The meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm by Cheryl Salanty, President. In attendance were: B. Brown, S. Patel, L. Williams, K. Hughes, Y. Sidhu, S. Madhani, T. O’Brien, Cathy Hendrickson, M. Tran, M. Jones, P. Willis, H. Ryskoski, J. Martin, B. Goodman, A. Kang, Catie Hendrickson, C. Salanty, S. Everett, M. Wonson, V. Fisher, B. Pullarkat, A. Pullarkat, L. Wettig, Ayesha Hussain, Altaf Hussain, S. Martin, and A. Miller.
Cheryl Salanty welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending.
Lisa Williams made a motion to approve the minutes dated March 20, 2012. Salima Madhani seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Cheryl Salanty led a discussion on the proposed changes to the CMA Booster Bylaws. The changes primarily involved adding a vice president position, changing titles of current vice presidents to chairpersons and reflecting their actual duties, making webmaster an executive officer, and splitting the secretary position into secretary and membership chairperson. In addition, a membership fee for the CMA Booster Club will be assessed similar to other CISD booster clubs. Other corrections of the bylaws were discussed. A copy of the bylaws draft has been distributed. Patty Willis made a motion to approve the bylaws. It was seconded by Lisa Williams and the motion passed unanimously.
Cheryl Salanty also discussed additional scholarship opportunities. Mimi Tran has done a great job soliciting various physicians to donate to the scholarships to be given to seniors at the awards banquet. Friday April 13th is the cut-off date for the physicians to agree to donate. This will allow time to get the information into the program and on the banner for the awards banquet. Next year a more formal solicitation campaign will be done. Scholarship applications from seniors are due April 20th. So far, 9 applications have been received and more are expected.
Maribeth Wonson gave the Treasurer’s Report. The opening balance was $11,508. Checks paid and cleared were $7,020. The ending balance was $4,488. So far Maribeth has $3,360 of awards banquet checks that need to be deposited.
The contract for the Hilton was discussed. The guaranteed payment for 366 guests has been made. Based on actual RSVPs an additional payment may be required. The amount estimated will fluctuate until the incoming freshmen are contacted and have a chance to RSVP.
Yash Sidhu read the following slate of officers for next year:
President - Vicky Fisher
Vice President - Open
Fundraising - Mimi Tran
Secretary - Lisa Williams
Membership - Mary Ann Jones
Fall Kick-Off/Physicians’ Breakfast - Kathryn Hughes
Internships - Shilpa Patel
Awards Banquet - Audrey Miller and Lisa Wettig
Webmaster - Altaf Hussain
Treasurer - Maribeth Wonson
Volunteers/Parent Class Rep Coordinator - Patty Willis
Mentor/Mentee - Kristy Floyd
Parliamentarian - Cheryl Salanty
Freshman Parent Class Rep - Open
Sophomore Parent Class Rep - Suzanne Harding
Junior Parent Class Rep - Yash Sidhu/Salima Madhani
Senior Parent Class Rep - Nancy Lesky/Patty Willis
Shilpa Patel gave an update on internships. She has begun working on the summer internships.
Patty Willis needs volunteers to assist the teachers during the last six weeks. It is 1 to 2 hours on a Friday. If you can volunteer, please contact Patty.
Cheryl Salanty reported that they will be ordering 10 more IPADS which will bring the total to 20. Becky Goodman, webmaster, will load apps. Altaf Hussain gave information on the pricing of applications.
Mrs. Martin reported that the incoming freshmen have been selected. There are 55 freshmen and up to 3 sophomores that will be admitted into the program. The administration decided to only accept CISD students into the program. In the future, the administration will do a study to track the success of CISD only applicants. While the students have been selected this was done without names so Mrs. Martin does not know who actually has been selected.
Mrs. Martin reported that next year’s sophomores will travel to CSHS for anatomy. Pre AP chemistry will be at the high school.
Armaan Kang reported on the picnic. Next year parents should be sent a reminder about the picnic rather than relying solely on facebook.
Hayley Ryskoski reported that the students are organizing a CMA relay for life team. A purple bucket is in the classroom to collect donations. If any parent knows of some fundraising options such as the Cici’s Pizza please let Hayley know as they are looking to raise money for the team.
Mrs. Martin reminded the freshmen parents about the lab sessions and the AP study sessions. Students were given a schedule of the dates and times.
Catie Hendrickson reported that there will be a mentor/mentee meeting on April 25th.
Audrey Miller and Lisa Wettig led a discussion on the upcoming awards banquet. If anyone can donate balloons please contact Lyn Flaherty. Silent auction items are still being accepted and will be until May 4th. So far they have received spa packages, golf packages, SAT prep courses, Starbucks baskets, etc. Everyone is encouraged to contact vendors they may know, especially nail salons.
The next Booster Club meeting is scheduled for May 10, 2012. Officers for next year will be elected then.
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
CMA Booster Club Minutes - 01/10/12
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 pm by Cheryl Salanty, President. In attendance were: B. Goodman, A. Kang, Catie Hendrickson, C. Salanty, S. Everett, M. Wonson, S. Patel, S. Harding, B. Trivedi, V. Fisher, Cathy Hendrickson, B. Pullarkat, A. Pullarkat, N. Lesky, K. Hughes, B. Brown, P. Willis, E. Dominici, Y. Sidhu, S. Martin, and A. Miller.
Cheryl Salanty welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending.
Maribeth Wonson made a motion to approve the minutes dated November 8, 2011. Becky Goodman seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.
Maribeth Wonson gave the Treasurer’s Report. The opening balance was $11,201. Deposits were $1,055. Checks paid and cleared were $900. The ending balance was $11,357. Donation receipts have been distributed. See Maribeth if you did not receive one. Also please complete reimbursement request forms in a timely manner.
Cheryl Salanty led a discussion on the Spring Budget Proposal. The following items were discussed:
- $200 is the estimated cost of the Medical Professionals Breakfast/Career Day. This is a net amount after including a $400 credit applied from CMA funds received last year from Cook’s. Students will pay for their own meals. The Booster Club will cover the cost of Physician, faculty and CISD administration meals. There is no facility fee for the event.
- Funds for the Senior Boards for the Awards Banquet may come from the District account. Seniors should provide Cheryl with a cost estimate for this.
- Senior cords for graduation may come from the District account as well. Mrs. Martin showed an example of the cords.
- Audrey Miller will provide Cheryl with detail estimates on Banquet expenses.
