25 February 2014 LTE General PTA Meeting LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY PTA General Meeting Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Lake Travis Elementary School Call to Order

25 February 2014 LTE General PTA Meeting

LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY PTA

General MeetingTuesday, February 25, 2014

Lake Travis Elementary School

Call to Order - 6:00 p.m.


MEETING AGENDA

• Welcome – Angela Frankhouser• Call to Order – Melissa Nelson• Confirmation of Quorum – Shelly Penner• Pledge of Allegiance – Melissa Nelson• Acceptance of Minutes from January 28, 2014 – Oneida Gonzalez• Report of the Treasurer – Katie DeRosia• Report of the Executive Board – Melissa Nelson• Report of the Vice Presidents

– Membership – Lara Anton– Fundraising – Linda Briscoe

• Report of Standing Committees - Committee Chairpersons • Principal’s Report – Angela Frankhouser• Announcements – Melissa Nelson• Adjournment – Melissa Nelson


ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES- Oneida Gonzalez, Secretary

• Minutes of LTE PTA General Meeting– January 28, 2014 - available on-line

• Motion– Motion required to approve the minutes of the Lake Travis

Elementary PTA meeting held on January 28, 2014.

– Second

– Questions/Discussion

– Vote

• All minutes are being posted on the web at for review

lte.my-pta.org


TREASURER’S REPORT – Katie DeRosiaBANK BALANCES AS OF 2-17-14 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Banking History from Nov - Jan

CHECKING: $40,061.62

TOTAL INCOME – $5304.00 (Class Shirts, School Store, Spirit Night, Cookie Dough, Hospitality Donations, Painless Fundraiser, Membership, Carnival Sponsorship)

TOTAL EXPENSES - $3473.35 (Grade Level Awards, Specialist Awards, Challenge Lab, 3rd Grade Field Trip, Class Shirts, School Store, Hospitality, Office Supplies)


REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD- Melissa Nelson, President

• Executive Board met on January 28th , with quorum present.

• Actions requiring further action of the General PTA:– Motion required to approve the LTE PTA 2014 Nominating

Committee:

• Alison Blake• Adrienne Booth• Stephanie Pollard• Haily May – Alternate and Teacher Representative

-Motion required to replace Michelle Edwards as Health and Welfare Chair with Bonnie Casey-Moore.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD- Melissa Nelson, President

• Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014-15 Lake Travis Elementary PTA Board. Please contact a member from the nominating committee if you are interested.

– Meet other parents in the school.

– Work directly with the school administration.

– Key role in fundraising and distribution of funds.

– Be a voice for the other parents in the school.



Report of Vice President, Membership- Lara Anton

• 2013-2014 Membership Drive Totals:– Total Members: 355

– Faculty/Staff Members: 100% Faculty, 85% Staff

– Membership Cards have been distributed. Contact Lara Anton if you did not get one.


REPORT OF CARNIVAL AND SILENT AUCTION- Mondie McFaddin

• Carnival – SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

– Sponsors Needed!!!

– Sponsorship packets are available

– Silent Auction packets are available

• DID YOU KNOW THAT…1. The Carnival & Silent Auction raised over $22,000 (profit) last year!

2. 100% of the profit goes directly back to LTE.

3. We try to cover our costs with sponsorship money so that all money made the day of the carnival is pure profit!!

4. If your company sponsors at the $250 level and up we will put your company logo on a reusable grocery bag that will be handed out at the carnival. AND you may put marketing materials in the bag (business card, coupon, pen, etc).

Why is the Carnival SO Important?

• Where does all this money go? Directly back to LTE. Last year the PTA raised an additional

$22,000 educational materials for our students.

Why is the LTE PTA Budget so high? The PTA supports wonderful programs for LTE. Here’s just a

few: Program Expenses = $17,200 which includes field trips, math/science/social studies/language arts nights and Pioneer Day also Service Expenses = $9,750.00 which include grade level awards, hospitality for teacher and staff appreciation, Back to School Night, Veterans Day and Yearbook Stipends


Thank You to our 2014 Carnival Sponsors!!!

