Meeting Scheduled Tuesday August 20, 2013 6:15 to 7:15 Opening (Sally) o Mission The mission of the Bethesda

a Elementary PTO is to create events and programs which support and enrich the educational experiences for our children while fostering a welcoming environment for the entire Bethesda community. o Meeting Time Keeping All PTO meeting are kept to one hour time length; no one topic will extend beyond 10 minutes (secretary is the time keeper) o Meeting Minutes/Action Points Updates, Decision & Action Points are to be recorded on minutes; review of action point status done at each PTO meeting (secretary) Principal Report (Melissa) o PBIS o iPad o New PTO funded/assisted needs Treasurer Update (Dan) o Highlights on Budget o Upcoming Month Revenue/Expense o Past Month Revenue/Expenses o Other Topics PTO Communication (Sally) o PTO gmail account, documents stored on Drive o Agenda, Minutes, templates, Past Event document o Calendar of events, PTO meetings PTO Web Page updates o http://bethesdapto.weebly.com/ o Change school web page to point to this

More Volunteers & PTO table (Amy) Need help with PTO events the month o Forms and Fees Thursday 22nd Help Needed at table from 4:00pm 6:30pm o New Family Dessert Thursday 22nd Help Needed 6:30pm 8:00pm o Open House Wednesday 28th from 5:00pm 7:00pm Current Volunteer List (handout PTO committee spreadsheet) "Top 10 reasons to volunteer" to accompany committees list to help get people involved. 1. Higher grades 2. Better behavior 3. Improved education 4. Increased confidence 5. Parents benefit

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Meeting Scheduled Tuesday August 20, 2013 6:15 to 7:15 Current Month Events: Forms and Fees August 22nd 3:00 to 6:00 (Amy) PTO table: (new parent, forms and fees, open house) o Committee Sign-up o Spirit Wear o Sign-up for the Ice Cream Social o Sign-up for Fundraiser o Poster For Fall Fundraiser New Family Dessert August 22nd 6:30 to 7:00 (Sara) o 100-130 estimated attendance o posters o email Lisa newsletter o opening activity (name tag) o PTO table at event o Marla to translate Next Month Events (Planning): *Vote on hard copy of student directory (Amy) *PTO paper reorder task assign (Sally) Fall fundraiser cookie dough: (Sally: Update from Kristin) - we are hoping to have some samples available to the parents for the open house -kick off will hopefully be the first week of October with delivery in mid November so that families have their products by the holidays - cookie samples for all of the students and teachers for the kick off -Savory Foods will provide cash prizes for the students($250 based on last years numbers that we can divide however we see fit) The cookie lady suggested for the first 10 items sold, the child would get their name in the drawing one time, then for each additional 5 items sold they would get their name put in again. -possibly a pizza party for the top selling classroom? -$13 per container(approximately a $6.50 profit per container) -also sell popcorn products and chocolate covered pretzels in addition to over 15 kinds of cookies and lava cakes -all of the products are truly delicious and they have sold great for us in the past( we made over $10,000 last year on this fundraiser!) Ice Cream Social (Sally) o Set the date: Friday September 20th or 27th ?? (Note on other activities: Junior Football teams play their games on Saturdays. So if we are thinking a Friday for the Ice Cream Social that may be doable. I do know the Waukesha West Poms Clinic is on October 4. Not sure when the North clinic is but I know that pulls a group of girls and their families.) o Flier first week o Posters up by Forms and Fees o 5th Grade Soda Collection o Sign-up at table o Budget 2|Page

Meeting Scheduled Tuesday August 20, 2013 6:15 to 7:15 Previous Month Lessons Learned Walk (Nancy): o Keep o Remove o Change Teacher Appreciation (Amy): o Keep o Remove o Change Parent Volunteer Appreciation (Amy): o Keep o Remove o Change

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