LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY PTA

General Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Lake Travis Elementary School

Call to Order - 6:03 p.m.

MEETING MINUTES

•	Welcome – Jeff Linn
•	Call to Order – Jeff Linn
•	Confirmation of Quorum – Erin Leon
•	Pledge of Allegiance – Jeff Linn
•	Acceptance of Minutes from 9 November 2010 – Lisa Berneburg
•	Report of the Treasurer – Tina Berrum
•	Report of the Executive Board – Jeff Linn
•	Report of the Vice Presidents
–	 Membership – Erin Leon
–	 Fundraising – Shannon Blacklock
•	Report of Standing Committees - Committee Chairpersons 
•	Principals Report – Karen Miller-Kopp
•	Announcements – Jeff Linn
•	Adjournment – Jeff Linn

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
- Lisa Berneburg, Secretary

•	Minutes of LTE PTA General Meeting
–	9 November 2010 - on-line  
–	lte.my-pta.org 	=> files 	=> minutes
•	Motion
–	Motion made by Kim C. to approve the minutes of the Lake Travis Elementary PTA meeting held on November 9, 2010.
–	Second by Kim Kellner
–	Questions/Discussion
Motion carries
•	All minutes are being posted on the web at 
lte.my-pta.org
TREASURER’s Report – Tina Berrum
Financial Summary – 30 Nov, Q2 FY 2010-2011
–	Q1:  01 Jul 2010  initial balance	$ 51,300
–	Q1   Grant  $13,900	Expense  $17,200	Income  $15,200
–	Q1:  30 Sep 2010 balance		$ 49,300
–	Oct    Grant  $ 1,500	Expense  $ 6,600	Income  $14,000
–	Nov   Grant  $ 3,600	Expense  $14,200	Income  $ 3,400
–	Q2 (partial):  30 Nov 2010 balance	$ 45,900
–	Funds Allocated, pending Disbursement
–	Uncleared checks (LTISD Transportation)	$ 1,700
–	Mini-grants Approved, unfunded		$ 3,500
–	SpiritWear, SchStore inventory		$ 1,000
Available Funds = $ 39,700
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
- Jeff Linn, President
•	Executive Board met on November 30th with quorum present at the meeting.

•	Actions Taken not Requiring Further Action of PTA:
–	Voted volunteer and staff of the month (Jan-2011) recognition
–	Allocate $500 of Social Events budget to Christmas Art/Craft Day

•	30 Nov meeting:
–	Reviewed Spring Carnival planning

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
- Jeff Linn, President
•	Actions Requiring Approval of General PTA

–	The Board approved the following Mini-grants on 30 Nov:

•	Yearbook Compilation 2009-10 Mini-grant 	$ 2,000.00
•	Yearbook Compilation 2010-11 Mini-grant 	$ 2,000.00
•	Destination Imagination 2010 Mini-grant		$    855.00
				TOTAL      			$  4,855.00

–	Motion made by Paloma R. to approve above Mini-grants approved by the Board.
–	Second by Shannon B.
–	Questions/Discussion
–	Motion carries

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT, 14 Dec 2010
- Jeff Linn, President
You Can Help Build a Great School
•	AXIOMS
•	Every public school starts with average funding
•	TEXAS funding ranks way below national average
•	TX schools start with potential to be Below Average
•	QUESTION:  How to Build a Great School ??

•	LTE has these 3 Components; do your part
Report of Vice President, Membership
- Erin Leon
•	2010-2011 Fall Membership Totals:
–	Total Members:   11/30/2010    552
–	Record Year :
•	Early Bird Achievement Award
•	Golden Apple Award
•	MARS (Men Are Really Super) Award
•	500 Club Achievement Award
•	44 subsequent members count in Spring Total
–	PTA Dues -- $12 per family;		$6 individual
–	Membership Open to Parents, Grandparents, Friends, Neighbors -- Anyone with an Interest in the Education and Welfare of our Children!!! 
REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING
- Shannon Blacklock
•	Fall Catalog Sales Event – Elishia Vandehey, Chair 
–	Income $ 10,600, plus $ 2,000 on-line, Fri 15 Oct: $ 12,400
–	Net Profit for LTE:  $ 6,800