• Nitro – Squire Level

• Partners in Building – Platinum Level

• Becker Wright Consultants – Silver Level

• Assassin Pest Control – Silver Level

• Kid-E-Shack – Silver Level

• Generous Families of LTE

September 8, 2009 LTE General PTA Meeting

REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING

- Linda Briscoe

• Spirit Night

– 3/19 Mangieri’s 4-close ****NEW SPIRIT NIGHT*****

– 4/23 All Star Burger Night 4-close

– 5/7 P Terrys 3-close


REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING

- Linda Briscoe

• Box Tops, Randall’s, etc.. – Lisa Berneburg, Chair

– Lisa is working on the last batch of Box Tops to be turned in this year. Please continue collecting them through the rest of this school year and also over the summer.

– Please cut on the line or Lisa will have to re-cut them.



REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES

• Volunteers – Janene Angulo– Total January hours: 568

– Total volunteer hours through January: 5200!!

– Volunteer of the Month for February – Constanze Heitkoetter– Staff of the Month for February – Graciela Hernandez

– IMPORTANT: Log your hours!!! Please go to www.lte.my-pta.org to log your volunteer hours or e-mail Janene Angulo at [email protected]

– Nominations for Volunteer and Staff of the Month can also be sent to Janene Angulo, Volunteer Chair


• Volunteers – Janene Angulo• Best Club Members – thru end of January 2014

– Loida Benitez

– Oneida Gonzalez

– Cara Cooper

– Janene Angulo

– Laura Guerrero

– Melissa Nelson

– Alison Blake

– Constanze Heitkoetter

– Michelle Dent




• Communications – Kellie Carson and Paloma Rodriguez-Valencia

– LTE PTA website is: www.lte.my-pta.org.

• Please REGISTER, so you get MEMBER ACCESS

– Web-site currently has the following:

• Friday Feast Volunteer Sign Up

• Spring Carnival Sponsorship Packets

• Silent Auction Packets

• Spirit Wear and LTE Water Bottles



• Hospitality – Laura Guerrero

– “Friday Feast” will be February 28th and is hosted by SECOND grade. We need your help to make this lunch a success!!

– Please sign up on the website to bring an item.

– Laura is here tonight with sign up sheets…she has only received a few items so please sign up!!



• Squire Booster Club – Ferree Rhodes

– LTE Hoodies – there are a few of the hoodies left and they can be purchased through Ferree or at the school store.

– School Store – Constanze Hietkoetter, chair - Open every other Friday during the lunch hours, 11am-1pm! Contact Constanze Hietkoetter, if you are interested in working at the school store!

– Fridays are SPIRIT DAYS at LTE!! Wear your LTE shirts to show your school pride! LTE spirit wear t-shirts are still available in the school store.

Health and Welfare, Bonnie Casey-Moore

• Career Day will be later this Spring

• Please let us know if you are interested in sharing your career!



REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL- Angela Frankhouser, Principal

• Updates


ANNOUNCEMENTSAND

ADJOURNMENT

• February:– 2/28 - Friday Feast with 2nd grade hosting and February Birthday Celebration

March:– 3/4 – PTA General Meeting at 6:00 –1st Grade Performance– 3/10-14 – Spring Break– 3/18 – Math Night– 3/19 – Kinder Round Up– 3/19 – Spirit Night at Mangieri’s– 3/28 – March Birthday Celebration


ANNOUNCEMENTSAND

ADJOURNMENT

• IMPORTANT LOCATIONS FOR INFORMATION!!!

• www. lte.my-pta.org - LTE PTA’s website! PLEASE sign up to request access to website! Then login for important information including sign ups, forms, calendar, etc.

• www.ltisdschools.org/lte/site/default.asp - LTE’s official website!!!

• http://www.ltisdschools.org/laketravis/site/default.asp - LTISD’s website!!!

• http://www.laketraviseducationfoundation.org/ - Lake Travis Education Foundation

• http://www.txpta.org/ - Texas PTA’s website!!!

• https://www.v-volunteer.com/ - Website to log all of your volunteer hours!!!

http://www.ltisdschools.org/lte/site/default.asp

http://www.ltisdschools.org/laketravis/site/default.asp

http://www.laketraviseducationfoundation.org/

http://www.txpta.org/

https://www.v-volunteer.com/

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25 February 2014 LTE General PTA Meeting LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY PTA General Meeting Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Lake Travis Elementary School Call to Order