General Membership Meeting - Roosevelt PTA

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 7:00 pm | Roosevelt Elementary PRC

• Welcome & introductions

• Review of the agenda (Tracy Caruso)
  
  

• Meeting minutes from March 17, 2026 were read aloud (Emma Anderson)

  • Ashley motioned to approve - Kim 2nd, all approved

• Treasurer’s report (David Sadowsky)

  • Cut off date to submit reimbursement requests to be set as June 1st.  

    • David will email all staff a reminder
      
      

• Facilities Planning Task Force Update / Discussion (Tina Allsop, Zach Zenovic)

  • This group has been meeting since early March

  • Discussed Facility Planning Factors

  • Background:

    • Levy was passed for rebuilds and new school (King Mountain), and then the enrollment started to decline

  • Visit www.bellinghamschools.org/get-involved/committees-and-advisory-groups/facilities-planning-task-force-2026 for task force meeting notes and more details

  • The task force will try to provide a recommendation to Dr. Baker by the end of this school year (they are not required to make a recommendation)

  • A few considerations:

    • If all schools remain open, looking 5 years down the road they would be projected to be at 50% capacity

    • Roosevelt is least seismically built school in the district

    • Carl Cozier has asbestos laden water coming through the ceiling

    • Columbia is not wheelchair accessible and low enrollment

  • Dr. Baker would make the ultimate decision, then there’s a legal process that would be followed.  No schools to be closed next year, but possibly the following year.

  • People can reach out to Zach Zenovic or Aaron Darragh with questions or one-on-one conversations about this more.
    
    

• Committee Chair Reports

  • Nominating Committee Update

    • People are interested in all positions

      • Still hoping to find someone to co-president with Tracy next year

      • They will give their recommendation for elected positions at the next PTA meeting
        
        

  • Communication (Missy Asplund)

    • Sharing end-of-year events, wrapping up the school year

    • Continue to spread the word about the Art Walk

      • This is a community event - open to everyone
        
        

  • Fundraising (Kimberly Power, reported by Tracy Caruso)

    • All cinema plaza businesses will let us use their windows (including box office)

    • The Talbot Group is installing a hanging system and Andrea Dunkin has coordinated volunteers to hang art on Thursday afternoon.

    • One class has mobiles that we might need to find a way to hang outside on Friday

    • We have created a Facebook event and Barkley Village accepted our invitation to co-host. They have created their own graphics and will be posting it on their instagram. 

    • Live DJ is booked! 

    • Little Dreamer will donate 10% of sales

    • Subway will donate 15% of sales, only with a code, and donation will be in the form of gift cards.

    • Regal Theater will be handing out popcorn

    • The art station will have watercolors again

    • SQHS cheer/leadership team will be there to help out

    • We need volunteers! Please spread the word.
      
      

    • Spring Bingo & Brew 

      • Not this year.  Likely moving towards putting this event on once a year.

• Emma Anderson will try to organize a Dine Out before the end of school.
  
  

• Enrichment (Kim Syltebo)

  • Woodworking was so popular that a 2nd section was opened up.

  • 6-7 classes seems to be ideal each session

  • May 11th is next committee meeting

    • Will discuss what classes will be offered next year

    • We are looking for a new enrichment chair for next year
      
      

• Events (Ashley Priest)

  • Dance takeaways

    • SQSH leadership students were at the dance to help

    • Create volunteer badge for future events

    • Create a yearbook photographer volunteer badge

  • BBQ coming up - Thursday June 4th @ 5-6:30
    
    

• SPED (Emma Dingus)

  • Sensory hour was a success! (before dance party)

    • Some families came who had never attended a PTA event

    • Discussed also offering an alternative low-sensory space during the main dance party for kids feeling overwhelmed by the noise/lights/crowd

  • Jackie Brawley wants to do a spotlight on the committee for the district

  • Community resource packet is complete - will send to staff to distribute
    
    

• Staff Appreciation (Molly Bushen, reported by Emma Anderson)

  • Olive Garden is donating the catered staff lunch this year

  • Signup genius is up
    
    

• Yearbook (McKenna Adams)

  • Fundraising update

  • Creation of the yearbook is coming together!

• Opportunity to present new business