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Minutes for Executive Board Meeting
August 20, 2009

Attendees:

Catherine Matsuda, Mathu Matthews, Tina Ayala, Ron Mito, Jim Dreyfuss, Donna Lasman, Jim Stapleton chimed in at 7:30 via conference call.

Ron Mito called the meeting to order at 6:50 pm.

Adoption of the Minutes:

Jim Dreyfuss moves to approve, Tina Ayala seconds, minutes approved.

Treasurers Report:

  • Tina presented financial reports for the 2008/09 school year and moved to approve. Mathu seconds, Treasurer's report approved.
  • Mathu suggested that we transfer the accounting records to an online service such as Quickbooks online rather than buying an accounting program. The advantages presented were that it would offer a seamless transition and the information will be protected. Tina will research the cost of an online service and will report back via email.

Old Business:

  • Drama Program - Ron report on status of putting together an afterschool drama program. Ron is attempting to contact an East LA Theatrical Group to find out if they are equipped to organization something for the school. May not be a good fit since their program is specifically for non-English learners.

    Mr. Stapleton arrives via speaker phone and commented that the 24th Street Theater Company may be too expensive and may not meet the program requirements for Beyond t he Bell. At this point, Mr. Stapleton suggested that we implement the Beyond the Bell Program to run our afterschool programs. Ron asked if we can add in specific programs not provided by Beyond the Bell. Mr. Stapleton said it is possible to manage this. Booster would make a donation to Beyond the Bell that is specifically allocated for a particular program.

    Another possibility discussed is whether Ms. Landon would be interested in doing an afterschool drama program for OWMS.
  • Pledge Drive - Pledge drive form will be included in parent packet and will go out the first week of school. Mathu asked if Booster would like a presence at Camp Wright Way which will be on August 27 and 28. Mathu also offered to mention the pledge drive during her presentation at Camp Wright Way. The official kick-off is Back to School Night. It is agreed that PTA and Booster will have displays at Camp Wright Way and that these will be updated to reflect the new tag line.
  • Motion to purchase banner at a cost NTE $200 presented by Tina, and seconded by Donna. Motion approved.
  • Family Dinner Nights - Tina suggested pizza night and plans to approach Tower Pizza with the idea to have Family Dinner Night on three consecutive Tuesdays during the month of October. Plans to announce dates at Back to School Night. Tina also said the Pinkberry in Playa Vista is very enthusiastic and would like to offer a full week afterschool for OWMS families. Tina also to check with Yorgurlicious.
  • Back to School Night
  • Elections - Mathu to conduct elections. Announcements will go out on yahoo newsgroup, ConnedctEd, website and in parent packets.
  • Committee Chairs - Booster has chairs for all fundraising events: Catherine/Entertainment Books; Tina/Family Dinner Nights; Millicent Mito/Run4Wright; Sheri Latiff, Linda Modaff/Cookie Dough; Board/Pledge Drive
  • Entertainment Books - Catherine ordered 100 books and plans to partner with Westchester High on sales. Books will be delivered before Labor Day and can launch selling the books at Back to School Night.
  • Mural - no discussion

New Business:

  • Full time Dean - no discussion
  • Incentive program - Mr. Stapleton wants to implement an incentive program, The Wright Call for students and is asking for $3,000 for rewards. Mathu thinks this falls under PTA since it is a direct benefit for the students and plans to follow up with Mr. Stapleton.
  • Parent Center - Mr. Stapleton wants to establish a parent center on campus. Mathu said we kind of have one in the Title 1 office. Mr. Stapleton envisions programs where we bring in speakers monthly. He would also like the center to be a resource for parents. Mathu and Mr. Stapleton to talk further about establishing something to support parent education.
  • Relationships with other Booster Clubs/PTA/PTO - PTO makes sense for middle school - business entity stays the same but has subsidiary organizations focus on student centered activities. Combining parent groups ensure that the organization stays large - maybe a good year to plan for next year - keep board large enough to represent all interests - plan a PTA/booster retreat - Ron - goal is to consolidate efforts.
  • Youth Services (YS) relationship
  • Priorities for funding - Reviewed with Mr. Stapleton: Flight Sim, Computer, Medical After School Program, High Level Math Program, Music-Rock Star, Drama

    Catherine contacted EA and found that they do not have a specific program for teaching students how to create computer games. They are willing to put a message out to employees if we can tell them what we want. Mr. Stapleton will need to help for determine criteria to send out to EA employees. Mr. Stapleton said this was an elective at Revere and his will take care of obtaining a syllabus.

