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Mission Statement: To develop a
relationship with the Parents, Teachers and the Community that
enriches, supports and nutures the children of Columbia Elementary
both inside and outside the classroom.
PTCO Minutes
February 7, 2008
6:30 p.m.
| Called to Order: 6:35 p.m.
Attendance:
Linda Schlagenhauf, David Motley, Tina Moore, Trina Miller,
Joel Simmons
Old Business:
Sock Hop: It was a fun night. We made
$194.00. The $1 admission fee if a donation of a canned
good was made was a huge success We voted YES to
purchase a $50 VISA gift-card to the Band as a "thank
you". They were great.
Estes Park Trip (5th grade):
Students are finishing up their second round of candle sales
as a fundraiser. They will begin selling the Pizza Palz
coupons very soon. Mrs. Schlagenhauf will ask the fifth
grade class to put out flyers around the school to make
everyone aware of the fundraisers.
"Let it Rip" Re-cycling
Program: This program is off and running. The
dumpster is now in the back parking lot area of the
school. We will call the Gazette and see if they can put
a piece in the paper about Columbia's commitment to the
program and alert the community to use the dumpster for their
recyclable paper products.
New Business:
Silent Auction:
Time to start gathering items for the SILENT AUCTION. We
are looking at getting a committee of four to five people to
call for donations, gather donations, etc. We will get
the book from the Volunteer Coordinator and review the list of
parent volunteers. We are looking at doing
"classroom baskets" again this year. We need
to check on volunteers from the high school to help run the
booths.
Room Mothers: Should we start
this program next Fall? This might give PTCO a better
network of volunteers for each classroom. Example:
the volunteer coordinator could have one contact parent for
each classroom to help with projects.
Volunteer Tea: We really should
dust off this old tradition and get it back into place.
What about having the 4th grade students help coordinate this
event while the 5th grade students are gone to Estes
Park? (April 28, 29, 30).
Mrs. Schlagenhauf:
"Snapshot" of Columbia:
CSAP testing to begin
soon. The staff will kick-off the "session much
like last year.
"Cowboy" program scheduled
for April after CSAPs. This is a FREE program that
offers positive messages.
FTE coming out soon. District
11 to even out the number of aides that each school
receives. The allotment will be based on each school's
enrollment. We now have five aides plus special
education. We will be reduced to two aides and one
special education position. We can plead our case, which
Mrs. Schlagenhauf will do. All schools will have the
same issue as the new rule applies to everyone.
RtI Program: This is a
federally mandated program to be put into place at
Columbia Mrs. Schlagenhauf has taken several Columbia
staff members to Helen Hunt Elementary to observe their PBS
program to see if this is the same type of direction we should
go. This program will change the way we help identify
special education students. Some interventions are
to take place in the classroom (behavioral and education
plans). The program we are most interested in rewards
positive behavior. Focus will be placed on school-wide
rules, standards and expectations. Also, we might start
each day with an assembly for all students. This would
encourage the students to arrive on time each day and create a
rewarding experience for them first thing in the
morning.
Requests:
None
Chair Review:
| President |
David Motley |
| Vice President |
Vacant |
| Treasurer |
Tina Moore |
| Secretary |
Christine Motley |
| Membership |
Vacant |
| Events Coordinator |
Kevin Moore and Martha
Lutz |
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Vacant |
| Aluminum Cans |
Community Prep Charter
School |
| Fundraising |
Vacant |
| Publicity |
Vacant |
| School Sign |
Vacant |
| Health Screening |
Lynda Dunne |
| Book Fair |
Trina Miller (?) |
| Box Tops |
Vacant |
Upcoming Events:
List of month-by-month
events available for volunteer. Please call David Motley
for ANY lists of members, events, open chairs, volunteer
needs, etc.
| CARNIVAL |
April 25, 2008 |
| SILENT AUCTION |
April 25, 2008 |
| Kindergarten TRACK DAY |
April 24, 2008 |
| SKATE NIGHT |
May 9, 2008 |
| TRACK DAY (Grades 1-5) |
May 10, 2008 |
NEXT
MEETING: MARCH 6, 2008
Adjourn: 8:00 p.m.
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December 6, 2007
6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Called
to Order:
6:30 pm
Attendance:
Linda Schlagenhauf, David Motley,
Tina Moore
, Martha Lutz,
Trina Miller, Wendi Kirkpatrick, Veronica Gauna, Robin Sutherland
Old
Business:
Popcorn
… Heather Faye will do, when possible
ThinkFirst
(MHS) went well, had Trauma Nurse from Memorial Hosp come in.
