Sloan-Hendrix PTE Meeting Minutes for October 21, 2013

The meeting was called to order by President, Amanda Stallings at 6:00pm.

Old Business

Treasure, Terri Smith read the Pom Pom Expense and Profit Report, New Welcome Kit Expense Report, and Middle School Landscape Expense Report

Terri Smith made a motion to repay Amanda Stallings $131.03 for landscape expenses, Bobbi Duncan seconded.

Outdoor Classroom Project

Amanda Stallings has asked several people at Sloan-Hendrix to be on the Funding Committee. These people include: Mitch Walton, Deanna Adams, Becky Foremen, and Terri Smith. Deanna Adams has possibly recruited Hayden Morrison.
Deanna Adams attended a workshop through the Arkansas Game and Fish for an up to $5,000 Grant.
The first step in this grant would be to know where the land boundaries are.
Candi Yarbro mentioned another grant. The grant needed to know what kind of habitat the school would be interested in.
Amanda Stallings as created a survey for the teachers with Mitch Walton’s permission this will go out soon.
To be eligible for the Farm Bureau grant a Farm Bureau board member, Agricultural Teacher and a conservationist need to be on a Site Development Committee. Joe Wallis has been asked to be on this committee.
Amanda Stallings also wanted to make the PTE’s part in the outdoor classroom very clear. The PTE can help with donations, volunteers, and use our non-profit status to get grants. The PTE will not be the leader on this project. The school needs to be.

3. Bi-Laws

A motion was made by Amanda Stallings for Article 1 in the bi-laws to be as followed

The name of this organization shall be the Sloan-Hendrix Parents and Teachers for Education (SH PTE). The motion was seconded by April Rainwater.

New Business

Middle School Landscape Project
- The school has thanked the PTE tremendously for the new landscape in front of the Middle School Building.
- Landscape work days, Sept. 18^th, Sept. 23^th, Sept. 30^th, Oct. 7^th, Oct. 14^th, Oct. 21^st, Oct. 22nd
- Amanda Stallings picked up the mulch from Mill Creek Gardens, and the shrubs from Lowes. In the wait for the landscape timbers, Amanda Stallings used hers from home.
- We had enough supplies to landscape the side of the building as well.
- The PTE would like to thank students that helped, Girl Scout Skylia Lester 4 hours of service, Hunter Stallings 4 hours of service, Girl Scout Adra Scales 2.25 hours of service and Jake Stallings for his 10 minutes of service.
- The PTE would also like to thank the teachers at Sloan-Hendrix Public Schools for helping; Amanda Stallings 10 hours of service, Kathy Harpole 3.5 hours of service, Stacy Wilson 2 hours of service, Bobbi Duncan 1.5 hours of service, and Janna Powell 1.25 hours of service.
- The PTE would also like to thank parents/grandparents Kathy and Dennis Lester for their 2 hours of service, Ada Stallings for her 1 hour of service and Kristie Stallings for her 10 minutes of service.

Pom Poms
- The PTE poms poms went over well. Amanda Stallings and her 7^th grade class separated the pom poms that were preordered.
- April Rainwater delivered them to the classrooms on Oct 17th.
- 5 volunteers sold pom poms at the Black and Gold games Oct 17^th. Bobbi Duncan, Kathy Harpole, Jennifer Grisham, Jennifer Dail, and Lisa Hill.

3 volunteers collected cans at the Black and Gold games Oct 17^th, Candi Yarbro, Becky Foremen, and Amanda Stallings. 188 cans were collected by the community. Thank you.
Melanie Stephens agreed to help sell the pom poms at the Maynard basketball game on Oct 21.

Canned Food Drive

188 can were collected from the community

The PTE would like to thank anyone who donated a canned food, the Sloan-Hendrix Cafeteria for saving boxes, and Mr. Keough for the use of his room, and setting up tables and chairs for the pom pom sale and canned food drive.
Canned food will be given to the Methodist Church after the school does the canned food collection in November.

New Student Welcome Kits

Tammy Bradley, Parent Center Coordinator made copies of several papers need for the Welcome Kits.

Melanie Stephen’s GT Students stuffed the New Student Welcome Kits and delivered them to the classrooms.
Thank you Mrs. Stephen’s and GT Students for all of you hard work.

November Meeting

Amanda Stallings e-mailed Greg Scheideman at Signature Fundraising to be a guest speaker at the November meeting. He was unable to make it, but intended on sending someone in his place.

6. Kindergarten Playground

Mrs. Adams has proposed that the PTE pay for half of a carport to put in the Kindergarten area.
The PTE decided we need more information from the Kindergarten teachers. For example, Mr. Walton’s approval, where the carport is coming from and a price.
The PTE decided that when we were given a price we would vote to donate the money, but not be responsible for getting price, Mr. Walton’s approval, or the construction of the carport.

7. Elementary Trees

There is a need for shade on the elementary playground.
Amanda Stallings sent an e-mail to the elementary teachers asking if they wanted a tree.
The grades will be responsible for getting the tree at Lowes, getting with Mr. Keough for the best place to plant, care, and maintenance.
Lowes has a 1 year guarantee on all of their plants.
The 4^th grade, 3^rd grade, 2^nd grade, and 1^st grade confirmed they wanted a tree.
A motion was made by Amanda Stallings to donate $25 for each grade wanting a tree and seconded by Kathy Lester.

8. Parent Involvement

Flyers went out to the parents on Parent-Teacher Conference night.
Thank you to all the teachers who took time to explain the PTE.

9. Coat Drive

The PTE decided to wait to see if the school in is need a coats before having a coat drive.

10. Fundraisers Mentioned

Amanda Stallings started designing Christmas ornaments.
Luricka Anderson took information on a Family Movie Night home to do more research.

Meeting adjourned 6:20pm

After the business portion of the meeting, Tammy Bradley and April Rainwater taught the PTE members how to make paper poppies. Several poppies were made. The paper poppies are for Mrs. Deshazo’s Veteran’s Day Program on November 11, 2013. The PTE would like to thank everyone who took time to help.

Next Meeting; Nov.18^st, 2013 in Sloan-Hendrix Library at 6pm