- Scholarship applications will be distributed after the Physician’s Breakfast. A draft application was discussed. The application deadline was set as April 20, 2012. Last year there were 18 seniors and 6 scholarships were granted. This year there are 38 seniors. The number of scholarships will be determined after the Spring Budget is finalized.
Shilpa Patel and Mrs. Martin gave an update on internships. All 38 seniors have been placed and have either started or are soon starting their internships.
Audrey Miller reported that the Awards Banquet is May 5, 2012. A committee will soon start working on obtaining auction items. There is a list of parent volunteers. Invitations will go out in March for current students. The schedule will be tight for inviting the incoming freshmen.
The Physicians' Breakfast and Career Day is scheduled for February 9th at Trophy Club Country Club. Vicky Fisher reported that 30 medical professionals will be attending. A flyer and permission slip will be distributed soon. Yash Sidhu stated that press releases need to be done both before and after the event.
Cathy Hendrickson discussed the next Mentor/Mentee meeting on February 22 in the high school cafeteria. It will be a general question and answer session.
Nancy Lesky reported that she has attended various student meetings. The juniors and seniors were interested in going to GDX for team building. Due to the distance from Southlake, the Booster Club decided that events closer to home would be preferred.
Becky Goodman reported that there have been no updates to the web site. The next newsletter will be distributed after the Medical Professionals’ Breakfast.
Armaan Kang reported that the competition between grade levels for the Drinking Water for India program will be starting back up.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
CMA Booster Club Minutes - 09/13/11
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Cheryl Salanty, President. In attendance were 58 parents and 35 students. Cheryl welcomed everyone. Yard signs, decals, cookbooks and T-shirts were for sale at the front table.
In order to keep our meeting time shorter, our board committees have submitted updates. These updates by CMA Board Officers were distributed at the meeting. See copy attached at the end of these minutes.
Our first CMA newsletter was sent out with up-dates from teachers and the CMA Board. This publication will be published on a quarterly basis. It is a great form of communication. Thanks to Becky Goodman for getting this out.
The meeting broke for a Presentation by Dr. Rebecca Rollins about the college application process and SAT/ACT Q&A session.
The meeting resumed at 7:50 p.m. when Cheryl called the meeting back to order.
The Children's Medical Center has agreed to a $10,000 sponsorship of the CMA program. This contract was accepted and approved at the CISD school board meeting on September 12th. These funds will go in a CMA activities district fund. As part of the marketing for this sponsorship we will have several bus ads featuring CMA and Children's Medical Center. Also, there will be an ad on the carrolldradons.com website. These funds will be used for educational materials/equipment and educational opportunities for our students. In addition to these funds, we have received Bronze sponsorship funds from many parents in the form of $100.00 donations to our EDGE program, plus a $500.00 sponsorship from Samsung. Please help continue working with this program by picking up an EDGE donation flier and asking for further support of CMA. Also, please check for matching gifts at your company.
Mrs. Martin has been working on a grant to be submitted to the Carroll Education Foundation this week for $7,500 for the CMA program. This grant is for 10 I Pads and a docking station and camera cord. As these funds, if received, will only cover the cost of the I Pads and docking station but will not cover the cost of the APPS to be used on the I Pads, funds from the CMA activity funds will be requested to complete this project.
Cheryl made a motion to elect Shauna Newman as the Publicity/Historian position. The motion was seconded by Maribeth Wonson. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. Freshman parent reps are Suzanne Harding and Lisa Williams. Sophomore parent reps are Yash Sidhu and Salima Madhani. Senior parent rep is Bindu Pullarkat. There is still an opening for VP Fundraising. Please let Cheryl or Yash Sidhu know if you are interested.
Maribeth Wonson gave the Treasurer’s report. Opening balance was $8,928. Deposits were $2,935. Expenses were $500. The ending balance as of August 29th was $11, 363. Expenses still to be paid were $801 for the Kickoff party, Junior Class Party, and Mentor Party.
The CMA Fall Budget Proposal was distributed. It covers the time period September 2011 through February 2012. Any additional items should be submitted to Cheryl by September 30. This budget proposal will be voted on at the next Booster Club meeting in October.
Maribeth Wonson made a motion to approve the payment of the CMA Booster Club Board liability insurance renewal of $315. Lisa Wettig seconded the motion. A vote was taken and it was unanimous.
Vicky Fisher discussed various options for the Physicians’ Breakfast/Career Day. CMA has outgrown previous venues. One option would be to hold it in the CSHS library and nearby classrooms. This would keep student costs down. However, it might still be crowded and by having it on campus, might detract from the “specialness” of the event. Another option would be to hold it off campus at possibly Timarron Country Club or Piazza in Colleyville. With breakfast and lunch this would cost each student $25-30 each. A more detailed cost analysis will be compiled and presented at the next meeting. Please contact Vicky Fisher with other suggestions or if you would like to serve on the committee.
Armaan Kang, student board President, reported that Student Representative Applications are due on Friday. Also the CMA Students will be operating a face and hair painting booth at the Homecoming Carnival on September 21st. More student volunteers are needed. Also anyone interested in donating supplies for the event should contact Armaan.
Christian Shannon, student, reported that volunteers are also needed to help with Southlake’s Octoberfest on September 30 – October 2.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:36 p.m.
Officer Update
September 13, 2011
The following reports were submitted by officers that will not be giving a report at the meeting:
Second Vice President (Volunteers): Patty Willis
There has been a good response from volunteers to help with Teacher Fridays, the Physician’s Breakfast, and the Awards Banquet. Susan Everett has worked to compile information from parent information sheets into a master list of the parents who are
interested in helping. We had enough volunteers at the kick-off sign up for Teacher Fridays that each volunteer is scheduled to work at the school just once every 12 weeks. Mrs. Martin has expressed appreciation on behalf of the CMA teachers for the help in the classroom. The newsletter request for volunteers to sell cookbooks at Curriculum Night or the Homecoming Carnival has not resulted in any response to date.
Third Vice President (Internships): Shilpa Patel
Have compiled the list of physicians to be contacted and have also sent out the first few emails. Seniors will begin their first internship in December and the other two will be spread over the spring.
Fourth Vice President (Special Events – Fall Kickoff and Awards
Banquet): Lisa Wettig and Audrey Miller
We first began the summer by securing a location and date for our spring banquet. After visiting several sites and talking to multiple hotels, we decided on the Hilton DFW Lakes in Grapevine. Our date of the banquet is Saturday, May 5, 2012 and will begin at 6:30 pm. Cheryl brought a check for our deposit of 2250.00, and we will be required to pay the balance on May 5, 2012. Patty Willis had banquet sign ups at the kick off meeting, and we will review the sheet to ensure that we have the help we need.
