PTSA Board Meeting Agenda

January 11, 2021, 2-3:30 pm via Zoom

Attendees: Trisha Marshall, Mary McGuire Brown, Albert Kim, Allison Sweeney, Marcia O’Donoghue, Mei Atangan, Bettina Vuong, Bisa Meek, Ali Bligh, Nicole Anderson, Tod Wood, Erica Marulanda

Topics

1. PTSA President Update – Trisha – Only items to discuss are below in discussion areas

2. Auction Update - Nicole & Sarika – Gross of $47k for Winter Marketplace, Gala set for 5/15 – Working with Hyatt re: Covid Rules in place, Next big focus on procurement, Art – More to come, RTP – “Going Gaga” to fund PTSA budget– If we hit goal, we will get a Gaga Pit, Newcastle Life Magazine helpful – businesses want to advertise, Questions re: parties – Recommendation to have dates set to have parties

3. Discussion Areas

a. Membership Update – Latest Numbers, Contest – Contest thru January, Less than 20 in December, More this week than in December

b. Yearbook Update – 23 Entries for Cover Art, School Pics Jan 20-21, Flyer will go home re: Yearbook Sales on picture day

c. 5th Grade Promotion Committee – PTSA does not plan – No known plan – Trisha to inquire

d. Nominating Committee – President, Secretary, & Ways & Means needed, Christine McClure – KinderConnect next year, It was recommended to reach out to 1st/2nd grade teachers to get parent recommendations

e. January General Membership Meeting – Nothing to vote on unless we have nominating committee, Discussion on Boundary Committee – Allison, Marcia, Peter, Christine & Mary – Working on spearheading proposal for the committee

f. Feb/Mar/April calendar - Plans? Ideas? – Sam & Randi working on Art Docent revamp – To be released in February with at-home instruction, Lunch for the Break – Power packs focus now, Marcia discussed doing something in March – waiting on more detailed info from Issaquah Food Bank, Bisa & Albert working with Jon for March/April Science Fair, GeoBee will be cancelled to due to signups reduced by 75%, Marcia asked to help get science books to those who may need them

g. Potential Fundraiser with Thunderbirds Baseball – Recommended against going with one when there is another group we would take away from

4. Treasurer Report – Mei & Ali – No new updates – Note on budget re: GeoBee endowment to extend one addt’l year

5. Dr. Wood Update – Forward moving conversations taking place re: bargaining – Hope to have more info later this week in response to governor’s changes, Bargaining taking place again tomorrow, For Newcastle, looking at about 60% In-person/40% Remote – This does not include who wants to follow teacher

6. Questions

7. Key Upcoming Dates

January 15th

Yearbook Cover Art Due

January 18th

No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 20th – 4 PM

Parentwiser – Managing Stress, Anxiety and Parenting

January 25th

No School – Teacher Work Day

January 27th – 6:30 PM

PTSA General Membership Meeting + Principal Chat Time

February 15th-19th

No School – Mid-Winter Break

PTSA

Board

Meeting

Agenda

January 11

, 202

1

,

2

-

3

:30

pm

via Zoom

Attendees: Trisha Marshall, Mary McGuire Brown, Albert Kim, Allison Sweeney,

Marcia

O’Donoghue,

Mei Atangan, Bettina Vuong, Bisa

Meek, Ali Bligh, Nicole Anderson

, Tod Wood

, Erica

M

arulanda

Topics

1.

PTSA President Update

–

Trisha

–

Only items to discuss are below in discussion areas

2.

Auction Update

-

Nicole & Sarika

–

Gross of $47k for Winter Marketplace, Gala set for 5/15

–

Working

with Hyatt re: Covid Rules in place, Next big focus on procurement, Art

–

More to come, RTP

–

“Going

Gaga” to fund PTSA budget

–

If we hit goal, we will get a Gaga Pit, Newcastle Life Maga

zine helpful

–

businesses want to advertise, Questions re: parties

–

Recommendation to have dates set to have parties

3.

Discussion Areas

a.