•	Chick-fil-A Spirit Night – Alysis Transou – 10/6: $290   11/3: $150
•	Fuss Free – Shannon Blacklock – On-going, 30 Nov – $1,500
•	Box Tops – Maria Turner –  $ 350 ; Randall’s - $ 80
•	Fundraising Total YTD:  $ 9,200

WANTED:  CARNIVAL & SILENT AUCTION VOLUNTEERS!!!
•	Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough Sale – 25 Jan  thru  8 Feb 2011
•	Spring Carnival – Sponsorship Team – begin mid-Jan 2011
•	Spring Carnival – Shannon Blacklock, Chair – Saturday, April 9th 
•	Silent Auction – Holly Dobson, Chair – Sat., April 9th 

REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
•	Volunteers Chair – Oneida Gonzalez
–	Total volunteer hours for November: 1,613
–	Year to Date Volunteer Hours:  7,041
–	Total volunteers registered (via forms):  195
•	Volunteers/Staff of the Month for December 2010
–	Lene Al-Rashid,  Shay Rathbun;     Maria Soto-Portillo
•	Volunteers/Staff of the Month for January 2011
–	Nicki Alexander,  Linda Briscoe ; 	  
–	Kim Wood,  Anna Moreno ;
•	NEW Best Club Members (100 hours total):
–	Tina Berrum	   Michelle Dent	  Julie Fergerson
–	Karina Machnacki	   Bridget Noack	  Elena Reid
•	IMPORTANT:  Log your volunteer hours ! ! !
–	 v-volunteer.com	 -or- lte.my-pta.org
–	or e-mail Oneida Gonzalez	oniegonzalez@austin.rr.com
–	Nominations for Volunteer and Staff of the Month – to Oneida Gonzalez

REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
•	Communications – Ashley Wade and Paloma  Rodriguez-Valencia
–	Register on-line at:	www.lte.my-pta.org
–	You will be able to view more information than the general public 
–	We are asking everyone to sign up for events online
–	Paper responses are being manually entered onto the website by the event chair.   
–	Current on-line sign-up for events & opportunities
•	Challenge Lab
•	Shop the Market, Wed 14 Dec.
–	You can sign-up with your friends, Log in to sign-up; web-site will send reminder e-mails 
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
•	Hospitality – Holly Dobson
–	Shop the Market	Wed. 15 Dec.
•	Drop-off  	7:30a – 1:00p
•	At LTE Volunteer Room
–	Sign up on-line:    lte.my-pta.org
•	Squire Booster – Karina Machnacki
–	Tie-dye T-shirts to be delivered Jan-2011 due to vendor holiday shut-down
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL
- Karen Miller-Kopp
ANNOUNCEMENTS

THANK YOU PTA AND PARENTS!
PARTIES:  THURSDAY CLASS PARTIES
HOLIDAY STATIONS:  SCHOOL WIDE FRIDAY!!
WHAT TO DO OVER THE BREAK?  READ, READ, READ, MATH FACTS! 
BACK TO BUSINESS JANUARY 3RD
HELP US BREAK THE RECORD!!!!   SPREAD THE WORD!  FRIDAY AT 2:00 WEAR YOUR RED SANTA HAT ON THE LTE FIELD!!!

•	December 2010
–	12/14 – PTA General meeting at 6:00p
•	Choir Holiday Concert
–	12/15 – PTA Shop the Market
–	12/17 – Dec. Birthday Celebration 2:30p – School’s Out for Christmas 2:45p
–	12/20-24 – Christmas Break, week 1
–	12/27-31 – Christmas Break, week 2
•	January 2011
–	1/3 – Monday, back to school
–	1/11 – PTA General meeting at 6:00p
•	4th Grade Music Performance

ADJOURNMENT
6:26PM