Our next project was to work on the Back to School Kick-off Party. We held the event at the CSHS SAC, and we had a great attendance of students and parents. As parents entered, we offered them our CMA merchandise including: t-shirts, bumper stickers, yard signs, and cookbooks. We ordered fifty t-shirts for the event and sold a little over half of them. Also, we gave the opportunity for parents to donate to the new CMA Edge that will work to provide better facilities and opportunities for CMA students and teachers. Everyone brought salads and desserts, and Roxann Taylor graciously donated the water for our event. We ordered 30 cheese pizzas, which turned out to be too many, but the students were a great help in setting up and cleaning before we left. At the meeting, Mrs. Martin, Cheryl Salanty, Mrs. Lowery, and Dr. Rollins addressed the parents and gave an overview of what to expect for the year. The students were also given a tour of the rooms and shuttle pick up instructions to aid in their first day of school. We felt like the event was a success as students and parents alike walked away feeling more informed about the year ahead with everything from classes to booster club events.
We will place a final t-shirt order in September, and we will work on the banquet as needed.
Sixth Vice President (Mentor/Mentee Program):
Cathy Hendrickson
Mentor Mentee meeting is scheduled for September 14, 2011 at 3:20 (immediately after school) in the CHS cafeteria. Drinks and snacks will be provided and mentors will be present to answer questions in preparation for upcoming Biology test or to answer any general CMA questions. If you have any questions feel free to contact Cathy Hendrickson at hendricksoncathy@yahoo.com.
Seventh Vice President (Liaison to Student Board/CM Students): Nancy Lesky
Would like the dates of activities planned sent to her so she can take this to the students, and post on Facebook for them to know. She plans to attend the next student meeting as well.
Secretary: Susan Everett
The 2011 CMA Booster Directory is being compiled. A draft will be placed on the website for final review shortly. Parents who would like to change their student’s information should contact Susan at evercma@gmail.com.
Webmaster: Becky Goodman
The first newsletter for 2011-2012 has been sent out. For the website update, Christian Genco created two new pages on the website. One will hold copies of the newsletter and the Edge brochure, and the other will host information about our sponsor(s). News & Events page has been updated with all of the dates spelled out in Mrs. Martin's section of the newsletter. Booster Board has been updated with known members and their email addresses. Please check it and let me know if I am missing any board members or parent reps. Photos have been added to the gallery from the Fall KickOff and Picnic.
Parliamentarian: Yash Sidhu
The following positions are still vacant: First Vice President (Fundraising) and Sophomore Parent Representatives.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
CMA Booster Club Minutes - 06/28/11
On June 28, 2011 a request was submitted by Cheryl Salanty to elect Maribeth Wonson as the CMA Treasurer. This was approved by a majority vote of the CMA Board.
On June 28, 2011 a request was submitted by Cheryl Salanty to approve CMA funds in the amount of $2,250 to secure the Hilton DFW for May 5, 2012. This was approved by a unanimous vote of the CMA Board.
On Wednesday June 29, 2011 a contract was signed to secure the Hilton DFW for the CMA Banquet.
On June 28, 2011 a request was submitted by Cheryl Salanty to approve CMA funds in the amount of $2,250 to secure the Hilton DFW for May 5, 2012. This was approved by a unanimous vote of the CMA Board.
On Wednesday June 29, 2011 a contract was signed to secure the Hilton DFW for the CMA Banquet.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
CMA Booster Club Meeting Minutes - 03/08/11
CMA Boosters - March 8, 2011 Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:06pm. Natalie Genco, Dawn Schindler, Melissa Ripley, Tracey Shuck, Gay Burns, Salima Madhani, Reed Ripley, Patrice Hall, Marina Sloane, Beena Trivedi, Shilpa Patel, Juliana Shiminski and Sherry Martin were in attendance.
A motion was make by Melissa Ripley to approve the minutes from the February 8, 2011 meeting. Dawn Schindler seconded. A vote was called and the motion was approved unanimously.
Directory Update (Sherry Martin) - there are 2 directories left that are available to CMA students or parents in Mrs. Martin’s room.
Spring Mentor/Mentee Meeting - The meeting is being arranged by Cathy Hendrickson and will take place on March 27th. The Biology students will get to meet with mainly Sophomores for their AP Exam reviews. The students will need to sign up ahead of time in order for their to be a good count for providing food for the event.
Banquet Update (Sherry Martin)- The Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 21st. The menu has been selected, the room arrangement decided and the silent auction committee have met twice. After returning from Spring Break, the number of incoming Freshmen invitations will be determined and can go out. The invitations are printed and the envelopes will soon be printed and mailed out.
Physician’s Breakfast Recap (Melissa Ripley)- The Physician’s Breakfast took place on February 16th. There was a total of 21 businesses represented. Dr. Strike and Dr. Faltys came and were kind enough to fill in when EMT’s were called out on an emergency. The total cost for the Breakfast was $756.83. Donations totaled $256.83. The $500.00 remaining was the amount budgeted for the Breakfast. Feedback indicated this was the most organized Physician’s Breakfast yet while the acoustics were somewhat off and people had a hard time hearing.
Donated Computers (Sherry Martin) - Becky Goodman and Maggie Goodman worked hard to get the remaining computers in working condition with the correct software on them. The computers were used in a lab and the students had positive remarks about being able to use them. They were able to capture data and print it out in class. The computers will mainly be used by the Chemistry Students for their labs but the Biology students will use them for a couple of their labs. The computers are approximately 7 years old. We may need to look at fundraising or grant proposals for replacing them in the near future.
CMA Recognition in yearbooks and graduation programs (Natalie Genco) - Principal Rhodes indicated CMA will get 2 pages in the yearbook. Dr. Rollins is in charge of the graduation program and said we will have a letter after the CMA students names indicating the program. Possibly the letter “C”
School Board Candidate Speakers for April Meeting ( Sherry Martin) - the candidates can not give speeches on the school premises. If the candidates are going to speak to the CMA Boosters it will have to be at a different venue.
Cook Children’s Opening (Sherry Martin) - Mrs. Martin is getting a contract to sign and will do so with the understanding that CMA Boosters will need to determine whether or not we can get enough volunteers for the event. If the Boosters are unable to get enough volunteers, she is offering it to the CMA Students and will share the duties with Mu Alpha Theta. The $1600 donation from Cooks would be split between the two groups. The event takes place at the new location off of 1709 on Friday, April 22nd from 2-6pm for set-up and on Saturday April 23rd from 8am until 6pm (several shifts will be divided up). On Saturday from 8-10am volunteers will be setting up; from 10-2 the actual Grand Opening takes place and then from 2-6 Clean-up. Mrs. Martin will work out the volunteer shifts. Eight adult volunteers are need to be present during each shift.
