February 1, 2022 General PTA Meeting Minutes

Jackson Middle School PTA
General Meeting
February 1, 2022

Introductions

6:30PM – Attendees: Michelle H, Stephanie V, Alissa M, Principal Kosmala, Gail H, Jodi S., Maria, Nicole W – SUN, John, Lisa Z,

Preliminary Business

  • Approve Meeting minutes – meeting minutes reviewed & approved – Alissa moved to approve minutes, Michelle 2nd
  • Additions/changes to this Meeting Agenda

Treasurer’s Report

Monthly Report – Gail and Jodi –
$57,780 – checking
$45, 234 – savings

New Business

    • Fundraising updates – Sending a Teacher to the Mountain
      • Eagle Crest for Spring Break to a staff members, we are going to do a raffle for teacher appreciation – will ask on FB/JagWire for in kind donations for a raffle. All staff will receive two raffle tickets that they can use to submit for prizes including the rental house. We want to give each staff member a coffee gift card including two raffle tickets
    • RAT Race – Are we doing this and renaming or leaving it as is or not doing the fundraiser at all?
      • Yes! Thursday April 28th approximate goal of $10k?

Old Business

    • SUN School – Nicole Williams was going to send us a needs list for the Sun Pantry. Link will be emailed out via JagWire and added to FB once complete. Also there are lunch groups that may request some funding
      • Community resource fair – served 84 people!
      • Still taking signups for SUN school classes
      • BIPOC boys lunch twice a month – looking for a man to lead the group

Principal Report

Ms. Kosmala

  • The Community Support day went great!
  • Planning 8th grade promotion – begin the discussion of possible planning
  • New Principal’s secretary Jose starting on Mon 2/7
  • Mr. Wilson’s class will start a ‘metamorphosis’ unit for Bernstein; the common project will be ‘pattern-based’

Committee Reports

Volunteer Needs – Are any needed- If so please let Kristen Beauchamp know

  • 8th grade panoramic photo – March 31st – need help ‘wrangling’ and organizing the shot. Susan will check to see how many people we will need to let Kristen know how many folks to ask for

Announcements

Schedule of Upcoming Events

  • No school 2/21 – Presidents Day
  • Spring Break 3/21-25
  • No School 4/8 Teacher Professional Development Day<>/li

Meeting adjourned at: 7:35pm