September Parent Meeting Minutes

Thursday, September 10, 2009, 7:00 p.m.

1.Meeting began at 7:10 p.m.

2.Information to be posted on the TGS website should be emailed to Pam Boseker.

3.Event information, such as parent group meetings and Market Day pickup,  should be posted on the marquee in front of the school.

4.Katie is now office manager for The Graham School.  Jess is the new front desk person.

5.Charter schools have no calamity days this year.

6.It was suggested that a posting page be added to the school website.

7.The Annual Campaign for Excellence has been renamed Friends of Graham.  A different approach will be used this year to solicit donations from alumni, parents and others. Phone solicitation was reaching less than 50% of targeted people.  The 2009-2010 campaign will be a softer, letter-writing campaign than will give prospective donors more information.  Administrators want feedback on this approach.  The first letters will be mailed in October.

8.The Graham Jam will be held 6-10 p.m. on Friday, October 16. This is a fundraiser for music and art instruction at TGS. Tickets will cost $5.00 and will be sold in advance.  It will be comprised of a student talent show and art exhibit, with Bush League All-Stars headlining the event.  The goal is to raise $500 of $1,000 that is needed to purchase on electric drum set.  Parents will need to donate food to sell during the event: tacos, nachos, chili, etc.  Fred Whiteman and Megan Mosholder are teachers who are organizing this with the parent group.

9.Harvest Fair & Silent Auction

• Annie Ruefle has volunteered to chair this fundraiser.  Toni Gilson will be in charge of hospitality & volunteers; Marjorie Kirk will be in charge of item procurement; and Sherri Hayes and Harriet Heinlein will be cashiers at the auction.  
• The event has been renamed the “Harvest Fair and Silent Auction” and will be held 11a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on November 14.
• Donations are needed for the following:  fall decorations, food, and help with set-up and cleanup
• Craft tables will be added this year.  Each table will cost $25, $15 for students.  Vendors such as Avon and Pampered Chef representatives will be welcome.  Donated items are used for the auction.
• Patrons of the auction can keep tabs on the OSU vs. Iowa game in a viewing room.
• A planning meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. at the school.
• Students will provide music at the auction.  
• Each advisory group will put together a basket to auction.
• Donations of baskets (all sizes & shapes) are needed.
• Event will comprised of:  silent auction, buy it now table, vendors/art tables, hospitality/bake sale
• New this year will be a display highlighting the businesses and companies that donate to the auction.

 
10.Safety
It was brought to the attention of the group that shared file sites, such as Limewire and Frostwire (used to download music) can allow access to your records, and allows others to download files (such as pornography) to your computer.

11.Goodsearch.com will pay the school 1cent every time their toolbar is used.  There are over 1300 stores, like Target, that will donate a percentage of your online purchase to TGS.

12.Supplies:  TGS needs the following supplies: snacks (juice boxes, granola bars, etc.), Kleenex, hand sanitizer, feminine hygiene products, Dixie cups, ice packs, gauze, tape, cotton balls, Neosporin, latex gloves, band-aids, cough drops, ibuprofen, Tylenol, Tums and Benadryl. Other supplies like copy paper and school supplies can always be used.
It was suggested that a supply drive be organized.  Parents would be asked to bring supplies to parent group meetings.

13    Information about the parent group can be found at tgsparentgroup@yahoo.com. Messages, a calendar of events, etc. will be posted there.

14.Students and staff are reminded to use good hand washing and other techniques to help prevent the spread of flu this year.  Staff will be required to stay home 7 days if they are diagnosed with H1N1.  Hand sanitizer is being used in all classrooms.  

15.Teachers Todd, Rebecca and Amy V. have asked that microscopes, 8.5 x 11 world atlases and French/English dictionaries be donated to their respective classrooms.

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