Internships/Speaker Update (Dawn Schindler)- All internships are in place. A physician contacted Dawn about possibly becoming the CMA Boosters Physician Liaison.
Freshman Parent Representative (Salima Madhani) - working on a possible social. She will send the information to Natalie Genco so that interest can be determined from the Freshmen students.
Student Class Rep (Reed Ripley) - A student meeting will be held soon to discuss Spring and Summer events.
New Business Not on the Agenda - Sherry Martin asked that all emails, ideas, etc. are presented to either herself or the Booster President to ensure that anything being planned meets with the guidelines she has to adhere to in regards to school and district policies.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:45pm
SPEAKER: Ms. Gina Peddy spoke to the group about the AP Program, SAT Scores, the new STAR tests and changes that will take place in regards to Graduation Plans and curriculum changes for incoming Freshman and younger.
A video of Ms. Peddy's presentation can be found at http://vimeo.com/21414422.
The meeting was called to order at 7:06pm. Natalie Genco, Dawn Schindler, Melissa Ripley, Tracey Shuck, Gay Burns, Salima Madhani, Reed Ripley, Patrice Hall, Marina Sloane, Beena Trivedi, Shilpa Patel, Juliana Shiminski and Sherry Martin were in attendance.
A motion was make by Melissa Ripley to approve the minutes from the February 8, 2011 meeting. Dawn Schindler seconded. A vote was called and the motion was approved unanimously.
Directory Update (Sherry Martin) - there are 2 directories left that are available to CMA students or parents in Mrs. Martin’s room.
Spring Mentor/Mentee Meeting - The meeting is being arranged by Cathy Hendrickson and will take place on March 27th. The Biology students will get to meet with mainly Sophomores for their AP Exam reviews. The students will need to sign up ahead of time in order for their to be a good count for providing food for the event.
Banquet Update (Sherry Martin)- The Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 21st. The menu has been selected, the room arrangement decided and the silent auction committee have met twice. After returning from Spring Break, the number of incoming Freshmen invitations will be determined and can go out. The invitations are printed and the envelopes will soon be printed and mailed out.
Physician’s Breakfast Recap (Melissa Ripley)- The Physician’s Breakfast took place on February 16th. There was a total of 21 businesses represented. Dr. Strike and Dr. Faltys came and were kind enough to fill in when EMT’s were called out on an emergency. The total cost for the Breakfast was $756.83. Donations totaled $256.83. The $500.00 remaining was the amount budgeted for the Breakfast. Feedback indicated this was the most organized Physician’s Breakfast yet while the acoustics were somewhat off and people had a hard time hearing.
Donated Computers (Sherry Martin) - Becky Goodman and Maggie Goodman worked hard to get the remaining computers in working condition with the correct software on them. The computers were used in a lab and the students had positive remarks about being able to use them. They were able to capture data and print it out in class. The computers will mainly be used by the Chemistry Students for their labs but the Biology students will use them for a couple of their labs. The computers are approximately 7 years old. We may need to look at fundraising or grant proposals for replacing them in the near future.
CMA Recognition in yearbooks and graduation programs (Natalie Genco) - Principal Rhodes indicated CMA will get 2 pages in the yearbook. Dr. Rollins is in charge of the graduation program and said we will have a letter after the CMA students names indicating the program. Possibly the letter “C”
School Board Candidate Speakers for April Meeting ( Sherry Martin) - the candidates can not give speeches on the school premises. If the candidates are going to speak to the CMA Boosters it will have to be at a different venue.
Cook Children’s Opening (Sherry Martin) - Mrs. Martin is getting a contract to sign and will do so with the understanding that CMA Boosters will need to determine whether or not we can get enough volunteers for the event. If the Boosters are unable to get enough volunteers, she is offering it to the CMA Students and will share the duties with Mu Alpha Theta. The $1600 donation from Cooks would be split between the two groups. The event takes place at the new location off of 1709 on Friday, April 22nd from 2-6pm for set-up and on Saturday April 23rd from 8am until 6pm (several shifts will be divided up). On Saturday from 8-10am volunteers will be setting up; from 10-2 the actual Grand Opening takes place and then from 2-6 Clean-up. Mrs. Martin will work out the volunteer shifts. Eight adult volunteers are need to be present during each shift.
Internships/Speaker Update (Dawn Schindler)- All internships are in place. A physician contacted Dawn about possibly becoming the CMA Boosters Physician Liaison.
Freshman Parent Representative (Salima Madhani) - working on a possible social. She will send the information to Natalie Genco so that interest can be determined from the Freshmen students.
Student Class Rep (Reed Ripley) - A student meeting will be held soon to discuss Spring and Summer events.
New Business Not on the Agenda - Sherry Martin asked that all emails, ideas, etc. are presented to either herself or the Booster President to ensure that anything being planned meets with the guidelines she has to adhere to in regards to school and district policies.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:45pm
SPEAKER: Ms. Gina Peddy spoke to the group about the AP Program, SAT Scores, the new STAR tests and changes that will take place in regards to Graduation Plans and curriculum changes for incoming Freshman and younger.
A video of Ms. Peddy's presentation can be found at http://vimeo.com/21414422.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
CMA Booster Club Minutes - 02/08/11
Febuary 8, 2011
CMA Booster Club Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7pm.
1. Becky Goodman made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 2011 meeting. Maria Quinn seconded the motion. There wasn't any discussion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
2. Gay Burns gave treasurer's report
Opening balance : $10,845.08 as of January 2011
Deposits in January : $65.00
Expenses in January: $2,303.78
Ending Balance: $8,606.30
Projected expenses for February 2011
Physician's Breakfast Room Fee - $300
3. See attached budget that was voted on for Spring and Carry Over for 2011-2012 School Year. Cathy Henderson made a motion to accept the Spring and Carry Over Budget. Melissa Ripley seconded. There wasn't any discussion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
4. Directories are in Mrs. Martin's room while supplies last.
5. Mrs. Martin is selecting menu items for the banquet on Thursday, February 17th. She is going over the program layout with Natalie Genco. Shari Cutler said she would chair the silent auction and she had several people that offered to help her.
