June 14 , 2004
6:30 p.m.

1. Mission Statement - Kathy Pielage
   
   
2. Introductions - Present were Kathy Pielage, Denise Rakel, Sara McCormick, Mr. McNallie, Dawn Gold, Jo Nunn and Lori Herkert.
   
   
3. Treasurer's Report - Denise Rakel
   

   1. We paid out about $400 in teacher incentives. Many teachers still have not used the $100 allocated.
   2. We made about $825 in Box Tops for Education the second semester.
   3. The SCRIP profits of $2,248.45 will be used for teacher's in-service.
      

4. School Update - Mr. McNallie
   1. Diana Morgan is the new first-grade teacher.
   2. They are interviewing for a middle school curriculum coordinator as well as a special education teacher.
      
      
5. Mini Grants
   1. Major grant: Science request of $2,500 for science lab equipment for the whole school. Dawn Gold made a motion to approve, with a second from Lori Herkert. The motion carried.
   2. Major grant: Joff Pedretti asked for $2,500 for heart rate monitors and other equipment. Sara McCormick made a motion to approve, with a second from Dawn Gold. The motion carried.
   3. Joff Pedretti put in a mini grant request for $300 for miscellaneous phy ed equipment. The request was tabled and Lori Herkert will find out what he has and will make a recommendation at a later meeting.
      

      
      
6. Old Business

   1. Kindergarten orientation went well. Kathy Pielage presented at the 8:00 session and Jo Nunn presented at the 10:00 session. We received many suggestions from current kindergarten parents as to what needs to be discussed before starting kindergarten.

7. New Business
   1. PASS will be sending out a letter regarding the fundraising efforts for bussing in the fall.
   2. The PRT executive board has agreed to start our meetings at 6:00 next school year. This will give Governing Council the chance to start earlier.
      
      
8. Other Business
   1. Nothing to discuss.

 

May 10 , 2004
6:30 p.m.

1. Mission Statement - Kathy Pielage
   
   
2. Introductions - Present were Kathy Pielage, Karen Christianson, Denise Rakel, Sara McCormick, Mr. McNallie, Dawn Gold, Jo Nunn.
   
   
3. Treasurer's Report - Denise Rakel
   

   1. The book fair proceeds were about $1,300.
   2. We paid out 2 mini grants to Kelli Kreienkamp and the Parcom for the webhosting.
      

4. School Update - Mr. McNallie
   1. Kindergarten orientation is June 5th. The kids will go to the classrooms and the parents will have an informational meeting in the step room. There will be a PRT representative present.
   2. The school board settled on the grievance, so the budget cuts won't be as severe as previously thought. We will have to cut .69 FTE.
   3. Mr. McNallie will be presenting out late start proposal to the school board on Monday night. The middle schoolers will have the same schedule as Badger Ridge, and the elementary students will have no late starts, but will have 4 no-school days.
      
      
5. Mini Grants
   1. None
      

      
      
6. Old Business

   1. The science committee has found that there is no set curriculum that fits us. What we have is good curriculum, but let's just work on improving it. They have decided to purchase or ask for experiment equipment, not textbooks.
   2. The science fair went well. We have decided not to make it a judging science fair.
   3. The October book fair will be in the Step Room and will coincide with the Sock hop.

7. New Business
   1. The teacher appreciation breakfast will be in October. CKCS parents will coordinate this. It is for the entire building.
   2. The fall fundraiser will start in September with pick up in November. We will have the pick up coincide with parent teacher conferences.
   3. October 26 will be the fall harvest classroom parties.
      
      
8. Other Business
   1. Nothing to discuss.

 

April 12, 2004
6:30 p.m.

1. Mission Statement - Kathy Pielage
   
   
2. Introductions - Present were Kathy Pielage, Karen Christianson, Denise Rakel, Sara McCormick, Mr. McNallie, Dawn Gold, Rebecca Zerfas, Lori Herkert, Jo Nunn and Liz Touchet.
   
   
3. Treasurer's Report - Denise Rakel
   

   1. Nothing to report.
      

4. School Update - Mr. McNallie
   1. Mr. McNallie talked about the possible upcoming budget for next year. We will have to cut up to 1.22 FTE, which can be a combination of staff, extra curricular activities, budget cuts, and our substitute teacher budget.
   2. He talked about the district starting to bus students within 1.25 miles from school in grades K-5.
   3. Enrollment is full for grades K-7 for the 2004-2005 school year. We do havengs in eighth grade. The waiting list for grades K-7 will be held until August 15, 2004.
      
