Minutes - September 2013

NCHS PTO

Minutes of the Board meeting 9/16/13

 

      ·         President Diana Koenig called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  Members and guests in                      attendance totaled 12.

·         Minutes from the 8/26/13 meeting were reviewed and approved as reported.

 

Treasurer’s Report

·         Judy submitted a financial report for Sept 2013 as well as the Budget for the 2013-2014 School year. 

Principal’s Report

·         Mr. Bollmann stated that the Intercity game against BHS went very well.  Our students were very well behaved.

·         Map testing was last week.  There were some technological problems with the server malfunctioning which delayed some of the testing.

·         NCHS is trying to put in place some systematic interventions.  Teachers grading needs to be standardized.  All teachers will now be using cumulative semester grades.  Individual teachers may still decide what percentage (up to 20%) that final exams will be worth.  Teachers must report weekly grades to skyward.

·         We were told that we cannot use Disney for the homecoming theme due to copyright restrictions.  The theme is being called “Classic Characters of Community.”  Homecoming Dance will be on Oct. 19.  The Tailgate on Oct 18 will involve some food trucks.

·         Drive 4 Your School will be on Sept 21.

·         The alumni sitting wall is being worked on.

·         The Sales tax referendum was discussed.

President’s Report

·         Growth in Unit 5 is approx. 300 students/year.

·         In August there was approx. $2.5 million cut from all budgets.

·         The District’s licensing fee (for movies) expires on Nov. 30.

·         All Junior Highs now have netbooks.

Committee Reports

Spirit Store

·         Judy stated that everything is going well.  They had approx. $1,485.00 in sales at the last game.  They are working on polos for the new staff.

Iron Café

·         Judy stated that it is going well.

Hospitality

·         Mary stated that Open House went well.  We may be getting some free cookies from Kroger because a lot of them were broken.  She stated they ran out of cookies.  She thinks this is because there were so many students at the Open House.

·         There was discussion about cutting back on Hospitality spending as we are getting more and more Request for Funds from various school groups.  Mary stated they will look into eliminating a couple luncheons and it was decided that cookies will not be provided at Freshmen Orientation.

Concessions

·         Julie stated that all games have been filled at this time.

·         Marisol stated that there was no new news for inside concessions.

Membership

·         No new news.

CAC

·         No report.

Web Master

·         No report.

Alumni

·         No new news.

Agenda Items:

Old Business

·         No old business was discussed at this time.

New Business

·         No new business was discussed at this time.

Request for Funds

·         Ms Fox stated that library budgets have been eliminated.  They will do a book drive in Oct and are also asking for book donations, however they would appreciate help from Iron Pride.  A Motion was made, seconded and approved to give them $500.00.  We will also suggest that they look into the Ipop for possible additional funds.

·         Mr. Short runs the new student breakfasts.  The cost is approx.. $80.00 to purchase all items for the breakfast.  Motion was made, seconded and approved to provide $80.00 maximum for this.

·         Coach Foster would like money to purchase shirts for the boys golf teams.  After discussion, it was decided that we will not be supporting this at this time.

 

No further business was noted at this time.   Diana Koenig adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m.  The next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2013.

Respectfully submitted,
Polly Blanchard, Recording Secretary

Minutes - August 2013

NCHS PTO

Minutes of the Board meeting 8/26/13

·       President Diana Koenig called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  Members and guests in attendance totaled 11.

·       Minutes from the 5/20/13 meeting were reviewed and approved as reported.

Treasurer’s Report

·       Judy submitted a financial report for June 2013 as well as the Budget for the 2012-2013 School year.  Judy stated that she is going to separate the Café and Concessions for this year.  A motion was made, seconded and approved to increase the budget for Hospitality to $3,500.00.

Principal’s Report

·       Mr. Bollmann stated that Registration overall went well but there were some problems on the first day (Junior/Senior combined day) with the photo machine.  They will work on this for next year.

·       We currently have about 2,004 students.

·       First day of classes went very well.  They ran a full schedule, a code red drill and an assembly.

·       Open House will be held on Thursday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m.

·       For Homecoming, there will not be a parade this year.  There is no early dismissal this year.  They are discussing ideas for that day.  Powder Puff will be held Wednesday night of Homecoming week and there will be a tailgate at 5:00.  They want various school organizations to decorate wagons to be voted on and to parade around the track at halftime.

·       There is now an in-school suspension room in the IMC.

President’s Report

·       No new news.

Committee Reports

Spirit Store

·       Judy stated that they have switched providers for this year.  The new designs seem to be very popular with the students.  At registration this year we sold $12,220.00 compared to $10,133.00 last year.

·       They offered a discount sale for teachers which brought in approximately $2,000.00.

·       They seem to have a good number of volunteers for this year.

Iron Café

·       Judy stated that they will be separating from concessions this year.

Hospitality

·       The first luncheon will be on October 25 for parent teacher conferences.

Concessions

·       Julie stated that the football games are filled and set to go.

      

Membership

·       No new news.

CAC

·       No report.

Web Master

·       Jennifer Lowrance will be taking over this position.

Alumni

·       Diana stated that the sitting wall should be done by Homecoming.

Agenda Items:

Old Business

·       No old business was discussed at this time.

New Business

·       No new business was discussed at this time.

Request for Funds

·       Ms. Cardiff (self contained learning program) stated that they run on Iron Pride donations and any money donated by student families.  They have 17 students this year.  They would like cash or Wal-Mart gift cards.  There was a motion made, seconded and approved to provide $700.00 for the first semester for this group.  We will re-evaluate for the second semester.

