CEPO Meeting
Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
@ Green Mill, Blaine
Welcome & Introductions
Attendees: Mark, Kelly, Michelle, Teri, Amy, Kris, Heather, Sara, Janelle, Anne
THANK YOU to Kris Cardille and Amy Grundtner for all their hard work and dedication over
the past 5-6 years! We will miss you!!!
Treasurer’s Report – Amy Grundtner
 Reports on page 3-4
 Expenditure Requests: Kindergarten subscription to StarFall for $270 – approved. Decided to
add to allocated funds since we get the request and approve it each year.
Site Council Update – Kelly Border and Michelle Koch
 Reports on page 5-6
Principal’s Report – Kathy Kaiser
 Report on page 7-8
Ongoing Fundraisers
 Box Tops & Country Hearth Loaves 4 Learning – Anne Ballard
o Report on page 9
o Giving away the Target gift card brought in about twice as many Box Tops so we will do
that again in May.
o Asked to put a collection box in the library and the staff are checking with the manager
o Asked about putting a collection box at Cub Foods and they want General Mills to
provide it. GM does not have these anymore so the alternatives are to find some extra
ones that other schools may have OR make our own from coordinator materials.
o Tyson Chicken A+ has had a slow uptake – not many received.
o Country Hearth Loaves for Learning has picked up better.
o Do we want to contact Schwan’s for their fundraiser? It works like Target where a
percentage of the purchase go to the school if the code is entered on the order on the
website. YES!
o To encourage families to collect items over the summer, we approved having an extra
prize in September and will promote it at the end of the school year.
 Scrip – Kelly
o No further orders. May choose to promote it at the end of the school year and will be
encouraging and promoting it more next year.
Completed Events
 April Family Fun Night
o Financial report on page 10
o We made nice sum and will have enough funds for the book replacements we
committed to earlier in the year and enough to start off the upcoming school year.
 Unknown amount earned from Orange Leaf but it was over $100 last year.
Janelle to follow up.
o Was the bucket drop worth it? Need facts to back it up but it felt like it was not.
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o Feedback: The auction area was super busy and it was hard to get to and see
everything. The drawing at the end was messy and gathering payments harder. More
games are needed.
o Mark has a contact from the National Honor Society so we will be able to get volunteers
for our events from that group, as they are “always looking for hours”.
Staff Appreciation week
o It went very well! Not sure how we will replace Kris and Amy’s efforts though…
Upcoming Events
 5th Grade Party – Kris and Amy
o Ready to go and it will be awesome!
 Nickelodeon Universe Wristbands – Janelle
o Order forms out on 5/22, returned by 6/2, deliver on 6/3
o We buy them for $18.95 each and sell them for $28 each, for $9.05 each profit. This is
the same price as you can get them at Cub Foods, but we heard that Costco has a
much better deal.
Old Business: None
New Business:
 Meeting dates for summer – Decided to figure this out by email
 Updated mission statement
o New version: CEPO’s purpose is to connect parents and school staff in a partnership
that enhances the educational experience for all students of Centennial Elementary.
Our fundraising and volunteering efforts provide needed resources and memorable
events that strengthen our community.
o Voted upon and approved.
 Updates to by-laws needed
o Need to incorporate the new mission statement and the board member terms.
o Any other updates should be decided upon so that an updated document can be
included in the IRS paperwork due July 15.
o The board members will meet to work through this in June.
 Allocated Funds for 2015-2016 school year
o Meeting needed with Kathy; Kelly and Amy will coordinate.
