Rieke Elementary Community Dinner & PTA Meeting

1. Rieke Elementary Community Dinner & PTA Meeting March 19, 2014

2. Tonight’s Agenda WELCOME TEACHERS AND PARENTS TO THE RIEKE PTA MEETING! • 6:15 to 7 pm: Eat! Recognitions. Childcare starts at 6:45. • 7 pm: Meeting begins, approve minutes • 7:10 pm: Budget (Benefit report, Imagine, $5k to iPads) • 7:30 pm: Announce PTA officer slate for 2014-15 • 7:35 pm: Principal Porter-Lopez talks 14-15 staffing • 7:45 pm: Dr. Jamie Repasky reports on science enrichment • 8:10 pm: Announcements, Art Fair, Next PTA meeting

3. Hero in our midst OFFICER JOHN ROMERO • PPB School Resource Officer John Romero apprehended a bad guy and took a bullet for our kids on March 12. • Be sure to sign the giant card for him.

4. THANK YOU TEACHERS, VOLUNTEERS & DONORS! Teachers; Science Fair; Restaurant Nights; Dough for Dollars; Valley Cinema ticket sales; Girls Night Out; Chess Club; Scrip; Raise it for Rieke Benefit; Backpack/Food Pantry; Donors! Who’d we miss? Shouts outs from the crowd.

5. Science Fair: Thank you Katie and Kim!

6. Science Fair: Thank you, Judges! Thank you photographer Glen Bolen!!

7. Budget Update • Imagine: $27,000 (remaining after items below are paid) • Rieke Foundation: Benefit nets$41,000 (!!!) • Extra $40,000 sitting in Rieke’s PPS account for staffing. • Restaurant Nights: $579 • Scrip: $66,000 Expenditures planned/completed for 2013-14: • Science/Jamie Repasky: $10,000 • iPad/handhelds/enrichment: $5,000 • Remainder: RepaskyRedux, more tech instrux, other.

8. IMAGINE CAMPAIGN UPDATE • Imagine YTD July 1-Feb 28th:  $27,000 (after final payment to Repasky and $5K for 10 iPads plus accessories) • - Monthly donations of approximately $1,100.00 • - Goal:  Monthly donations of $3,000 per month. • - Please consider an monthly gift to Rieke and the IMAGINE program.

9. RAISE IT FOR RIEKE/FOUNDATION REPORT

10. Crazy fun at Raise it for Rieke: Thank you donors!

11. PTA BOARD FOR 2014-15 • President - Erin Barnett • OPEN: President Elect; Membership; Event Coordinator • Treasurer– Debra Schulman; Ass’t - Justin Norman • Secretary – Dana Grisby • Fundraising/Imagine  - Jim Meurer, Stephanie Weiber • Communications – Erica Myers • Volunteer Coordinator – Jennifer Wright • Foundation Representative – Nicole Olszewski • Service Coordinator – Lisa Nelson

12. SCIENCE ENRICHMENT: Thank you Jamie Repasky

13. Science Enrichment • Completed 4 Professional Development sessions • Awarded Toshiba America Foundation Education Grant • Partnerships with Rice Rock Museum, Portland Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services • Wonder Tree project • Creation of the Science Enrichment binder

14. TAF Packs for Science Exploration • Toshiba America Foundation Education Grant • Six themes with 2 packs each • Seeds and Plants • Rocks and Soil • Habitats and Insects • Weather • Water • Let’s Measure

15. Service Opportunities • Give to the Food Pantry/Backpack program! • Sunday, May 4: Rieke Art Fair 10 am to 4 pm • Tuesday, June 3: Eat at McMenamin’s Hillsdale! • June 3: Eat at McMenamin’s Hillsdale Pub!!