Membership Update

–

Latest Numbers, Contest

–

Contest thru January, Less than 20 in December,

More this week than in Dec

ember

b.

Yearbook

U

pdate

–

23 Entries for Cover Art, School Pics Jan 20

-

21, Flyer will go home re:

Yearbook Sales on picture day

c.

5th

G

rade

P

romotion

C

ommittee

–

PTSA does not plan

–

No known plan

–

Trisha to inquire

d.

Nominating

C

ommittee

–

President, Secretary

, & Ways & Means needed, Christine McClure

–

Kinder

C

onnect next year, It was recommended to reach out to 1

st

/2

nd

grade teachers to get

parent recommendations

e.

Jan

uary

General Membership

M

eeting

–

Nothing to vote on unless we have nominating

committee, Discussion on Boundary Committee

–

Allison, Marcia, Peter, Christine & Mary

–

Working on spearheading proposal for the committee

f.

Feb/Mar/April calendar

-

P

lans?

I

deas?

–

Sam & Randi working on Art Docent revamp

–

To be

released in February with at

-

home instruction, Lunch for the Break

–

Power packs focus now,

Marcia discussed doing something in March

–

waiting on more detailed info from Issaquah Food

Bank, Bisa & Albert

working with Jon for March/April Science Fair

, GeoBee will be cancelled to due

to signups reduced by 75%, Marcia asked to help get science books to those who may need them

g.

Potential

F

undraiser with Thunderbirds

B

aseball

–

Recommended against going with one when

there is another group we would take away from

4.

Treasurer Report

–

Mei & Ali

–

No new updates

–

Note on budget re: GeoBee endowment to extend one

addt’l year

PTSA Board Meeting Agenda

January 11, 2021, 2-3:30 pm via Zoom

Attendees: Trisha Marshall, Mary McGuire Brown, Albert Kim, Allison Sweeney, Marcia

O’Donoghue, Mei Atangan, Bettina Vuong, Bisa Meek, Ali Bligh, Nicole Anderson, Tod Wood, Erica

Marulanda

Topics

1. PTSA President Update – Trisha – Only items to discuss are below in discussion areas

2. Auction Update - Nicole & Sarika – Gross of $47k for Winter Marketplace, Gala set for 5/15 – Working

with Hyatt re: Covid Rules in place, Next big focus on procurement, Art – More to come, RTP – “Going

Gaga” to fund PTSA budget– If we hit goal, we will get a Gaga Pit, Newcastle Life Magazine helpful –

businesses want to advertise, Questions re: parties – Recommendation to have dates set to have parties

3. Discussion Areas

a. Membership Update – Latest Numbers, Contest – Contest thru January, Less than 20 in December,

More this week than in December

b. Yearbook Update – 23 Entries for Cover Art, School Pics Jan 20-21, Flyer will go home re:

Yearbook Sales on picture day

c. 5th Grade Promotion Committee – PTSA does not plan – No known plan – Trisha to inquire

d. Nominating Committee – President, Secretary, & Ways & Means needed, Christine McClure –

KinderConnect next year, It was recommended to reach out to 1

st

/2

nd

grade teachers to get

parent recommendations

e. January General Membership Meeting – Nothing to vote on unless we have nominating

committee, Discussion on Boundary Committee – Allison, Marcia, Peter, Christine & Mary –

Working on spearheading proposal for the committee

f. Feb/Mar/April calendar - Plans? Ideas? – Sam & Randi working on Art Docent revamp – To be

released in February with at-home instruction, Lunch for the Break – Power packs focus now,

Marcia discussed doing something in March – waiting on more detailed info from Issaquah Food

Bank, Bisa & Albert working with Jon for March/April Science Fair, GeoBee will be cancelled to due

to signups reduced by 75%, Marcia asked to help get science books to those who may need them

g. Potential Fundraiser with Thunderbirds Baseball – Recommended against going with one when

there is another group we would take away from

4. Treasurer Report – Mei & Ali – No new updates – Note on budget re: GeoBee endowment to extend one

addt’l year