FMS PTSA Board of Directors Meeting
November 19th, 2007
12:00-2:00 pm at the Conference Room

1- ATTENDANCE: Lisa Riggan, Joan Mullene, Angela Schaub, Joan Qazi,
JoEllen Colson, Thomas Dietrich, Amy Farris, Silvana Dice, Lynne Fuller, Jackie
Ferguson, Scott Parsons, John Waldren and Sandra Lancaster

2- CALL TO ORDER- Amy Farris

3- READING OF MINUTES AND APPROVAL: Silvana Dice. Wenatchee
Jazz Workshop budget line approval is $ 1,000. 00.
Email addresses updated- a list has been provided for update.

4- MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS READ: Amy Farris

5- TREASURER UPDATE: Tom Dietrich. PTSA savings fund balance on
11/19/07 is $10,416. 67 and $6,032. 26 for checking. It was decided that
grant requests made by the teacher's will be review by Mr. Waldren, before
it is forward to the PTSA. The rationale is that the school may be willing and
able to fund some of the requests before it reaches the PTSA Board. Ray
Birks request will be contingent upon approval by John. Tom will amend the
Bylaws. The PTSA will still use the school's # for purchase orders. Tom will
check with Ms. Hink on her request. Ray Birks $150. 00 requests for the
Parent Student Social will be contingent on John's approval. Ruth Mattson's
request to be taken out of her Art Fund. Aaron Hansen has requested $ 300,
00. The school will fund the request. The Wenatchee Jazz Workshop
donation is due and a check needs to be submitted to the Community
Foundation for $ 1,000. 00.
(Added line correction to treasurer report) Ruth Mattson does not have an art fund with PTSA, as stated. However, the expenses she turned in (60 some dollars, I believe) should be deducted from the Art & Drama line item of "misc. art grants."

6- PRESIDENT'S UPDATE: Amy Farris
We are working on finishing taking and collecting the pictures for our
volunteer plaque. We would like the plaque done before the holidays.
The Microsoft and Scholarship Fundraising "Team up Effort" received a
"no go" by the board, because of the privacy laws around it. Lisa Riggan
researched and did not find a disclaimer.

Amy would like me to clarify that she has elected to involve only the
committee chair's, namely VP of Volunteers, VP of Communications, VP of
Fundraising, Arts and Drama Committee chairman, State PTSA Rep, LIT
Rep, including teacher Liaison, and VP of Membership as part of the
Foothills 2007-2008 Board. She has said that as much as she would love to
have all of the committee members invited to the monthly board meeting, it
would take more time than the Executive Board has, since the majority of
the volunteers hold full time jobs. There was some confusion at our last
meeting, and Amy would like me to clarify that it was an oversight on her
part to have stated otherwise. Our Christmas party will be an exception were
every member of the board, as well as the Foothills office staff is invited to
attend.
The 2007-2008 Foothills PTSA Executive Board would like to thank every
single member of the Board for the extraordinary volunteer efforts that have
been made to date. We absolutely could not do it without every one of you.
We sincerely thank you! YOU MAKE FOOTHILLS WHATITIS! A GREAT
LEARNING COMMUNITY!

7- PRESENTATION BY JOHN NEWBERRY TEAM ON THE "EAT"
SCHOOL GARDEN: Angela Schaub gave us an overview on the John
Newberry "Eatable School Garden". The project is connected to the Science
and Art Curriculum at John Newberry. Ms. Lockhart could be a possible
faculty link for future implementation of the idea. There are obvious
different objectives on the implementation of the idea between elementary
gardens versus middle school gardens. Topics such as the socials aspects of
foods found in issues of world hunger could be introduced. A 6thto 8th grade
age appropriate curriculum would be developed at Foothills, if the idea was
adopted. The goal of the program as shared by Angela is to "reconnect kids
to the foods they eat". It is an eight week program, with purposes to be
identified before the project can be undertaken. Bryan Visser is the
operations manager for the Wenatchee School District, and should be the
contact person if Foothills decides to take on the project.

8- LIT TEAM: Lynne Fuller was present and represented the LIT TEAM
she is the 8th grade Rep. Sandra Lancaster was in attendance as the teacher
LIT team representative. The board agreed to change the meeting starting
from noon to 11:30-1:30, so Mr. Lancaster can be in attendance as that is her
lunch time. She will be first in the agenda as to accommodate for her
teaching schedule.

9- MEMBERSHIP UPDATE: We need to email each teacher's that the
membership fees are now $ 10. 00. We will ask Jeanna to do that.

10- COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE: Julie Beaudette has accepted full-time
employment and has resigned as the VP of Communications. Cindy Fraley,
our Mailing Assistant of Communications has agreed to take over the
position. Her position as the Mailing volunteer also needs to be filled. This
item stands in need of a vote by the Executive Board.

11- ARTS AND DRAMA/REFLECTIONS: Jackie Ferguson. Jackie's
update to the Board included a Drama Club production to be presented to the
Foothills families in March of 2008. Lisa Fox would be directing, with
Tiffany Viall as the assistant. The Board approved $150. 00 in funds for
props. Our brown bag "Craft Gift Giving" will hold four different sessions in
December. Jackie has done an outstanding job at organizing the efforts. She
has also gone all the way on her efforts to share her love and passion of the
Arts with our Foothills students. They have all become better acquainted with
Monet and other great Artists. Our commons have been beautified by some
quality art work by our own students. Thank you Jackie! The Board has also
agreed to have Jackie use her discretion in purchasing art items that would
be used in the classrooms, and then turn in the receipts for reimbursement.
She would be keeping tabs on her Art budget for her discretionary
purchases.

12- PRINCIPALS REPORT: John Waldren. John shared that the school
would like to change their Open House approach, to a teacher
generated/interactive approach. The idea will be presented at our General
Membership Meeting by the LIT Team. The structure of the Open House
will also change. The proposal would also have provisions for more
participation on the part of our Latino families. The meeting would be for
parents only, and day care could be provided in the gym. Falcon Flyer points
could be used for the babysitting service. Freddy Zaldivar will be doing our
Mark O'Donnell refurbishing. John updated the board on the Veteran's Day
Assembly. He said that it was very heart warming, and the best one the
school has ever had. Mr. Milanuk was instrumental in making the event
come to pass. On the Community Building business, WHS will be
facilitating for the 7th and 8th grades. I period will be used for 5th and 6th
grades based on needs for assistance versus enrichment.

13- ADJOURNMENT: January 14th