PTA Meeting Minutes 9-6-2018

• Call to order at 6:00 by Leah Tornebene

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Introductions from all members
• Minutes from last meeting on 4-12-2017 approved
• Guest Speaker- Cameron Ryba
• PTA had to make a motion and approve a new by-law allowing Mr.
Ryba to speak about the upcoming proposed school levy on the
ballot this November
• Talked about the SCS Operating Levy Frequently Asked Questions,
can find this document link in Mr. Stacho’s newsletter
• Mr. Ryba welcomes any and all communicaton/questions via email
• Teacher Representative- Mrs. Michelle Moteleski, 4th grade teacher
• Thank you for the welcome back lunch on behalf of all staff
• Treasurer- Glen Daniel
• Looked over last report from 2017-2018 school year
• Audit done by Marcy Wyldes, Bethany Wolters, and Monica
Mossbarger
• New Proposed budget for 2018-2019 school year
• $375 Spark Crossfit donations made by all Strongsville
elementaries for gym equipment, approved; our student
council split with pta and will also donate $375
• Movie nights in January, our license for movies expires January
18th, so we will need to take another look at our dates; keep
$200 budget for snacks
• Removing Directory Spot and replacing with Smore for only
$79
 • Non-Allocated funds bumped to $350 for welcome back for
students, decorations, and bulletin boards
• Principal Fund is good
• T-shirts changing to $2500, as we have been far under budget
each time
• We actually made some money on carnival last year, keep it up
• Positive Behavior Initiative staying the same
• Sports day, keep the same
• Changes in fundraising… this year we are trying ChickfilA,
Bakers Square, Sweet Frog, Yankee Candle, BW3, ReadAThon,
Spirit Wear
• Mrs. Gonczy asked to add a line item for $75 for Veterans Day
for prizes for Boot Camp, approved
• May consider adding Mitchells for art night… cost is $300 for
500 kids to have ice cream, so parents don’t have to pay
• Mr. Leach asked for 2 tables, about $150… we will direct him
to apply for a Whitney Grant or a Council Grant
• There are 3 possible Ohio PTA grants we could apply for, will
look into
• Line item added for mandatory Kindergarten pictures, $25
• State and national dues… raised line item to $900
• We are supposed to be carrying over only about $4000 per
year
• Adding DARE for our 5th graders, need budget of $200
• Budget approved, no further discussion
• 3rd VP- Mr. Stacho
• Student Council fundraiser due Sept. 12
 • Picture day is September 21, panoramic taken at end of day, weather
permitting
• If you have anything for Mr. Stacho’s newsletter, please send it ready
to cut and paste in, by Wednesday each week
• Corresponding Secretary- Nancy Daniel
• Tons of TY for Staff Appreciation week
• TY for popcorn and cotton candy on first day
• TY for Welcome Back lunch
• President’s Report- Leah Tornebene
• Room 5 is now Mrs. Dlouhy’s kindergarten room. All PTA stuff is in
staff lounge, mostly in cabinets marked PTA
• Please share any and all positive feedback for school or community
with Leah so she can add it in her newsletter
• Idea to work on banners to thank community members for their
good deeds during indoor recess
• Cheddar Up has been created for buying things, making payments,
fundraising efforts, Spirit Wear
• Reminder to fill out Building Requests for all PTA events
• Reminder of all of our free money opportunities… AmazonSmile,
Giant Eagle, Heinens, Box Tops for Education
• Council Delegates- Monica Mossbarger and Danielle Adams
• Monica to email notes to Leah for newsletter attachment
• Standing Committee Reports
• Book Fair- Monica Mossbarger and Jodi Januszewski
• Coming up in 3 weeks!
• Birthday Book Club- Kisha Avon- not present
• Staff Appreciation- open- Need someone for this!!
• Box Tops- Michelle Kuznik and Nancy Daniel
• Contest to start in a few weeks, getting teacher and Mr. Stacho
input on prizes
• Family Bingo- Wolters- nothing at this time
• Movie Nights- Wolters-
• Need to change dates
• Looking at Nothing Bundt Cakes there for purchase
• Carnival- Beth Anderson, Leah Tornabene, Ruth Ford, Amanda
Donnellan
• Talk of date change, but believe April 12 will be good
• Holiday Shop- Monica Mossbarger and Jenn Caldwell
• New chairs, will talk
• Fun Services and Spirit Shop items
• Breakfast with a Buddy- Michelle Kuznik- nothing at this time
• Fundraising- Marcy Wyldes and Leah Tornabene
• Marcy has been working hard
• Yankee Candle coming in November
• ReadAThon coming in December
• Membership/Newsletter- Leah Tornabene
• Classroom contest for membership #s, if a class gets 100%
participation, they win a $25 gift card for their teacher
• Mr. Leech and Mrs. Wynn joined, start-up funds tbd
• Historian- Janie DiJulius- nothing at this time
• Year Book- Nancy Daniel, Janie DiJulius, Misty Painter- nothing
 • Grants- Nancy Daniel and Janie DiJulius
• Will send out message when they receive
• Please check out the Ohio PTA Grants
• Bylaws and Legislation- open
• 5th Grade Recogntion- Michelle Kuznik
• Schedule meeting with Mr. Stacho asap
• Unfinished Business
• Per Mr. Stacho, the conference nights will be different this year, so
Book Fair evening sales may suffer
• New Business
• Make sure to record all volunteer hours at every meeting
• Per PTA bylaws, we donate a book whenever a student/parent
passes away… we will donate for Kailee Mayher, who passed away
last year, and is a Whitney alumni
• We also approved planting a tree on our grounds, donated by Pettiti,
and will pay for a plaque for $82 to commemorate her
• Announcements- next PTA meeting will be Tuesday October 9th at 9:30 a.m.
• Adjournment at 8:13