McCarthy Middle School - PTO
02/12/14
Attendees: Moira Malavich, Beth Morrill, Nancy March, Cathy Ross, Kurt McPhee, Rob Asselin, Cathy
Poisson, Adam Sandelli, Betsy Hebert, Samantha Sager, Patty Hill, Mike Rigney
Call to order at 7:10 pm
Minutes Read – Accepted by Nancy and seconded by Moira
President’s Report: Moira Malavich
 Roller Kingdom was a great night and everyone had fun and money was made
 Spirit week going on and pictures are being posted on the Facebook Page
 Enrichment has a lot of good things going on
 Winter Concert was great
 First “Coffee Talk” went well – next one scheduled for 2/14
 Possibly add an activity for adults like a “bingo night or casino night” o Need to look into rules – Nancy March will review
Treasurer’s Report: Nancy March
 Roller Kingdom made $750 profit (smaller amounts on other items have coming in)
 McCarthy will be getting @ $3,595.71 voted in from Council of Chelmsford Schools o Money was not in the budget
 Paid out for several cultural enrichment programs o Donation to Wednesday’s Child
 Money given out to Nurse fund and families in need
Principals Report: Mr. Kurt McPhee
 Spirit Week
 Barry Burbank came Monday with the 5 th Graders and spent @ an hour ½ with the kids
– great program
 Term 3 has begun
 Working on a couple of surveys o Parents Survey – almost complete; could go out in March o Student Survey – still being worked on
 Pennies for Patients ongoing
 Student Advisory o Each grade different lesson and cut out snowflakes with different “themes” and colors with the snowflakes
 Blizzard at 4 corners – displays the snowflakes

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Principals Report cont:
 Looking at what needs to be updated and will do walk throughs ex: auditorium o Could be a few years of planning
 MCAS coming up and dates to be published
 Science and Math testing beginning of May
 PARCC testing for selected groups the end of May
Teacher’s Report: Mr. Rob Asselin
 Archaeologist was a great program o Able to hold artifacts o Children will all on tasks and asked great questions o She has an expanded program that can be looked into
 Will be requesting funds in February for Quebec o Amount is $693 pp - @152 children going
 Requesting $43 per student o @ 70 will stay to attend Patriots Place and 5 Wits and possibly another activity
 Requesting $15 per student
 Discussion @ request for $43 per student o Budget is $25 for 2014 – possibly give $25 - $30 o Maybe next year run a fundraiser for the 8 th Grade Trip only o Rock a thon can possibly change the way the money is distributed (scholarship vs. trip) o Car Wash will be coming up
School Committee Report: Mike Rigney
 Couple of meetings: o New Asst Superintendent – Dr. Linda Hirsch end of June o ELA Coordinator will be needed o Literacy with Linda – good intro to who she is
 Turf Fields RFP being reviewed by lawyers o Bidding will begin at 25K per year for a 3 year term – we will know more in about month & ½
 Funds will go into a revolving account until the bond is paid off o HS Side or top score board facing stands & on fence
 If facing the public, the planning board feels they have a say, however, there seems to be no issues – we hang the signs and it will be maroon and white – no logos on turf o Professional soccer team MAY be interested in renting the fields

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School Committee Report cont.
 Food Service – April Laskey o Financially they are supposed to be a standalone department and last year they lost @ 150K
 Need to get the sales up
 Revenue growth will most likely come from Middle School and High
School
 High school grill doing well
 Continue to look at foods the children like o Vision for food service is a functioning kitchen at each and every school
 Town Meeting will be the end of April
Enrichment:
 McCarthy Family Astronomy Night proposed o We have two telescopes we could “dust off” o 7:30 – 9pm during the 1 st week of March
 Date could be changed if cloudy
- what about snow where we set up? o Further suggestions mentioned
Meeting adjourned at 8:16 pm