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Folsom Educational Foundation – September 15, 2008
Members present:
Danyele Passalaqua, Kacey Storey, MaryBeth Spiegel, Dina
Abbamondi, Tracy Dirkes, Alicia Pickul, Jennifer Cirillo,
Janet Worrell, Joanne Wiesner, Patty DelBene, Rita Howell,
Trish Arena, Andrea Derringer, Kathy Wendt, Jeremy
Edwards, Linda Thomas, Megan Scheer and Jean Liberto.
The
meeting was called to order at 4:03 PM.
Kacey motioned to approve the minutes from the May 5, 2008
meeting and Tracy seconded the motion.
Treasurer’s Report:
MaryBeth reviewed the Foundation’s finances. To date, the
balance in the Commerce Checking account is $4,406.62.
The Money Market account has $22,873.65 available, and the
Folsom Hunting and Fishing Scholarship account has a
balance of $3,710.08. Linda motioned to approve the
financial report and Rita seconded the motion.
MaryBeth also mentioned that last spring the Foundation
and its officers approved to give a donation of $250 to
the school for a 2nd defibrillator. This has
not been paid yet.
MaryBeth asked if the President can sign the check
requisitions as the President also signs the checks.
Currently, the Executive Director is listed as the person
to sign check requisitions. This discussion was tabled
until the by-laws are reviewed.
Correspondence:
A
thank you letter was received by Travis Hoffman, the 8th
Grade recipient of the Hunting and Fishing award.
Old Business:
Ball Field Sign:
The
original sign that was posted incorrectly spelled the
Foundation’s name. The company replaced the sign with a
new one within one week of our phone call. The corrected
sign is now hanging on the ball field fence.
Grants committee:
Last
spring, the Foundation discussed establishing a budget on
teacher grants. Currently, the Foundation accepts grants
up to an amount of $500. A suggestion was made to modify
the grant amounts to up to $250 per classroom, per teacher
or per organization. After some debate, it was decided to
form a committee to decide the grant budgets, guidelines,
and tracking of grant awards. The committee did not meet
over the summer but they will schedule a meeting for this
fall. Committee members will be Danyele, Linda, Marion,
Rita, and Peggy.
The
Foundation received a teacher grant request for a 3rd
Grade trip to the Kimble Center for February 2009. The
request is for a grant to cover student admission fees and
the student transportation. Kacey made a motion to grant
$500 toward this 3rd Grade trip with the
remaining balance to be paid by the students and Patty
seconded the motion. MaryBeth requested a copy of each
approved teacher grant be given to the Treasurer.
New Business:
Stokes Trip Budget:
The
Stokes Trip is a unique education trip for the 6th
Grade. In the past, the Foundation has paid up to 50% of
the trip. The prices are about $125-$130 per student. As
costs rise and more students attend, there is a concern
about how much the Foundation should pay towards this
trip. The Foundation decided it would pay $50 per student
(about $2500 per trip per year) and the student would be
responsible for paying the rest. The 6th Grade
is having two fundraisers this year to defray costs.
Because the Foundation is helping to pay the student fees,
Kacey, a 6th Grade advisor, asked if they could
use the Foundation’s Tax ID. Several members thought it
would be better to check with Board of Education and use
the school ID number. Danyele will call Ron Sale to check
on the legalities of using our ID number.
School Assemblies:
Danyele mention two possible school assemblies: 1) a
dome-like, mobile planetarium and 2) a Patriotic
Sing-a-long. More information will be provided at the
next meeting.
Great Lakes (GL) Scrip:
The
GL Scrip program is a gift card fundraiser. Staff,
Foundation members and parents are invited to participate
in this fundraiser. A flyer will be distributed to staff
and parents explaining the program. The gift card sale
will run from October 8, 2008 to October 29, 2008. The
flyer will explain how GL scrip works, pick up procedures
and it will promote our second sale for the spring. The
Foundation suggested designating a morning and afternoon
pick up time for the gift cards. Dina and Trish will
coordinate the flyer, order form, and submitted orders.
Comedy Night:
The
Foundation will hold its 3rd Annual Comedy
Night in January 2009. Danyele will hold a committee
meeting on October 20, 2008 at 4 PM to begin
planning the details.
Mission Statement:
In
light of the new state policies that prevent school boards
from covering the cost of food at special events, the
Board of Education is now asking for support from other
organizations such as the Foundation, Home and School
Association, and Student Council. In some cases, the
district could financially support some of our initiatives
such as assemblies. This would create an exchange. Dina
asked if providing food at school events such as the
Volunteer luncheon, Veteran’s Day, Inservice days, etc. is
in alignment to the Foundation’s mission. The Foundation
debated over this issue and how much should be budgeted
for these events. In regards to the new state funding
policy, Patty motioned for the school BOE and/or
administration to provide a list of the events that would
need the Foundation’s help supporting financially and then
the Foundation would review and decide what would be
funded. Joanne seconded the motion.
Back to School Night:
Foundation brochures will be available at Back to School
Night, which is Thursday, October 18, 2008. Mrs. Rishel
can mention the Foundation in her opening statement.
Meeting Schedule:
According to the By-Laws, the Foundation meets the 1st
Monday of September, November, January, March and May.
Due to getting back to school, the September meeting was
moved to the second week. All meetings will be at 4 PM.
The remaining schedule of meetings is as follows:
November 3, 2008
January 5, 2009
March 2, 2009
May 4, 2009
The
next scheduled meeting will be on Monday, November 3,
2008 at 4 PM.
Rita
presented a motion to adjourn and Megan seconded the
motion. The meeting adjourned at 5:11 PM.
Next
meeting topics:
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GL Scrip Fundraiser
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School Assembly
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Comedy Night
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Grant Committee
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