Dec 9 Meeting Notes

PiE December Meeting

Attendees:  K. Lake, J. O’Hara, J. Goldsmith, A. Miller, A. Frost, C. Wuthrich, A. Broussard, T. Jones

12.9.15

PiE approved the funding to purchase healthy snacks for 30 families over the school break.

●      Aimee to secure items from Lantmans and deliver to HCS on 12/14

●      Lantmans will invoice PiE

Donations of wrapping supplies have been requested to accompany wish list gifts for 30 HCS families

●      Donations are due Monday, 12/14 and should be dropped off at the Main Office.

Family Dance - 4/1/16

●      Tanya Jones has begun planning for the Family Dance

●      Date has been confirmed and booked

●      DJ has been booked

●      Tanya is investigating cost to rent a photo booth and will be soliciting sponsors to cover cost

●      Aimee and Tanya to meet over winter break and/or early January to map out planning

●      PiE is looking for a planning committee for Decorations, Food and Promotion

●      Notice to be included in January Viking

Student Directory plans are under way.  Thank you Kate Dodge!

●      Providing your student/information is optional

●      All families will receive a directory

The PiE bulletin will be changed out over the winter break and will stay up through February

●      The group discussed dividing the bulletin board area to include permanent displays on:

○      (1) How fundraising dollars are invested (could be repurposed for principal report, viking and other communications)

■      Finance Committee to discuss how this could be visually represented

○      (2) Events

Bulletin Board Schedule

Jan/Feb	Theme:  Winter	Update over Winter Break
March	Theme:  Family Dance	Update over Feb break
April/May	Theme:  TBD	Update after Family Dance
June	Theme:  Thanks	Update end of May

           

The group discussed continuing to support the HCS Angel/Star Fund

●      Star fund provides last minute, supplies to students and families

●      PiE will level fund in 15/16;  contributed $500 last year (J. Goldsmith to confirm)

PiE is considering an Dessert with the Principals evening event in February

●      Format could be similar to September PiE meeting with Q&A

○      Allegra and Jeff to discuss content and format

●      Act 46 could also be a topic

○      A panel discussion, offering different viewpoints (principal, teacher, parent, etc.)  was suggested

●      A discussion around academics was also suggested

Upcoming Dates:

●       Monday, 1/4: HCS Board Budget Mtg - Spanish/French Room 5:30 - 7:30 PM

●       Thursday, 1/21/16: PiE All Partner Meeting- Flex Space 6:30-7:30

○      Focus planning for 2nd half of school year