Skyridge High School PTSA Meeting
October 2, 2018
Attendance: Rachel, Ashley, Diane, Marnee, Kalai, Melissa, Haylie, Joel, Stacy, Amy, Heather, Liz, Erin, Cami. Volunteer hours for the month = 34
Welcome: Diane Leslie
Pledge of Allegiance: Diane
Leadership Minute: Haylie Worthen “Leadership is not a journey to rise in the ranks, leadership is a journey to help those around us rise.”
Principal’s Report: Dr. Perkins Parent teacher conf. feedback; liked college reps in the commons; liked the scholarship class; clearer communication for presentation times for schools (UVU/BYU); discussion about why PT Conferences are so early in September, discussion about Canvas w/ASD implementation; noted that clubs are responsible for membership drives, etc.; discussion - teacher feedback about value of parent conferences (a better way but what is it); 2863 SHS population as of Oct. 1 - project about 200 additional students next year; anticipation of additional classrooms/trailers for next year; discussion about UHSSA realignment/classification procedure. See good news below!
Mr. Mills: Skills and TSA competitions - plug to spread word for these clubs; noted that many students in these clubs come away from competitions with scholarships; room C129 for turning in Reflections submissions; can get forms in this room as well.
Membership Update 14 teacher memberships so far; 370 total memberships this year - so far.
Bylaws Will be posted and voted on next month
Treasurer’s Report: Kalai Jonson went over the Treasurers report.
Student Involvement: Melissa Laurence September opening social - not as big a turnout as liked; done in D lecture hall rather than in the common area; 29 students ended up coming - 17 who paid on-line; reminder given to those not on the official PTSA list to join; this month meeting, Oct. 11th, will be putting together trick or treat bags for Utah Valley Medical Center; students will meet in D wing lecture hall again; Melissa will send out reminders; working on Nov. gratitude activity (2nd term activity).
Teacher Dinners: Heather Brackett Report on teacher dinner; ordered about the same amount of food as last year but had less left over; noted: teachers were encouraged to take 2 slices right from the beginning; gluten free discussion; liked licorice; WalMart subs; discussion about feeding 220 w/ budget of $500 each meal; mentioned that Costa Vida did the region luncheon for $3/person; send along suggestions/ideas for Feb. teacher dinner to Heather; restated that the budget for teacher appreciation for this year is $1800.
Anything else? Mentioned Legislative info about Prop 2 (medical marijuana) and Question 1 (gas tax); brief discussion; Diane will email links out to the board stating the PTA’s position on these 2 items; encouraged to do your own research!
Calendar:
October 15 B Reflections entries due at Skyridge
October 16 B Utah PTA Advocacy Conference
October 18-22 B Fall Break
November 1 - Reflections entries due to Council
Next meeting: Tuesday, November 6 at 12:00pm
Thank you for coming!
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Minutes from SHS PTSA meeting
September 4, 2018 @ 12pm / SHS Conference Room
Attendance: Heather Brackett, Diane Leslie, Kalai Jonson, Lyndsay Detro, Marnee Lemon, Liz Shields, Melissa Laurence, Angie Parkin, Haylie Worthen, Joel Perkins, Stacy Bateman, Amy Kunz
Volunteer hours for the month = 69 hours
Welcome and introduce SHS PTSA board members: Diane
Pledge of Allegiance: Diane
Leadership minute: Haylie, the essence of the message is ‘pull together/work together’
Principal’s report: Great orange carpet welcome by student council first day of school; Skytime started today; instructions on Skytime were sent out via email; Principal Perkins gave a brief overview of how Skytime works, what teachers do, what is expected of students, what parents can expect; club rush is this week; underclassman play is happening this week (a way for Mr. Brown to build comraderie among underclassmen); also auditions for the two future plays this year are this week; Chick fil A night went well; can pay club fees on One Stop under optional fees; question about getting PTSA student activity into Skytime schedule; discussion about informing kids of meetings etc.; summer activities overview; athletic review (football, tennis, soccer, golf, cross country, vball); question about sanction of lacrosse spring of 20-21;
By-laws: This is the year to renew our By-laws; next month come with any suggested changes; we’ll vote to approve the By-laws at next meeting as they are or with any suggested changes.