    Catherine also contact Kaiser and OWMS is one of the schools being considered number three on the list) for an afterschool for students to learn about medical professions.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:30 PM

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OWMS Booster Club
Minutes for Executive Board Meeting
5/26/09

Attendees:

Ron Mito, Jim Stapleton, Elsa Kapsinow, Jim Dreyfuss, Millicent Mito, Mathu Mathews, Catherine Matsuda

Minutes:

Minutes from last month will be voted on on-line.
Next Meeting June 15th, joint with SSC/Governance

President’s Report

Given the status of the LAUSD/OWMS budget it is critical to fully understand the budget impact, what the new priorities for funding will be and to implement a focused campaign to support the priorities.

OWMS Budget

Mr. Stapleton provided information on the budget as known today; however, the budget is constantly changing. He recommends that Booster work closely with governance and the administration to identify gaps in funding and needed support. A lengthy discussion ensued and the Executive Board agreed that this effort requires good communications amongst all elements of OWMS and a strategy to promote fundraising must be devised once the priorities are identified and communicated to the community ASAP.

Fundraising Chairs

It was discussed that chairs for each of the fundraisers should be in place prior to the start of the academic year. Mathu reported that Sherri Latif and Lynda Modaff have agreed to co-chair the Fall fundraiser again this year. Millicent Mito and Catherine Matsuda are considering co-chairing the Run for Wright. The Booster Board will continue to assume responsibility for the Pledge Drive. We are seeking a chair for the Family Socials. There was a limited discussion on the Entertainment Books as a new fundraiser. If this is a viable fundraiser a chair is needed.

Old Business:

Direct Donation Drive – No treasurer report was available.
Run4Wright – still need to count money and host party.
Promoting OWMS – Banner not discussed.
Articles of Incorporation – table for next month
Mural Project – Artist Steve O’Loughlin said he didn’t want a plaque but would be happy to talk with students about the project.
New Mural Project: Steve is going to work on a grant to help fund a new mural project. IT is due in October 2009.
Partnering with WHS to jointly market to the community at large – tabled for next month
Future Funding Goal – SSC, Incoming Governance, Staff and Teachers are going to work on the overall budget, programs and positions in the coming weeks. Once they get closer to a final idea of what is available thru the district budget they will let Booster know what their priority needs are. Booster will be prepared to roll with our marketing program by mid August in time for camp.

New Business:

Chairs for Next Year’s Fund Raisers
Fund Raising Activity Goal Chair
Direct Donation Drive 20,000 Booster Board
Matching funds 3,500
Masterpiece 13,000 Sheri Latif & Lynda Modaff
Run for Wright (Due in 4/17/09) 8,000 Millicent Mito & Catherine Matsuda
EScrip (from rewards cards) 1,200
Donations 1,000
Family Social 500
Talent Show Food Proceeds 400
Box Tops 249
Sees Candy 0
(PTA Drives: Magazine & Book Sale)

8:30 PM: Meeting adjourned

OWMS Joint PTA/Booster Meeting
Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2009

Meeting begins:

6:45 pm

Attendees:

Regaye Fulcher, Donna Lasman, Rhonda Espie, Mylah Wessels, Marsha Flamer, Tina Ayala, Claudia Young, Ilene Ashcraft, Millicent Mito, Salwa EsSaid, Micaela Saunders, Lisa Hamor, Mathu Matthews, Ron Mito, Elsa

Booster:

Ron Mito provides overview of booster organization and goals - non profit organization 501c3 - all stakeholders can be members - sole function fundraising - mission promote and support academic excellence

Introduction of booster officers, presentation of the booster budget, funding priorities, list of annual fundraisers - would love to see 100 percent participation.

Announcement:

Mr. Pierola provided announcement for Shake 2009 next Tuesday, scenario 7.9 earthquake, passing out information - letter going home to parents this week.

