Edith C. Baker School PTO
Meeting Minutes
January 13th, 2016, 8:00am
Baker School Library
The PTO co-president, Caroline O’Brien, called the meeting to order at 8:00am. Board members in attendance were: Caroline O’Brien, Julie Schriener-Oldham, Carolyn Thall, Song Lee.
1) Fundraising / Budget Update: Budget is approximately $50,000; fundraising goal is same. To date $41,295 has been raised. Flocking raised $3,000, Annual Fund $32,000, Picture Day $3,000, Book Fair $1,800, Halloween Party $4,000. Spending to date was reviewed.
2) Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the PTO’s October, 2015 meeting were approved.
3) New Board Member Recruitment: We need at least two senior leadership positions filled. There will be a informational meet-and-greet at Emily’s to provide for potential new Board members.
4) Online Auction is upcoming; will kick off January 29th. Julie Schriener-Oldham said there are over 30 camp experiences and many other items to be auctioned off. Will run through February 4th. 100% of proceeds will go to PTO.
5) Other upcoming events include Game Night and Culture Fest. Caroline O’Brien is working on these.
6) Frederick Law Olmstead park: a staff member provided information on the “Good Neighbors” program, which is an opportunity for community members to volunteer at the site and be part of the 3rd grade field trips (all Brookline 3rd grades attend).
7) Baker Nurse Ellyn Mulock gave a presentation on lice treatment.
8) Brookline Educators Union Contract Negotiations: Jessica Wender-Shubow, President of the Brookline Educators Union president, discussed the ongoing contract negotiations. She described teacher profound shifts in teacher experience and crisis in ability of teachers to teach. She emphasized three themes:
1) The ability of educators to have face to face relationships based on teaching and learning is being threatened by obligations around data collection, paperwork and schedules; 2) Safety: more staff and arrangements are needed to accommodate changes in student population; 3) respect for the professionalism of teachers. She said the teacher workload has become absolutely paralyzing. She took questions from parents.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Carolyn Thall, PTO secretary.
Meeting Minutes
January 13th, 2016, 8:00am
Baker School Library
The PTO co-president, Caroline O’Brien, called the meeting to order at 8:00am. Board members in attendance were: Caroline O’Brien, Julie Schriener-Oldham, Carolyn Thall, Song Lee.
1) Fundraising / Budget Update: Budget is approximately $50,000; fundraising goal is same. To date $41,295 has been raised. Flocking raised $3,000, Annual Fund $32,000, Picture Day $3,000, Book Fair $1,800, Halloween Party $4,000. Spending to date was reviewed.
2) Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the PTO’s October, 2015 meeting were approved.
3) New Board Member Recruitment: We need at least two senior leadership positions filled. There will be a informational meet-and-greet at Emily’s to provide for potential new Board members.
4) Online Auction is upcoming; will kick off January 29th. Julie Schriener-Oldham said there are over 30 camp experiences and many other items to be auctioned off. Will run through February 4th. 100% of proceeds will go to PTO.
5) Other upcoming events include Game Night and Culture Fest. Caroline O’Brien is working on these.
6) Frederick Law Olmstead park: a staff member provided information on the “Good Neighbors” program, which is an opportunity for community members to volunteer at the site and be part of the 3rd grade field trips (all Brookline 3rd grades attend).
7) Baker Nurse Ellyn Mulock gave a presentation on lice treatment.
8) Brookline Educators Union Contract Negotiations: Jessica Wender-Shubow, President of the Brookline Educators Union president, discussed the ongoing contract negotiations. She described teacher profound shifts in teacher experience and crisis in ability of teachers to teach. She emphasized three themes:
1) The ability of educators to have face to face relationships based on teaching and learning is being threatened by obligations around data collection, paperwork and schedules; 2) Safety: more staff and arrangements are needed to accommodate changes in student population; 3) respect for the professionalism of teachers. She said the teacher workload has become absolutely paralyzing. She took questions from parents.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Carolyn Thall, PTO secretary.
