South Anna Elementary
PTA Meeting 4/13/15
MINUTES
Executive Board:
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Kathy Green, President
Ann Bilbey, Treasurer
Rocky Bennett, Vice President- Fundraising
Michael Mudd, Principal
Candace Toone, Vice President- Programming(Absent) Cammie Gemmill, Teacher Representative
Catey Dickensheets – Vice President –Membership (Absent)
Jennifer Sarych, Secretary
Committee Chairs in Attendance:
None
AGENDA:
• Call to Order: by President Kathy Green at 3:10p.m.
 Approval of last meeting’s minutes: approved.
• Treasurer's Report (Ann Bilbey) –
 Receipts: $655.88
 Expenses: $168.00
 Balance: $26,623.86
 Upcoming expenses: Yearbook, Literary Magazine, 5th Grade Day,
Teacher Appreciation Week, Admin Appreciation, Scholarships
 We need to renew our tax-exempt status by June 4.
 SAES will receive $10000 for SMART Board purchases from the PTA
• President's Report (Kathy Green) –
 The positions of President, VP Fundraising, VP Programming, VP
Membership, and Secretary need to be filled for the 2015-2016
school year. The Nominating Committee will be Cammie Gemmill,
Kathy Green, and Rocky Bennett. Information forms will be
distributed in next Tuesday’s folders. Planning for the Future Meeting
and elections will be May 12.
 Jenn Gurnsey will be in charge of Spirit Wear next year and will start
working on a design.
 Hospitality is working on Admin Appreciation and Teacher
Appreciation Week.
 Kindergarten registration is April 16. Volunteers are still needed to
give tours.
 Two Patrick Henry students will be awarded scholarships again this
year. Once, the applications are received, the board will start
reviewing the applications and choose the winners.
• VP- Membership Report (Catey Dickensheets)
 Approximately 200 yearbooks have been ordered to date.
• VP- Programming Report (Candace Toone)
 Parent approval letters will go out next Tuesday for the Literary
Magazine. The committee is working on compiling information and
creating the Literary Magazine.
• VP- Fundraising Report (Rocky Bennett)
 5th Grade Day will be on June 10. Rocky is heading up the committee
for 5th Grade Day.
 Committee Reports (Mr. Mudd, and Mrs. Gemmill)
 Mrs. Billingsley and Mrs. Whaley presented information on AdvancED
School Improvement. SAES will be going through the accreditation
process next fall. The PTA and parents need to be involved in this
process.
 How can the PTA be involved with school improvement?
 How can students be involved with the PTA?
 How can we be more transparent?
• Adjournment: 4:25p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jennifer Sarych
Secretary