May 4, 2010 Meeting Minutes

Friends of CAHS PTA
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Location: CAHS, Room 128


Introductions: President Stephanie Ludwig started the meeting by greeting the eight attendees.

REPORTS:
Principal’s Report: Davan Dodrill
• The admin team is running a tight ship this month; senioritis is in full effect.
• Mr. Dodrill is planning the Honors Awards Ceremony:
o He has called on involvement from all department heads; although they may have planned separate department award events.
o In the past, this event has been more causal, this year’s will be more formal
o Awards are based on academic excellence. You have to work hard to keep the standards set by CAHS.
o Each department will have an award presented.
o All faculty will be there as a required duty.
o Mr. Dodrill has requested the PTA pay for 150 wings pins to be presented to the students. He also requested payment for the t-shirts. The wings are the closest item that resembled Pegasus or Pegasus wings, and the CAHS spirit.
o The assembly will be held May 26 in the evening, with refreshments.
o Students will be presented with a certificate, wings and a T-shirt for Honor Roll
• A motion was made to for the PTA to bear the cost for the award night ceremony, purchase of the t-shirt and pins not to exceed $1,300.00. Motion passed.

President’s Report: Stephanie Ludwig
• Freshman orientation is scheduled for May 11 and 13;
• Chorale event Friday, May 14, at 7 pm;
• The freshman luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, May 15 from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
• The Columbus Council voted Mrs. Thornburg as CAHS teacher of the year. An award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 12, honoring her and other teachers in the central Ohio area.
• FOCAHS members will have to sign-up again for Kroger Card donations.

Secretary’s Report: Tracy Taylor
• The meeting minutes from April were presented. A motion was made to approve the minutes with amendments; the motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report: Toni Dodge
• No report this month.

Activity Coordinator’s Report: Carolyn Rhodes
• The bake sale was held April 30 raised approximately $77.00.
• All items were sold by the end of the first lunch period.
• Members of the Ultimate Frisbee Team helped worked the table to help raise funds for the May 8 and 9 tournament
• A motion was made for the PTA to match the total money received from the bake sale. Motion passed.
• A motion was made to hold the bake sale and the Ultimate Frisbee Team (Mr. Rhoades, advisor) would provide baked goods along with FOCAHS and work at the table. The motion passed.

Chorale Committee Report: Mary Ellen Sinclair
• The Chorale will perform 100 Years of Broadway on May 14.
• A free reception will be held in the cafeteria.
• Chorale will perform at the end of May for the Helen Jenkins Davis scholarship award ceremony @ Monaco Palace and the senior breakfast.
• Mr. Fleming is requesting $300.00 to pay the pit musicians and pizza for the cast party.
• A motion was made for FOCAHS pay $300 (John Mitchell, Joy Norris and Chaunte Banks) for the pit musicians and up to $200 for pizza from the Chorale funds; Motion passed

Columbus Council Representative Report: Genia Marshall
• No Report

Fundraising Committee Report: Trish Geoghagan and Ann Laubach
• There are no changes.
• Kim Dillard will become the new chair and Trish will help when needed.

Grant Writing Committee: Toni Dodge
• No Report

Hospitality Committee Report: Michele Sherman
• No Report

Membership Committee Report: Michele Sherman
• No new members.

Publicity Report: Carla Wiltshire
• No Report

Robotics Report: Ms. Bell
• No Report

Student Recognition Report: Ms. Bell
• See information in Principal’s report

Alumni Committee Report: Lemuel Harris
• No Report

School Board Report: Lemuel Harris
• No report

OLD BUSINESS

Father/Student- Spring Clean—May 8, 2:30-6:00pm

Freshman Welcome Luncheon—May 15, 12:00-2:00pm
• The letters were mail today, May 4
• The luncheon will be held in the cafeteria.

Pegasus Preview (Freshman Orientation)—May 11 and May 13
• Incoming freshman with last names begin with A – L are asked to attend Tuesday, May 11 and M – Z are asked to attend Thursday, May 13.