Chili
Supper … Earned $140 .. went well (Annette loved the Garden Stone)
BookFair
… earned $442 worth of books, plus cash = total of approx $900 for
Library (Thanks Trina!!)
Kid
Power … had 1st meeting, went well.
Had 19 families, may do another in Spring 2008
New
Business:
Martha
Lutz … Stepping down from Volunteer Coordinator.
(Thanks Martha for all of the years of calling,
organizing, gathering members, etc… for us at
Columbia
. We REALLY appreciate
it!!!)
Will
stay on with PTCO as member and help with events
SOCK-HOP
… JAN 18 …. Need:
Food, Volunteers to serve, clean up, set-up, sell tickets,
decorate
Silent
Auction … Time to start gathering items for the SILENT
AUCTION will be here before we know it.
Grant
Writer ..
Martine Vogel
agreed to look for grant for Art Teacher!
Do we have any other ideas for $$$ ?
(Mrs.
Schlagenhauf mentioned possible grant for Part-Time Spanish Teacher)
Estes
Park
Trip (5th Grade):
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New
requirement …. Parents who attend must be fingerprinted.
Columbia
will pay for $55 fee to do this.
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Cost
for parents to attend trip is $90 … could PTCO help pay?
Maybe pay for 4 parents?
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Kids
are doing fundraiser – selling candles. (Will do Pizza-Palz, too)
VOTED
YES to assist with parent cost, if fundraising falls short of the
total cost.
Re-Cycling
Program … Mrs. Kirkpatrick did a Service Learning Project with her
class, and has expanded to start a new program at Columbia called
“Let it Rip” … anything that can rip (newspapers,
cardboard, catalogs, magazines, etc..)
Should be starting in January 2008.
Watch for container on
Columbia
grounds.
We
earn $5 per ton collected.
Aluminum
Cans….. Have help on
the way!! “
Community
Prep
Charter
School
” wants service project, will collect and drop-off our cans at
recycle center, bring $$ back to us.
Mrs.
Schlagenhauf … “Snapshot” of
Columbia
:
S.A.R.
Report … (received from State of
Colorado
). Took 10 tests,
results are in: “Up”
in 5 categories, “Down” in 5 catagories.
3rd Grade really soared! 4th Grade
scored dropped. 5th
Grade Split … up on 2, down on 2.
D11
report shows great achievement, however, the State card shows
“Average” and “Decline”
Not happy
with these statements, not a true description of our progress.
Scores are up, attendance is up, gains are up.
Having meeting with D11 on remarks.
Bonus for
Columbia
… approx $3,370 to be used for school.
Any ideas on how we want used?
Staff has been asked and will submit ideas, PTCO should also
submit ideas, if any. All
ideas should be in writing.
Robin
Sutherland (Library):
New
search engine link & site …. D11.schoolrooms.net
Site is
age-appropriate. Benefit
of site, student can research topic and get list of books in our own
library. Easy for kids
to use. Can use site
from home (login:
srcolumbia)
REQUESTS:
No
requests
CHAIR
REVIEW:
President:
David Motley
Membership:
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Vice
President:
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Fundraising:
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Treasurer:
Tina Moore
Publicity:
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Secretary:
Christine Motley
School Sign:
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Event
Coordinator
Kevin Moore +
Martha Lutz
Health Screening:
Lynda Dunne
Vol.
Coordinator:
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Book Fair:
Trina Miller (?)
Alum.
Cans:
Comm. Prep Charter School
Box
Tops:
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Upcoming
events:
List
of month-by-month events available ….. please call David Motley
578-7874 for ANY lists of members, events, open chairs, volunteer
needs, etc…
SOCK
HOP …………..…….. January 18
CARNIVAL
………………..…. April 20
SILENT
AUCTION ………..… April 20
Kindergarten
TRACK DAY …. April 26
Skate
Night ………………….. May 9
TRACK
DAY (1-5) ………….
May 10
Next meeting:
(February 7)
Adjourne:
8:10pm
PTCO Minutes
September 6, 2007
6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Attendance:
Bonita
Walker, Brandy Martin, Trina Miller, Julie Shaw, Linda Schlagenhauf,
Wendi Kirkpatrick, Veronica Gauna, Christina Motley, David Motley,
Robin Sutherland, Martha Lutz, Leah Bitat, Tina Moore
Old
Business:
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Purchasing
tables or benches for outdoor lunch or snack seating was discussed.
Tina Moore will price benches that match the ones in the
front of the school. Linda
Schlagenhauf is not sure if they are needed at this point.
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The Ice Cream Social/Open House went very well
this year. More
volunteer forms, parent contact numbers and e-mail addresses came in
than any other year!
