Parents' Association  of P.S.144Q

93-02 69th Ave.

Forest Hills, NY 11375

MINUTES FROM MEETINGS

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PA of PS 144Q
Board Meeting Minutes May 18, 2009

Attendance: Lisa Brody, Tricia R. Kampton, Susan Chin-Louie, Nikki O’Sullivan, Sue Izeman, Jeanne Kwok, Amy Woo, Kathryn Thome, Kathy Reddy, Caroline Walter, Maria Cognata, Kim Ramazan

Nomination: The Office of Family Engagement and Advocacy (OFEA) informed the PA that SLT and PA officer elections may not be held on the same day. PA elections must be held first; SLT elections may be held 10 days later.

Upon approval from OFEA, this is our proposed schedule for elections:
• PA nominations are due Thursday, May 21st
• Notice of PA officer nominees is distributed Tuesday, May 26th
• PA elections are held Friday, May 29th
• SLT nominations are due Friday, June 5th
• Notice of SLT nominees is distributed Wednesday, June 10th
• SLT elections are held Monday, June 15th

Class organization 2009-2010: Next year, 6th grade will be made up of 3 general ed classes and 1 CTT class; class size is expected to be the same as this year. Any new incoming 6th graders will go to Russell Sage. There will be 5 kindergartens and a CTT in every grade except 4th and 5th grades. On Tuesday, 5/19, there will be a meeting for parents who want more information about gifted and talented classes. It will be a “listening” session with Mrs. Gluck-Schneider and the SLT.

Memorial Day Parade: Sunday, 5/24; meet at 12:00 in front of Fox’s Funeral Home to march behind the PS 144 banner.

Staff Appreciation: No date for the luncheon has been set, but it will be either Tuesday, 6/9 or Monday, 6/15 since they are half days. PA will request 6/9. Sue Izeman and Jeanne Kwok will co-chair.

Chaperone policy: The class trip chaperone policy was discussed. There has been an issue where teachers are not asking parents to go but some of the same parents do chaperone multiple times. This is not a PA issue and the problem will be forwarded to Mrs. Gluck-Schneider.

Teachers are not required to go on any trips and have the right to decline to go on them.

Career Day: It was a very successful event. Kathryn and Lisa thanked all the volunteers. Everything went well with the exception of having less 6th graders available to help escort
presenters to their classrooms. Career Day was the day after the 6th grade Broadway show trip, so many students did not come to school.

Plant Sale: It raised $1309. Lisa thanked all the volunteers. She noted that it was a good idea to have the sale as the same day as Ballroom Dance for 5th grade, as many parents purchased plants after the performance. They were also reminded that their purchases will help support the ballroom dance residency.

5th grade letter: Maria suggested that the PA send a letter to parents after the ballroom dance residency to encourage their support of the PA and the residency programs we pay for. This can be done at the conclusion of all residency programs. This will be considered for next year.

Picture Day: This agenda item was tabled until next month’s meeting.

Parent Survey: Jeanne and Amy are nearly done with the draft of the survey. It will go to the Board and Mrs. Gluck-Schneider for review.

Book-of-the-Month funds: Liz Schneider has requested that extra funds from Book-of-the-Month be used for additional books for the library. The Board will request more information before voting on this matter.

Meeting adjourned 7:00 pm
Minutes submitted by Susan Chin-Louie