Olde Sawmill Elementary
PTO Minutes: December 14th, 2024
Welcome, Introductions, Meeting Details
President, Ben Opperman welcomed everyone to the December 14th, 2024, PTO Meeting.
Ben Opperman called the December 2024 OSE PTO meeting to order at 7:03 PM.
Attendance
Expense Changes:
Approved Grants:
PTO Minutes: December 14th, 2024
Welcome, Introductions, Meeting Details
President, Ben Opperman welcomed everyone to the December 14th, 2024, PTO Meeting.
Ben Opperman called the December 2024 OSE PTO meeting to order at 7:03 PM.
Attendance
- See Attendance List
- Motion to approve Mike Castro, Second Ashley Oliver, passed by all in attendance
- Principal’s Update
- Sharing Our Stories
- Small group met December 12, 2024
- Recommended postponing events until 2025-2026
- Learn from grade 5 projects (already in the works)
- Survey staff about interest (sent January 14, 2025)
- Staff leaders identified
- First committee meeting January 21, 2025
- Sharing Our Stories
- Green OSE/PTO Folders
- Previously purchased?
- Could we order enough to cover new 2024-2025 students and all 2025-2026 students
- Discussed purchasing for 600 folders
- Volunteer needs for 2025-2026 and Open Committee Chairs
- Looking for volunteers for next year 2025-2026 (Several openings)
- Planning to share letter again asking
Expense Changes:
- 5th Grade Grad/Party - $679.15 for 85 shirts
- Teacher Classroom Funds – paid out $81.44
- Flower Sale – Receipts for class party rewards paid $173.47
- Kroger Rewards - Deposited $375.02
- Restaurant Night - Deposited $125.00 from Donato’s
- School Supplies - $15.00 deposited in sales.
- Spirit Wear - Deposited $50.00
- Book Grant - $200 (On New Business)
Approved Grants:
- Music/BalletMet Grant – Paid $1,500.00
- Clover Cart Grant – Paid $207.07, remaining funds $792.93
- Lost & Found Book Grant – Paid $191.22
- Camera Grant - Paid $289.72
- Visiting Artist Grant – Remaining funds $2,000.00
- Savings Account - $25,314.93
- Checking Account - $26,315.10
- Outstanding Checks - $0
- Net Balance - $51,630.03
- Kg- $65.00, 1st- $315.00, 2nd- $607.21, 3rd- $439.64, 4th- $762.97, 5th- $112.49
- PTO Storage clean up garage/Shed
- Storage Shed needs reviewed, Items inside the school need moved to the shed
- Goal to organize on a Saturday morning
- Committee Updates
- Cub Scouts update
- New Cub Scout Committee next year TR Synder
- Pinewood Derby
- Impound Day:
- Tuesday Februrary 18th | 6:30-8:30 PM
- Located @ Olde Sawmill Elementary
- Race Day:
- Friday Februrary 21st | 7:00-9:00 PM
- Located @ Olde Sawmill Elementary
- Impound Day:
- March Pack Meeting - Blue & Gold Banquet / Crossover
- Thursday March 13th | 6:30-8:30 PM
- Located @ Olde Sawmill Elementa
- Another Elementary school is interested in joining potentially the pack
- Family Game Night (l
- Staffing challenges with planned event time, will put out communication seeking volunteers
- Seeking MC for the event and run the Microphone, volunteers to pass out food, at least two people to help at the front for raffle tickets and cash box for raffle prizes
- Staffing challenges with planned event time, will put out communication seeking volunteers
- Cub Scouts update
- Ashley Oliver moved to adjourn the meeting 7:48 pm, Ben Opperman seconded the motion
- Vote passed by all in attendance