Spring Potluck—May 23, 1:00pm-4:30pm
• The end of the year potluck will be held in the CAHS Courtyard (or the Cafeteria if it rains).
• Attendees are asked to bring a favorite dish.
• David Dobos will speak at 3:00pm, about “How to Succeed at the College Admissions Game.” Mr. Dobos is a graduate of MIT and OSU, worked formerly in the admissions office at MIT; he was a former Columbus Board of Education member, and an excellent speaker!

Election of 2010-2011 PTA Officers
• A motion was made to elect Mary Ellen Sinclair president for the 2010-2011 school year;
• A motion was made to elect Mark Hill vice president for the 2010-2011 school year;
• A motion was made to elect Tracy Taylor secretary for the 2010-2011 school year;
• A motion was made to elect Toni Dodge treasurer for the 2010-2011 school years.
• All nominated officers were unanimously elected to the respective positions.

NEW BUSINESS

Honors Awards Banquet- May 26
• See discussion above

Cupcake Day- May 26
• Michele Sherman and Tracy Taylor will work together to coordinate by contacting FOCAHS and parents of students for donations.

Pre-Lottery Survey
• Mary Ellen Sinclair reported the committee would postpone the outcome of the survey results until the beginning of the next term.

Gift Card Drawing
• Judy Cohen is the May gift card drawing winner.

April 20, 2010 Meeting Minutes

Friends of CAHS PTA
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Location: CAHS, Room 128


Introductions: President Stephanie Ludwig started the meeting by introducing herself and each PTA member introduced themselves and the name of their child and grade level; 15 attendees

REPORTS:
Principal’s Report: Talisa Dixon
• Interim grades are going in on Friday, April 23.
• Advance Placement /International Baccalaureate exams are coming soon.
• As of today, there are 185 incoming freshman; 26 new sophomores; there will be a small junior class
• Letters go out on Monday (April 27) to the students that were accepted through the lottery.
• Orientation has been scheduled for May 11 and May 13 (Tuesday and Thursday).
• The incoming freshman will be invited to the Music Review.
• Freshman students are required to attend the enrichment week, June 14 to 18, 8 am to 12 noon. The school will supply the book ~ Ishmael. This time will be used for preparation for the summer reading, and Humanities. Mr. Fleming and Mr. Manicola will work with the students on a freshman choir and jazz band. The intent is for the new students to become acclimated to CAHS.
• The student awards banquet is scheduled for May 26 (evening). Mr.Dodrill is working on the banquet.
• There was an ice social with Ms. Bell today.

President’s Report: Stephanie Ludwig
• Everyone will need to re-register for the Kroger’s reward program. There is a number on the letter in your packet to identify CAHS.
• There are two E-News Bulletin from the district in the packet, March and April. The April edition mentions the CAHS Chess Club’s 12th year capturing the top spot in the Ohio Chess Assoc. Championship Tournament.
• May 8, there is the pharmacy program event at Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. See the packet for additional information.

Secretary’s Report: Tracy Taylor
• The meeting minutes from March were presented. A motion was made to approve the minutes; the motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report: Toni Dodge
• March’s bank statements were presented (See packet for details)
• The balance report will be presented next month.

Auditor Committee Report: Trish Geoghagan
• No report

Activity Coordinator’s Report: Carolyn Rhodes
• The bake sale was held April 1 and raised $150 for the benefit of In the Know.
• A motion was made for FOCAHS to donate and match the funds for In the Know; the motion passed.
• The question was asked about holding another bake sale (April 30).
• A motion was made to hold the bake sale and the Ultimate Frisbee Team (Mr. Rhoades, advisor) would provide baked goods along with FOCAHS and work at the table. The motion passed.

Chorale Committee Report: Mary Ellen Sinclair
• No report

Columbus Council Representative Report: Genia Marshall
• Stephanie Ludwig attended the March meeting in Genia’s absence. See the packet for ideas and information about gifted and talented students.
• A new delegate will need to be appointed chair for this committee will need to be appointed for the next school year.

Fundraising Committee Report: Trish Geoghagan and Ann Laubach
• No report

Grant Writing Committee: Toni Dodge
• No report

Hospitality Committee Report: Michele Sherman
• The staff breakfast went really well.
• The faculty luncheon is scheduled for May 7. If you are able to provide salad, desserts, soda etc., Michele would appreciate you help. Sign-up sheets are going around.

