SCPTO General Membership Meeting Agenda November 10, 2015

1. Opening – SCPTO Prayer O Lord, we give you thanks for the children at St. Cecilia School.They are our joy, our worry, our challenge. As both parents and teachers, we ask for the grace of the Holy Spirit as we seek wisdom to guide them, knowledge to teach them, and patience to nurture them. Help us to love our children unconditionally. Guide us and help us Father to be worthy servants dedicated to the goals and mission of SCPTO. Help us remain focused, and to make prudent and wise decisions on the tasks presented before us. As our Eternal Parent, we ask all this in the name of your Son, Jesus. Amen

2. Reports: Principal- Mrs. McGuire Treasurer- Natalie Mullholand Walk-a-thon-Katy Davis

3. New Business Additional Fundraisers-Katy Davis Stagette-Amanda Saalfeld Christmas gifts for teachers-Karen Bunton Field Trip Funding Request-Katy Davis Upcoming Dates for SCPTO

o Christmas Brunch for Teachers, Wednesday, Dec 16th o Catholic Schools Week: January 31st-February 6th o Stagette: Saturday April 9th (Chair-Amanda Saalfeld and Laura Blair)

4. General Membership Meeting-Tuesday January 21st at 7 pm in the undercroft

Principal Report: Trimester Ends 11/11

Sign-Ups online for teacher conferences (same system that was used for Festival volunteer sign-up) Conference will be 10-15 minute intervals depending on grade level Grade reports will be given at conference in sealed envelopes Honor Role

o There has been a change in the GPA intervals for meet based on research from other schools to develop a consistent scale

First & Second Honors (formerly A and A/B honor Role) criteria is visible in Ascend on the performance graphs NOTE: Grades for specials are weighted at ½ the value of core class grades

1st Honors w/ distinction – 4.0 (98 avg) 1st Honors – GPA >93 2nd Honors – GPA 89-92

St Nick @ Night – 8th grade will be hosting on Friday night, December 4th – fundraiser for the 8th grade class

Sixth Grade Showcase – more information provided to Sixth grade parents via the Wednesday Folders Tuesday, Dec. 2 – Testing for Composition Saturday, Dec. 5 – Testing will occur through 4 pm

Treasurer Report:

SCPTO General Membership Meeting Agenda November 10, 2015

BB &T balance as of 9/30/2015 - $751.99Heritage balance as of 11/10/2015 - $50,716.25*see detailed Treasurer Report for revenue and expenses

SCPTO President Report [Walk-A-Thon]: Event was a success – revenue $15,469.79 7 classes received ice cream treat for total class participation [K2, 1B, 2A, 2B, 4th, 6th, 8th] 5th grade won the pizza party for most money raised by a single class

New Business

Additional Fundraisers:Though we were a little short of goal with the Walk-A-Thon – there will be no additional fundraisers added. Request is to spread the word and encourage contributions to the classroom baskets for the Stagette to make up the $5k difference

Stagette: Requesting assistance with sending emails for donations (content is already prepared and saved in Google docs with

attachments) – contact Laura Blair or Amanda Saalfeld Save-the-Date will go out the week of Nov. 16, 2015 Theme: Mom Prom There will be Stagette planning meetings upcoming and communicated in the weekly newsletter for all interested

volunteers

X-Mas Gifts for Teachers:A letter will be sent to all families to detail method for contributing funds to a pool for teacher gifting this Christmas. Funds collected will be distributed amongst the staff as credits allowing them to select SCRIP gift cards of their choice. Teachers will receive their Christmas gift letter advising them of their amount along with paperwork to select their SCRIP cards.

Please note that parents can still chose to gift teachers individually of they prefer.

Field Trip Funding Request:K-2 requested additional funding to cover expense of field trip to the Taft for Snow White. SCPTO will fund the regularly allocated $300 per class

Christmas Brunch for Teachers – December 16, 8 – 9 a.m.Need volunteers to sit with classes as well as to provide side dish items (baked items, fruit, etc.)

Maria Hunseder - $500 scholarship winner for this meeting