Lake Travis Elementary PTA Membership Meeting

1. LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY PTAMembership MeetingTuesday, February 10, 2015Lake Travis Elementary SchoolCall to Order - 6:00 p.m.

2. MEETING AGENDA • Welcome – Laura Guerrero • Call to Order – Laura Guerrero • Confirmation of Quorum – Shelly Penner • Pledge of Allegiance – Angela Frankhouser • Acceptance of Minutes from November 11, 2014 – Oneida Gonzalez • Report of the Treasurer – Wendy Martinez • Report of the Executive Board – Janene Angulo • Report of the Vice Presidents • Membership – Laura Guerrero • Fundraising – Linda Briscoe • Report of Standing Committees - Committee Chairpersons • Principal’s Report – Angela Frankhouser • Announcements – Laura Guerrero • Adjournment – Laura Guerrero LTE PTA Membership Meeting

3. LTE PTA Membership Meeting

4. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES- Oneida Gonzalez, Secretary • Approval of Minutes of LTE PTA Membership Meeting • December 10, 2014 minutes available online @ www.lte.my-pta.org • Motion • Motion required to approve the minutes of the Lake Travis Elementary PTA meeting held on December 10, 2014 • Second • Questions/Discussion • Vote LTE PTA Membership Meeting

5. TREASURER’S REPORT – Wendy Martinez Financial Update 12-8-2014 thru 1-31-2015 INCOME DECEMBER & JANUARY $ 9,223.48 EXPENSES DECEMBER & JANUARY $ 23,574.91 ENDING BANK BALANCE 2/9/15 CHECKING $ 40,583.68 LTE PTA Membership Meeting

6. TREASURER’S REPORT (continued) LTE PTA Membership Meeting

7. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD- Janene Angulo, President • Executive Board met January 27th - quorum present • Approved Mini Grant - $400 to support the Squire Bucks program designed to reward positive behavior of students. LTE PTA Membership Meeting

8. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD(continued) • Actions requiring further action of the General PTA: • Motion required to approve the LTE PTA 2015 Nominating Committee: • Jennifer Forke • Adrienne Booth • Beth Yoder • Elizabeth Cardle (Alternate & Campus Representative) • Motion • Second • Questions/Discussion • Vote LTE PTA Membership Meeting

9. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD(continued) • Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014-15 Lake Travis Elementary PTA Board. Please contact a member from the nominating committee if you are interested. • Meet other parents in the school. • Work directly with the school administration. • Key role in fundraising and distribution of funds. • Be a voice for the other parents in the school. LTE PTA Membership Meeting

10. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD(continued) Positions Open for Nominations Include: VP Membership VP Fundraising Secretary Treasurer Squire Booster Club Spring Carnival Chair LTE PTA Membership Meeting

11. Report of Vice President, Membership- Laura Guerrero • 2014-2015 Membership Drive Totals -- Total Members: 296 -- ALL Membership cards have been distributed. Contact Laura Guerrero if you did not get one. Remember, it is never too late to join the PTA! Contact Laura for membership information. LTE PTA Membership Meeting

12. REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING- Linda Briscoe • SPIRIT NIGHT – February 18th @ Chick-fil-A • Spirit Night Chair, Amy Offield ⃰ Remember to put your receipt in the Spirit Box near the condiments. We receive 10% of all collected receipt sales. • BOX TOPS – Next Deadline is February 20th • Mayra Agis, Chair Our last collection raised $658 for our PTA! Great work! LTE PTA Membership Meeting

13. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES • CARNIVAL APRIL 11th – Chair, Brittan Chepak 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Sponsorships available, contact Brittan Chepak at chepak@msn.com Silent Auction Donations, contact Alysia Transou at abtransou@gmail.com Save the date and plan to visit the carnival. There will be food, rides, games and entertainment -- something for everyone! LTE PTA Membership Meeting

14. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES • VOLUNTEERS – Constance Heitkoetter On Behalf of LTE Students, Staff and Parents: Thank you! • Total volunteer hours through December: 797 • Total volunteer hours through January: 672 • Total volunteer hours year to date 1/31/15: 7017 Send Nominations to: cheitkoetter@hotmail.com LTE PTA Membership Meeting

15. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES • VOLUNTEERS – Constance Heitkoetter DECEMBER • Volunteer of the Month – Matt Garcia • Staff of the Month – Tina Pena, PE Teacher JANUARY • Volunteer of the Month – Norma Castillo-Vega • Staff of the Month – Matt Bowers, Music Teacher FEBRUARY • Volunteer of the Month – Jennifer Forke • Staff of the Month – Aaron Forgey, Art Teacher • Send Nominations to cheitkoetter@hotmail.com LTE PTA Membership Meeting

16. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES • VOLUNTEERS – Constance Heitkoetter Best Club Members – thru end of January 2015 (volunteers who have given 100+ hours of their time to LTISD) • Janene Angulo • Alison Blake • Adrienne Booth • Linda Briscoe • Carry Goldsmith • Oneida Gonzalez • Constanze Heitkoetter • Norma Castillo-Vega • Jennifer Forke • Laura Guerrero • Tiffany Kerr • Hortencia Vargas-Castro • Karla Gailey LTE PTA Membership Meeting

17. RECORDING VOLUNTEER HOURS • Please log your hours! • Sign in as a volunteer – system tracks your hours • Log any off-site hours via • v-volunteer.com or • email cheitkoetter@hotmail.com or • write in volunteer binder in the front office. LTE PTA Membership Meeting

18. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES • COMMUNICATIONS –Alysia Transou & Paloma Rodriguez-Valencia • LTE PTA website:www.lte.my-pta.org • Please REGISTERfor MEMBER ACCESS & NEWs • NEW…Website now has TRANSLATION button! • Volunteer Schedules with Sign-up Did you know… LTE PTA Membership Meeting

19. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES Hospitality – Joanna Hess • February Hospitality – Back by popular demand… SALSA Tasting Contest Wednesday, February 17th @ lunchtime Bring in a non-returnable jar or two of your favorite homemade salsa with a bag of chips by 10:15 am to participate. Winner will receive a basket of LTE Spirit Wear! LTE PTA Membership Meeting

20. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES Programs – Carrie Suh LTE Talent Show is February 27th Show starts at 6:00 pm in LTE Cafeteria Dress Rehearsal: Wednesday, February 25th If you would like to volunteer your time and/or talents to help our talented LTE children shine, please contact Carrie Suh, csuh31@yahoo.com. LTE PTA Membership Meeting

21. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES • Squire Booster Club – Carry Goldsmith • School Store • Fridays at lunch from 11am-1pm! • Next Date – February 27th LTE PTA Membership Meeting

22. REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL- Angela Frankhouser LTE PTA Membership Meeting

23. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Upcoming Dates to Remember: • February 11th Valentine’s Day Parties • February 12th NO SCHOOL • February 13th NO SCHOOL • February 16th Bad Weather Makeup Day • February 17th Salsa Contest • February 18th Chick-fil-A Spirit Night • February 18th & 19th Spring & Group Photos • February 27th School Store • February 27th Birthday Celebrations • February 27th Talent Show LTE PTA Membership Meeting

24. ADJOURNMENT IMPORTANT LOCATIONS FOR INFORMATION • www. lte.my-pta.org - LTE PTA website! PLEASE sign up to request access to website! Then login for important information including sign ups, forms, calendar, etc. • www.ltisdschools.org/lte - LTE website • www.ltisdschools.org - LTISD website • www.laketraviseducationfoundation.org - Lake Travis Education Foundation • www.txpta.org- Texas State PTA website • www.v-volunteer.com- Website to log all of your volunteer hours LTE PTA Membership Meeting