 Call to Order at 3:29pm
 Approval of February 10th, 2015, General Meeting Minutes motioned and passed.
 President’s Report
o Mission Statement: The Parent Teacher Organization will support the student, teacher,
and parent community to enhance our children’s educational experience.
o Lynn reminded us about the importance of proper meeting behavior and being
respectful. Please address any issues within 48 hours.
 Treasurer’s Report
 Guest Speakers
o Mrs. Whittaker let us know that the Superintendent will be chosen this afternoon and
announced at a board meeting tonight at 6pm. Mr. Hamilton is looking for employment
elsewhere. Update: Mr. Nerison was offered the superintendent position and Mr.
Hamilton will be leaving Kalama Schools.
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She is thankful for our support of the one school one book program.
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We are all invited to observe the Beacon Hill Extreme Team assembly
tomorrow, and Mrs. Whittaker is thankful that the PTO is paying for the
team’s transportation.
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Standardized testing will be very different this year. Part of the assessment is
given on the computer and is adaptive, like MAPS is. Another part of the
assessment is a Performance Task that is based on a classroom discussion, and
then moves to the computer. Test results will be available before the end of
the school year. Students who test below grade level will have a parentteacher-administrator meeting to develop a learning plan. Spring conferences
are the 16th and 17th of April.
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The levee was a replacement levee that will continue the old levee. The levees
will replace the high school roof, and provide chrome books district wide. The
elementary school specifically will have 3 carts, each with 25 chrome books,
and each classroom will also have 5 chrome books. The elementary school
should also have wi-fi school-wide before school starts for the 2015-2016
school year. The PTO is still committed to buying tablets for kindergarten and
first grade.
 Committee Reports
o Staff Appreciation – Kalisha Storedahl. Kalisha would like to form a committee that will
organize events for the whole week of staff appreciation in May. Contact her if you are
available. This month’s staff appreciation morning will be Thursday, March 27th. Please
sign up to bring fruit or veggies for our Kalama Elementary Staff.
o BoxTops – Janey Forsberg. May 29th will be the last boxtops collection day. Janey will
distribute a boxtops flyer to all students and she is brainstorming prizes for the kids.
o Imagination Fair – Katie Froslie. The Imagination Fair was very successful. Kalisha
loaned the tablecloths, Laurie helped with decorations. The children loved the
experience.
o Missoula Children’s Theater Flowers – Sara Jackson. This flower sales fundraiser cost
the PTO $54 and final sales were $216. This project was a success, and Sara has some
ideas for improving future events. The tulips were purchased from Holland America
Bulb Farms at a discount, and daffodils were purchased from Safeway.
o Poker Night – Stephanie was not able to come to the meeting, but Lynn let us know
that tickets are $40 and cover the Poker buy-in, pizza, and beer. The event is from
6pm – 10pm on March 28th at Poker Pete’s. Mrs. Dolezal has the tickets.
o Spring Book Fair – Sheena Mertens. The spring book fair is the 16th and 17th of May.
Friday the 17th will be a ‘cookies for kids’ event at the book fair after school. Thursday
the 16th will be ‘muffins with grandparents’ in the morning before school. The staff
members will get a $25 gift certificate to Scholastic, and the May PTO meeting will
have an additional staff door prize of $25 for Scholastic purchases. Please contact
Sheena if you can help with cookies or muffins.
 New Business
o Grant Requests
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Mrs. King spoke on behalf of 4th grade asking for a transportation grant for the
4th grade field trip to Pomeroy Living History Farm, in Yacoult, Friday, May 8th.
The cost should be about $500 for two busses. Field trip money has already
been approved in the PTO yearly budget.
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Mona is looking for donations of games and equipment for Latch Key. Mr.
Maynard showed us some educational games that come in a pack for $150.
Lynn will talk with Mona about her specific needs. A motion to pay for $200
worth of supplies for Mona passed.
o End of the Year Event – The school is planning a field day and the PTO will provide
help. The school will contact us when a more detailed plan is available.
o Open Board Positions
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Vice President
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Fundraising Chair
o Board Nominations begin in April with elections in May
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If members of the school community are not interested in taking on board
positions, the June meeting will be used to vote on how to disperse the PTO
funds and disband the organization.
 Set Next Meeting
o The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 14th, at 3:15pm for potluck snacks and 3:30pm
for the general meeting.
 Motion to Adjourn at 4:51pm.