PTA Meeting Minutes: Joint PTA/ SSC/ FOTL Meeting: September 18th

9/30/2024 2:15 pm

Joint PTA/ SSC/ FOTL Meeting: September 18th

 

Meeting began at 6:30pm and all board members were in attendance

 

Attendance: 

Leila Samara, Sam Lewis, Erin Talevi, Julia Ma, Jaclyn Leddy, Matt Bogdanow, Molly Jensen, Alfonso Pruneda, Carrie Greenway, Laura Goodbody, Brian Cook, Brandon Smith, Anna Shaw, Aniela Latraverse, Niwla O’Neil, Chris Rehrig, Molly Rehrig, Emily Chapmen, Natalie Fleury, Linda Mui, Kelly Lepley, Bonnie Carey, Courtney Golden, Gabriel Verdaguer, Stefanie Frischknecht and PTA Board Members.

 

Welcome

Overview of PTA, SSC, FOTL 

Introduction from the PTA Board

 

PTA Goals

Improve Communication, Increase Parental Involvement, Afterschool Programming + Enrichment, Build on Middle School Programming + SEL

 

Treasurer Report

2024-2025 Budget Approved: 

• Budget Approved - Excited to Fund: 

• Auditorium sound-proofing
• New recess equipment
• Plimouth Museum
• More to come!

• MA PTA GRANTS: Looking for some parent volunteers to apply for some grants available through the end of September.  Please reach out to Jessica Grande for more info.

• FISCAL YEAR END: A reminder that the fiscal year runs from July 1st through June 30th. It is a lot easier when expenses match the year they are incurred!
• TEACHER GRANTS: Every Lyndon staff member is eligible to receive a $150 (full-time) or $75 (part-time) reimbursement for classroom expenditures.  Please submit your forms!

 

PTA Committees

• Room Parents
• Outdoor Classroom
• Turkey Trot
• Square1 Art
• Academic Enrichment
• Spelling Bee
• Fundraising
• Read for the Record
• Red Sox Day
• Reflections Art Competition

•       Advocacy
•   Book Fair
•   Bake Sale
•   School Cleanups
•   STEM Fair
•   Field Day
•   Music/Art
•   Lyndon Gear
•   Lyndon Boutique
•   PTA Mixer/Parent Night Out
•   Family Photo days

 

Room Parent Program is now piloting SAR partnership programs

• Classes with only ONE RP:
• K1 - Reimers
• 1st - Grimes
• 3rd - Gill
• 4th - O’Dwyer
• 5th – Doherty
• Room Parents NEEDED:
• 3rd - Jenkins
• 5th - Whelan
• Middle School -  Grades 6 & 7 homerooms

 

Outdoor Classroom

Ran by Stephanie Roberts, looking for help with planting, gardening and volunteering. 

 

Elections – TBD Date as October 3 is a holiday

PARENT ELECTIONS! CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!

 

School Site Council (SSC) – Lyndon Governing Board

4 parents 2 year term  + 1 alternate 1 year term

Citywide Parent Council (CPC)

1 parent + 1 alternate  1 year term – Looking for a representative and an alternate

Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SpEdPAC) 

1 parent member   1 year term – Looking for 1 representative and 1 year term

District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) 

1 parent member  1 year term – Looking for 1 representative and 1 year term 

 

Upcoming Events:

PTA Mixer – October 18th

Turkey Trot – November 23rd

Looking to share contribution requests from business, please distribute. 

 

CPC

CITYWIDE PARENT COUNCIL 

Made up entirely of current BPS parent/caregiver volunteers, the CPC is the official voice of all  38,000 BPS families

 

 

Meeting ended at 7:05pm.