<p> Issaquah Valley Elementary PTA General Meeting December 1, 2016 @ 7 p.m. Call to Order at 7:05 pm Quorum present</p><p>Special Guest - Gayle Morgan, Transportation  350 routes, 130 bus drivers, 160 buses</p><p> 20,000 students in district</p><p> PBSES training for bus drivers</p><p> Need 20 more bus drivers to accommodate the new bell times</p><p> Changes to bus routes to make them more efficient</p><p> Drivers count students every day in am and pm</p><p> Kindergarten release forms are being updated, photos taken at Kindergarten Roundup and forms sent before school starts.</p><p> Discipline is progressive, emails are sent to parents with Principle cc’d. Buses all have video cameras.</p><p>Secretary’s Report –Lauren Schaer  Approve Minutes from September 2016 </p><p>Motion made to approve minutes by Kim Pike, seconded by Patty Dillon. Hearing no discussion, all ayes, no nays and no abstentions. The ayes have it.</p><p>President’s Report – Carla Geraci  Updates</p><p> o PTA Grants – Library grant approved (New books for library). Next deadline is January 31st.</p><p> o Substitutes Needed – Anyone with Bachelor’s Degree can get an emergency substitute license.</p><p> Upcoming Events</p><p> o Multi-Cultural Fair Chair – February 10 </p><p> o Gardening Program – Need co-chair to train for next year, contact Patty Dillion</p><p> o Bingo Night – March 3</p><p> o Engineering Night – April 21 (Combining with STEM this year)</p><p> o Variety Show – May 12 Issaquah Valley Elementary PTA General Meeting December 1, 2016 @ 7 p.m. o Ice Cream Social – June 9</p><p> o Field Day – June 13 (First time as PTA event)</p><p> o Auction 2017-2018 (March 24, 2018 at Embassy Suites in Bellevue – Lights, Camera, Action!)</p><p>Program Reports  Popcorn – New chairs ready to train for next year</p><p> Membership – We are at about 60%, doing an email push and booth at parent/teacher conference. Goal is 100%. We currently have 33 scholarship memberships paid for.</p><p>ISF – Need new liaison for next year</p><p>Christine White nominated Alison Maker Patty Dillon nominated Christine White Rebecca Maljak nominated Marisol Visser Dan Rosenstein nominated Alex Rosenstein</p><p>Motion made to accept nominations for nominating committee by Chelle Swim, second by Angie Warren. Hearing no discussion, all ayes, no nays and no abstentions. The ayes have it.</p><p>Treasurer’s Report – Christine White and Brooke Sullivan  Increase of Art Budget for 2016-2017 ($940.00 to pay for an overage from last year). </p><p>Lego club looking into different times to accommodate more children</p><p>Next General PTA Meeting is February 2nd</p><p>Meeting Adjourned at 8:27 pm</p>