The balance of the meeting was PTA who will report their minutes separately.

OWMS Booster Club
Minutes for Executive Board Meeting
4/01/09

Attendees:

Ron Mito, Jim Dreyfuss, Donna Lasman, Mathu Matthews, Carolyn Ivy

Minutes:

Reviewed and approved

Presidents Report - Ron Mito

  • Resolution to change names on all bank accounts - Carolyn to go to the bank to initiate the signature cards

Treasurer's Report - Carolyn Ivy/Jim Dreyfuss

  • Budget presented for April - Masterpiece exceeded budget by about $4000; total revenue about $6700
  • Pledges coming in for Run4Wright due on 14th (as of 4/19/09: deadline extended to 4/24/09
  • 2008-9 Budget update - approved by email vote - Decision to post budget on website and present at general meeting on Apr 15
  • Budget revisions:
    • Motion to raise Direct Donation to $20,000 introduced by Jim Dreyfuss, second provided by Carolyn Ivy, motion approved
    • Motion to increase escrip to $1200, first provided by Jim Dreyfuss, seconded by Carolyn Ivy, motion approved
    • Motion to change field trip to $2500, first provided by Jim Dreyfuss, seconded by Carolyn Ivy, motion approved
    • Motion to increase advertising to $2700, first provided by Jim Dreyfuss, seconded by Caroly Ivy, motion approved
  • Requisition Forms - Mathu to email forms for final approval

Website Update

  • continuing to collect pledges for direct donation and will begin to post Booster budget and minutes

Old Business:

  • Direct Donation Drive - Will send another reminder after Run4Wright pledges are due with update on how much has been collected
  • Run4Wright - Donna to email reminder over newsgroup for pledge and donation collection, Ron to talk with Mr. Stapleton about placing a phone reminder
  • Volunteer Appreciation - Donna to write a newsgroup post to thank you volunteers, Carolyn to email list of Run4Wright volunteers
  • Booster presence discussed - perhaps invest $ for banners and displays - for honors assemblies and tours - add to agenda to discuss at following meeting

New Business:

  • PTA/Booster General Meeting on April 15 - Booster to present overview of goals and budget - asked if we had a slate to present - will try to recruit during general meeting - send email newsgroup re: recruiting for booster exec board invite to meeting or submit names - at gen meeting list events and recruit chairs - ask parents to recruit 5th grade parents
  • 5K/Expo Event on May 30 - OWMS will have booth - soliciting ads from sponsors and getting a great response - PTA/Council responsible for run, WPEF responsible for expo - flyers being sent out after break - PE incentives for participating in 5K
  • Volunteer Recruitment - during general meeting
  • Partnering with WHS to jointly market to the community at large - Dr. Mimms came to honors assembly, Mr. Hankie pitched OWMS at play; sending students to WMS - ongoing - talked about hosting WHS open house night

8:00 PM: Adjournment

Orville Wright Middle School

Minutes for Executive Board Meeting and general membership meeting

Joint Meeting with PTA

Meeting held in the library on 11/12/08 at 6:30 PM

Next Meeting: 11/25/08 6:30 PM

Attendees: Mathu Mathews, Regaye Fulcher, Marsha Flamer, Marilyn Fausto, Leslie Aubert, Carolyn Ivy, Maureen Watson, Mylah Wessels, Ilene Ashcraft, Mathu Matthews, Tina Ayala, Ron Mito, Jim Dreyfuss, Melanie Mack, Myron Lampkins, Micaela Khalra, Upinder Khalra

Guests: Jim Stapleton

Agenda:

  • Budget: Carolyn. Presented current account balance and funds raised to date. Jim reviewed upcoming fun raisers.
  • Election of New Officers:
    • Mathu presided over the election; Tina moved to elect the proposed slate. Second by Jim D. Passed unanimously
      • President: Ron Mito
      • Vice President: Jim Dreyfuss
      • Treasurer: Carolyn Ivy
      • Secretary: Donna Lasman
  • Bylaws:
    • Ron presented revised by laws. Jim D. moved to accept, Tina seconded, passed unanimously.

Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm.

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