Membership Committee Report: Michele Sherman
• No new members.

Publicity Report: Carla Wiltshire
• Carla sent information out to the community papers including the freshman play, Sarah, Plain and Tall, debut direction by Grace Herman-Holland
• The International Baccalaureate Art Show is scheduled for March 29, at 5:00 pm..
• Carla is working on some publicity for the National Honor Society.

Robotics Report: Ms. Bell
• The Robotics team placed 57th/60 teams at the F.R.I.S.T. Cleveland Robotics competition.
• The students had a lot of fun. CAHS competed in all categories. The competition is really about teamwork. The students made a lot of connections.
• The CAHS team was mentored by Dublin-Kaufman, Lakota (SW Ohio school district), and Team 93 from Minnesota.
• They competed in the Chairman’s Award unaware this particular competition was open to veteran teams.
• Some students are scheduled to present to Honda on May 25.
• They are looking to compete this summer, June 26 local event (CORI) Central Ohio Robotics Initiative. There are five Columbus teams and twelve over all.
• Changes: There will be no robotics during internship day next year. Students will have to find their own robotics internships during the first part of the year. Meetings will be held after school.

Student Recognition Report: Ms. Bell
• The last A/B celebration held today.
• The Ice Cream Social was attended by 123 students including special needs students.
• Pegasus of the Month was included.
• Mr. Dodrill is working on plan for the end of the year awards event with Department Chairs.
• More information will have more information at next month’s meeting. (Student Recognition Awards)

School Board Report: Lemuel Harris
• No report

Nominating Committee: Julia Harrison
• The committee includes Julia Harrison, Mark Hill, and Michele Sherman.First reading/listing of potential officers: Mary Ellen Sinclair – President, Mark Hill – Vice President, Secretary - Tracy Taylor, and Treasurer – Toni Dodge
• Additional nominations were sought for the four positions.
• Voting will take place at the Tuesday, May 4 meeting.
• A quorum of seven people is needed to vote.
OLD BUSINESS

Chess Tournament: Jeff Sherman
• A motion was made to reimburse Jeff Sherman $291.00 for expenses from the chess tournament; motion passed.
• A motion was made to split the profit 50% with the Chess Club. See the PDF document submitted to officers. The meeting minutes were amended to add “motion passed”
• Dr. Dixon will check with Mr. Kaufman to determine where to shelter the funds.

Freshman Welcome Luncheon – May 15
• Letter will go out to the freshman students on Monday, April 26.
• Dr. Dixon will welcome the students
• Any member and their student may attend.
• The luncheon will be at CAHS, FOCAHS will purchase subs.
• Members may contribute salads and desserts.

Ohio PTA Convention – Toni Dodge
• Toni Dodge attended.
• The current PTA demographics were discussed including PTA membership consist of 92% women, $75K income level, and suburban neighborhoods.
• The National PTA would like the demographics to be more consistent with the student population.
• A motion was made to reimburse Toni $75 for attending the convention. The motion passed.

Stratford Trip Scholarships
• A motion was made to award between $350 to $450 for the bus ride. The amount is dependent upon how many are on the bus.
• Another motion was made to use $1800 to award partial or full scholarships for attending Stratford (show and bus tickets). The motion was seconded and passed.

NEW BUSINESS

Pegasus Preview (Freshman Orientation) – May 11 and 13
• On May 11, Orientation will begin at 6:30 pm and at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

CAHS Outdoor Beautification Project – Mark Hill
• Mark Hill presented a proposal for Saturday, May 8 (see packet). Fathers or other male role models to any CAHS student would help clean the schoolyard and grounds. In return, FOCAHS would provide pizza and pop for lunch and using the Meals on Wheels business model, FOCAHS will pay for the clean-up work by donating the payments to the students’ favorite school club group.
• A motion was made to accept the proposal as written.
• There was a lengthy discussion and the motion was amended to accept the motion as written but cap the total paid out to $2,000 from the general fund.
• The amended motion was amended to cap total payment at $2000 from the anonymous contribution fund for donations to student organizations and payment for food; drinks etc. come from the general fund. Motion passed

Spring gathering with Guest Speaker (May 23) – Lemuel Harrison
• A motion was made to have a spring potluck gathering potluck here at CAHS and include guest speaker, Dave Dobos. An honorarium of a $100 would be given. See the packet for Mr. Dobos’ background. The start time is scheduled for 1 pm. The motion passed.