New
Business:
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Recognition
of Annette Gentz was discussed for all the work she has put in and
continues to put in to the beautiful garden in the front of the
school. Ideas included a
stained glass marker inside the window, or a stone in the garden.
Tina Moore will check into options and prices.
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Time of PTCO
meeting will be changed from 6:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each
month to 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month.
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Entertainment
book sale is on and going well.
Jeannie is also selling books in the front office.
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Health
screening day is coming up and Linda Dunn (not present at the
meeting) is in charge. Martha
Lutz will look into getting more volunteers.
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“Think
First” is a program put out by
Memorial
Hospital
that encourages students to wear helmets when riding their bikes.
David Motley is the contact for this.
Linda Schlagenhauf will talk with Mrs. Kautza about bringing
it in during teacher collaboration time on a Friday afternoon.
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A Discovery
Toy fundraiser was presented by Leah Bitat.
It will be incorporated during the Kindergarten potluck later
this month.
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The
Kindergarten potluck date was set for Thursday, September 27
from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the gym
Principal’s
Report
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The bronze medal for Mr. Simpich is ready for hanging.
Linda Dunn will help with the arrangements.
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The new art teacher, Deborah Rams, has
been hired with the financial support of the PTCO.
She will teach art to all students every Friday, and will
begin this coming Friday.
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Class numbers are holding steady and the teachers are
pleased that there are no longer grade level combinations.
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DIBELS testing on all students has been completed.
Julie Shaw presented a wonderful visual display of test
results in order for teachers to get a clear picture of where each
student is academically and can closely monitor progress and growth.
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MAP testing on the computers will begin soon and
includes testing for math and reading at one hour per session.
Results are immediate. Spring
and Fall testing is required;
Columbia
will also test mid-year to best monitor student needs and growth.
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Other school improvements this month:
library is up and running, science lab is being used, new
student chairs have arrived, and the extra classroom is being set up
for a science room for younger grades.
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SIP (School Improvement Plan) is going to be a
“living document” this year, used and reviewed on a regular
basis.
Columbia
will be focusing on writing achievement this year.
Next
Meeting: October 4, 2007
from
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the
Columbia
Lounge
PTCO Meeting Highlights August 2,
2008.
School is up and ready and is to open on 16th.
The Ice Cream Social is scheduled for the 15th with
the initial gathering to occur in the gym. We are hoping to have
the Girl Scouts assist with tours. Martha will host a booth the
night of the ice cream social to give out volunteer information.
The Grand Opening of the school is the 16th and
will include an opening ceremony located at the rear of the
school.
This Saturday (Aug. 4th) a small coalition will meet
at Martha's house at 9 am. This is a continuation of a
program originally spear headed by Linda Schlagenhauf earlier
this summer to canvas the neighborhood in an effort to
increase awareness of the school. We will also take this
opportunity to invite families and community members to the ice
cream social event. Anyone interested is welcome to join us. We
will only do this for an hour or so, therefore, spread the word if
you can.
A highlight of the highlights came when the PTCO came
to a unanimous decision to financially support an art
teacher if the opportunity arises. This is still in the very early
stages. However, with the right circumstances there may be a
possibility of having an art teacher one day a week. I feel
that this was an important decision to pre-approve some funds
that may needed. I think this would be an incredible asset
to an already enriching environment offered at Columbia.
During the meeting it was discussed that we might
help with the purchase of outdoor benches or picnic table for
snack time. I would like to brainstorm some solutions. One thought
that I had was to approach the Boulder Street Church to see if
they might participate in a joint effort. Can we possibly purchase
kits at Home Depot to assemble. Do we have to go through the
school contractor that assisted with the front landscaping
approval. Would Martin Vogel's spouse be able to assist with the
project. These are things to think about and we will look into
options prior to the next meeting. Please come with your ideas and
input.
PTCO positions were discussed.
Tina Moore will try her most capable hand at
Treasurer.
Christina Motley will explore the Secretary
position.
Linda Dunn will retain her duties as our DAAC
representative as well as head up the Health Fair.
Martha Lutz will retain her Volunteer Coordinator
position and also attend some DAAC meetings.
David Motley will try the President position and is
heading up the Entertainment Book Fundraiser.
We will again attempt to recruit as many as we can
to evenly distribute the weight. We still have some important
roles that need to be filled.
Other items that were discussed and will be posted
on site at Columbia. I believe a copy will be sent to all
interested parties via email. I would like to expand this email
list as much as possible in the coming month. So again if you know
of others please forward this email to them.
Thank you and I again look forward to serving with
you all.
David Motley
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