PTO MEETING

OCTOBER 7, 2003

v Convened 7:05 p.m.

v     In Attendance: PTO President Ned Fletcher                                    Room Parent Coordinator Randi Plevy
                         PTO President Randee Tengi                                 Room Parent Coordinator Frank Jankoski
                        PTO Vice-President Catherine Ahmad                   Principal Myra Bugbee
                         Treasurer Molly Mahn                                           Members at large
                         Secretary Sandee Steinberg

· Budget was voted on and approved.

· Principal’s Wish List was voted on and approved.

· Treasurer’ Report:

o Molly presented income and expenses since start of school year.

o Approximately 50 students still have not paid PTO dues.

o Gift wrap will be the next big event to generate income.

· School Board Representative, Kevin Moran:

$150,000 budgeted and approved for new textbooks for grades K-12.
SAT scores increased 11 points last year.
New computer lab in the Middle School.

· Guest Speaker: Tina Orben from Yardville Bank – Investment options for college.

· Principal’s Report:

o Outdoor Learning Center – a committee has met a couple of times to discuss plans. They developed a 3 year plan. Year 1 will focus on cleaning up the area and improving the path. Year 2 will concentrate on developing the outdoor classroom and the wetlands. The goal for the 3^rd year will be to develop a fitness trail.

o TASK – we will continue Thanksgiving dinners. The monthly TASK dinner is hard for Tollgate to work with because TASK needs help starting at 3:30. We should explore other ways to help TASK. They need winter clothing (socks, gloves and hats). They frequently need help decorating cupcakes and wrapping flatware. We also discussed methods for helping the Mill Hill school.

o Reader’s breakfasts are coming up next week.

o A school meeting on Friday will discuss Respect.

o Picture Day is October 17^th.

o The new 4^th grade teacher, Carl Carino, will start on October 22^nd. There will be some overlap with Donna Lambert.

o Ms. Bugbee is working with the police to put up signs by the school entrance to improve safety during pickup and dropoff times.

· President’s Report:

o Chairpersons are still needed for the Safety Committee, Book Exchange, Pennington Day booth and the End of the Year Picnic.

o Jazam’s night will be Thursday November 20^th.

o We are now a member of the National PTO Organization. This allows us to get a discount on our insurance.

· New Business:

o Spring Fling dates and sites were discussed. The school must apply for a gambling license to hold the auction. A nominal entry fee will be charged per person.

v Next PTO meeting is December 2nd at 7 p.m.

v Adjourned at 9:05 p.m.