Bret Harte Community Club

Bret Harte Community Club January 22, 2013

Minutes

I. Call to Order A. The meeting was called to order at 9:38 AM. The meeting was attended by Cyndi Maijala, Ramis Ahrary, Lisa Elliott, Trupti Mehta, Paula Myers, Susan Gaydon, Tina Lien, Barbara Tom, Alice Sappey, Grace Wright, Lisa Tompkins, Maya Rao, Shar Yorgey, Barbara Tharenos, Pam McGill, Shawn Jacob and Wendi Mazzocco.

II. Approval of December 18, 2012 Minutes A. Barbara Tharenos moved to change/amend the wording of the Cultural Faire position as a vacant board position instead of a new board position. Alice Sappey seconded the motion and the minutes were amended. B. Shar Yorgey moved to approve the minutes as amended. Tina Lien seconded the motion and the minutes were approved.

III. Principal’s Report A. Chat with the principal is Jan 25th. School safety is the main topic. B. AR books are now labeled in the library. Information will be sent home on how to access AR. Students just took their 3rd AR test. C. The academic awards ceremony is changing for all grades except for end of year 8th grade. It will be more student centered with their peers rather than a parent and family event. It will be after lunch during SSR instead of at night. There will still be a range of students honored, for example a .5 increase in GPA as well as honor roll and principals list. D. At the last staff meeting, Ms. Maijala announced that SSR time is only to be used for reading. E. LRC café room may be done by February. Some furniture is in but there have been road blocks from the district.

IV. Treasurer’s Report A. We are over our membership goal and some matches are still coming in. B. We have $31,000 in unallocated funds and need ideas (even from students) for how to use the funds. C. There will be another parent education night in February. We are talking to Hicklebees for an author, Mac Barnett, to come speak and have it be a parent and student night. His cost is around $500 plus additional books. 1. Lisa Elliott moved to approve releasing $1000.00 for the speaker cost. Pam McGill seconded the motion and the fund release was approved.

V. Committee Updates

A. Cultural Faire – There is a meeting next week. They are trying to get more booth coordinators. A flyer is going to students about performances and booths. The art & essay contest winners will be announced soon. B. Project Cornerstone – A Take it Personally group is meeting at Williams elementary so it’s more of a community group. Cornerstone awards are on February 7th and responsibility is the asset being recognized. Thank you notes have been a huge success.

C. Everyday Heroes – The asset awards were in conjunction with Cornerstone. They had over 100 students this last time.

D. Staff Appreciation – The lunch was last week and went well. The Korean parents group will host the March date.

E. SNAC – Quite a few volunteers have dropped and we need extra subs.

F. Emergency Preparedness – Liz is looking at the ARC for what we need. We have some funds to spend.

G. Bronco Night – February 8th is the new date.

H. 8th grade promotion – Everything is on track. Meetings will be held once a month during daytime and at night to accommodate volunteer schedules. May 31st is the date of the event.

I. Passport to Success – It will be an outdoor faire this year so there can be an unlimited number of career booths. Many positions are confirmed but more are needed. Friday April 19th is the event.

Meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m. Submitted by Lisa Elliott