Gift Card Drawing
• March card winner: Tracy Taylor

March 2, 2010-- CAHS PTA Meeting Minutes

Friends of CAHS PTA

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Location: CAHS, Room 128

Introductions: President Stephanie Ludwig started the meeting by introducing herself and each PTA member introduced themselves and the name of their child and grade level.

REPORTS:

Principal’s Report: Talisa Dixon

Sarah Childers presented the findings of her dissertation to the staff last Monday (Feb. 22). Staffing and budget cuts: Due to budget cuts, decision was made to cut two staff positions for the fall: foreign language and physical education. There are 33 juniors needing physical education 2; four need both PE 1 & 2; and seven-need health. Dr. Dixon will work to get the students through Columbus Virtual HS. There will be no PE next year. There may be the option of bringing PE back in the 2011-2012 school year. The Chinese teacher was cut however, they have learned it takes many years to learn the language. The language is something that should start in the 6^th grade. As they think about the MYP IB program, this may be an option in the future. There will be 718 students next year. The current enrollment is 630 students. There are 185 senior, 133 juniors, 200 sophomores, and 200 freshmen. There will are plans for a two week summer camp/workshop. All freshmen will be required to attend. All new 10^th graders (approx. 55) will be required to attend to assist in adjusting to CAHS. Dr. Dixon and staff is looking at how to increase enrollment numbers in the IB program? The IB program is made up of five percent of the student population. The program is very expensive. How do we grow that program? April 1 is the Student Olympics (student driven activities), which is a half-day of activities before Spring Break. The Student Senate is planning and organizing the programs.AP and IB exams are also coming soon. There are five students interning with the Columbus Museum of Art. A podcast will be created for the showcase scheduled for May 2, from 1 to 2 pm at Studio 35 following with a reception at the Museum. They are working in collaboration with a charter school. The podcast will be available on iTunes and they will try to link to the district website.Mr. Dodrill has been working on a number of grants and believes in multi-culture globalization. He was able to secure a grant to bring a Taiwan administrator to the school in April for two weeks (April 15 to April 29). Mr. Dodrill has to set a schedule for the administrator to experience is PTA meetings, sporting events, and other school culture.During the summer, Mr. Dodrill will go to Southeast Taiwan to reciprocate the experience for two weeks. He has been asked to sit on a panel to judge locations to send other Chinese educators.A motion was made to move April’s PTA meeting to April 20. The motion passed.

President’s Report: Stephanie Ludwig

Stephanie asked if anyone is interested in developing ideas to increase IB enrollment and getting a grouP together let Stephanie know. March 26 and 27 is the Robotics competition in Cleveland. March 29 is the IB Art Show, 7 – 8:30 pm in the library.

Secretary’s Report: Tracy Taylor

The minutes for January and February’s meeting minutes were presented. A motion was made to accept the minutes as amendment to Mr. Liebesman and Jacob Manser names. Old business in February, the minutes will reflect that Mr. Kaufman advised Michele Sherman that the Chess Team did not want proceeds from the November event.

Treasurer’s Report: Toni Dodge

February’s report includes balance for Chorale [REDACTED]. The [REDACTED] for scholarships from the anonymous donation, and there are still monies available from the national PTA grant. The front page includes Jan and Feb totals. The last two pages includes actual year to date expenses vs. budgeted amounts for the year. The next quarterly check from Kroger’s ([REDACTED]) is on the way.

Auditor Committee Report: Trish Geoghagan

The accounts balanced. Jeff Sherman submitted the report from first quarter, July 1, 2009 to Sept. 30, 2009. The second quarter report was submitted. A motion was made to accept the audit report for the second quarter. The motion was approved and passed.

Activity Coordinator’s Report: Carolyn Rhodes

The next bake sale is scheduled for March 19. There was no bake sale in Feb.

