing time.
This allows more direct attention during the learning time.
District Board Meeting September 13,2010- Mr. Tuttle reported on the District board
meeting that met on Monday. He announced that 17 students from the district
received honors for scoring perfect in one area of the CSAP test. Of that 17, eight of
these students are from McAuliffe.
Field Trip Ideas- The teachers and staff have brainstormed field trip ideas for each grade
level. Tentatively, the fifth grade will be going to the YMCA as a day trip but not as an
overnight trip. Fourth grade will be visiting the Capital and the Colorado History
Museum. Third grade will be having an In-house Space Adventure with various experts
brought to the school. Second grade will be visiting the Butterfly Pavilion. First grade
will visit the Denver Museum of Nature and Science while the Kindergarten class will be
visiting the Martinez Farm locally.
o PTO fund allocation- Until the field trips are finalized, the PTO has not decided
how much funds to allocate to each grade and field trip.
District Accountability Committee (DAC)- Mr. Tuttle would like at least one parent to be
involved in the DAC. The committee meets October 19, 2010, November 16, 2010,
February 2, 2010 and April 19, 2010 from 6-8 pm.
o DAC duties- The DAC makes budget recommendations to the school board for
review. It also creates improvement plans for the district.
o Volunteers- Both Susan Starkey and Melanie Foslien volunteered to join the
DAC.
School Accountability Committee (SAC)- Mr. Tuttle is also looking for a school
accountability committee to form. It would involve the Mr. Tuttle, one teacher, four
parents, and one local business owner. The meetings will be held October 1, 2010,
December 3, 2010, February 4, 2010 and April 15, 2010.
o SAC duties- The SAC makes similar budget and improvement recommendations
for McAuliffe needs only.
o Business owner needed- If a local business owner is interested in joining the
SAC, please contact Mr. Tuttle at school.
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General Discussion- Pioneer Press donated reams of copy paper to the school for general use. It was
also brought up that there is a donation jar in the teacher lounge to help pay for cutlery and plates for the
teachers. The PTO board is taking consideration on how to best help this situation. To help coordinate
these efforts, Tina Magnusen and Cindy Peterson have volunteered.
Door Prizes- Amber Johnson won two $5 gift certificates for the Egg and I Restaurant and Tina Fagan
won two $20 gift certificates to the Olive Garden.
Meeting Adjourn