Next Meeting: August – details TBD
Centennial Elementary Parents Organization
Reporting
Date:
Submitted
by:
Date
May-15
Amy Grundtner
Check #
Transaction
Expense
Deposit
Balance
$11,678.12
3/26/2015
debit
Swank Picture
movie license
$220.00
$11,458.12
4/17/2015
4143
Robin Oslund
ffn - grand raffle
$14.43
$11,443.69
4/17/22015
4144
Kelly border
movie night
$71.82
$11,371.87
4/17/2015
4145
$1,147.56
$10,224.31
4/25/2015
4146
$1,545.00
$8,679.31
4/25/2015
4143
CTE
Bussing
CASh
FFN starter money
Molly Nelson
FFn Food
$24.79
$8,654.52
4/28/2015
4175
Tim Grundtner
FFN candy for games
$24.58
$8,629.94
4/28/2015
4176
Tim Grundtner
$55.74
$8,574.20
$135.00
$8,439.20
$100.00
$8,339.20
Sec App. Day
4/23/2015
debit
Sams membership
staff/CEPO
4/25/2015
4147
Lori
FFn Bouncy house
4/26/20215
Deposit
$1,545.00
$9,884.20
$374.00
$10,258.20
$618.00
$10,876.20
$1,676.00
$12,552.20
$2,268.25
$14,820.45
$1,450.80
$16,271.25
$220.00
$16,491.25
$30.00
$16,521.25
$45.00
$16,566.25
FFN starter money
4/26/2015
Deposit
Grand Raffle
4/26/2015
Deposit
drop bucket
4/26/2015
Deposit
silent auction/ AA
4/26/2015
Deposit
games
4/28/2015
Deposit
box tops
4/28/2015
Deposit
CTE movie paid for
4/28/2015
Deposit
5th grade party
4/28/2015
Deposit
Comment
yearbook
4/28/2015
Deposit
$3,349.55
$19,915.80
Grand Raffle
Allocated Funds
Assembly programs
Budget
Paid Out
Not Utilized
Comments
$5,000.00
$5,040.00
($40.00)
done
Special Education Cooking
$250.00
$100.00
$150.00
Done
Overtime for Paras in evening
events
$125.00
Ice Cream Social
$425.00
$313.54
$111.46
Done
$125.15
done - discount cause
they were late
Friday Folders (2014-15)
$500.00
$374.85
4th/5th Grade Planner
$500.00
5th Grade Party
$500.00
$500.00
Art Adventures (training &
supplies)
$500.00
$418.48
School Patrol (bus & appreciation
week)
$500.00
$490.95
Teacher Appreciation
$500.00
Conference Meals
$400.00
Pay in Fall
$0.00
done
$371.03
$28.97
done
$190.00
$0.00
$190.00
Library Books
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$0.00
done
$50/$100 Non Classroom
Teachers/ Classroom Teachers
$3,700.00
$2,002.33
$1,697.67
done
Summer Reading Program
$1,000.00
$618.00
$382.00
Done
TOTAL
$15,590.00
$11,729.18
$2,645.25
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School Attendance Info Magnets
Allocated
Paid Out
Not Utilized
not purchasing this year
$1,215.57
Left to Pay Out
SITE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
May 6, 2015
Members present:
Barb Moody (paraprofessional, year 2)
Lori Krohnfeldt (paraprofessional, year 1)
Sandy Giorgis, (paraprofessional, year 2)
Heather Mock (parent, year 1)
Michelle Koch (parent, year 2)
Kelly Border (parent, year 2)
Troy Nickel (teacher K-2, year 2)
Robyn Hendrickson (teacher SAC and 3-5)
Molly Nelson (Preschool Teacher)
Kristen Nath (non-classroom teacher, year 3)
Tracy Johnson (Specialist, Special Ed, non K-5 teacher)
Sara Oldre (Lead Teacher for Student Services)
Lynn Kriegler (secretary)
Kathy Kaiser (Principal)
1. THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THE CTE SITE COUNCIL!
 Kelly Border (parent)
 Sandy Giorgis (paraprofessional)
 Kristen Nath (Specialist, Special Ed, and non-classroom teachers)
Each was given a gift of appreciation.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Lori Krohnfeldt (paraprofessional)
Tracy Johnson (specialist, Special Ed and non-classroom teachers)
Heather Mock (parent)
3. Staffing Update 15-16 (Kathy)
See separate handout (pg 6)
4. Staff Development ((Robyn)
Robyn reviewed some of the activities that the staff participated in this past year.
5. Student Leadership Council Update
Elyse and Nicole provided a brief update of recent activities as well as talking about the Teacher
Appreciation Breakfast and Entertainment that will be provided for them on Friday, May 8 at 8:15 a.m. in
the library.