Chorale Committee Report: Mary Ellen Sinclair

Chorale raised [REDACTED] funds. Chorale will need to rent a backdrop for the spring show. A motion was made to not pay for the backdrop from PTA general fund. There was one opposed vote to the motion. There was an open discussion about alternative ways of paying for the backdrop including collaborating with other schools groups.

Columbus Council Representative Report: Genia Marshall

No report this month.

Fundraising Committee Report: Trish Geoghagan and Ann Laubach

To date Friends of CAHS has received [REDACTED] in donations; [REDACTED] has been designated to Mr. Fleming.

Grant Writing Committee: Toni Dodge

Toni attended a grant writers’ forum, which was a continuation of the last one, discussing what grant awarders are looking for from non-profits including unique ideas and collaboration with others.

Hospitality Committee Report: Michele Sherman

(Teacher breakfast – April 19)

The staff breakfast was held last week (last week in February). The next breakfast is scheduled for Friday, April 16.

Membership Committee Report: Michele Sherman

The membership total for the year is 111.

Publicity Report: Carla Wiltshire

There was a story in the newspaper about Heroes to Heroes, the IB play (You Can’t Take It with You), the Robotics competition, and the variety show on the PTA website. Stephanie also sent some information via email.

Robotics Report:

Ms. Bell took some students to the robotics competition at COSI.

School Board Report: Lemuel Harris

There was a long discussion at the Board meeting around credit recovery. CAHS has discussed the situation and addressed the situation. There is a total of 25 students in credit recovery – juniors, some sophomores, and no seniors. There has been some concern in the past that students were earning a credit recovery diploma. There are now other options in place to help students recover those credits needed. Lemuel was asked to join the Columbus School Board External Affairs committee.

Old Business

Chess Tournament: March 6^th – Michele Sherman

If anyone is interested in working during the tournament let Michele know. If available in the afternoon, stop by.

Heroes For Heroes – Mark Hill

The event was a success; Mark will regroup and try to come up with some other ways to involve more parents and next steps. Suggestion were made to make the event a standalone program: maybe guest speakers, once a month or once a quarter. There were 23 attendees w/ 11 dads and 12 students.

NEW BUSINESS

Nominating Committee:

A nominating committee was formed for next year officers.

Voting will take place in May or June. A motion was made to nominate three people for the committee: Mark Hill, Julia Harrison, and Michele Sherman. The motion passed. If you are interested, you can let one of them know you want to run for a position.

Stratford Trip Scholarships

The trip is scheduled for Oct. 13-15. In the past, PTA sponsored and awarded four scholarships of [REDACTED] each. No money has been specifically set aside for Stratford. There is money available to award. A motion was made to award four full scholarships in the amount of [REDACTED]. The motion was withdrawn. Another motion was made to table the discussion to next month after Dr. Dixon has a discussion with the teacher.

Freshman Welcome Luncheon

The luncheon is scheduled for May 15 at 12 noon, for incoming freshman students. If anyone is interested in helping out see Jeff or Mary Ellen.

Heritage Festival

This agenda item was tabled until next month.

Summer Reading Student Tutoring

This agenda item was tabled until next month.

Gift Card Drawing

March card winner: Judy Cohen

February 3, 2010-- CAHS PTA Meeting Minutes

Friends of CAHS PTA

Tuesday, February 3, 2010

Location: CAHS, Room 128

Introductions: President Stephanie Ludwig started the meeting by introducing herself and each PTA member introduced themselves and the name of their child and grade level.

REPORTS:

Principal's Report: Talisa Dixon

FOCAHS PTA President Stephanie Ludwig’s son Brian Ludwig won the CAHS Poetry Out Loud competition. The students raised [REDACTED] and they decided to donate all proceeds to Haiti relief. The Student Senate started an initiative for February called Hearts for Haiti, to assist in the Haiti efforts. The Honor Roll incentive was held February 2 and all the students’ (141) grades were A’s or B’s. There was pizza, entertainment, and poetry reading by Ben Leach and Tosh.

