1. Welcome to the Arrowhead PTA Meeting
January 10, 2017

2. Words from the School
Jesse Harrison, Principal

3. Grade Level Updates
Barb Liburdy, 3rd grade

4. Minutes
Approval of November minutes (motion required)

5. Mid Winter Mixer Update
January 26, Inglewood Golf Club
Heavy appetizers and no host bar
Baskets from each grade auctioned off in a Silent Auction (Sounders, Game Night, Movie Night, Seahawks, etc)
Don’t forget to register online!

6. WA State PTA Focus Day Monday, January 16, 2017 in Olympia
Join thousands of educators, parents, and kids for a historic Rally for Fully Funding Public Education on the Capitol Steps in Olympia
PTSA bus leaves Northshore Administration Building at 7:30am and returns at 4pm

7. Remaining Open Positions
Weekly Highlights – co-chair
Nominating Committee – need 3 volunteers
Hawk Walk - Day of Coordinator
Room Parent – O’Connor & Daniel
Art Docents – O’Connor
Stride Trak
WE have 2 large fundraisers – fall and spring. Spring fundraiser is a pass the hat just like the fall fundraiser. Hawk Walk will no longer be the theme of the spring fundraiser but we will still have a hawk walk celebration because kids love it so much. Will need a parent to coordinate that day. Need a school safety chair - Liaison between city/county/school district and Arrowhead PTA regarding traffic/pedestrian/bicycle safety. Stride Trak – web based program that tracks steps and miles - purchased last year. Coach Miller needs a parent to help set it up and get it running. Legislative Liasion – stay informed on all legislative issues, sharing the news with the PTA and possibly attending one or two events throughout the year. Room parent description on next page.

8. Membership Update

9. After School Clubs
Sewing Club – Thursdays – January 5th – February 2nd
Makerspace Club – Thursday mornings – January 12 – February 16th
Missoula Children’s Theater – February 6th – 10th
The Wiz of the West
Open to all Students K – 6th; Cost: $25 + $15 for additional sibling
Lego Club – Wednesdays – February 28th – April 25th

10. Upcoming Events for the Family
Thursday, January 26th Mid Winter Mixer
Friday, January 27th Family Fitness Night
Friday, February 3rd Dads N Donuts
Saturday, February 11th Missoula Children’s Theater Performance
February 20-24th Mid Winter Break
Don’t forget - no School Monday January 16th and Monday January 30th!!

11. Budget Updates

12. Budget Reserves
The PTA Executive team would like to propose that we adjust the budget so that there is $10k left in reserves (money market) and that the remaining  $15k or so be incorporated into the operating budget. 
Reasons why:
According to the Money Matters handbook, “Reserves are surplus funds invested/saved in order to help cover the PTA’s expenditures in case something tragic happens. PTAs should plan to maintain a sufficient amount of reserves to cover their essential expenses for a full fiscal year in case of failure of one or more fundraising activities. Some PTAs have their reserve funds in savings accounts or certificates of deposits.”

13. Budget Reserves Continued
Budget items we would consider to be essential:
PTA Membership Scholarship, School Grants, Getting Ready for School, Scholarship Funds, Scholarship Grants, School Assemblies, and all of the Admin expenses like communication, bank fees, etc.  (The $10k in reserves would be enough to cover this if we did have some type of tragic year when we were unable to bring in any money).
We checked in with several other PTA’s and found that some hold on to less than us and the only one who held on to about $20k was Kenmore and that is because they only fundraise once every other year.
From July 2015 to June 2016 – the money market increased from $25, to $25, ($25 increase)

14. Funding Options Marquee = $9,985 LED / Wireless Vandal Cover included
Arrowhead Elementary School (1)[1995].pdf

15. Funding Options Continued
Picnic Tables ($ ) and Benches ($ )

16. Funding Options Continued
Soccer Goals ~ $1500
(2) 4"x2" Aluminum frames
Built-in net clip track
2" Heavy wall aluminum tubing
Ground anchors
3mm white net
6 ft x 12 ft

17. Thank you!!!
Next PTA Meeting Tuesday, February 7th – 6:30pm