12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY PTA Minutes General Meeting Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Lake Travis Elementary School Call to Order - 6:01 p.m.

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting MEETING AGENDA Welcome – Angela Frankhouser Call to Order – Melissa Nelson Confirmation of Quorum – Shelly Penner Pledge of Allegiance – Melissa Nelson Acceptance of Minutes from October 8, 2013 – Oneida Gonzalez Report of the Treasurer – Katie DeRosia Report of the Executive Board – Melissa Nelson Report of the Vice Presidents – Membership – Lara Anton – Fundraising – Linda Briscoe Report of Standing Committees - Committee Chairpersons Principal’s Report – Angela Frankhouser Announcements – Melissa Nelson Adjournment – Melissa Nelson

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES - Oneida Gonzalez, Secretary Minutes of LTE PTA General Meeting –October 8, available on-line Motion –Motion required to approve the minutes of the Lake Travis Elementary PTA meeting held on October 8, Mondie McFadding –Second - Cara Cooper –Questions/Discussion –Vote passed All minutes are being posted on the web at for review lte.my-pta.org

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting TREASURER’S REPORT – Katie DeRosia Bank Balances Current Balance:$64, Available Balance:$64, Total Expenses:$ 9, Office Supplies55.28 SOS Days Class T-shirts6, School Store Spirit Wear 1, Hospitality

TREASURER’S REPORT – Katie DeRosia Total Income:$ 23, Cookie Dough19, Spirit Nights Class T-shirts1, School Store Spirit Wear Hospitality Membership 1, Painless (Randalls, etc.) November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD - Melissa Nelson, President Executive Board met on October 29th, with quorum present. Actions requiring further action of PTA: – Karina Machnacki stepped down as Parliamentarian. We thank her for many years on the board. The board voted in Shelly Penner as our new Parliamentarian. We also need the approval of the PTA members. –Motion to approve Shelly Penner as the LTE PTA Parliamentarian. Motion - Ferree Rhodes 2nd - Linda Briscoe Discussion, Motion passed.

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting Report of Vice President, Membership - Lara Anton Membership Drive Totals: –Total Members: 352 –Faculty/Staff Members: 97% Faculty, 65% Staff –Membership Cards have been distributed. Contact Lara Anton if you did not get one.

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING - Linda Briscoe Cookie Dough Sales – Cara Cooper, Chair –Distribution will be on November 20 th in the cafeteria– VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Please sign up to help on the PTA website. –Thanks to everyone who participated. Numbers are being finalized, but right now we are close to $9,200 for LTE. Carnival – Mondie McFaddin, Chair – Saturday, April 12 th –VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING - Linda Briscoe Fuss Free – –Fuss free donations are accepted in any amount all year. Spirit Nights – Jessica Blair, Chair –12/4 is the next Spirit Night at Craigo’s from 4pm - close. 12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting

REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING - Linda Briscoe Box Tops, Randall’s, etc.. – Lisa Berneburg, Chair –October 18 th was the first deadline for Box Tops and LTE will receive $ –Keep turning in the Box Tops! 12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES Volunteers – Janene Angulo –Total volunteer hours through October: 2988 –Volunteer of the Month for November – Linda Rogers –Staff of the Month for November – Laurie Adams –Best Club Memeber: Oneida Gonzalez –IMPORTANT: Log your hours!!! Please go to pta.org to log your volunteer hours or Janene Angulo –Nominations for Volunteer and Staff of the Month can be sent to Janene Angulo, Volunteer Chair

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES Communications – Kellie Carson and Paloma Rodriguez – LTE PTA website is: Please REGISTER, so you get MEMBER ACCESS –Web-site has the following Volunteer Sign-up: Cookie Dough Distribution – NOVEMBER 20TH Thanksgiving Feast for kids Teacher Appreciation Feast Book Fair

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES Health & Welfare – Michelle Edwards –Track and Field Day will be rescheduled in the spring!!! Hospitality – Laura Guerrero –“Friday Feast” will be Friday, November 15 th and is hosted by the entire school. We need your help to make this Fall Feast a success!! –Sign up on the website to bring an item (under school store section due to website error).

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES Squire Booster Club – Ferree Rhodes –Class Shirt – Shirts have already been delivered. –School Store – Constanze Heitkoetter, chair – Open every other Friday during the lunch hours, 11am-1pm! Contact Constanze, if you are interested in working at the school store each Friday! –Fridays are SPIRIT DAYS at LTE!! Wear your LTE shirts to show your school pride! LTE spirit wear t-shirts are still available in the school store.

13 November 2012 LTE General PTA Meeting REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL - Angela Frankhouser Updates Given

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADJOURNMENT November: –11/19-11/21 – Book Fair –11/15 – Friday Feast with all grade levels hosting –11/20 – Thanksgiving Lunch –11/20 – Cookie Dough Dristribution –11/22 – November Birthday Celebrations –11/25 – 11/29 – Thanksgiving Break

12 November 2013 LTE General PTA Meeting ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADJOURNMENT IMPORTANT LOCATIONS FOR INFORMATION!!! www. lte.my-pta.org - LTE PTA’s website! PLEASE sign up to request access to website! Then login for important information including sign ups, forms, calendar, etc. - LTE’s official website!!! - LTISD’s website!!! - Lake Travis Education Foundationhttp:// - Texas PTA’s website!!! - Website to log all of your volunteer hours!!! Meeting 6:15pm