PTA 2024-2025

Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 28th

• Welcome! – Emma Anderson (PTA President)

• Group introductions 

• Review of Agenda – Emma 

• Meeting Minutes from previous meeting reviewed – Ashley Priest (PTA Secretary)

  • Roxanne Borders motioned to approve, Kimberly Power seconded, ALL IN FAVOR✔️

• Treasurer’s Report – Kimberly Power (PTA Treasurer)

• PACS Meeting Report Out - Kimberly Power and Kim Syltebo

  • Zero tolerance: bullying, hate speech/racism, how that’s being implemented in schools

  • Support for immigrant/refugee families; increasing engagement

  • Dr. Baker budget updates; what we should be receiving from the state vs. what we are actually getting

• Principal's Message – Aaron Darragh (Roosevelt Principal)

  • Expanding on budget discussion (creative ideas; shortening school year, etc)

  • Community and families need to see the need in order to share their voices and advocate for all the kids and schools

  • OSPI superintendent video (great information)

  • WA State PTA website has some ways to get more involved with budget discussion at the state level

• Committee Chair Reports

  • Communications - Missy Asplund

    • Social media engagement: sharing, liking posts boosts overall engagement

    • Directory update: digital copy/downloadable pdf with info from Skyward

  • Enrichment - Kim Syltebo

    • Winter session just started today

    • Spring sessions dates on calendar - 2nd week of March registration opens

    • Positive feedback from fall instructor chaperone training/orientation: streamlined the process and connect everyone

    • MLL Help Sessions - going to one for Spring quarter

    • Were able to provide 30 scholarships for Winter quarter 

  • Events - Ashley Priest

    • Next Family Fun Night is Bedtime and Books in February: heavily partnered with Literacy and Library team. Sign up genius for day of volunteers about two weeks ahead

  • Fundraising - Kimberly Power

    • Passive fundraising (Box Tops, Fred Meyer rewards, etc).

    • Goat Mountain Dine Out  

    • Spring Bingo event 

  • Staff Appreciation - Emma Anderson

    • Next date is 02/06 Sign up genius for food items out.

    • Spring event in May (one week)

  • Yearbook - Karla Villanueva Montiel

    • Frameable moments for photo uploads

    • Sponsor have been secured to cover cost

    • Rough draft due 04/15, final draft due 05/15

• Nominating Committee

  • Discussed role of committee; see “Nominating Committee” document for details

  • Accepted volunteers; Tracy Caruso, Roxanne Borders and Ashley Priest

  • Voted all in favor ✔️

• The New Roosevelt Plans

  • Mr. Darragh shared plans for the new building and discussed the timeline. Carl Cozier to be built first; plans for that building have not been started; still a few years out.