Cornwall Parent-Teacher Organizations

Cornwall-on-Hudson PTO

234 Hudson Street, Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY 12520

PTO Meeting

November 15, 2006

A regular meeting of the Parent Teacher Organization was held Wednesday morning, Nov. 15, 2006 in the cafeteria of the Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary School. All PTO officers were in attendance except for Colleen D, Kim P, Sandi K and Francine C.

Call to Order: PTO Co-President, Sue R, called the meeting to order at 9:02am.

Review and Acceptance of October 18, 2006 Minutes

Joann I made a motion to accept the minutes and Susan C seconded the motion. The minutes were approved as submitted.

Officer Reports:

Second Vice President

·  Sue read Kim’s report as follows: The Fall Book Fair was successful, however it made $219 less that the last Spring Book Fair. Mrs. McCarthy and Ms. O’Dell were the recipients of $25 worth of free books. Thanks were extended to all who helped. Emily R reported that she collected 390 wrapping paper orders totaling $3,487.75 gross as well as 118 cookie dough orders totaling $1467 gross. She anticipates a December 1^st delivery date.

First Vice President

·   Chris M reported that there is a definite need for chairpersons for next year’s Holiday Bazaar, Field Day, Kids Klub and the Book Fairs.

Treasurer

·   Francine C was not present, but Sue presented her report. The report was filed with the organization records.

President

·   Sue R reported that she had not yet received a response from the letter sent to Chief Williams regarding safety and parking issues around COHES.

Grade Parent Chairperson

·   Joanne I reported that the second bake sale was held yesterday. She didn’t know the results of the sale as of yet.

Drama Club

·   Sharon Z was not present, but sent in her report. Auditions are scheduled for this coming Wednesday & Thursday. Enrollment in the Drama Club has been capped at 100 students.

Principal’s Report: Mr. Schmidt reported that new safety lighting has been installed in the back of COHES. He stated that there was a petition signed by Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Rehm requesting the parking rule change on the Maple Ave. extension. He further stated that all of the school-wide Halloween events went well. 3^rd & 4^th grade language arts tutorials will be meeting twice weekly. American Education week begins with a Parent visitation day on Monday. Report Cards have been distributed. Parent Teacher conferences will be held this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The COHES Student Council will be formed with 4^th grade representatives who will organize a canned food drive between 12/11 – 12/15. The Winter Concert is scheduled for December 5^th at 7:30pm. On December 8^th, .4^th graders will attend a Nutcracker performance and on December 21^st, the 3^rd graders will take a trip to Black Rock.

Faculty Report: Ms. O’Dell reported that the new laminator provided by the PTO was working well.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

·   Holiday Bazaar – Marie O reported that the Bazaar will be open beginning on December 4^th to December 7th staying open late during the concert on Tuesday from 6-9pm. Setup will commence on Friday for fixture setup and on Sunday for merchandise setup. She stated that she would like to use the Piggy Bank space to display items. She is accumulating a list of volunteers.

·   Mad Science – Sandi K was not present but reported that Mad Science was going very well and is ending in December.

Old Business: Mr. Schmidt stated that no one should be on school grounds while school is in session. In addition, Mr. Schmidt has been given permission by Superintendent, Mr. Rehm, to sign police complaints for an arrest of any parties trespassing, etc. This action appears to have helped thwart the negative activity on school grounds.

It was mentioned that there are “No Loitering” signs now posted on doors of the school and that the Police are being called more often to enforce this district policy.

Barbara M stated that she would be willing to approach the Argenios’ paving company about a donation of re-paving the basketball court behind COHES. Mrs. S stated that she also would be willing to approach this family for a donation for our school.

Sue stated that she spoke with Mrs. Prusinski who stated that she had just recently purchased a 2^nd Smart Board for the school. Now there is one for every floor. Since the PTO desires to purchase an additional portable Smart Board for the school, Emily R mentioned that Staples might donate toward this purchase. A motion was made by Kristine W and seconded by Barbara M hat the PTO spend up to $3000 to purchase a new portable Smart Board. Mrs. Prusinski will draw up a letter to Staples requesting a donation toward this purchase.

New Business:

      Emily R mentioned that there are holes in the perimeter fence around the COHES schoolyard and asked if there were plans for it to be repaired? Mr. Schmidt will submit a work order for the mending to be done.

    Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:46am.

   Respectfully submitted,

Kristine W

Recording Secretary

Next Meeting January 17, 2007 at 7:30pm