Christie Johnson: We think this a good idea to do at this time. We think our dollars will go further. We are not depleting our funds. We are being prudent. Parent: We should hear everything about the budget before we commit money to anybody. Christie—We earmarked money towards the renovation with the approval of the parent community. In September there was nothing to do. Now there is a need. Victoria Lippincott: The school gets a discount for bulk buying. We would lose buying power if we wait. If we don’t act, we could end up paying 40-60 percent more. Dr. Sheers pointed out it takes three months to get delivery of the furniture. Parent suggested putting off the vote until later tonight after hearing from Janie Strauss and Fabio Zuluaga, not putting the motion off indefinitely. Vote was tabled until later tonight. Karen Leiser noted that teacher, Donna Emanuel is in attendance and is retiring and the PTA thanked her for her work. Ms. Emanuel received a standing ovation. 3. General VP (Alison Seddon) We have extra student directories, available for purchase for $5.00. She will be around after meeting, if anyone is interested in purchasing them. 4. Vice President of Social Events (Laura Sachwitz) Next event is Fun Run on May 16th at Longfellow. 5. VP of Curriculum Enhancement (Tara Tanner) Junior Achievement is coming to your classroom soon. Art Appreciation has one more session, and the Brain Show is in June. 6. VP of Fundraising (Christie Johnson)
Christie Johnson: We think this a good idea to do at this time. We think our dollars will go further. We are not depleting our funds. We are being prudent. Parent: We should hear everything about the budget before we commit money to anybody. Christie—We earmarked money towards the renovation with the approval of the parent community. In September there was nothing to do. Now there is a need. Victoria Lippincott: The school gets a discount for bulk buying. We would lose buying power if we wait. If we don’t act, we could end up paying 40-60 percent more. Dr. Sheers pointed out it takes three months to get delivery of the furniture. Parent suggested putting off the vote until later tonight after hearing from Janie Strauss and Fabio Zuluaga, not putting the motion off indefinitely. Vote was tabled until later tonight. Karen Leiser noted that teacher, Donna Emanuel is in attendance and is retiring and the PTA thanked her for her work. Ms. Emanuel received a standing ovation. 3. General VP (Alison Seddon) We have extra student directories, available for purchase for $5.00. She will be around after meeting, if anyone is interested in purchasing them. 4. Vice President of Social Events (Laura Sachwitz) Next event is Fun Run on May 16th at Longfellow. 5. VP of Curriculum Enhancement (Tara Tanner) Junior Achievement is coming to your classroom soon. Art Appreciation has one more session, and the Brain Show is in June. 6. VP of Fundraising (Christie Johnson)
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