Jackson Middle School PTA
General Meeting
September 8, 2020
Attendees: Heather Miller, Kevin Wagoner, Kelly Skelton, Jessica Christensen, Stephanie von Ahlefeld, Susan Kosmala, and more..
Minutes: 8/18 Approved
Standing Rules: 2020-2021 Approved Meeting Dates to be changed to reflect 1st Tuesday of the month.
Budget: 91K to start the year; income versus expenses. Normally make 60K per year. 28K income, 51 Expenses, reducing 22K – Which Matches tech expense. Cookie sale and Bash not happening
Rat Race, Culture Day, Tech Expense
Jessica – Need to fundraise for this year to recoup what is being spent. 1st Jessica, 2nd Kara to approve. No objections. Passes unanimously.
New Business: Cancelled Bash, Cookie Dough, Rander – Vendor for Popcorn, orders will be online and Vendor will package orders, and drop off at the school. No minimum. Decision was made to delay until spring due to the school not being accessible for distribution.
Committee Reports:
Membership: $20 half to JMS $ half to Oregon/National PTA.
Volunteering: Needs are different, none in building, upcoming supply days.
Ms, Kosmala – 2020 – No binders. There are few technology systems not talking to each other.
Starting to teach online on Monday 9/14. There will be a dramatic increase in work and meetings for the students. Teachers are ready to teach with positivity, success. Schedules teach kids how to be organized, successful, goal setting for assignments, MAPs testing for L/A, Math, narrows curriculum who are high achieving, adaptive testing for high school, college level.
Racial inequity, social justice, teaching tolerance. K12 standards, interpersonal skills, identity & diversity. Anti defamation league – ALO or ADL. “No Place for Hate” It gets students ready for
activism. This is being coordinated through Robert Gray.
Success Classes – Live Classes through counselors. Creating patterns, lessons build off each other.
The feedback from the 6th graders has been positive.
How will the ramp ups go? Ms. Kosmala is confident that kids in Spanish and Math will meet the curriculum. New Spanish teacher Mr. Goldstein will get coaching. There is a scope and sequence community link in the Jackson Jaguar.
Elley Cannon – Sun Site Manager – Schools Uniting Neighborhoods:
Normally there is curriculum running after school, social services, extra lunch clubs. Currently SUN is helping with utilities, food and rent. Elley is looking for a Co -Lead for this – Email her if interested. Donations – money requested for families needs. Currently there are monthly food deliveries being made but there is a request for money / Gift cards due to the storage and distribution taking space in volunteers garages. The current budget of Impact NW, is going to
paying bills since there are currently no after school staff. All individual donations are spent on social services. The requests have increased. Proposal for donations – Redirect funding –
Motion to redirect funding. $ for direct ask $7K
Meeting was adjourned at 7:20pm.