Columbus Gifted Academy PTO

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PTO Agendas

PTO Meeting Agenda, October 19, 2020

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  1. Call to Order 
  2. Welcome 
  3. Officer Reports
    1. President Report 
    2. Vice President Report 
      1. Parent/ Student/ Teacher Surveys 
        1. Summary of responses
          1. Grades 3 & 4  
          2. Grade 5 & 6 
          3. Grades 7 & 8  
        2. Next Steps 
      2. Committees
        1. Still need committee chairs
          1. Gifted Advocacy -Stephen Hardwick
          2. Readathon – Tracy Perry/ Tiffany Skinner
          3. Phoenix Phair – Open
          4. Game Night – Open
          5. Teacher Appreciation – Open
          6. Teacher/ Parent Support – Open
      3. Upcoming Events
        1. Blended Learning Return Dates
          1. Grades 3/ 4/ 5 – November 2nd
          2. Grades 6/7/8 – November 9th
        2. Readathon November 30 – December 5th
        3. Next PTO Meeting – November 16th at 6:30pm 
    3. Treasurer’s Report  
      1. Spirit Wear Update
        1. 8 Responses so far.  
        2. The kids can’t email the info account.  So the submission email as been changed
      2. T-Shirt Contest Update
    4. Communications Report 
  1. Principal’s Report 
    1. Update on Return to School 
    2. Recommendations for Family Ambassador
    3. Question and answer with Mr. R and Ms. Bell
  1. New Business 
    1. No grant requests submitted yet.  
      1. Discuss how to address requests equally.
  1. Announcements 
  2. Adjournment (SPH)

PTO Meeting Agenda, Sept. 21, 2020, 6:30 pm

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Meeting link via Google Meet.

1. Call to Order

2. Welcome

3. Officer Introductions

4. Treasurer’s Report
a. 2019-2020 Budget Review
b. 2020-2021 Budget and Vote

5. Ms. R’s Report
a. General
b. Recommendations for Family Ambassador

6. Officer Report
a. President Report (Stephen Hardwick)
i. Priorities for the upcoming year
ii. Advocacy update
iii. How to join the PTO
b. Vice President Report (Tracy Perry)
i. Parent/ Student Surveys
1. Summary of current responses
2. Last date for response is 9/25
ii. Teacher Survey Status
iii. Re-establishing working Committees as required by By-Laws
1. Social Committee
a. Phoenix Phair
b. Game Night
2. Gifted Advocacy Committee – Stephen Hardwick
3. Teacher Appreciation
4. Readathon
5. Teacher/ Parent Support
iv. Upcoming Events
1. Need suggestions for online event options
2. Readathon (tbd, align with book fair): RAT is our largest
fundraiser. We are looking for a volunteer to oversee the
administration of this event. Much of the work is handled
by http://read-a-thon.com.
3. Next PTO Meeting, October 19th
c. Communications Report

7. New Business
a. Teacher Grant Forms, set date for submission for 1st and 2nd semester
b. Spirit Wear
i. Standard Offerings
ii. Contest for CGA t-shirt design
1. Need outline rules that work with printing
2. Set timeline
3. Could be graphic or poetic in nature
4. Judging
a. Art teachers narrow to finalists
b. Students, Art Teachers, Ms. R and Mrs. Bell to vote for final
design
iii. Timeline for orders
c. Parent Help Meetings/ Parent Tech Support
i. Do parents need support for infinite campus or other school digital
needs? How to read schedules? How do I connect to the parent
portals? Or just general help?
d. Social Justice Reading Support

8. Announcements

9. Adjournment