6. Dawn Schindler has 24 Physician Groups that have agreed to internships. There are 18 sections participating in the internships. It is imperative the a Sophomore or Junior parent get with Dawn and learn the process as her child will be graduating. The internship program is VERY vital to the program and offers the students opportunities in college to participate in additional programs based on their experiences. Students can also do internships in the summer. Mrs. Martin will take applications for internships for the summer and those will be awarded during the banquet. Some hospitals in the area have internship applications online for the summer.
7. Cathy Hendrickson - The Spring Mentor/Mentee Meeting will be April 25th. The format has not been finalized. Cathy is working with Mrs. Martin on the details.
8. Melissa Ripley - The Physician's Breakfast is right around the corner on Wednesday, February 16th at White Chapel Methodist Church. Set up should be fairly light as the facility provides tables and covers. If you would like to help, please be there at 7am.
Rotations start at 8:15 am and go until 10am. The program will likely continue until 3pm.
Sandwiches and drinks will be served for $7. Students have to have their money in by Friday, the 11th. There is a sign up sheet in Mrs. Martin's room.
9. Becky Goodman and Mrs. Martin are working to get donated laptops up and running. There are 8 currently working with the correct software. Troubleshooting for the others continues.
10. Natalie Genco has been working with the principals from both High Schools to ensure that CMA is recognized in the yearbook and the graduation program.
11. Nancy Lesky still needs parent volunteers for Fridays for an hour. Please contact her bout volunteering! The CMA teachers could really use the help!
12. Reports by officers:
• Nancy Lesky - Sophomore Parent Rep - working with Patty Willis on planning a
social for February.
• Yash Sidhu is working with Pari Sihihi regarding a Junior social. They are
planning on Skate Town but maybe looking at a different facility.
• Ann Dachniwsky is working with Grace Dotson for the Senior Class Social - the
seniors will work on their banquet boards together.
• Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky have several events planned in the near
future.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:00pm
CMA Booster Club Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7pm.
1. Becky Goodman made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 2011 meeting. Maria Quinn seconded the motion. There wasn't any discussion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
2. Gay Burns gave treasurer's report
Opening balance : $10,845.08 as of January 2011
Deposits in January : $65.00
Expenses in January: $2,303.78
Ending Balance: $8,606.30
Projected expenses for February 2011
Physician's Breakfast Room Fee - $300
3. See attached budget that was voted on for Spring and Carry Over for 2011-2012 School Year. Cathy Henderson made a motion to accept the Spring and Carry Over Budget. Melissa Ripley seconded. There wasn't any discussion. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
4. Directories are in Mrs. Martin's room while supplies last.
5. Mrs. Martin is selecting menu items for the banquet on Thursday, February 17th. She is going over the program layout with Natalie Genco. Shari Cutler said she would chair the silent auction and she had several people that offered to help her.
6. Dawn Schindler has 24 Physician Groups that have agreed to internships. There are 18 sections participating in the internships. It is imperative the a Sophomore or Junior parent get with Dawn and learn the process as her child will be graduating. The internship program is VERY vital to the program and offers the students opportunities in college to participate in additional programs based on their experiences. Students can also do internships in the summer. Mrs. Martin will take applications for internships for the summer and those will be awarded during the banquet. Some hospitals in the area have internship applications online for the summer.
7. Cathy Hendrickson - The Spring Mentor/Mentee Meeting will be April 25th. The format has not been finalized. Cathy is working with Mrs. Martin on the details.
8. Melissa Ripley - The Physician's Breakfast is right around the corner on Wednesday, February 16th at White Chapel Methodist Church. Set up should be fairly light as the facility provides tables and covers. If you would like to help, please be there at 7am.
Rotations start at 8:15 am and go until 10am. The program will likely continue until 3pm.
Sandwiches and drinks will be served for $7. Students have to have their money in by Friday, the 11th. There is a sign up sheet in Mrs. Martin's room.
9. Becky Goodman and Mrs. Martin are working to get donated laptops up and running. There are 8 currently working with the correct software. Troubleshooting for the others continues.
10. Natalie Genco has been working with the principals from both High Schools to ensure that CMA is recognized in the yearbook and the graduation program.
11. Nancy Lesky still needs parent volunteers for Fridays for an hour. Please contact her bout volunteering! The CMA teachers could really use the help!
12. Reports by officers:
• Nancy Lesky - Sophomore Parent Rep - working with Patty Willis on planning a
social for February.
• Yash Sidhu is working with Pari Sihihi regarding a Junior social. They are
planning on Skate Town but maybe looking at a different facility.
• Ann Dachniwsky is working with Grace Dotson for the Senior Class Social - the
seniors will work on their banquet boards together.
• Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky have several events planned in the near
future.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:00pm
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
CMA Booster Club Minutes - 01/11/11
January 11th, 2011 Minutes
1. Approval of minutes from last meeting, December 2010 - the meeting was called
to order at 7pm with 10 in attendance not including Student Representatives and
Mrs. Martin. Nancy Lesky made a motion to approve the minutes from the
December 2010 meeting. Patty Willis seconded. A vote was taken and was
approved unanimously.
2. Treasurer's report-Gay Burns - We have an available balance of $8,798.56.
Approximate Projected Expenses include:
• Invitations and Postage for Banquet - $300
• Cartridges for Mrs. Martin’s copier (previously supplied by CMAB) - $400
• Class Social Events - $400
• Mentor/Mentee Gatherings $200
• Directories - $100
• Physician’s Breakfast Expenses - $500
• Banquet Deposit - $6750
• Scholarships - $1500 (we have to see how much is available after Banquet
- this amount will increase if we have more to spend)
• Plan for next year Carry Over - $unknown at the time of the meeting
We will get back the $6750 from the Banquet Deposit with attendee
pre-pays.
3. Fundraising
-Cookbook update. 400 cookbooks ordered and received. 118 pre orders picked
up out of 198.48 additional sold. We are looking for school events at which to sell
cookbooks. We need a Volunteer to call about 60 people who have not picked up
their cookbooks. (Nancy Lesky will call some but we need more volunteers)
4. Directory Update -Tracey Shuck
VOTE on funding a directory order. A motion to print 100 Student Directories for
$100 and have them available in Mrs. Martin’s class for those that would like one
was made by Ann Dachniwsky. The motion was seconded by Cathy Hendrickson. A
vote was taken and passed unanimously.
5. Booster Board nametags - Melissa Ripley made nametags for the Board so that
we can wear them to events and meetings. Thank you Melissa.
6. Banquet update - Mrs. Martin has committed to chairing the banquet committee.
She has two student volunteers that will be helping her.
Carroll Medical Academy Boosters
We need a volunteer to oversee the silent auction.