No further business was noted at this time.   Diana Koenig adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.  The next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2013.

Respectfully submitted,
Polly Blanchard, Recording Secretary

Minutes - May 2013

NCHS PTO

Minutes of the Board meeting 5/20/13

·       The meeting was held at Biaggi’s starting at 5:30 p.m.  9 people were in attendance.

·       Minutes from the 4/15/13 meeting were reviewed and approved as reported.

Treasurer’s Report

·       Judy submitted a financial report for May 2013 as well as a 2012-2013 School Year Budget.

Principal’s Report

·       Mr. Bollmann stated that Registration dates will be:  Juniors & Seniors – Wed. Aug 7, Freshmen Thurs Aug 8, and Sophomores Fri Aug 9.

·       Open house will be on Thursday Aug 29.

·       Homecoming as well as early dismissal and the parade were discussed.  They are still working on these plans.

President’s Report

·       Diana stated that the PTO officers for next year were approved by email.  We still need a webmaster asap.  We will also need people to shadow the President, Vice President and Treasurer to then take over those positions for the following school year.

·       Some chairperson changes are:  Judy and Lisa Harrigan will be doing the Spirit Store and Mary along with Michelle Michaels will be in charge of hospitality.

·       Diana stated that we need to get word about PTO out to incoming freshmen parents.  She stated that we will send emails inviting them to attend a meeting.

·       Angie Cardiff and Erin Sanders made a Request for Funds, which we have table discussion on until the fall.  Mr. Bollmann stated that he will look into getting some funds for them.  We will discuss this at our August meeting and may need to help with funds or may send out a Jooners to ask for donations.

Committee Reports

Spirit Store

·       No report.

Iron Café

·       No report.

Hospitality

·       No new news.

Concessions

·       Marisol stated that Judy has taken care of the groups that want to do concessions in July.

      

Membership

·       No report.

CAC

·       No report.

Web Master

·       Diana stated that we need someone to fill this position immediately.

Alumni

·       No new news.

Agenda Items:

Old Business

·       No old business was discussed at this time.

New Business

·       Meeting dates for next school year are as follows (all meetings are on Mondays 7:00 p.m.)

·       August 26, Sept 16, Oct 21, Nov 18, No December Meeting, Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 17, Apr 21 and May 19.

The meeting was adjourned.  The next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 26, 2013.

Respectfully submitted,
Polly Blanchard, Recording Secretary

Minutes - April 2013

NCHS PTO

Minutes of the Board meeting 4/15/13

·       President Diana Koenig called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  Members and guests in attendance totaled 8.

·       Minutes from the 3/18/13 meeting were reviewed and approved as reported.

Treasurer’s Report

·       Judy submitted a financial report for April 2013.

Guest Presentation: 

·       Warren Blanchard, Junior Class Parent reported to the board on fundraising for the After Prom.  He talked about a discount card that they were currently selling.

Principal’s Report

·       Mr. Bollmann stated that the new Assistant Principal had been hired and approved by the board.  Her name is Nickie Combs.

·       Most staffing positions for next school have been taken care of.  The IMC position has been cut to half time at the high school.

·       Testing is ready to go.  MAP testing will take place on the 9^th & 10^th with 3 stations of testing.  The students will also view a Bullying video which will be followed up by small discussion groups.  There will also be some fun trivia games.

·       Seniors will take finals on May 15^th and 16^th all other students will take them May 22^nd – 24^th.

·       The State of Illinois in beginning a Rising Stars school improvement program which brings expectations for teachers, parents, and students.  Each school can pick what goals to focus on.

·       NCHS if focusing on the following 4  goals:

·       Every student will learn to read well, read often, and enjoy reading through a focused alliance of family support and powerful classroom instructions.

·       Every student will become a college and career ready, self-directed learner through teaching that incorporates study skills, homework practices that build study skills, and parental guidance.

·       Every student will develop a sense of responsibility and respect for self and others through consistent direction and support from the family and the school.

·       The school will function as a community of learners (students, teachers, other school personnel) that pursues personal excellence every day.

·       The district is considering putting up a video board for the football field at NCHS.

·       A few changes are being made to the award night to keep the night from going as long as in the past.

President’s Report

·       Diana stated that there were 17 Iron Pride Scholarship applications turned in.  The board approved awarding scholarships to 8 students.

·       Elections of officers will take place at the next meeting.  If anyone is interested in a position they should contact Diana.

Committee Reports

Spirit Store

·       Julie stated that inventory she has a new volunteer who is able to open the store most days after school.

Iron Café

·       No new news.

Hospitality

·       Will be providing treats for PSAT and ACT testing.

·       Teacher lunch on 5/2.

Concessions

·       Concessions for track meets have been going well.

      

Membership

·       Jodi will send notes to the feeder schools inviting then incoming freshmen parents to join us at the beginning of the school year.

CAC

·       No report.

Web Master

·       No report.

Alumni

·       No new news.

Agenda Items:

Old Business

·       No old business was discussed at this time.

New Business

·       Scholarships and Awards Night were discussed. Diana will not be available to speak at Awards Night.  She will need someone to fill in for her.

Request for Funds

·       The Guidance department requested funds to send 4 students to the Huge O’Brien Youth Leadership seminar.  Motion was made, seconded and approved to donate $300.00 in cash.

No further business was noted at this time.   Diana Koenig adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.  The next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May, 20 2013.

Respectfully submitted,
Judy Jiles