      
5. Mini Grants
   1. We discussed a request for science lab supplies. The request was for microscopes, calculators and other supplies for the science labs that all grades could use. The amount of the request was about $2,800. We moved to pass this along the PASS, Inc. board for their review.
   2. Kelli Kreienkamp had a request for hotel reimbursement while she presented at the WI State Charter School conference. The amount was for $113.45. A motion was made by Sara McCormick, a second by Dawn Gold. The motion passed.
   3. Sara McCormick presented a request for Parent Round Table, Inc. to cover the cost of a new website host. The current provider costs about $50 a year, but the service hasn't been great. The new provider would cost $220 annually. A motion was made by Lori Herkert to pay this money out of mini grants this year, but it would be added as a budget item in following years. A second was made by Joanne Nunn. The motion passed.
      
      
6. Old Business

   1. Nothing to report.

7. New Business
   1. We need to decided where fall book fair proceeds will go. We have about $800 that we made from the book fair. Some things to consider were, Mr. Pedretti would like to have heart rate monitors for the children to use in class. They cost about $60 each. We will try to get some more ideas on how we can use these proceeds to help the teachers out with the classrooms.
   2. The teacher appreciation lunch will be hosted by Badger Ridge parents.
   3. The science fair is April 23rd. The projects are due April 19.
      
      
8. Other Business
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      March 8, 2004
      6:30 p.m.

1. Mission Statement - Kathy Pielage
   
   
2. Introductions - Present were Kathy Pielage, Karen Christianson, Denise Rakel, Sara McCormick, Mr. McNallie, Dawn Gold, Rebecca Zerfas, Lori Herkert and Liz Touchet.
   
   
3. Treasurer's Report - Denise Rakel
   

   1. We had some SCRIP activity. We should have a complete report at next month's meeting to see how much we have raised using the SCRIP program.
   2. We did pay some teacher incentive fund money out this past month.
      

4. School Update - Mr. McNallie
   1. Mr. McNallie talked about the possible upcoming budget for next year. We will have to cut about 1.22 FTE, which can be a combination of staff, extra curricular activities, budget cuts, and our substitute teacher budget.
   2. The lottery for kindergarten is March 12, 2004. We have had 56 children apply.
   3. The district is going to late starts for elementary and middle schools. The elementary schools will have late start every Monday and the middle and high schools will have late start every other Monday. CKCS can look at other options, if they want to.
      
   4. The spring concert is March 26, for grades 3-5.
      
      
5. Mini Grants - Becky Deal
   1. There were no mini grants to discuss.
      
      
6. Old Business

   1. We discussed the book swap. Parents thought it went really well.

7. New Business
   1. The spring concert is March 26 at 2:00. This is for the third through fifth graders. Nancy Minarik is chairing the committee that will be providing beverages and treats. We discussed have the treats in the classrooms instead of in the commons area so all students could have a treat, even if a parent is not able to attend. Sara will call Nancy and coordinate this with her.
   2. April 23rd is the Celebrate Learning Festival. The art teacher will have a display of the children's art work. The physical education teacher will have posters up showing what the children have been doing and learning in gym class. The science fair projects will be displayed in the auxiliary gym and the step room. We will also be having the spring book fair in the library. The book fair will run from April 20 to April 23. We are still looking for a pizza/dinner coordinator for the evening.
   3. With regards to the possible upcoming budget cuts, teachers were asked what things they would need for their classrooms. They were not sure at this time what they would need for next year.
   4. Kindergarten registration is May 6, from 4-6 pm. Karen Christianson will be speaking on behalf of PRT along with Mr. McNallie and others. This will be a great opportunity for new kindergarten parents to get a lot of questions answered about our school.
   5. Dawn Gold gave an update on the fall fundraiser. We will be using the same company as last year. The dates of the sale will be September 13 - September 28. November 12 is the tentative date for pick up. It will be separate from family fun night. We also discussed having pick up dates coincide with parent teacher conferences.
   6. We will be having elections for Governing Council, PASS and PRT. We need to fill 2 positions on Governing Council, 1 on the PASS board and 2-3 on the PRT executive board. The nomination forms will be mailed later this month.
      
      
8. Other Business
   1. The newsletter format got a response from those in attendance.
   2. The science committee is still working on the new curriculum for next school year. Kathy Pielage reported on the different presentations we have had in the classrooms kicking off the science fair. The 1st and 3rd graders saw presentations on space, the 2nd graders saw one on the digestive system, and the 4th graders saw one on the circulatory and respiratory systems. She is trying to line up someone to speak on the earth or recycling.

February 9, 2004
6:30 p.m.

1. Mission Statement - Kathy Pielage
   
   
2. Introductions - Present were Kathy Pielage, Karen Christianson, Denise Rakel, Sara McCormick, Mr. McNallie, Dawn Gold, Kathy Pynnonen, Jo Nunn, and Tricia Kermicle
   
   
3. Treasurer's Report - Denise Rakel
   

   1. Teacher reimbursement fund - Denise provided Mr. McNallie with a list of the teachers who have used money from their $100 that PRT has set aside for classroom prize box items. The list was very short and no one has used their full $100.00.
   2. We paid out $3,302.74 to Scholastic for the fall book fair. Our profit from this book fair was $1,608.15.
   3. We have made $526 from the box tops for education program.
   4. We also received a check from Pick & Save in the amount of $60.12.
   5. Kathy Pynnonen had an update on the total YTD profits from the SCRIP program. We have made $1,771.15! The profits from the SCRIP program will be used for staff development.
      