Ethics/Conflict of Interest/Fiscal Management: Kalai Jonson - overview/review of the Ethics and Fiscal forms by Kalai; sent around the signature page for Fiscal Management form and Ethics form; Conflict of Interest – Kalai went over what a conflict definition is and what it means to represent PTA; Heather will review the bank statement each month before handing over to the President & Treasurer.
Budget/Treasurers Report: Kalai Kalai presented the budget (see below); NOTE - it was posted at the Region 9 meeting held in August; mentioned the scholarship donations category, where is it in the budget; discussion; Kalai moved to approve the budget for 2018-19 as proposed; no further discussion; all in favor; Diane concluded - the motion to approve the budget passed. Income was $36.51 – Sales Tax Refund and Expenditures were $125 – audit fee.
Membership/Back to School Night Report: Diane – DON’T FORGET TO JOIN SHS PTSA; financial office and on-line memberships = 337 plus 11 more @ back to school night; SHS should be able to run the report of members now (including just the student list); staff ‘join SHS PTSA’ envelopes will be put in their boxes by next week; Joel will mention this at the SHS staff meeting tomorrow.
Teacher dinners (September 12): Heather Brackett – Liz can help come set up; Diane/Marnee/Kalai will help serve at 1:30.
Reflections: Mr. Mills ‘Heroes Around Me’ is the theme; discussion about plans to promote Reflections; deadline is October 15th; entry forms are on-line or Mr. Mills will copy off some forms and have them available in his room; participants need to drop off their entries in Mr. Mills classroom - C 129 – no later than Oct. 15th.
Battle of the Bands: Friday, January 18th is the date; spread the word!
Instagram account: SHS PTSA now has an Instagram account; let Diane know if you would help post pictures; send anything to be posted to Diane or Melissa; discussion on how to get people to follow – game/incentives.
Student Involvement: Melissa Laurence - Opening social is this Thursday – September 6th; rootbeer float opening social; will be held in Lecture hall in D wing; sign up Remind to 81010 @deb7ha for students to get a text reminder, parents too; 49 students are currently on the ‘Remind’ list (about 4 are parents); still working on who will be the student rep for this year; next student activity date is Oct 11; Oct. activity is tentatively putting together Halloween trick or treat bags for a local hospital; should Melissa submit dates for entire year or….; however Melissa wants to schedule dates is fine.
Miscellaneous: Lunch room is looking for student ‘lunch workers’; approximately 2900 students attending SHS this year (644 seniors, 743 juniors, 690 sophomores, 711 freshman).
Q and A with the Principal: attendance policy discussion, new junior high ‘opening’ projection; enrollment discussion; literacy program discussion.
CALENDAR:
Sept. 12 Parent Teacher Conf. (PTSA will provide a meal for staff)
Sept. 18 Council PTA meeting
Oct. 2 Skyridge PTSA Board meeting
Oct. 15 Reflections entries due at local level
Oct. 16 Utah PTA Advocacy Conf.
Oct. 18-22 Fall Break
Next SHS PTSA meeting: Tuesday October 2 @ 12pm
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING!!
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Skyridge PTSA Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2018
Attended: Diane Leslie, Ashley Cook, Lara Bangerter, Haylie Worthen, Heather Brackett, Kalai Jonson, Marnee Lemon, Karen Ashman, Rachel Spencer, Dr. Perkins.
Volunteer Hours: 57 hours
Approve Minutes: Haylie Worthen motioned to approve the minutes. Heather Brackett seconded.
Leadership: Haylie
October 2, 2018
Attendance: Rachel, Ashley, Diane, Marnee, Kalai, Melissa, Haylie, Joel, Stacy, Amy, Heather, Liz, Erin, Cami. Volunteer hours for the month = 34
Welcome: Diane Leslie
Pledge of Allegiance: Diane
Leadership Minute: Haylie Worthen “Leadership is not a journey to rise in the ranks, leadership is a journey to help those around us rise.”
Principal’s Report: Dr. Perkins Parent teacher conf. feedback; liked college reps in the commons; liked the scholarship class; clearer communication for presentation times for schools (UVU/BYU); discussion about why PT Conferences are so early in September, discussion about Canvas w/ASD implementation; noted that clubs are responsible for membership drives, etc.; discussion - teacher feedback about value of parent conferences (a better way but what is it); 2863 SHS population as of Oct. 1 - project about 200 additional students next year; anticipation of additional classrooms/trailers for next year; discussion about UHSSA realignment/classification procedure. See good news below!