Student Leadership Applications for 2015-16 will be available on Friday, May 8.
6. CEPO News (Michelle and Kelly)
They shared information about the recent Family Fun Night, next year’s plan, and general information.
7. Meeting Day/Dates for Next Year (See separate handout)
It was decided that although there might not be a need to have Site Council meetings in Oct, Dec. and
March next year, everyone would still reserve the date. Meetings would only be held those months if there
were pressing issues or topics.
8. MCA III and MAP testing Update (progress and timing of results to parents) Sara
Sara provided an update of testing guidelines. She also explained what “embargoed results” for MCA’s
mean.
9. Other issues/requests
Robyn mentioned that the Teacher Substitute Folders contains documents for teachers to fill out to provide
subs with detailed information. Is that necessary in addition to the sub notes that teachers are completing
already? Yes.
Could the Sub Folder forms be simpler? Yes. Kathy will review and condense it.
Barb Moody brought forward some suggestions and concerns:
What is the rule on students taking food/beverages out of the cafeteria? We decided that as long as the
food item doesn’t include any liquids, they can take it out. Look for a statement in the Morning
Announcements later this week.
Sometimes when students are brought outside for extra recess with their teachers, they are allowed to
participate in activities that are prohibited during recess periods. For example, playing on top of the
equipment, playing tag under/around the equipment, running down the slide on their feet. Can we all be
more consistent so the students aren’t confused and/or the paras aren’t disrespected? Yes. The
playground rules are the playground rules. Everyone should review them if they are not 100% sure what is
acceptable and unacceptable student behavior.
If the office sends a “time sensitive” email to staff/paras, it would be appreciated if someone could go find
the para to share the information because oftentimes they don’t have time to check emails until later in the
day or the next day. Yes.
Sub Paras: sometimes new sub paras really don’t have a clue what is expected. Either they don’t know
where things are, they don’t think they need to follow the schedule, or they are doing things that are just
unacceptable at our school (talking/texting on phones during work time, eating/drinking during lunchroom
supervision, etc.). Could the office develop a more thorough system so that all para subs clearly
understand the do’s and don’ts of their assignment. Yes. Sara is going to work on an outline of
expectations, and we will also look into what Rice Lake does to prepare their para subs.
The staff refrigerators/freezers are overcrowded, sometimes it’s Kids Club snacks that require refrigeration.
Can someone talk to Kids Club to see if they can store the student snacks elsewhere? Also, CTE staff who
store big containers of stuff or multiple bottles of liquids in a refrigerator are asked to be reasonable, and
only put one days’ worth in the fridge. Yes. Kathy will work with Kids Club, as well as communicating with
CTE staff on portion control in the fridges and freezers.
Upcoming events
 School Patrol Appreciation Field Trip to Grand Slam in Coon Rapids (May 11)
 5th grade graduation party (Friday, May 15)
 5th grade track & field day (Wednesday, May 20)
 Year-end student awards ceremony at the Performing Arts Center (PAC)
June 4, 9:30-10:15 for gr. 1-3; 10:30-11:15 for gr. 4-5
 Last day of school for students (June 4)
 Student Report Cards will be sent home in the U.S. Mail the week of June 8-12, 2015.
Students biking to school (boundary zone change) We’ll review this at the August 28th meeting.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
May 12, 2015
Thank you to everyone participating on CEPO. You have
done wonderful things for our students and staff.
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News:
New CTE Site Council Members:
Lori Krohnfeldt (paraprofessional)
Tracy Johnson (specialists, special education and non-classroom teachers)
Heather Mock (parent)
MCA reading and math tests for gr. 3-5 went very well. Results should be received by
our school from the MN Dept. of Education in August. After review by school and
district the results will be mailed home to parents.
MAP tests for gr. 2-5 have also gone very well. Results will be sent home with report
cards.
Training for next year’s School Patrols went well. Our new patrols are on duty!
Food drive for local food shelf was in April. Thank you for participating!
Spring Lifetouch picture day was April 29. Only students who brought a pre-paid
photo package envelope had their photos taken. We had a higher number of
families purchasing picture packages than ever before.
