Jackson Middle School PTA
General Meeting
January 5, 2021

6:30pm
Attendees: Heather Miller, Kelly Skelton, Shannon Kandel, Stephanie von Ahlefeld, Kevin Wagoner, Tessa Tini, Kristen Beauchamp, Heather Rawlins, Susan Kosmala

Treasurer’s Report:
Sun Funding $1000, add $500
Balances: $47K Checking, $45K Savings (Bernstein Reserve)
Made ($9700 income)
$2K unfunded, $5000 unallocated
Matching w/ community idea. For $ to be matched, tax deductible contribution
Jackson matching up to $2500 contribution
Adding a Sun School Support line – Income / expense
Modify Spending – can update budget if needed next year

Teacher to the beach – Donations get nominations and additional opportunities for teachers to be picked. Heather set up and donations will be made online.

Ms. Tini presented about the Virtual book fair: Junior Library Guild. Low Maintenance and high possibility. Book fair will be online and will run for 2 weeks.

Teacher Appreciation ideas – Powells GC, Appreciation notes

Ms. Kosmala – Planning on reopening, vaccines for teachers, matrix to reentry, blueprint for reopening on website. Cohorts, thresholds, students can’t come into contact with more than 100 people. Current changes: increased signage, added plexi-glass, 35 sq. ft. per student, classrooms are taped off. Grade level entrances, 1 bathroom for every 4 classrooms. District would still be obligated to provide distance learning if the #s are still above the metrix.

Yearbook: Picture day is Friday 2/19. Info before the end of the month

8th grader forecasting for Wilson mid Jan.

Jackson: Don’t know if anyone will get laid off due to the budget.

Virtual Outdoor school – Spring

Wilson renaming goes to the board next Tuesday, but not sure when the final result will be revealed.

Jackson renaming: Date TBD, will be doing student interview, equity and review, then to committee, empathy interview – it will be an open ended interview.

Adjourned @ 7:34pm