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Henry C. Hall Middle School PTA
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting of Tuesday, March 15, 2005
1:15pm • Hall Middle School
Board Members Present: Ann Arabian, Bob Cone, Anne Gilberg, Claudia
Gropper, Barbara Kelly, Trish Mihalek, Robin Moller, Daniel Norbutus,
Jeannie Perry, Marianne Rafter, Rebecca Sarokin, Scottie Spurzem, Paula
Turner
Board Members Absent: Ann Morrison, Diana Putterman
Guests: Helen Brenlan, Peter Martin, Phil Terry
1. Welcome:
President Rebecca Sarokin called the meeting to order at 1:00pm.
2. Presentation by Larkspur Library Board — Marianne
Rafter, Helen Brenlan, Phil Terry, Peter Martin
The library was founded
in 1913 by the Larkspur Women’s Club and
has suffered from a chronic lack of space ever since. A library foundation
was started in the ’70s, resulting in significant remodeling in
1984. Now, as library programs are expanding, the board is looking into
new ways to house a larger library in a seismically acceptable space
which includes meeting rooms, ADA compliance, a reference librarian,
electronic security and adequate parking (modeled on Belvedere-Tiburon).
Comments about the Larkspur Library and the Board’s plans for
its future should be addressed to larkspurlibraryboard@hotmail.com or
the Larkspur Library Board of Trustees, 400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur,
CA 94939.
3. Minutes
⇒ MSP to approve minutes from
the last Executive Board meeting of February 15, 2005.
4. Treasurer’s Report - Barbara Kelly
See attached
report. Income is in line with our projected budget. [not attached
to this web version of these minutes]
5. Superintendent’s Report - Bob Cone
- Parcel Tax campaign — Thanks for our support
- Round Table Meetings — about the budget are
on-going.
- Youth Drug Use and Abuse Panel — coming up
6. Teacher-Representative Remarks - Trish Mihalek
Ms.
Cornaggia will be requesting money for a Robotics club after school.
Ted Stoeckley will be requesting scholarship funds for the Exploratorium
field trip. She confirmed that the 6th graders will be doing an Earth
Day activity (decorating 126 bags for Paradise Market) during 6th period
on April 27th.
7. President’s Report - Rebecca Sarokin
- 6th Grade VP Report (Paula Turner, Anne Gilberg):
No news
- 7th Grade VP Report (Scottie Spurzem): No news
- 8th Grade VP Report (Claudia Gropper, Ann Arabian):
Graduation committee recently had a short meeting. A letter requesting
$60 per student for graduation activities has been sent.
- Parent Ed (Jeannie Perry) — Jeannie went to
the recent parent ed program at Redwood. It encouraged students to
stay busy to stay out of trouble. She is in the process of scheduling
a PTA presentation by a counselor at Apple Family Works on a Friday
morning in April.
- Change in grade-level responsibilities — decided
to reallocate responsibility for the Lost & Found and for Picture
Day from the 6th grade vice presidents to the 7th grade vice presidents,
effective at the end of March.
- Round Table Plus — School budget in good shape
now, due to passage of parcel tax.
- Calendar items — Next meeting will be May
17th, as there will be no April meeting due to spring break. There
will be an end-of-the-year luncheon at Ann Arabian’s on May 26th.
- Superintendent — Bob Cone has decided to retire.
Thanked him for his good work. Mary Jane Burke and Jim Orrell will
manage the search for Bob’s replacement.
8. Principal’s Report - Daniel Norbutus
- Odyssey of the Mind — Hall had two teams this
year (6th and 8th grade). They both did well at last weekend’s
competition.
- Mathletes — last meet is today, teams have
done very well.
- SIP Day — coming up on March 18th. They
plan to work as a whole staff, as departments, and at grade levels;
focusing on gender issues in education, study skills, language arts,
and how to help those who are struggling in reading and writing.
- Master schedule for next year — in
progress. Exploring having Advanced Band five days a week by having
P.E. during zero period, band 1st period.
- After-School Art Class — Six students have
signed up. If the first session goes well, then future art classes
may be offered.
9. Open Discussion
- Parliamentarian Jeannie Perry asked for volunteers for the nominating
committee. She also passed around a sign-up sheet encouraging
current PTA officers to volunteer for next year’s board and committee
chair positions.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:08pm.
Submitted by Robin Moller, Secretary with help from Ann Arabian
03/17/05
[minutes approved at Executive Board meeting of March 17, 2005]
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