7. Discuss budget for spring semester. - The Spring Budget was discussed based on
what expenditures are foreseen for the Spring Semester.
8. Katie Dachniwsky motioned to purchase a $400 Printer Cartridge for Mrs.
Martin’s printer that the CMAB supplied for her. Melissa Ripley seconded. A
vote was taken and passed unanimously.
9. Cathy Hendrickson -- Spring Mentor/Mentee Meetings - looking for ideas for the
next Mentor/Mentee meeting. Options were discussed but dates have to be
researched.
10. Melissa Ripley -- Physician Breakfast is on February 17, 2011 at Whites Chapel
Church in the Wesley Hall. The breakfast starts at 7:45am. Students will need
$10 for their lunches that day but breakfast will be provided. Melissa will need
volunteers to bring donuts, Chic Fil A mini biscuits, etc.
11. Dawn Schindler - Internships/Spring Speakers - VOLUNTEER -if you have some
extra time and could help Dawn with phone calls please call her at
817.421.3216.
11. Update on getting donated computers functional - laptops ready to have
operating system software installed when the wireless router to the classroom goes
in. Uncertain if Logger Pro software was purchased yet.
12. Update on battered women's shelter project - the Sophomore’s took on this
project as it was charity work and they felt it should be personal instead of entire
group.
13. Updates
• Sophomore Parent Representatives: Nancy Lesky and Patty Willis - Will be going to Main
Event for their next social but a date has not been set.
• Junior Parent Representative: Yash Sidhu and Pari Sahihi - Will be going to Skatetown in
February on a Saturday but exact date not set.
• Senior Parent Representative: Ann Dachniwsky and Grace Dotson - trying to pin point dates
that seniors would have available as a group.
• Student Class Reps: Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky - the December picnic at
Bicentennial Park was a great success. Planning two more picnics - one in
February and one in April.
14. New business not on the agenda - Nancy Lesky will be sending out a
Parent Volunteer Email Request to continue to help Mrs. Martin at the school
on Fridays.
1. Approval of minutes from last meeting, December 2010 - the meeting was called
to order at 7pm with 10 in attendance not including Student Representatives and
Mrs. Martin. Nancy Lesky made a motion to approve the minutes from the
December 2010 meeting. Patty Willis seconded. A vote was taken and was
approved unanimously.
2. Treasurer's report-Gay Burns - We have an available balance of $8,798.56.
Approximate Projected Expenses include:
• Invitations and Postage for Banquet - $300
• Cartridges for Mrs. Martin’s copier (previously supplied by CMAB) - $400
• Class Social Events - $400
• Mentor/Mentee Gatherings $200
• Directories - $100
• Physician’s Breakfast Expenses - $500
• Banquet Deposit - $6750
• Scholarships - $1500 (we have to see how much is available after Banquet
- this amount will increase if we have more to spend)
• Plan for next year Carry Over - $unknown at the time of the meeting
We will get back the $6750 from the Banquet Deposit with attendee
pre-pays.
3. Fundraising
-Cookbook update. 400 cookbooks ordered and received. 118 pre orders picked
up out of 198.48 additional sold. We are looking for school events at which to sell
cookbooks. We need a Volunteer to call about 60 people who have not picked up
their cookbooks. (Nancy Lesky will call some but we need more volunteers)
4. Directory Update -Tracey Shuck
VOTE on funding a directory order. A motion to print 100 Student Directories for
$100 and have them available in Mrs. Martin’s class for those that would like one
was made by Ann Dachniwsky. The motion was seconded by Cathy Hendrickson. A
vote was taken and passed unanimously.
5. Booster Board nametags - Melissa Ripley made nametags for the Board so that
we can wear them to events and meetings. Thank you Melissa.
6. Banquet update - Mrs. Martin has committed to chairing the banquet committee.
She has two student volunteers that will be helping her.
Carroll Medical Academy Boosters
We need a volunteer to oversee the silent auction.
7. Discuss budget for spring semester. - The Spring Budget was discussed based on
what expenditures are foreseen for the Spring Semester.
8. Katie Dachniwsky motioned to purchase a $400 Printer Cartridge for Mrs.
Martin’s printer that the CMAB supplied for her. Melissa Ripley seconded. A
vote was taken and passed unanimously.
9. Cathy Hendrickson -- Spring Mentor/Mentee Meetings - looking for ideas for the
next Mentor/Mentee meeting. Options were discussed but dates have to be
researched.
10. Melissa Ripley -- Physician Breakfast is on February 17, 2011 at Whites Chapel
Church in the Wesley Hall. The breakfast starts at 7:45am. Students will need
$10 for their lunches that day but breakfast will be provided. Melissa will need
volunteers to bring donuts, Chic Fil A mini biscuits, etc.
11. Dawn Schindler - Internships/Spring Speakers - VOLUNTEER -if you have some
extra time and could help Dawn with phone calls please call her at
817.421.3216.
11. Update on getting donated computers functional - laptops ready to have
operating system software installed when the wireless router to the classroom goes
in. Uncertain if Logger Pro software was purchased yet.
12. Update on battered women's shelter project - the Sophomore’s took on this
project as it was charity work and they felt it should be personal instead of entire
group.
13. Updates
• Sophomore Parent Representatives: Nancy Lesky and Patty Willis - Will be going to Main
Event for their next social but a date has not been set.
• Junior Parent Representative: Yash Sidhu and Pari Sahihi - Will be going to Skatetown in
February on a Saturday but exact date not set.
• Senior Parent Representative: Ann Dachniwsky and Grace Dotson - trying to pin point dates
that seniors would have available as a group.
• Student Class Reps: Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky - the December picnic at
Bicentennial Park was a great success. Planning two more picnics - one in
February and one in April.
14. New business not on the agenda - Nancy Lesky will be sending out a
Parent Volunteer Email Request to continue to help Mrs. Martin at the school
on Fridays.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
CMA Booster Club Minutes - 12/14/10
In attendance were: Natalie Genco, Gay Burns, Becky Goodman, Ann Dachniwsky, Katie Dchniwsky, Melissa Ripley, Reed Ripley, John Kreske, Yash Sidhu and Mrs. Martin. Meeting began at 7:00 p.m.
1. Approval of Minutes from November 9, 2010 Meeting - Gay motioned for approval, and Melissa seconded. Vote was approved by all.
