January 14, 2010 Minutes

Attendees:

Lance Adams (Chair), Jane Davies (Chair), Jodee Reed ( Principal), Rosemary Daszkiewicz, Michelle Chamberlain, Kelly Bryant, Caitlin Racey, Jodi Russell, Ed Vesneske Jr., Drew Derby, Beth Armitage,  Susan Motte, Megan Ratcliffe, Carita Polin, Katherine Ropp, Sherry Jaqua, Alexandra Immel, Jean Lehman, A.J Silva, Marian Wagner, Melanie Shelton, Sarah Kopf, Glyde Hart King, Randy Doak, Anna McAllister, Jessica Phillips, Caleb Banta-Green

Chair’s Report:

• Retreat: hard to have in June – seems hard having it then, want it sooner to make decisions in way to impact current year, so April 17^th will be the date of the annual retreat.
• Convert May meeting to be annual meeting.
• Last month we voted in support of $300 to levy support through Schools First.  We will keep everyone posted if a phone bank opportunity comes up.

Secretary’s Report:

• Approved December minutes.

Legislative Liaison’s Report on Transportation Plan:

• Last week’s meeting was good meeting. The bottom line is that by changing the way transportation is setup to focus on neighborhood schools, switching Salmon Bay and TOPS to an earlier start time will lessen bussing requirements and save the District approximately $1.3 million dollars.  There is a full explanation of this on the Salmon Bay website and SPS website.  The new proosal will be voted on next Wednesday (January 20^th) and now is the time to voice your opinion by sending letters, making phone calls, and signing up to speak at the meeting.
• Jane emailed other K-8 schools to get feedback on earlier starts, and it seemed like it was an adjustment, but overall it was okay.
• Seattle school district has predicted a $45 million deficit for next year. Currently we are not sure of the impact on programs, etc.

Principal’s Report:

• We’ll see flux with the District changes, like the transportation and possible start time change, but we should be fine.
• It’s hard to predict the fiscal impact or changes for next year yet.  There’s been a lot of good brainstorming about options and we just don’t yet know what the impact will be.  There is a resolution to not RIF (Reduction In Force) staff this year.
• Write your legislators in support of I728 and in support of funding of full day K.
• Discussed condition of building and desire to get capital levy (BEX) for overhaul building needs    There is a list from last year that was referenced. A.J. Silva is volunteering to help with this and will meet with Jodee.

Volunteer Coordinator’s  Report:

• Jessica said WEP is going well – skiing and other activities have lots of volunteers and going well.  Starting to think about tours.
• Megan said the next three months has many volunteer needs with the auction and tours.  We need lots of good help for auction. Want to prepare volunteers for tours so they can answer likely questions regarding option schools. Tuesday tours for elementary; Wednesday tours for the middle school and we will have a combined open house this year.
• Next FOSB meeting conflicts with middle school Shakespeare play. Meeting date TBD.
• Want to have open house for option/alternative schools to show public the options available to them.  We need to have $100 from FOSB to support alternative ed committee.  Motion raised and seconded to support this.  Megan also wants volunteers to help.  Beth Armitage offered to help.

Auction/fund a Need Report:

• Come to the auction – invite people – if you are new or know someone new, come together!

·       Would like to target fund-a-need money to cover FOSB’s annual grant to the school in light of budget issues to make sure teachers can keep salaries and keep staff – this would be $30K target plus.  This is very important to have support behind this.

Budget Report:

• Anna reported that everything is going fine. She reinforced the need to clarify funding given to teachers and protocol for receipts, timing etc.  Middle school teachers want to meet regarding WEP reimbursement and are noticing increased scholarship needs.
• Budget committee is currently made up of the treasurers, Lance and Jane. Anyone wishing to be on the committee should contact Jane or Lance.

Announcements:

• Glyde had an announcement regarding Wizard of Oz.  It would be great to have extra money to pay a choreographer, or pianist, or for renting scores; however, she doesn’t want to pay anything until she knows she’s going to use the service.  Glyde will approve the receipts and submit them to accounting.
• Teachers will be asking for a grant to convert a portion of the elementary stockroom into a usable space for teachers.   We are waiting until after the auction for any grants and this will revisited after auction.