1. WLMS PTSA Executive Board Meeting March 9, 2010

2. WELCOME  Welcome  January minutes

3. UPDATES  Activities since January meeting.  Submission of Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award  Mrs. Jeanette Swank  Receipt of Reflections Program Submissions Music Composition Middle Excellence: Stefan Palen  Book Fair and Basketball Tournament  Terrapin Day  School Directory Distributed  Slam Poet – 8 th graders  African Museum of Art – 6 th and 7 th graders

4. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Tom Saunders, Principal http://lessonslearnedinthemiddle.blogspot.com

5. BUDGET Marie Davidson Balance as of 3/9/10: $9,167.23 Upcoming expenditures: Fundraising Party

6. NEW PTSA BUSINESS School Improvement Team (SIT) - Laura Torres Goal I – Focus on reading 1) Improve reading portion of MSA from 84.5% to 90.5% or higher. 2) Improve in each targeted student group, increase to 80.8% or higher. 3) Integration of technology.  Review strategies for goal obtainment.

7. NEW PTSA BUSINESS School Improvement Team (SIT) - Laura Torres Goal II - PBIS 1) Attendance - 94% overall attendance rate by 6/2010. 2) By 6/2010, 15% decrease number of discipline referrals, minor incident reports and suspensions. No more than 1% of negative reported or unsafe behaviors as classified by MSDE. 3) By 6/2010, safe and nurturing environment will earn an average approval rating of 75% or higher from groups surveyed (parents, students & staff).  Review strategies for goal obtainment.

8. NEW PTSA BUSINESS Nominating Committee  Three members elected by the Board of Directors  Chair to be determined by Committee  Elected at least two months prior to the election of officers Offices to be filled  Two Secretaries  Treasurer  Two Vice Presidents  President Nominees Must be current members consenting to serve

9. PTSA BUSINESS SCHOOL LIAISONS  6 th Grade: Christy Peters  7 th Grade: Jackie Scott  8 th Grade: Amy Spanier Community/Business Partnerships and Publicity  Aaron Barnett  Will develop a press release on the latest technology upgrades.  Will have Peer2Peer at next conferences  MEMBERSHIP UPDATE 153 Members  21 Staff  23 Students  111 Parents and Guardians

10. Staff Appreciation  Nancy Glass and Jill Scott  Goodie bags: 5 Hershey's hearts and a copy of the Candy Poem Information Technology  Reggie Carey Materials of Instruction  Taryn Jacobs PTSA BUSINESS

11. GOTCHA Store  Elaine McAuliffe and Carolyn Powers CAC  Larry Crouse PTACHC  Jeff Grossman and Marian Dingle

12. FUNDRAISING Gianni’s Pizza Fundraiser Ann Stout and Nancy Murray Assisted by: Elaine McAuliffe and students Monica Panepento, Abby McAuliffe, and Emily Fang (all 6th graders) helped to unload the truck.  Items sold: 205  Sales: $2,633  Profit: $1,156; 44%

13. NEW BUSINESS  School Safety Survey  10 minutes, all parents and guardians  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/svtdhy9 One survey may be completed for each child you have enrolled in the school system. Due on or before Friday, March 12, 2010 HOWARD COUNTY SURVEY

14. UPCOMING EVENTS  Planning by PTSA kids with Mrs. DeForge  DJ, moonbounce, and food  Recognition  Need volunteers Friday, March 19, 2010 3-5 p.m. FUNDRAISING PARTY -- Diane LaGuerre

15. UPCOMING EVENTS  G/T Educator Recognition Award Deadline: March 15 Information and nomination forms may be found at http://www.hcpss.org/gt/2010GT_Educator_Nomination.pdf.  Attendance Area Adjustment Committee Letters of interest due by Mon., May 3 HCPSS is seeking members for a potential Attendance Area Adjustment Committee to the Superintendent. All letters of interest and resumes must be received by Monday, May 3, at the following address: HCPSS, Office of School Planning, 10910 Route 108, Ellicott City, MD 21042. For more information, call 410-313-1554 or email jennifer_bubenko@hcpss.org.  Calendar of Events for Remainder of Year OTHER

16. UPCOMING EVENTS  National PTA Legislative Conference Webcast Live Webcast of select National PTA Legislative Conference Workshops Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Washington, D.C. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ptaconference http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ptaconference URGENT Maryland PTA Legislative Alert Maryland PTA joins Public School Educators, Civil Rights organizations and other informed Marylanders in STRONG OPPOSITION to Tax Subsidies for private/parochial Schools – Senate Bill 385 & HOUSE BILL 946Senate Bill 385HOUSE BILL 946 Maryland PTA urges all members and our friends to call/email the Governor, their State Senator and Delegates today. - http://www.capwiz.com/npta2/md/directory/statedir.tt?state=MD&lvl= or http://mdelect.net/electedofficials/ http://www.capwiz.com/npta2/md/directory/statedir.tt?state=MD&lvl http://mdelect.net/electedofficials/ OTHER: PTA NEWS

17.  Music Boosters Restaurant Fundraiser March 10 th at Cheeburger Cheeburger  The Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County is holding a free introduction to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for middle school girls on Sunday, March 14, 3-5 p.m., at the The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd., Laurel. www.jhuapl.edu.www.jhuapl.edu UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

18.  NEXT MEETING: April 13 th at 7:00 p.m.  MARCH MEETING MINUTES  ACTION ITEMS WRAP UP