Toll Gate PTO Minutes – February 1, 2006
Present:
Victoria Myer called the
meeting to order at 9:05 am at her home.
Treasurer’s Report
Auction:
Chris Murphy reported that the final net profit figure for the auction is
$34,700. The original figure was
overstated by $1,200 - one deposit was overstated by $1,000 due to a keying
error, and another by $200. Chris has
checked and confirmed all checks deposited.
Gross income was about $40,700, with expenses of about $5,900.
Bookkeeping:
Everything is being done in QuickBooks now, except for the “zero accounts”
which are still tracked in Excel. Murphy
is still deciding how to handle these.
Presentations
On February 27 at 7:00pm Dr. Madhurani Khare, board certified
in child and adolescent psychiatry, will offer a presentation on children and
stress. Included will be time for
questions and answers. Dr. Khare is affiliated with the Princeton HealthCare System.
As change can be stressful, Myra
Bugbee is trying to arrange a May program for the
fifth graders and their parents, possibly including former TGG students. Will cover managing the
transition from elementary to middle school and life skills.
Committees
Nominating Committee: A nominating committee is
needed to fill open board positions and committee chairs for the 2006 – 2007
school year.
Per the TGG bylaws, the committee is made up of two members from the executive
committee and three members from the general membership. Myer and Green agreed to serve on the
committee from the exec. comm. Lee Hermann will also serve on the committee.
Calendar Committee: Bugbee needs a parent volunteer for the
district’s Calendar Committee. There are
three meetings in February. Sandee Steinberg volunteered to do this.
Gift Wrap
Consensus was to run next
year’s gift wrap sale with a similar time frame to this year’s sale. Lynne Quinto will
suggest dates and contact the Sally Foster sales rep.
Book Fair
The book fair is usually
around Halloween. Suggestions were made
that it could be tied into a family night, or scheduled around conference
time. Once the calendar is set, Bugbee and Green will pick a time.
This concluded the business
portion of the meeting. Presentation was
made by PEI Kids staff on “No More Bullies, No More Victims.” This is a bullying prevention program of the
New Jersey Child Assault Prevention Project.
The workshop has components for children, parents, and teachers and
staff.
Minutes respectfully
submitted by Lynne Quinto, PTO Secretary.