PTO Council Meeting January 23, 2017 Location: Home of Heather Weingart, PTO Council Co-President Meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm. Co-Presidents’ Report: The Board of Education has voted to place a $30M bond issue on the ballot for May 2, 2017. This bond issue is the smaller of two amounts being considered, and will cover only necessary maintenance and repairs to and keep all buildings “warm, safe dry.” A Triad public opinion survey indicated that a larger $50M bond issue (that would have included replacing the existing Middle School building) could have passed, but was likely to cause a great deal of dissension among the community, particularly among those who do not currently use the Shaker schools and feel their taxes are already prohibitively high. Only 25% of current residents have students in the Shaker schools. See the attached Power Point presentation for an overview and FAQ of the Bond issue. PTO members are asked to be familiar with the issues and share key messages. Heather and Mark also asked that if PTO members hear negative feedback to share it with them, and if possible, to put Heather and Mark in touch with community members who have concerns about the Bond issue. The Board will most likely make a presentation about the Bond issue at the next PTO Council Meeting, scheduled for Monday, March 20 at 7 pm. PTO Council Slate Missy Sherwin, Nominating Co-Chair, shared progress on filling the 2017-18 PTO Council Slate. She requested possible candidate names for the following open positions: Co-First VPs - This is a critical need! The position is open on Council and this year’s needs to be filled so that we will have PTO Council presidents for the following year. VP of Outreach Health and Safety - group provided several names of local pediatricians who might be good candidates for this role VP of Education and Advocacy Missy has a possible candidate, still waiting to hear – back. Missy has held off on recruiting for Tour Your Schools because it is not yet known how that role may be changing. She is waiting for clarification from Administration on this. Please forward any names of possible candidates for above positions to Missy ASAP.
PTO Council Meeting January 23, 2017 Location: Home of Heather Weingart, PTO Council Co-President Meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm. Co-Presidents’ Report: The Board of Education has voted to place a $30M bond issue on the ballot for May 2, 2017. This bond issue is the smaller of two amounts being considered, and will cover only necessary maintenance and repairs to keep all buildings “warm, safe and dry.” A Triad public opinion survey indicated that a larger $50M bond issue (that would have included replacing the existing Middle School building) could have passed, but was likely to cause a great deal of dissension among the community, particularly among those who do not currently use the Shaker schools and feel their taxes are already prohibitively high. Only 25% of current residents have students in the Shaker schools. See the attached Power Point presentation for an overview and FAQ of the Bond issue. PTO members are asked to be familiar with the issues and share key messages. Heather and Mark also asked that if PTO members hear negative feedback to share it with them, and if possible, to put Heather and Mark in touch with community members who have concerns about the Bond issue. The Board will most likely make a presentation about the Bond issue at the next PTO Council Meeting, scheduled for Monday, March 20 at 7 pm. PTO Council Slate Missy Sherwin, Nominating Co-Chair, shared progress on filling the 2017-18 PTO Council Slate. She requested possible candidate names for the following open positions: Co-First VPs - This is a critical need! The position is open on this year’s Council and needs to be filled so that we will have PTO Council presidents for the following year. VP of Outreach Health and Safety - group provided several names of local pediatricians who might be good candidates for this role VP of Education and Advocacy – Missy has a possible candidate, still waiting to hear back. Missy has held off on recruiting for Tour Your Schools because it is not yet known how that role may be changing. She is waiting for clarification from Administration on this. Please forward any names of possible candidates for above positions to Missy ASAP.
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