PA Meeting 3/15/23 6:30pm

Attendees:

1. Yesenia Palonco (President)
2. Rafael Landeiro (Secretary)
3. Tina Matos (Parent Coordinator)
4. Yessenia Murillo (Treasurer)
5. Leslie Wells
6. Sarah Heath
7. Courtney Knights

Agenda:

• Staff Appreciation Lunch Recap
• Title 1 Funding
• Goals
• Movie Night
• 5th Grade Graduation Party:
• Early Education Program
• Cap & Gown
• Family Photo
• Scholastic Book Fair

Notes: Staff Appreciation Lunch Recap

• School staff appreciated all the food contributions and donations provided.
• It was a large turnout with staff taking food home at the end.
• Thank you to all the parents who helped support.

Title 1 Funding

• Funding allowed for computer literacy and conversational English classes.
• Childcare will be provided for parents of PS153
• Extended family of PS153 parents can attend as well

Goal

• PA has a goal to raise $500 in Q2 with the Family Movie Night, Raffles, and other programming

Family Movie Night:

• Credit cards will be accepted for admission and concession purchases
• Volunteers are needed to help with tickets and concessions
  • Volunteers should arrive by 4:30pm
  • Leslie shared interesting in helping with her husband Will
• Tickets will be $10 for the whole family

Raffle

• The PA to raffle 3 electronics devices
  • 2 laptops and 1 tablet
• Promotional flyers advertising the raffle will go out on Kinvo, including photos of the devices.

Cap and Gown

• The PA plans to buy instead of renting the outfits
• PA considering fundraising raffle for 5th graders to help pay for the costs

Family Photo

• 2 dates are being considered in Mid-may: 5/13 vs 5/20, on a Saturday at the school
• PA selected ABC photo as the vendor

Graduation photos

• PA investigating opportunity for graduation photos during the grade ceremony
• Can be option for fundraising by charging for photos
• POST MEETING NOTES: Plan was not approved due to staffing and security concerns

Scholastic Book Fair

• Invited to the school for a fundraiser
• Each child to be given an online wallet to buy books
• Kids can collect money from multiple sources
• Planned towards end of April
• Open for all grades