MEETING
OF
THE FRIENDS OF CAHS PTA
October 7, 2008
President, Anne Hoke, called the meeting to order at the Martin Luther King library, 1600 Long Street, Columbus, OH at 7:00 pm. In attendance were twenty (20) members (constituting a quorum) and three guests. Those present introduced themselves. Stephanie Ludwig acted as Secretary.
Principal’s Report: Mr. Dodrill reported that Club Day was underway and would be Monday during lunch. Credit Recovery will start in November and be on Wednesdays and Thursdays for juniors and seniors. Promise, a student at CAHS, is now doing announcements. Freshmen classes are still not connected to the announcements. IB Students will be wearing white t-shirts on Club Day in support of the school levy. Students now pay $5 to park in the school parking lot. Dr. Dixon announced that the school has requested a grant to expand ideas and methodologies in the IB program to all grades. CAHS was recognized as one of the Ohio Lottery Schools of the year for last year and recognized Dr. Velo as being Teacher of the Month at a pep assembly, and CAHS will be recognized again at the Houston Conference that Mr. Dodrill and Dr. Dixon will attend. Muskingham Vocational Center will be out in November for a site visit. Administrators and key teachers representing each academic area meet each month to discuss ideas and programs for the school. There will be a meeting in November with Mrs. Norton to discuss the internship program and get students ready for next year. Mr. Qualls announced that teachers, on a scheduled rotation basis, will check to make sure that students are attending their internships via email, telephone calls and in the field. Attendance will be posted on Parent Assist Module. Parent Assist training guides will be mailed with Interim Reports. The district will pay for a Robotics team to move on to a competition if it has won its region or Chairman’s Cup. CAHS is planning to take up to 20 robotics members to the Buckeye Regional Competition in February in Cleveland. Mr. Qualls said that he does not have the time (30-35 hours per week) to lead the robotics team, and is looking for someone to lead the team or to assist him. He is recruiting members and the target size of the team is 35 students.
Secretary's Report: Mary Ellen Sinclair moved that the meeting minutes from September 2, 2008 and the Executive Committee meeting minutes from August 24, 2008 and August 31, 2008, which had been previously distributed, be approved. The motion was seconded and passed. Stephanie announced that she has membership cards to be picked up.
Treasurer’s Report: Kim Dillard presented the revised proposed budget for next year. Stephanie Ludwig moved that the budget be approved. The motion was seconded and passed.
Alumni Association Committee: There was no report.
Activity Coordinator Report: Jeff Sherman announced the Bake Sale in September did not occur due to the power outage and that we would have our next bake sale on November 4th to take advantage of election day lines.
Hospitality Report: Michele Sherman announced that the last Teacher Appreciation Day was a success and the next one will be October 24th. Michele circulated a sign-up list for donated breakfast food.
Fundraising Report: Anne Hoke announced that teachers were returning requests for items and No-Phone-a-Thon letters would be sent out to parents and staff in November to request money for those requests.
Grant Writing Committee: Toni Dodge said that she was trying to schedule a time to meet with Dr. Farley next week after 3:00 to discuss the grant process.
Publicity Committee: There was no report.
Committee Outreach Committee: Julie Lovett announced that a meeting was held prior to this member meeting to discuss possible programs. $863 is left over from a grant from the Ohio PTA to promote gatherings of parents and students of CAHS. A Diversity Program was discussed. Parents will research ideas to promote diversity among the student body. Julie requested committee members. Julie suggested the additional possibilities of providing refreshments for College Night and Welcome Night for new parents in April.
Ohio Council Delegate: Carolyn announced that Gene Harris wants us to vote on Issue 75, and that she has material available if we would like to see it.
Old Business:
Bylaws Revision: The Bylaws were revised to remove the Ancillary Treasurer and the Executive Committee and changed membership of Executive Board. Books will be audited monthly rather than quarterly. Trish Geoghegan is now on the Audit Committee. Jeff Sherman is the Chairman. Stephanie moved that the Bylaws be accepted as revised. The motion was seconded and passed.
School Store: Chaunte reported that Capri Suns are sold in the mornings and at lunchtime, and they are still working on getting their room together.
Meals on Wheels: Anne encouraged members to sign up for training if interested in driving for Meals-On-Wheels. A sign-up sheet was passed around. Toni Dodge said that members can team with other members. There is a Confidentiality Agreement, a Volunteer Form, and a Student Volunteer form to sign. Student can get internship hours for helping.
Teacher Requests: The District paid for the AP History books. The Chinese teacher was appreciative of the gift card and bicycle and bought things for her apartment with the gift card. Mr. Flemming has requested money for chorale accompanists, and has decided that he can make due with his current mixer for now.
Pre-Lottery Admission: Mary Ellen Sinclair said that everyone she has spoken with liked the pilot program. Further feedback will come after she gets feedback from those administering the program.
New Business:
Author Series: The first author series is on October 21, 3:30pm with Kathy Fagan. Information is on the table.
Candidates Night: Anne Hoke discussed the school board candidates.
T-Shirts and Sweatshirts: Stephanie Ludwig discussed the low order of t-shirts turned in. Suggestions were made to send the order form to Diane Maxwell to put into the Newsletter, to put order forms at sign-in, to have an announcement made, and to target the new freshman class. Stephanie moved that we continue the sale of the t-shirts with the suggested sales techniques. The motion was seconded and passed.
Martin Luther King Trip: Anne Hoke announced that the Martin Luther King Trip would be Spring Break again this year and was a good experience for the boys who went last year. Anne asked for a volunteer to lead the effort this year. Mr. Qualls, Toni Dodge and Anne Hoke volunteered to help.
November meeting: Toni moved that the meeting in November be moved to the second week due to Election Night. The motion was seconded and passed.
Chess Tournament: Dr. Dixon announced that the Chess Tournament will be at CAHS on November 22nd, and requested the PTA members to serve snacks. Jeff Sherman explained that the PTA runs the concessions with half of the money going to the PTA and half to the Chess Team. Members suggested that the Chess Tournament date be changed back to Sunday due to the OSU/Michigan game on the 22nd. Dr. Dixon said that she would check into a possible date change.
There was no further discussion and the meeting adjourned at 8:00pm. The next PTA meeting is November 11, 2008, 7:00 p.m. in Room 128 at CAHS.
Stephanie Ludwig,
CAHS PTA Secretary
