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Canajoharie PTA Minutes—January 9th, 2007

1. Greetings
   1. Co-President, Melissa Balk, called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm with twelve members in attendance. The pledge was recited.
2. River Rate School Night: Dan Pfeifer, from the Albany River Rats, gave a brief presentation for an upcoming event at the Times Union Center in Albany. A school night program will be held on February 24, 2007 at 7:00pm at the arena. The program is “Hollywood” themed and there will be movie trivia and raffles.
3. Secretary’s Report
   1.  Secretary, Tracy Mead, read the secretary’s report from the last meeting. Ellen Welch made a motion to accept the minutes as written with Chris Hopler seconding the motion. All were in favor.
4. Treasurer’s Report
   1. Treasurer, Ellen Welch, reviewed the treasurer’s report with updates. Kathy Dopp made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report with Tina Hopler seconding the motion. All were in favor.
5. Old Business
   1. Movie Night: The last movie night for the year was held on December 15th. Melissa thanked Jackie for all her work on the successful movie nights.
   2. Purchase of Television for Middle School: Melissa reported she had received a second estimate from LADD electronics but will need to obtain another quote for an LCD television. Melissa will also check the warranty regarding the installation of the television. After some discussion it was decided Melissa would also get a quote from Best Buy for an LCD television. This topic will be discussed at the next meeting.
   3. Box Tops: Mary Monk reported the school had received a check for $398.00 for box tops that were submitted. The next scheduled check release date for box tops will be mid May. The school website has information regarding this program.
   4. NYS Consumer Protection Board: The presentation from the NYS Consumer Protection Board on identity theft is scheduled for April 18, 2007 at 7:00 pm in the Middle School Great Room. Melissa will call Mrs. VanHeusen to confirm the use of the room.
   5. Spring Portraits: There was a discussion regarding spring portraits from Lifetouch. Tia will contact Belinda at Lifetouch to understand how the spring portrait packages are set up. Melissa will contact Cuyle to put a poll on the website to see if this is something parents would be interested in.
6. New Business
   1. Correspondence: Melissa read thank you’s from the Reality Check group and the SADD Program for the PTA support they received.
   2. Sister to Sister Summit: Melissa received a request for a donation to the upcoming Sister to Sister summit. The previous amount donated was $85. Kathy Dopp made a motion to donate $85 to the summit with Mr. Rose seconding the motion. All were in favor.
   3. Other Requests for Funding: There were several requests for PTA support for upcoming events. After a brief discussion it was decided that two of the requests received, one from Mr. Fields and the other from Mrs. Eggleston, were enrichment committee decisions and would be discussed at the February 13th enrichment committee meeting. The other request was from Mrs. Mueller for an upcoming trip to Quebec. The request for funding was needed before the next enrichment committee meeting so after some discussion it was decided to fund this field trip. Melissa made a motion to fund $1,000 for the trip with Mr. Sincavage seconding the motion. The topic of requests being received before enrichment committee approval can be obtained will be discussed at the next meeting.
   4. PARP: Tara Mason will be the chairperson for the upcoming PARP Program. This program is scheduled to run the last two weeks of March. Tara will be contacting the Hill Brothers to come to the school at the end of the program. Tara also will be receiving $250 towards this program from her employers Volunteer Assistance Program. Tara will order the books for the program from Scholastic.
   5. Conference: Melissa reminded members of the Legislation/Education Conference to be held at the Albany Marriott on March 3rd and 4th. Anyone interested in attending this conference should contact Melissa to get the registration form.
   6. Virtual Lobby Day: Melissa reported she had received information regarding a Virtual Lobby Day scheduled for March 22, 2007. Anyone interested in lobbying legislation on pertinent budgetary issues can call, e-mail or fax the information on that day. Anyone interested in more information on this topic should contact Melissa.
   7. Other New Business: Melissa reported she had ordered the calendars for teacher’s appreciation week.
7. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm. The next meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2007 at 7pm and the Enrichment Committee is scheduled to meet the same night at 6:30pm.