Mr. Mills: Skills and TSA competitions - plug to spread word for these clubs; noted that many students in these clubs come away from competitions with scholarships; room C129 for turning in Reflections submissions; can get forms in this room as well.
Membership Update 14 teacher memberships so far; 370 total memberships this year - so far.
Bylaws Will be posted and voted on next month
Treasurer’s Report: Kalai Jonson went over the Treasurers report.
Student Involvement: Melissa Laurence September opening social - not as big a turnout as liked; done in D lecture hall rather than in the common area; 29 students ended up coming - 17 who paid on-line; reminder given to those not on the official PTSA list to join; this month meeting, Oct. 11th, will be putting together trick or treat bags for Utah Valley Medical Center; students will meet in D wing lecture hall again; Melissa will send out reminders; working on Nov. gratitude activity (2nd term activity).
Teacher Dinners: Heather Brackett Report on teacher dinner; ordered about the same amount of food as last year but had less left over; noted: teachers were encouraged to take 2 slices right from the beginning; gluten free discussion; liked licorice; WalMart subs; discussion about feeding 220 w/ budget of $500 each meal; mentioned that Costa Vida did the region luncheon for $3/person; send along suggestions/ideas for Feb. teacher dinner to Heather; restated that the budget for teacher appreciation for this year is $1800.
Anything else? Mentioned Legislative info about Prop 2 (medical marijuana) and Question 1 (gas tax); brief discussion; Diane will email links out to the board stating the PTA’s position on these 2 items; encouraged to do your own research!
Calendar:
October 15 B Reflections entries due at Skyridge
October 16 B Utah PTA Advocacy Conference
October 18-22 B Fall Break
November 1 - Reflections entries due to Council
Next meeting: Tuesday, November 6 at 12:00pm
Thank you for coming!
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Minutes from SHS PTSA meeting
September 4, 2018 @ 12pm / SHS Conference Room
Attendance: Heather Brackett, Diane Leslie, Kalai Jonson, Lyndsay Detro, Marnee Lemon, Liz Shields, Melissa Laurence, Angie Parkin, Haylie Worthen, Joel Perkins, Stacy Bateman, Amy Kunz
Volunteer hours for the month = 69 hours
Welcome and introduce SHS PTSA board members: Diane
Pledge of Allegiance: Diane
Leadership minute: Haylie, the essence of the message is ‘pull together/work together’
Principal’s report: Great orange carpet welcome by student council first day of school; Skytime started today; instructions on Skytime were sent out via email; Principal Perkins gave a brief overview of how Skytime works, what teachers do, what is expected of students, what parents can expect; club rush is this week; underclassman play is happening this week (a way for Mr. Brown to build comraderie among underclassmen); also auditions for the two future plays this year are this week; Chick fil A night went well; can pay club fees on One Stop under optional fees; question about getting PTSA student activity into Skytime schedule; discussion about informing kids of meetings etc.; summer activities overview; athletic review (football, tennis, soccer, golf, cross country, vball); question about sanction of lacrosse spring of 20-21;
By-laws: This is the year to renew our By-laws; next month come with any suggested changes; we’ll vote to approve the By-laws at next meeting as they are or with any suggested changes.
Ethics/Conflict of Interest/Fiscal Management: Kalai Jonson - overview/review of the Ethics and Fiscal forms by Kalai; sent around the signature page for Fiscal Management form and Ethics form; Conflict of Interest – Kalai went over what a conflict definition is and what it means to represent PTA; Heather will review the bank statement each month before handing over to the President & Treasurer.
Budget/Treasurers Report: Kalai Kalai presented the budget (see below); NOTE - it was posted at the Region 9 meeting held in August; mentioned the scholarship donations category, where is it in the budget; discussion; Kalai moved to approve the budget for 2018-19 as proposed; no further discussion; all in favor; Diane concluded - the motion to approve the budget passed. Income was $36.51 – Sales Tax Refund and Expenditures were $125 – audit fee.
Membership/Back to School Night Report: Diane – DON’T FORGET TO JOIN SHS PTSA; financial office and on-line memberships = 337 plus 11 more @ back to school night; SHS should be able to run the report of members now (including just the student list); staff ‘join SHS PTSA’ envelopes will be put in their boxes by next week; Joel will mention this at the SHS staff meeting tomorrow.