2. Treasurer's Report - Gay reported that the current bank balance is $10,695.08. We have $2,122.52 in expenses yet to be reimbursed, which leaves the final available balance at $8,572.56. We've raised $1670 from the sale of Dragon pinchers, cowbells and cookbooks. Therefore, we should discuss whether we need to do the silent auction at the Awards Banquet. Gay will put together a recommendation for a minimum balance. Natalie and Gay will also put together a draft of a spring budget.
3. Fundraising - We ordered 400 cookbooks, of which 198 were pre-ordered. 70 people have not picked up their cookbooks yet. After the holidays, we will need a volunteer to call people to let them know that they can pick up their cookbooks at the Spirit Shops.
Becky created an appreciation certificate for each of the students whose artwork was put into the cookbook. Principal Giamanco will give these out. Both campuses suggested that we hold an event next year where people cook a sample of the recipe that they submitted for others to taste and sell more cookbooks.
4. Directory Update - Tracey will begin work on the directory after the cookbook is finished.
5. Name Tags - Melissa will get some from Staples and print the inserts.
6. Banquet Update - We still need someone to chair this event. We will send out an email after the new year starts. We discussed using a committee to fill this position. We also need someone to head up the silent auction, if we decide to continue with it. Trusa Patel has volunteered to do the invitations. Natalie will meet with Melissa to go through the items that need to be done for the banquet.
7. Spring Budget - Gay listed some items (scholarships, banquet, physician's breakfast, invitations, and field trips) as potential items for the spring budget. Mrs. Martin also said that there are a couple of charity teams that they're considering. She also needs a print cartridge for the copy machine after Christmas. This will cost around $300 to $400.
John asked whether the laptops had everything loaded yet, and Mrs. Martin reported that they did not due to the changes in technology over the summer and time issues. Natalie suggested that a Comp Sci student may be able to assist. Mrs. Martin said that she expects to have wifi soon (within the next 6-12 months) and will check with the Comp Sci teacher for assistance.
Katie asked for funds for food for the student parties to be held this week. She expects to need about $192. The expenditure was approved to be taken out of the money allocated for Senior class get-togethers.
8. Internships - All of the internship sponsors will be invited to the physician's breakfast. Dawn also needs to meet with Mrs. Martin.
9. Physician's Breakfast - Melissa sent out 70 invitations, and has asked them to RSVP by 12/31/10. The breakfast will be held on 2/17/11 at White Chapel United Methodist Church. The $300 room fee will include setup, projector screen, and coffee. She is working on finding a sponsor to donate breakfast. Gay suggested sending an email to parents to remind them to send in their $25 to help pay for food.
We also need to thank Nelson's in the banquet program this year for donating the food last year. Nelson's thought they were going to receive more advertising than we were able to get them.
Melissa was able to find a vet to attend. Dr. Ruffner from Golden Triangle Animal Hospital will join us. Natalie reported that she had met someone from a 24-hour veterinary hospital, VCA, who is interested in sponsoring an internship. She will pass the card along to Dawn.
10. Parliamentarian - Yash reported that only 4 people showed up at the last parent luncheon. She would like for Board members to RSVP for each event.
11. Junior Parent Representative - Yash reported that the next party for juniors will be in March. They are thinking about doing something at Bicentennial Park.
12. Senior Parent Representative - Ann reported that the seniors are still trying to get together.
13. Student Board - Reed and Katie said that they're planning a holiday picnic. The holiday parties and gift exchanges will be held on Thursday, 12/16/10, and Friday, 12/17/10.
The students are also raising funds and creating cookie plates for the janitors. For every dozen home-made cookies that a student brings in, they get one volunteer hour.
Brittany Wang is working with CMA sophomore students on a project making a holiday meal for the Battered Woman's Shelter.
14. New Business - None
15. Mrs. Martin - No news.
16. Meeting Adjourned - 7:56 p.m.
17. Upcoming Dates:
* December 16-17, 2010 - CMA Class Parties and Gift Exchanges
* January 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* February 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* February 17, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. - Physician Breakfast
* March 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* March 12-19, 2010 - CMA Spring Cruise
* April 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* May 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* May 21, 2011 - Tentative date for CMA Awards Banquet
* June 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
1. Approval of Minutes from November 9, 2010 Meeting - Gay motioned for approval, and Melissa seconded. Vote was approved by all.
2. Treasurer's Report - Gay reported that the current bank balance is $10,695.08. We have $2,122.52 in expenses yet to be reimbursed, which leaves the final available balance at $8,572.56. We've raised $1670 from the sale of Dragon pinchers, cowbells and cookbooks. Therefore, we should discuss whether we need to do the silent auction at the Awards Banquet. Gay will put together a recommendation for a minimum balance. Natalie and Gay will also put together a draft of a spring budget.
3. Fundraising - We ordered 400 cookbooks, of which 198 were pre-ordered. 70 people have not picked up their cookbooks yet. After the holidays, we will need a volunteer to call people to let them know that they can pick up their cookbooks at the Spirit Shops.
Becky created an appreciation certificate for each of the students whose artwork was put into the cookbook. Principal Giamanco will give these out. Both campuses suggested that we hold an event next year where people cook a sample of the recipe that they submitted for others to taste and sell more cookbooks.
4. Directory Update - Tracey will begin work on the directory after the cookbook is finished.
5. Name Tags - Melissa will get some from Staples and print the inserts.
6. Banquet Update - We still need someone to chair this event. We will send out an email after the new year starts. We discussed using a committee to fill this position. We also need someone to head up the silent auction, if we decide to continue with it. Trusa Patel has volunteered to do the invitations. Natalie will meet with Melissa to go through the items that need to be done for the banquet.
7. Spring Budget - Gay listed some items (scholarships, banquet, physician's breakfast, invitations, and field trips) as potential items for the spring budget. Mrs. Martin also said that there are a couple of charity teams that they're considering. She also needs a print cartridge for the copy machine after Christmas. This will cost around $300 to $400.
John asked whether the laptops had everything loaded yet, and Mrs. Martin reported that they did not due to the changes in technology over the summer and time issues. Natalie suggested that a Comp Sci student may be able to assist. Mrs. Martin said that she expects to have wifi soon (within the next 6-12 months) and will check with the Comp Sci teacher for assistance.
Katie asked for funds for food for the student parties to be held this week. She expects to need about $192. The expenditure was approved to be taken out of the money allocated for Senior class get-togethers.
8. Internships - All of the internship sponsors will be invited to the physician's breakfast. Dawn also needs to meet with Mrs. Martin.