4. School Update - Mr. McNallie
   1. The biggest news of the night is that the district is once again looking at different options for the school days to allow teacher planning time without having to hire planning subs. If the district were to eliminate the planning subs that are used at the 3 common elementary schools, the district could save about $180,000.00 a year. They will be presenting 2 options to the parents of the 3 common schools. The first is late start every Monday, which would be 34 late starts in the year. The second is late starts every other Monday with 5 full days off (no school days). Both of these options would eliminate the early release days. The middle school is going to the late start every other Monday. The extent of how this will affect our schedule is yet to be seen.
   2. Mr. McNallie wanted to know how PRT felt about using SchoolDays for our monthly newsletter. We decided to use the program on a 3 month trial basis and see how it goes.
      
      
5. Mini Grants - Becky Deal
   1. There were no mini grants to discuss.
      
      
6. Old Business - No old business was discussed.

7. New Business
   1. Science Committee meeting will be February 10, 2004, at 3:45 in the conference room in the CKCS office. All parents are welcome to attend.
   2. Science Fair kickoff is scheduled for February. Kathy Pielage has been working hard to line up speakers for the different grade levels. 1st and 3rd graders will see a presentation by the UW space place. 4th grade will hear a presentation by the Doc talks regarding the circulatory system. Kindergarten and 2nd graders will see a presentation by the Doc talks regarding the digestive system. A suggestion was made for the 5th graders to see a presentation by the Doc talks regarding the endocrine system.
   3. Book Swap will be held March 3, 2004. Lori Fleming is going to chair this activity this year.
   4. A spring fundraiser was discussed. We decided not to have a spring fundraiser this school year.
   5. Elections for Governing Council, PASS, and the PRT Executive Board will be held in March. We are looking to replace 1 person on the PASS board. We also have 3 people leaving the PRT Executive board. They are Sara McCormick, Secretary, Kathy Pielage, CO-President, and Becky Deal, Vice President.
   6. We discussed the need for more information for parents on code red drills. We understand that we want these to be a surprise to the children, but the parents would like to know when it happens so they discuss it that night with their children. Mr. McNallie will take care of putting together a sheet to send home on the days that these occur.
      
      
8. Other Business - No other business was discussed.

 

January 12, 2004
6:30 p.m.

6. Old Business
   
• We tabled the discussion about what to do with the proceeds from the fall book fair. Denise Rakel was going to find out about what we have done in the past and if we need the money to pay for the Weekly Readers.
• Karen Christianson talked about the science committee and the exciting new things that are happening there. They have been talking about possible curriculum changes by evaluating what we have and if there are ways to improve it. She also mentioned that it is a great way for parents to get involved who work and may not be able to be in the classrooms during the day.
• We decided to stay with Kathryn Beich for next year's fall fundraiser.
  

7. New Business
   
   • Dean Becker from SchoolDays was there to present to us a new form of a parent newsletter. The Verona Area High School has just started using this as their newsletter. The school will still do all of the typing of the newsletter, but we will send it to Schooldays for assembly and mailing. Schooldays will pay us approximately $50 a month to produce this for us. They get local companies to advertise in the newsletter and this is how we can actually get paid for them doing the work. We could do a 3-month trial period for the newsletter and make a final decision at that time. We decided that the executive board would make the decision on this as soon as the contract is reviewed.
   • Becky Deal was not available to discuss the book swap which usually occurs sometime in February.
   • The spring concert is March 26th at 2:00 pm. This will be the third through fifth graders singing at this concert. Nancy Minarik is coordinating this event.
   • Mr. Newtson attended the meeting and told us a little bit about himself. He comes to us from Quincy, Illinois, where they cut all of their specials in the elementary grades. Welcome, Mr. Newtson!
     

8. No other new business was discussed.

1. Mission Statement - Karen Christianson
   
   
2. Introductions - Present were Karen Christianson, Becky Deal, Denise Rakel, Sara McCormick, Jo Nunn, Lori Herkert, Dawn Gold, Mr. McNallie, Rebecca Zerfas
   
   

3. Treasurer's Report - Denise Rakel
   

   • Our expenses last month for the Cultural Arts and for some mini-grants that were approved at last month's meeting.

4. School Update - Mr. McNallie
   
   • The economics bazaar is being held on December 12, 2003. All classes will be attending the bazaar this year.
   • We have had 4 applicants for the music teacher position which is being vacated by Mrs. Siemens. Her last day is December 19, 2003.
   • The music and gym spaces for next year may be different next based on the class schedules of Badger Ridge students. We may have more access to the big gym and music rooms.
   
   
5. Mini Grants - Becky Deal
   
   • No mini grants were presented.