Minutes - March 2013

NCHS PTO

Minutes of the Board meeting 3/18/13

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

·       Minutes from the 2/25/13 meeting were reviewed and approved as reported.

Treasurer’s Report

·       Judy submitted a financial report for March 2013.

Principal’s Report

·       Mr. Bollmann stated that he would like to postpone discussing the Rising Stars school improvement system until next month’s meeting.

·       Pictures of the alumni’s proposed sitting wall were passed around for viewing.  This would be built in the front of the school.

·       There will be 3 distinguished alumni speaking at Commencement this year.  Commencement will be held May 18^th at 2:00.

·       Mr. Bollmann stated there will be 2 or 3 days of Senior finals this year followed by Friday, which will be an “unofficial” day off for Seniors.

·       A faculty member will be speaking at the senior brunch.  They are currently looking into different possible sites for the senior picnic.

·       They have completed interviews for the new assistant principal for next year.  They hope to make a decision after Spring Break.

·       Upcoming testing days are:  April 23 & 24.  Juniors will be taking the PSAE and ACT, while Freshmen and Sophomores will be Map testing.

·       Mr. Bollmann stated that the State Teachers union will be doing a video about the gun incident on September 7.  They will be speaking with Mr. Shoenauer, Mr. Bollmann and a student..

President’s Report

·       Diana stated that there were discussions at the superintendant’s meeting regarding how a possible East side highway could affect new schools in the future.

·       The School Board election will be on April April 9.  There are 2 incumbents and 5 new running.

·       Diana will be picking up the scholarship forms at the end of this week.  She, Mary and Julie will go through them.

·       Awards Night will be held on May 2 at 7:00.

·       There will be a fundraiser for After Prom called Drive for After Prom held at the school parking lot on April 6.  For each person that comes and test drives a car the dealership will donate money to After Prom.

Committee Reports

Spirit Store

·       Julie stated that inventory is running low and they will not be ordering any more for this school year.

Iron Café

·       Judy asked Mr. Bollmann to check with his student group about their thoughts on the Café, and whether or not they use it.

Hospitality

·       No new news.

Concessions

·       No new news.

      

Membership

·       No report.

CAC

·       No report.

Web Master

·       Diana, for Zach, stated that they will continue working on the website over the summer.

Alumni

·       The sitting wall was discussed.

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 P.E. department will be having their first annual dodgeball tournament on April 4.  They have asked the PTO to donate either apparel, gift cards or money.  Motion was made, seconded and approved to donate $150.00 in cash.

No further business was noted at this time.   Diana Koenig adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m.  The next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2013.

Respectfully submitted,
Polly Blanchard, Recording Secretary

Minutes - February 2013

NCHS PTO

Minutes of the Board meeting 2/25/13

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

·       Minutes from the 1/28/13 meeting were reviewed and approved as reported.

Treasurer’s Report

·       Judy submitted a financial report for February 2013 as well as a budget for the 2012 – 2013 school year.

Principal’s Report

·       Mr. Bollmann stated that registration for next year is completed.  Deadline to make changes is March 22.

·       We will increase approximately 100 students for next year and they are predicting approximately 2,100 students for us for next year.

·       We will probably be tearing down a couple more of the standing computer labs, depending on the portable technology we get from the District.

·       There will be 3 dual credit classes offered next school year (2 english and 1 social studies).

·       There will be a redistricting meeting at Parkside on Feb 27. The focus is on elementary schools.  There will not be any high school redistricting at this time.

·       They are working towards a referendum in 2014.

·       Mr. Bollmann stated that the state has adopted a “rising star” school improvement system.  They will be developing a set of things that students, teachers and parents would agree to (a list of expectations).  They would like a finished list of agreements by April.  Mr. Bollmann would like the Board’s input for the parent piece of this.  He would like to further discuss this at our March meeting and have it finalized by our April meeting.

President’s Report

·       Diana stated the next superintendants luncheon will be on March 7.

·       Diana stated she met with Mr. Jelenik regarding the website.  They will be rebuilding the website.  We should let Zack know if we have any suggestions.  We will need someone for the position of web master for next year.

Committee Reports

Spirit Store

·       No new news.

Iron Café

·       Judy stated that they are continuing to lose money.  They will be looking at various options for next year.

Hospitality

·       Patty stated that they will do a luncheon on March 21, followed by a Cinco de Mayo luncheon.

·       Snacks will be provided for the April testing days.

·       There will be a kitchen staff lunch and gift cards for the custodians.

Concessions

·       Marisol stated that everything is going well and they will soon be done.

·       Andrea stated that track and soccer concessions will be starting soon.

      

Membership

·       Jodi stated that she will start collecting names from the junior highs after spring break.

CAC

·       Jodi stated that all 3 of the CAC representatives are at the end of their terms.  We will need 3 new representatives for next year.

Web Master

·       Diana, for Zach, stated that they will continue working on the website.

Alumni

·       No new news.

Agenda Items:

Old Business

·       No old business was discussed at this time.

New Business

·       Positions that will need to be filled for next year:  webmaster, vice president and a shadow for treasurer.

No further business was noted at this time.   Diana Koenig adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m.  The next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2013.

Respectfully submitted,
Polly Blanchard, Recording Secretary