Looking for applicants for a part-time Math Corps tutor and 2 full-time Reading Corps
tutors for next school year! You don’t need to be a teacher to be a great tutor!
Upcoming Events:
5th grade graduation party (Friday, May 15)
5th grade track & field day (Wednesday, May 20)
Year-end student awards ceremony (June 4) 9:30-10:15 for gr. 1-3; 10:30-11:15 for gr. 45
Last day of school for students (June 4)
2015-16 Centennial Elementary Tentative Staffing Assignments
Kindergarten
Joan Anderson
Stephanie Brovold
Sara Neibergall
Julie Steffensmeier
Grade 1
Laura Alonzi
Katie Guthmueller
Chris Land
Michelle Thompson
Grade 2
Casey Molitor
Troy Nickel
Kristina Thom
Grade 3
Becky Dibble
Thomas Fields
Megan Fritz
Grade 4
Robyn Hendrickson
Greg McCready
Grade 5
Mark Magnuson
Sharon Peltier
John Riley
Special Education Teachers
Beth Coltvet, Elyse Godes, Tracy Johnson,
Kelly Lyons
Specialist Offerings
Beth Althof-Music, Jen Verplaetse-Phy Ed,
Marti DeBilzan-Cybrary + Title 1
Centennial Early Reading Foundations (CERF)
Kristen Nath
Title 1 (reading and math academic support)
Juli Smith and Marti DeBilzan
Minnesota Reading Corps (part of AmeriCorps)
TBD 2 full-time positions
Minnesota Math Corps (part of AmeriCorps)
TBD 1 part-time position
Box Tops, Country Hearth UPC, and Tyson A+ Report
April 30, 2015
Our goal for the 2014-2015 school year is $5000. As of 4/30/15, we have collected $2,749.27.
Note: All milk cap programs have been discontinued by the manufacturers. Please do not send milk caps to
school.
Total for 2014-15 School Year:
Value
Number
per
Total
Collected Item
Value
26834
$0.10 $2,683.40
Item
Box Tops
Box Tops Online
Activity
15
$0.10
$1.50
Grow Local Learning
400
$0.10
$40.00
Tyson A+
8
$0.24
$1.92
Country Hearth UPCs
449
$0.05
$22.45
Total
27706
$2,749.27
*An additional $500 from a Medtronic volunteer grant has been designated for the school bussing fund, and will
be added to our final yearly total. It is not included in the table above.
Expenses to Date:
Date
Expense
11/3/2014 Fall Shipping
11/21/2014 Sept_Oct Parties
12/11/2014 Nov Party
1/7/2015 Dec Party
2/12/2015 Jan Party
2/28/2015 Spring Shipping
3/20/2015 February Party
4/9/2015 March Party
4/30/2015 Target Gift card
Total
Cost
23.19
8.57
4.28
4.28
4.28
14.50
4.28
4.28
10.00
77.66
Notes:
 For online offers that help us earn money for the school, visit www.boxtops4education.com. They also
have a Facebook page with contests to win additional Box Tops.
 The winning classroom for April is Mrs. Alonzi’s 3rd grade class. They collected 795 items!
 The winner of the $10 Target gift card is Nathan Clepper from Mrs. Alonzi’s class. Congratulations!
Family Fun Night 2015
Art Adventures:
Total Expenses:
Deposits:
Total Netted:
$230.00
$569.00
$339.00
Silent Auction:
Total Expenses:
Deposits:
Total Netted:
$0.00
$783.00
$783.00
Classroom Baskets:
Total Expenses:
Deposits:
Total Netted:
$56.12
$854.00
$797.88
Drop Bucket:
Total Expenses:
Deposits:
Total Netted:
$0.00
$618.00
$618.00
Grand Raffle:
Total Expenses:
Deposits:
Total Netted:
$856.01 ($525-prizes; $331.01)
$3,723.55
$2,867.54
Tickets/Concessions:
Total Expenses:
Deposits:
Total Netted:
Total Deposits:
Total Expenses:
Netted:
$494.68 (food-$370.10) (Prizes/games, etc. - $124.58)
$2,267.25
($??- donated Orange Leaf)
$1,772.57
$8,814.80
$1,636.81
$7,177.99