February 6, 2023

Welcome Introductions

Spring Fling Update by Delese LaCour

  • What is Spring Fling?

    • It’s a spring carnival event (silent auction, games, food, live entertainment, moon bounces). 

  • May 13, all day affair (12-5pm)

    • Will need volunteers Friday and Saturday all day. 

  • Seeking sponsorships – see Devon Conklin 

    • Starting at $75+++

  • Rain or shine! 

  • Attendance is free

  • Time to celebrate community and come together!

Budget Update by Dan Anderson:

  • PrepWinterFest

    • To date, the most successful financially: 122 tickets sold + 1 walk up

    • Revenue estimate: $11,500

    • Expense estimate: $5,200

    • NET ESTIMATE: $6,300

  • School Musical 

    • Dan Anderson motioned to add $1,500 to the school musical budget

      • Carl Ziegler second the motion

    • Ms. Owen and Ms. Morgan will be reimbursed with teacher bucks 

    • The motion was passed

Green & Grounds by Carl Ziegler and Ms. Thompson: 

  • Carl Ziegler, Devon Conklin and Ms. Thompson met with Home Depot today, Monday. They seem interested in coming to Prep and helping with our clean up events. They will basically get the grant money themselves, get their own supplies and bring a group of volunteers. 

  • Potential partnership with Civic Works, which will pilot a program at 4 schools – Prep is one of them. 

  • Ms. Thompson will incorporate educational programming into the school’s curriculum and Arts Day.

  • Green School certification – do we have to have the green club in order to keep the certification?  

    • Starting this Spring and moving forward, Ms. Thompson will start incorporating students into Green Club during the day to ignite more environmental learning. 

Grants Committee:

  • South Baltimore Gateway Partnership - $45,000 grant. Used it to reimburse the gym floor, benches, hoops, scoreboard, and pads.  

    • Matt Shudtz worked hard with another community parent to secure the scoreboard in the gym. 

    • We were able to get an extension so we have more time to fulfill other projects. 

    • The money has to be within “health and wellness”, which is what we were granted money for. 

      • Going to try to replace outdoor basketball hoops

  • New grant opening on February 28th – do we have a plan for applying?

Student Experiences:

  • Julie Eugenio and Tina Crandall have been working hard on grants to secure transportation for field trips. 

Marketing:

  • (no update)

Sock and underwear drive!

  • Wanted to give more flexibility for people to donate, so they set-up a sign-up genius instead of an Amazon wish list.

Love the teachers for Valentine’s Day! 

  • Have your kid write on a heart “why they love their teacher”. Make the hearts at home and see if Classroom Parents could help facilitate. 

    • Working out the details

      • Option 1: the kids work on them at home and then put them on their own teacher’s door. 

      • Option 2: We put hearts in folders to send home for the kids.

      • Option 3: Ms. Thompson can put hearts by the door for kids to do as they walk into classroom.

Open Houses

  • Thank you, Devon Conklin!

  • 2 more: February and end of March

    • Push enrollment

      • Opens April 25 for Priority 1

      • June for Priority 2

  • Next year, have an enrollment committee! 

    • When students are accepted, send an email from PTO, send a t-shirt, coordinate a playdate, etc.

Playdate in the Park 

  • Spring playdate here at the school – right after Spring Break. 

  • Friday, April 14th @ 5-7pm 

  • PTO will pay for pizza 

  • All grades

  • Flyers 

  • Host it at Prep 

  • Kickball game 

Thank you!

  • Holiday gift drive and Thanksgiving drive 

  • Ms. Collins who recently won a secretary award! 

Open discussion

  • What is the PreK Preparation for Accreditation? 

    • Every 3 years. Happens tomorrow. PreK has been preparing all year. 

  • Celebration of Learning 

    • PreK will be March 24 

    • Second celebration of learning for the whole school May 25

  • Do we have the same fundraisers every year?

    • Parking

    • PrepWinterFest

    • Spring Fling

    • Golf Scramble 

    • Restaurant nights

      • New Ideas:

        • Moms makeup and shopping? 

        • Decorate panels in the ceiling – families decorate panels and then put them up in the school. 

        • Bingo night?

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