Date:

Time:

Board in attendance:

9/11/23

6:00 PM

Dale Houghton, Ann Doucette, Tiffany Maher

Staff in attendance:

Erin Shadick, Stephen Belde, Chad Palmquist, Katherine Iannuzzi

Introductions

The 2023-2024 Board was introduced. 

       Dale Houghton – President

       Tiffany Maher – Vice President

       Ann Doucette - Treasurer

Principal updates

Principal Erin Shadick noted that the theme for this year is “routine”.  It has been a nice change post-Covid for both students and staff to start off the school year in a familiar fashion.  It was also noted that there is a Bond being added to the November election.  More information will be shared at the October PTO meeting.  

Summer and Early Fall Requests

Several items were approved by the Board over the summer.  Those items include:

1.    Per student budget for teachers

2.    PE equipment

3.    Lunch for Teacher Workshop Week

4.    Bagels and coffee for first staff on first day of school

5.    Storage for new Kindergarten classroom

6.    School even magnets to be distributed at Community Night

7.    Books purchased with Scholastic Dollars.  Distribution of books to be determined.

New Requests

The following requests have been brought to the PTO and were voted on during the meeting.

1.    BrainPop! for all classes – approved

2.    Spotify Premium for Music – approved

3.    Scooters for PE – postponed until November meeting

fall planning

next meeting

·      Community Night – 9/15/23

·      Conferences – 10/16/23-10/17/23

·      Book Fair – 10/16/23-10/17/23

·      Glow Dance Party – 11/10/23

·      October 2, 2023

·      6:00PM

·      Hillside Elementary Media Center