16. THANK YOU FOR COMING! Next PTA meeting is Tuesday April 30 6:30 pm to 8 pm Library • Report from our PTA-supported Tech Teacher Mrs. C!! • Vote on board officers • View and approve 2014-15 budget

17. EXTRA SLIDES FOLLOW FOR USE AS NEEDED

18. Rieke PTA: Core values • Welcoming all families • Accountability, transparency and open communication • Recognizing the power of human capital. Our greatest asset is what we can do for our school, our children and our community when we pool our skills, ideas and resources. 18

19. 2013-14 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW * PTA bank account balance as of 6/30/13 ** Projected bank account balance for 6/30/14 19

20. COMMITTEE REPORTS: FUNDRAISING Stephanie Wieber, Fundraising and Imagine Campaign ChairImagine Campaign Goals 2013/2014 • Exceed our giving from 2012/13 by 20%to $66,000 • 120 families participating • Keep communicating with families on our status and needs • Use funds to build our enrichments and staffing

21. What our money buys for our kids • Technology instruction • Professional development to help our teachers integrate the Outdoor Classroom into their lessons • Possible math enrichment • Library books • Fund to pay field trip and other fees for families in need • Grants to help our teachers buy classroom supplies • Community building activities such as Community Dinners • $35,000 last year to Rieke Foundation for teacher staffing

22. PTA: How we earn money • Membership dues • Fundraising events such as Book Fair, Art Fair & Carnival • Rieke Imagine Campaign contributions • An annual benefit for the Rieke Foundation with proceeds going to supplement teacher staffing at our school. 22

23. WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE Our contribution to staffing is high (However, have had reserves to help in the past) 23

24. OUR VALUES GOING FORWARD • We are not asking for more money for teacher staffing • If you WANT to give to staffing for next year at whateveramountworks for your family, lump sum checks to Imagine (earmarked for staffing) will be accepted through June 1. • THANK YOU to a family that donated $5,000 to Imagine just today! • Our emphasis is on... • Sustainability through Imagine campaign and fundraising events • Enrichments that engage our students and support our teachers’ abilities to focus on core instruction • Community building; helping everyone feel welcomed and involved 24

25. RIEKE PTA FINANCIAL OVERVIEW & PROPOSAL • Rieke PTA has $38,000 in its account • PTA needs about $27,000 to operate in 2013-14 • Leaves $11,000 in reserves(possibly more if Art Fair comes in high) • We currently have $13,000 budgeted for enrichments • Earmarked for technology instruction and drama residency (TBD) • PROPOSAL: Use $6,000 from reserves to add enrichments for the 2013-14 school year, leaves $5,000+ in reserves • Pluses/minuses: Expands enrichments/dwindles reserves. Need commitment to Imagine and, or an auction to keep PTA on solid footing going forward. 25

26. 2013/14 PROPOSED BUDGET – Income - $107,070

27. 2013/14 PROPOSED BUDGET – Expenses - $112,875 Fundraising includes actual expenses as well as the transfer of funds out of the PTA account into the PPS Foundation to assist with staff funding

28. 2013/14 PROPOSED BUDGET - Summary • Income = $107,070 • Expenses = $112,875 (including $18k towards enrichment programs) • Bottom Line = $5,805 projected deficit • This results in the need to utilize cash from our reserves to cover the deficit Copies of the detailed line-item budget are on the tables.

29. 2013/14 WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES • Outdoor Classroom professional development for teachers • Grant writer to explore funding opportunities • Advanced math opportunities • Basic reading/math skills support • Science enrichment/other than Outdoor Classroom • Grant to Principal Porter to use at her discretion • Other enrichment ideas?

30. 2013/14 PROPOSED BUDGET – Motion and Vote • Motion needed: “I approve the 2013-14 PTA budget presented at this May 13 meeting that includes the use of $6,000 from reserves, using our discussion of priorities tonight to guide expenditures.” • Budget vote – PTA members only, please

31. Thank you for your involvement!

32. PTA FINANCIAL HISTORY Money raised during risk of closure 32

33. PTA FINANCIAL HISTORY 33