Teacher dinners (September 12): Heather Brackett – Liz can help come set up; Diane/Marnee/Kalai will help serve at 1:30.
Reflections: Mr. Mills ‘Heroes Around Me’ is the theme; discussion about plans to promote Reflections; deadline is October 15th; entry forms are on-line or Mr. Mills will copy off some forms and have them available in his room; participants need to drop off their entries in Mr. Mills classroom - C 129 – no later than Oct. 15th.
Battle of the Bands: Friday, January 18th is the date; spread the word!
Instagram account: SHS PTSA now has an Instagram account; let Diane know if you would help post pictures; send anything to be posted to Diane or Melissa; discussion on how to get people to follow – game/incentives.
Student Involvement: Melissa Laurence - Opening social is this Thursday – September 6th; rootbeer float opening social; will be held in Lecture hall in D wing; sign up Remind to 81010 @deb7ha for students to get a text reminder, parents too; 49 students are currently on the ‘Remind’ list (about 4 are parents); still working on who will be the student rep for this year; next student activity date is Oct 11; Oct. activity is tentatively putting together Halloween trick or treat bags for a local hospital; should Melissa submit dates for entire year or….; however Melissa wants to schedule dates is fine.
Miscellaneous: Lunch room is looking for student ‘lunch workers’; approximately 2900 students attending SHS this year (644 seniors, 743 juniors, 690 sophomores, 711 freshman).
Q and A with the Principal: attendance policy discussion, new junior high ‘opening’ projection; enrollment discussion; literacy program discussion.
CALENDAR:
Sept. 12 Parent Teacher Conf. (PTSA will provide a meal for staff)
Sept. 18 Council PTA meeting
Oct. 2 Skyridge PTSA Board meeting
Oct. 15 Reflections entries due at local level
Oct. 16 Utah PTA Advocacy Conf.
Oct. 18-22 Fall Break
Next SHS PTSA meeting: Tuesday October 2 @ 12pm
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING!!
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Skyridge PTSA Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2018
Attended: Diane Leslie, Ashley Cook, Lara Bangerter, Haylie Worthen, Heather Brackett, Kalai Jonson, Marnee Lemon, Karen Ashman, Rachel Spencer, Dr. Perkins.
Volunteer Hours: 57 hours
Approve Minutes: Haylie Worthen motioned to approve the minutes. Heather Brackett seconded.
Leadership: Haylie
- Don’t give up now even if things don’t go the way you planned, because we couldn’t do it without you.
- Chick-Fil-A Night raised $1300 for Caleb Heaps who is struggling with cancer.
- See attachment “Principal’s Report,” for all the student successes.
- Thanks to everyone who helped.
- Scholarship recipients: 1st—Josh Grover, who will be awarded $500. Jared Meek and Cassie Spencer will receive $250.
- Diane moved to 1st elect Ashley as president-elect.
- Heather Brackett seconded.
- Rachel moved to: Take $200 from Administration, move $100 into Scholarships and $100 into a new budget category called Elementary School Donations.
- All voted in favor. 12:33 p.m.
- Began April with $8485.76.
- Brought in $400 from feeder schools for our scholarship.
- Thanks to Erin Mehler’s company, Century 21, for donating $1200 to Grad Night.
- Ended with $9010.76.
- Kalai—Student Involvement might not have an activity in May. This activity is usually the most expensive activity of the year. May have that money.
- See Treasurer’s Report.
- May Activity—will either be laser tag (if Josh can get it lined up) or sponge throwing activity at school. Obviously, Perkins would prefer messy activities not happen at the school. J
- Will deliver treats to teachers’ boxes on May 15.
- Was told to plan for 225 treats.
- Her children and husband will help her deliver.
- Mr. Mills will run photo booth and print some banners.
- Have 8 of 22 people needed lined up for late shift.
- Diane Leslie will work with Karen to order vinyl banner, “Welcome Graduates.”
- Food budget will be around $1600.
- Send Grad Night link with minutes.
- Still don’t have a membership chair.
- Would like to get our social media set up for PTSA. Jennifer Wallace was suggested, or a student (May Babcock) could be asked to help. Maybe Melissa Laurence could get the student rep to do this next year.
- Next year’s board is invited to the Council Meeting at Lehi Jr., May 8 at 12:30 p.m.
- State PTA Convention—May 23-24.