Course interest sheets were given to the students for possible classes next year. Dr. Dixon asked the staff what are some of the courses they would like to offer and then surveyed the students. On Monday, students will take home, and review the choices of new courses (Trigonometry, Anatomy/Physiology, AP Environmental, Science, African-American Literature, Writers’ Seminar, Personal Finance, Aerobic Fitness, and Sports Fitness). The courses will be tallied and those will be some of the courses offered. The voted on the new schedule and with the schedule, they are able to offer more classes (electives at more times) and less study halls. The new schedule will allow more elective courses allow for more flexibility and more options for students. Some of the most popular classes are the African-American Literature, Anatomy/Physiology, and Personal Finance. The State of Ohio is now requiring more health related courses for students as a part of the Health Initiative. The entire 9^th grade went to Otterbein to see a play.

President’s Report: Stephanie Ludwig

The President thanked everyone for helping with Kaleidoscope, the open house for the perspective new freshmen students. Mark Hill and Stephanie attended the Lottery Fair. There was a student and the building administrators from CAHS. Stephanie also thanked everyone that helped with the Parent-Teacher conference. FOCAHS still has the anonymous donation that is partially to be used for struggling students. She will schedule a meeting with Mrs. Banks and Mrs. Webster to discuss possibilities, if anyone wants to discuss contact Stephanie. Several students and friends on Facebook lead by Jacob Manser got together and contributed items and gift cards for [REDACTED] and her family. The last known news is the family is trying to be placed into an apartment. The shelter only allows so many items due to space.

The new school schedule for next year is in the packet, with examples. Mr. Kaufmann and Mr. Johnston were instrumental in getting all the details out. They are going to try to eliminate the bells next year so as not to interfere with the proposed schedule, the combining of the periods and mods. The new schedule was sent downtown so the union advisory would review and approve to ensure the union policies are addressed. Dr. Dixon thinks the changes will be approved (teacher lead changes); any changes have to be submitted downtown.

The question was asked if students would schedule in the spring for fall classes and communicated to students. Dr. Dixon explained the plan is for students to have their schedule for next year before they leave this year. Scheduling began yesterday for next year. Ideally scheduling will be available near Spring Break and then parents can come in May for adjustments. Stephanie explained that Sara Childers, OSU graduate student, presented her initial research findings on what makes CAHS an effective school. She is in the process of writing her dissertation. The initial information is in the packet. If you would like additional information, Stephanie digitally recorded the meeting and she could send you the recording.

Secretary's Report: Tracy Taylor

The January meeting minutes will be presented at next month’s meeting. A motion was made to vote to approve the minutes next month when received. The motion was seconded and passed.

Treasurer's Report: Toni Dodge

The current account balance is [REDACTED]. More checks were received tonight. There is a [REDACTED] cash drawer. The savings account as [REDACTED], included in this total is [REDACTED] for No-Phone-A-Thon deposits.

Audit Report: Jeff Sherman: No report this month.

The review was scheduled for last Saturday (Jan. 30).

Activity Coordinator: Carolyn Rhodes

Jeff Sherman reported the Robotics team raised [REDACTED] during the bake sale. Most of the funds are raised after lunch. The team and the PTA members donated many items.

There are several motions offered in connection with bake sales:

1. What do we do with the proceeds when there are student organizations involved? A motion was made to pay the [REDACTED] (already deposited in the General Fund) raised at the February Bake Sale to the Robotics Team. The motion was seconded and passed.
2. It has been requested that FOCAHS PTA match [REDACTED] funds raised by the Robotics Team. The motion was seconded and passed.
3. For any CAHS student group that helps with any FOCAHS PTA bake sale, the proceeds from that bake sale will be given to that group provided members of the group take full responsibility to contribute 1. Advertisement; 2. Significant baked goods (along with FOCAHS); 3. Tables and chairs are available outside of the cafeteria before school, 15 mins after lunch, and before the end of school; 4. Securing the items when not being sold, and 5. Assisting the Activities Coordinator or any other advisor with staffing selling and clean up. The motion was seconded. There was discussion around whether the organizations are approved. Dr. Dixon suggested adding “Approved” to the motion. Approved groups have to have an advisor according to Dr. Dixon. Stephanie suggested that if funds were to be matched it would need to be added to this motion. Dr. Dixon stated there has to be a purpose (a rational) for the matching of funds. It is important to know what the funds will be used for in general. A member clarified there should be a formal rational available. Another suggested the decision to match the funds should be decided on a case-by-case basis. What happens if the organization disbands? What happens if two groups come together to raise funds? The motion should be amended to say case-by-case basis.

