April 2026
Teacher Appreciation Update
· Combining all staff
· Will split the week so we get all teachers
· 4/30-5/6 (Thu-Wed)
· 53 teachers, 15 para, 30 support staff
· Ashley will send weekly emails to anyone that would like to help with this event
· Budget is $3000
· Approved for seed money
· Will discuss at Board Meeting
· 90s theme
· Staff only has 1 keurig machine, Ashley would like to upgrade
· Student Chalk Walk… Ashley wants to host on a Sunday to let students come and draw
· Use Staff Google Form for gift ideas
· Daniel recommended another coffee pot, Ashley said she was looking into this
· Ashley will reach out via facebook to see if parents had any other ideas to support
Special Bench Update
· Mom picked a bench comparable in price to the one Mrs. Weist picked
· Mock up of bench was off center, Mrs. Weist sent it back and asked them to fix
· Estimated price is $2950
· With cleaner and sealer
· Standard delivery, we need to put it together
· Facilities guy and Bill Hart will pour concrete slab for free to contribute
· Should take about 2 weeks
· Daniel requested Ashley work with Mrs. Weist to get reimbursement quickly
2026 Board Nominations
· Today is last day for nominees
· Provide slate next week, must be provided 30 days before vote
· 7 nominees
· Sarah (?) asked if teachers could be on the board, Mrs. Weist said the district has a policy against it. We can have Principal plus a Teacher Representative
· Due to $$$
Volleyball Team Request
· $300 for custom uniforms
· Mrs. Weist and Daniel recommended we approve this time but in the future, we should purchase reusable uniforms. If things are custom, they should be paid for out-of-pocket by families.
· Mr. Zakar said it was $900 for reusable jerseys bc extra jerseys in different sizes need to be purchased.
· These types of requests need to be made in advance in the future.
· What do the members want? How do we want to use the budget?
· Approved
Nurse’s Office
· Request for $200 for 2nd ice machine
· Approved
Lexia
· Mrs. Weist said they are starting discussions on budget for next year
Discussion on the amount of money we have… saving money for marquee and shade
Spring Fest
· Not a lot of booth volunteers
· Mrs. Le is doing Fan Dance and Fashion Show
· COHS is coming
· Not a lot of volunteers for the event
· Dropping pizza bc of lack of volunteers
· Teacher Baskets are at about 20
· They need to bring them in by Tuesday
· We will put them in the storage room
· Auction will start on Wed
· Will keep auction online for simplicity
· Ends at 630, they can bid online only
· All Baskets start with min bid set by contributor
· Google Form needs to be filled out
· Mrs. Weist recommended the baskets be wrapped in cellophane
· Sarah has a Chick-Fil-A basket she will bring in tomorrow
· Baskets will be on display at the event
· Winners will be announced at 7pm, do not need to be present to win
· Ashley recommended a sign with timeline
· Ticket sales for dunk booth, obstacle course, and inflatable activities
· Question was whether this was a fundraiser. This is not a fundraiser. Donations are going back to classroom. Ticket sales are to recoup the cost of event.
· All baskets can/should be donated to classrooms, unspecified will go to PTA
· Budget is 3k
· Mrs. Weist asked about insurance
· Nisreen has documentation
· Ashley and other parents raised concern for cost of tickets
· Paid events are optional
· Plenty of other activities happening
· We don’t have enough volunteers and are trying to streamline the event.
· We don’t have support to monitor inflatables
· Daniel recommended reassessing cost before Board Meeting