9. Physician's Breakfast - Melissa sent out 70 invitations, and has asked them to RSVP by 12/31/10. The breakfast will be held on 2/17/11 at White Chapel United Methodist Church. The $300 room fee will include setup, projector screen, and coffee. She is working on finding a sponsor to donate breakfast. Gay suggested sending an email to parents to remind them to send in their $25 to help pay for food.
We also need to thank Nelson's in the banquet program this year for donating the food last year. Nelson's thought they were going to receive more advertising than we were able to get them.
Melissa was able to find a vet to attend. Dr. Ruffner from Golden Triangle Animal Hospital will join us. Natalie reported that she had met someone from a 24-hour veterinary hospital, VCA, who is interested in sponsoring an internship. She will pass the card along to Dawn.
10. Parliamentarian - Yash reported that only 4 people showed up at the last parent luncheon. She would like for Board members to RSVP for each event.
11. Junior Parent Representative - Yash reported that the next party for juniors will be in March. They are thinking about doing something at Bicentennial Park.
12. Senior Parent Representative - Ann reported that the seniors are still trying to get together.
13. Student Board - Reed and Katie said that they're planning a holiday picnic. The holiday parties and gift exchanges will be held on Thursday, 12/16/10, and Friday, 12/17/10.
The students are also raising funds and creating cookie plates for the janitors. For every dozen home-made cookies that a student brings in, they get one volunteer hour.
Brittany Wang is working with CMA sophomore students on a project making a holiday meal for the Battered Woman's Shelter.
14. New Business - None
15. Mrs. Martin - No news.
16. Meeting Adjourned - 7:56 p.m.
17. Upcoming Dates:
* December 16-17, 2010 - CMA Class Parties and Gift Exchanges
* January 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* February 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* February 17, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. - Physician Breakfast
* March 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* March 12-19, 2010 - CMA Spring Cruise
* April 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* May 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* May 21, 2011 - Tentative date for CMA Awards Banquet
* June 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Minutes from 04/14/09
- Susan welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced Dr. Faltys.
- Dr. Faltys told us that the highest nonvoting population in Southlake is parents with students. The future of our children is resting in the hands of people that do not have kids. He reminded us to vote early. The election is on May 9th, 2009. Voters can decide on each proposition separately.
The long range planning committee recommended three propositions to the Board. They are as follows:- Proposition #1 — Includes construction of a fifth elementary to eliminate overcrowding at Johnson Elementary and Durham, new middle school, building additions, district-wide capital improvements, technology and infrastructure, maintenance and security for $114.1M.
- Proposition #2 — is for new construction and facility improvements for art, athletics, band and theater for $19.3M. 84% of our students participate in extra-curricular activities vs 55% nationally.
- Proposition #3 — Dragon Stadium improvements to expand home seating, replace turf, add parking/concessions/restrooms for $4.6M.
Dr. Faltys stated that 31% of our property tax revenue goes back to the state for Robin Hood this year. Next year, it will be 38%. State funding is being cut from 57% to 36%. We get no federal money.
There is supporting documentation for the propositions on CISD's website. CISD will fund these propositions by restructuring the existing debt so there will NOT be an increase to the property tax rate.
It is critical that CISD parents vote. Early voting starts on 4/27 and goes through 5/5 with the election day being 5/9.
Construction cycle ranges from 11 to 18 months so we should start seeing these improvements quickly if the propositions are approved. - CMA Awards Banquet — On to Booster Club news, Katie Ruelas discussed arrangements for the Awards Banquet, which will be held on 5/29. We will be in the Grand Ballroom, which seats 500 people. However, we will not be able to get into the room to decorate until 5 p.m. The decorating committee will need to be on top of getting the tables decorated. The silent auction committee members are: Molly Bullard, Melissa Ripley and Kim Holcomb. The decorations committee includes Suzette Tummons, Katie Ruelas and CMA Student Officers. The slide show committee includes Dawn Schindler, Matthew Carson and James.
NOTE TO PARENTS: All graduating seniors need to send in at least 3-5 photos from childhood to graduation for the slide show. We'd also like to get where they're going to college, what their future plans are, who they'd like to thank for their inspiraton and what they wish for. This information can be sent to Dawn Schindler.
Since the room is so large, we will need to have two screens to show the slide show. We will also need two data projectors.
The silent auction will be in the foyer since we can't get in the room early enough to get it set up.
The Marriott has donated a room for the volunteers to change in before the event starts.
Table linens will be black with cream.
The RSVP date is 5/15, and any that are turned in late will not be accepted. We ran into a problem with this last year, so the decision was made not to accept late entries.
Registration table will be in the foyer.
Katie got a book from Old Union Elementary with some ideas for the silent auction. Some of the ideas are for the City to donate a ride-along with an EMT for a day, senior lock-in, special tutoring session, ice cream/pizza party, game nights for students, art evening with wine & cheese, baskets.
Rebeccah reported that the student officers gave out the packets for the silent auction. They've gotten a lot of gift cards so far. - Field Trip/Cruise — We have three options for the field trip next year:
- Carnival (Galveston, TX) — 3/11 through 3/15; cruises from Galveston down to Cozumel and back. Charge is $565.51 per person. No airfare needed.
- Disney (Canaveral, FL) — 3/11 through 3/13; cruises from Canaveral, FL to Nassau, Bahamas and back with two stops (Nassau and Castaway Cey). Cost for ocean view with balcony is $1200/person for the first two people and $640 for each additional person. Cost for ocean view is $890 each for the first two people and $393 for the next two people. Cost for interior cabin is $660 per person for the first two people and $373 for the additional two. We are required to reserve a minimum of 10 cabins. We should be able to get a group discount rate of up to 10% off this price if we book early. Would also need to purchase airfare.
- Royal Carribbean (FL) — 3/11 through 3/15 with two stops. Cost is $412 per person. Airfare would need to be purchased.
The vote indicated that most would rather do the Disney cruise so Mrs. Martin will get more information. - Scholarships — Mrs. Martin hasn't had time to look at the applications, but we need to set aside some money in order to retain our nonprofit status. We will earmark $2000 (up to 4 $500 scholarships) for now.
- Patches — We need to know how many to order, and it will take three weeks to get them. The price has gone up $2 per patch. We need to have them on the night of the Awards Banquet.
- CMA Stickers — We are down to two stickers. Kim will order 100 more.
- Yard Signs — Students don't really seem interested, but the parents are. Susan will get a quote.
- Upcoming dates:
- 5/1 - Deadline for turning in silent auction items to Mrs. Martin or Molly Bullard
- 5/29 – Summer Internship Assignments
- 5/29– Senior Recognition
- 5/29 – Awards Banquet
- 6/5 – Graduation
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