The motion was voted on to say:

For any approved CAHS student group that helps with any FOCAHS PTA bake sale, the proceeds from that bake sale will be given to that group provided members of the group take full responsibility to contribute 1. Advertisement, 2. Significant baked goods (along with FOCAHS) and 3. Tables and chairs are available outside of the cafeteria before school, 15 mins after lunch, and before the end of school; 4. Securing the items when not being sold; 5. Assisting the Activities Coordinator or any other advisor with staffing selling and clean up. The motion passed.

Another motion was presented that matching funds would be approved on a case-by-case based on the previously approved motion and the adopting organization’s proposal. The motion was seconded. The motion passed.

There is a motion for In the Know to host the February bake sale. There was a discussion as to why host February. Toni Dodge stated the sale would help with the purchase of matching shirts for a spring tournament. The date is not know at this time. A suggestion was made maybe the sale should be for the Dempsey family. Dr. Dixon suggested waiting to March because there is three organizations planning something in February.

The motion was amended to move an In the Know co-sponsored bake sale fundraiser to March 19 for t-shirts/shirts and there will be no February bake sale. Motion was seconded. The motion passed.

Jeff Sherman will draft a form to give to teachers (advisors) to let them know we are doing this.

Author Series Coordinator: No report

Chorale Committee Report: Mary Ellen Sinclair

CAHS Chorale along with 10 other Columbus HS will go to a pre-concert at to hear Fisk University Jubilee perform on Feb. 6, at New Albany performing arts center. Chorale also performed at the honor roll assembly. Chorale is also working on organizing a variety show fund-raiser by selling tickets. They are happy to have the Heroes for Heroes dovetail with their event. There are 12 students performing solos at solo and ensemble competition at the OMEA (Ohio Musical Education Association) conference at Pickerington North HS, February 13.

Columbus Council Representative Report:

A Special Education and a Gifted and Talented meeting will be held on Feb. 19 @ 6:00 PM at CAHS.

Fundraising Committee Report: Trish Geoghegan and Ann Laubach

The total donations for the year for No-Phone-A-Thon are [REDACTED]. There are a few requests from teachers: Ms. Evans has requested several equipment items totaling [REDACTED]. Dr. Dixon will take care of Ms. Evans request, Mr. Jones request, and Ms. Hughes request. She had a discussion with the staff about request for items. Request should be submitted to the office before going to the FOCAHS. There some items that the budget can provide. The items should come through the department chairs or the office.

Mr. Lieberman requested for no more than [REDACTED] for the Bill Cohen Coffeehouse in the spring or maybe in the fall. A motion was made to fund the Bill Cohen Coffeehouse project. There was an open discussion about the project cost and what FOCAHS should pay. Dr. Dixon suggested there needs to a process for requesting funds. There needs to be some accountability. The final motion is to fund up to [REDACTED] for the Bill Cohen Coffeehouse program. The motion passed.

There is an amended motion to remove Mr. Lieberman’s request. Tell him the request is rejected until he provides a rationale to Dr. Dixon including dates, times, exact fees, and purpose of event. The request maybe reconsidered by FOCAHS when the information is provided. The amended motion was seconded and passed.

Mr. Ramsey has requested a [REDACTED] stipend for the IB art exhibit judge, March 29 (oral exams). Dr. David Helm is the chair of the University of Art and Art History, at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. A motion was made to support the payment of a [REDACTED] stipend for Dr. Helm. The motion was seconded.

An amended motion was made to change “stipend” to “honorarium” in the original motion. The motion was seconded and passed. The original motion now states, FOCAHS supports the payment of a [REDACTED] honorarium for Dr. David Helm, chair of the University of Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Grant Writing Committee Report: Toni Dodge

There was no specific information to report. Toni received an email from Grant Makers’ Forum meeting, in March. Stephanie will send the information to the Grant Committee members for anyone who wants to go.

