Minutes: April 19th, 2019
NOJH PTSA General Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
9:00 am, NOJH Teacher Lounge
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In attendance:
Amy Jacobs Keri Fidler Marlisa Lund Jill Kirkham Don Morse Lisa Mann Julie Satterthwaite Dominique Dietz
Susan Burnett Mindy Pendergast Kristyn Humphreys Tiffany Godfrey
Wendy Long
Welcome & Introductions: Amy welcomed group and said Pledge of Allegiance.
Review of Minutes: March minutes were emailed and approved by Amy Jacobs and seconded by Jill Kirkham. They are posted online.
Principal’s Report:
- Testing is going well with Chromebooks
- Working on budget with District
- New cabinetry in Art & CTE classrooms
- Immersion will start 2nd year. A new Chinese teacher (Ling) has been hired.
- Many teachers are on buy-out to teach full days.
- Mrs. Long will be conducting a survey to determine who uses lockers. Will space be best used as a common area.
- School now has many new cameras and they are working great
- NOJH will be a pilot school offering Fit For Life to 9th graders
- New shed in back of school is coming along
- A lot of work has been done to accommodate increased student numbers and not use the portable.
- Play went great - will try to get additional lights for stage/house
- NOJH earned NAL and basketball championships
- Track has started and is going well.
Counselor’s Report:
- Counseling Confidence Review has encouraged counseling team to streamline files and track progress in a more comprehensive manner.
- WSD required a high level of compliance
- State requires a full review every six years, and an interim review every three years.
- Jackie Muno will be part-time counselor
- Multi-Tiered System Support (MTSS) is reducing the number of absences and tardies
- Email was sent to all parents asking for attendance help
- Talked with students who have excessive absences
- Started attendance competition to track and reward students for being at school and on time to classes.
- Working on Earth Day: United in Service.
- Powerpoint on NOJH website
- So many options for volunteering
Treasurer’s Report:
- Discussion about teacher grants. Jill will talk to teachers at beginning of the year to promote the teacher grants. Mina to share testimonial.
- Marlisa will get tags made to identify items purchased with grants.
- Teachers need to be PTA members and the grant should benefit students.
- NOJH will not contribute to the PTA at the new elementary because none of our students will attend
PTSA Reps:
- PTSA Reps are making signs for teacher appreciation (40 teachers)
- Mindy will look at service options for PTSA reps
- Lizzie created an Instagram contest to encourage students to serve
- Look at a program to reward those who are caught being good rather than students posting themselves doing service
President’s Report:
- 9th Grade Party - May 23rd 11:00am (setup), 11:25am (start)
- Zeppes or new place in Harrisville; 251 9th graders
- Amy voiced concern to VP Morse about Zeppes truck being on same day as 9th grade party last year; Food truck will not come this year
- Teacher Appreciation Day - May 6-10 - Kristyn Humphries
- Kristyn to do lunch or breakfast. Possibly Fizz
- PTSA/Teacher Grants - encourage PTA members to apply
- Spring Doughnut Day - will need some volunteers
- PTA Leadership Conference - May 16th & 17th - register online
- PTSA Rep application deadline will be 8/31
- Application will be posted as Google Form on NOJH website
- HOPE Week - September 30 - October 4
- Amy proposed Bylaws Amendment to increase membership fee from $7 to $8 per member due to $1 increase in fees next year due to ‘Member Hub’ requirement; she will bring up at next meeting due to low attendance at March meeting
- Mindy proposed motion to post
- We will vote at next meeting