2/13/2020 – General Board Meeting Minutes

P.S. 221Q THE NORTH HILLS SCHOOL PTA MINUTES                       Meeting Date: 2/13/2020

Meeting called to order 7:00 pm

 

President – Christine Chung

• Adoption and approval of PTA Minutes from January 14, 2020.
• Thanked the school for a successful Renaissance program.
• The 2^nd/3^rd grade Fun & Games was a successful. This year had the highest attendance.
• The PTA will host a Staff Appreciation Luncheon on March 5^th during the Parent Teacher Conference. Asked parents to please donate money or dessert for the luncheon.

 

Treasurer’s Report –reported Christine Chung

• Money Raised (in dollars $):4,450.29
• 5^th Grade Year Book Booster: 114.29
• 5^th Grade Dues: 3,705
• School Store: 181
• 2^nd & 3^rd Grade Fun & Games: 450
• Money Spent (in dollars $): 4435.15
• Holiday Gift Fair: 86.73
• Supervised PTA meeting activities for kids: 40
• Hospitality for PTA meeting: 41.43
• Fall Family Raffles: 16.98
• 5^th Grade Yearbook: 4,250

 

Membership Chair’s Report – reported by Sonia Arora

• Membership goal is $13,000 and as of today, PTA has reached $12,500. We are still $500 from our goal.

 

Programming Chair’s Report –reported by Sonia Arora

• Summer Expo Raffle Winners:
• 1^st Place: Max Tram, 1G6
• 2^nd Place: Juliana Ramos, KB4
• 3^rd Place: Dylan & Chloe Chan
• January program, Hands on Science was a success. There will be other STEM programs for upcoming months.
• Please send in the membership dues to support our enrichment programs.
• February 27^th is Multicultural Day. Please speak to Sonia Arora if you are interested in setting up a table to represent a country.

 

Communication Report – reported by Sonia Arora

• Please sign up for the PTA’s communications app.

 

Fundraising Chair’s Report – reported by Christine Chung

• Thanked everyone for their support of the fundraising events and the restaurants who participated, such as Center Pizza and Jian who gave a percentage of the profit from the event.
• World’s Finest Chocolate is ongoing. PTA is hoping to raise $3,000. Please sign up for the fundraiser. The class with the highest sales will win an Icee Party. All chocolate sellers will be entered into a raffle to win prizes.
• The Scholastic Book Fair will run from March 4^th – 5^th.

 

New Business

• Motion was put forth by Christine Chung to elect Esther Cho as Fundraising co-Chair for 2019-2020 school year. Motion was seconded and passed.
• Motion was put forth by Christine Chung to amend the 2019-2020 PTA for the Scholastic Book Fair to be a profit-making fundraiser with a budget of $1,200. Motion was seconded and passed.
• The PTA is selling PS 221 PTA reusable bags.

 

Vice Principal’s Report – reported by Karen Strauzer

• Thanked the PTA for sponsoring the Renaissance program.
• The Student Organization held their Souper Bowl event where they collected cans of soup for donation.
• Please check the Lost & Found for your children’s missing items. Anything not collected will be donated by the end of the week.

 

Parent Coordinator’s Report – reported by Teresa Kirchhofer

• Happy 100 Days of School. We are 65% done with school year.
• Helpful information on activities and social emotional learning will be going home with students for the mid-winter recess.
• March 26^th is parent-child chess game night. Please RSVP.
• March 10^th is March Maker Madness at MS 67. Please RSVP.
• Thanked the parent volunteers who donate their time to the school.

 

UFT Report – reported Ms. Kregsman

• The second marking period ends tomorrow. All the teachers are excited to share their student’s progress with the parents.
• Thanked the PTA for the Parent-Teacher Staff Appreciation Luncheon.

 

Meeting Adjourned

 

Respectfully submitted by Pearl Cheng, Recording Secretary