Hospitality Committee Report: Michele Sherman

The Staff Appreciation is scheduled for Feb. 19. A sign-up sheet is being passed around. Michelle also passed out the sign-up sheet for the Chess Tournament this weekend. There is another appreciation breakfast in April and then the luncheon in May during Teacher Appreciation week.

Membership Committee Report: Michele Sherman

There were no new members this past month. There are 111 members and our goal for the year is 120 members.

Publicity Report: No Report

Robotics Report: Ms Bell

The Robotics team raised [REDACTED]. The team is preparing for ship date, Feb. 23. They have the body of the robot together. They are actively soliciting donations. The bake was totally student lead. The students are contacting businesses and have received a donation of [REDACTED]. They are also working on getting the Community Service Award, something they can apply for when going to competition. They have a homework assignment to compose a flyer to invite people to come see them compete in Cleveland. Jeff Sherman is planning to attend. They are inviting State senators, school board members and the superintendent. Everyone on the team has an active role. The team consists of Linden-McKinley and CAHS students. The team name is Pagwires, the joining of Pegasus, a panther, and wire put together. The coordinator of FIRST has stated they want to take the competiveness out and build on the team building and collaboration. They are collaborating with Dublin. They have great mentor from Honda, who is a regional project manager.

Student Recognition Report - Ms. Bell

The Student Recognition Awards (school wide) ceremony is scheduled for May 26. They are working on plans/proposals on what to do. There are two proposals one for the day and one in the evening. The honor roll recognition may include 300 students and the auditorium only holds 400 people. They are working on the logistics.

Alumni Committee Report: No Report

School Board Report:

Lemuel Harrison will report next month.

OLD BUSINESS

Chess Tournament – Michele Sherman

Michele has passed around the sign-up sheets for the tournament for Saturday. There are many donations. Some of the larger items will be purchased. Workers are also needed. There is a major storm on the horizon. Pre-orders can be canceled for the pizzas but not the donuts and bagels. Dr. Dixon is not sure if the tournament would be canceled if the weather were too bad. She will check with Mr. Kaufmann.

Several months ago there was some discuss of what to do with the proceeds from the raised in November and this tournament. However, there was no motion made. A motion was made tonight, to split the profits 50/50 from the November tournament. The motion passed. A motion was made to rescind the previous motion. The motion was seconded and passed.

A new motion was made for the FOCAHS to keep the November chess tournament profits, with no allocations to the Chess Club. The motion was seconded and passed.

It was decided to table the discussion on how to split the profits of the February chess tournament until March.

NEW BUSINESS

Heroes for Heroes – Mark Hill

Mark Hill is proposing a new initiative about fathering (there is a summary in the packet) and the support of CAHS students. A committee came together to get fathers (any parent) involved in mentoring the male students. Mark has come up with an audio message to promote the event to CAHS parents. The committee decided to team up with Chorale for the talent show by offering a hero sandwich, chips, and a drink along with a ticket to the talent show. Mark would like support from FOCAHS to provide funds to help cover the cost of a meal before the talent show. FACAHS would cover the cost of the food. Attendees to the talent show would pay an additional $1.00 to the show ticket for the meal. A motion was made that the PTA subsidize all of the cost of the meal and the ticket except for $1.00 for the Heroes for Heroes meal. The motion was seconded. After a discussion about sales outside of the pre-sale, another motion was made to amend the original motion that any student wanting to attend the Heroes for Heroes event and talent show would need to be accompanied by a parent/adult. The motion was seconded and the motion passed. The original motion passed to say that FOCAHS would cover the cost of the meals and the individual cost should not exceed $7.00.

Donation to Ohio PTA Scholarship Fund:

A motion was made to donate [REDACTED] to the Ohio PTA Scholarship fund. If you donate $500 you can specify where the money goes, in this case to a CAHS student. The motion was made to donate [REDACTED] to Ohio PTA so a CAHS student will be eligible for the scholarship in May. The motion is seconded and passed.

Special Committee for Pre-Lottery Results Research

A request was made to form a new committee to study the results of the pre-lottery and how it affects CAHS. Contact Mary Ellen Sinclair or Stephanie Ludwig, if you are interested in joining the committee.

Gift Card Drawing Winner: Ann O’Halloran