Creekside Elementary PTA
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

General Board Meeting Minutes

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Attendees

Required: Kara, Melissa, Laci, Alli, Kelly, Brittany, Meredith, Kemper, Jackson

Optional: Quen, CSES teachers and staff, CSES PTA members

1. Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance - Kara
2. Approval of previous general meeting minutes – Laci
3. Guest Speaker – Literacy Coach Julie Tuley
4. Principal Report – Quen
1. Shade structure in the works-should be approved Monday night by the board
2. Mural is ready to be painted-just getting the supplies
3. Our goal is a lot of small projects to fund
5. Financial Report – Jackson
1. Otterfest revenue vs expenses
1. Matched last years profit from Otterfest
6. President Report – Kara
1. Otterfest recap
1. Have signage at the event showing ticket amounts for each game
2. More kid friendly food trucks (Chick fil a sells out every year)
2. PTA interest meeting on Dec 3 at 10:30 
7. Fundraising – Kemper
1. Additional fundraisers this semester
1. Frank town festival of lights-If you go Monday or Tuesday and mention
   Creekside, we get 15% to Creekside
2. Titans games we get $10 per ticket sold if you use code Creek
8. Membership Drive – Meredith
1. Family goal-239 vs actual-213
9. Open Discussion
1. How to get more people signed up for PTA-how to make it easier-have room moms push more/have more accountability over that. 
1. Communicate to room moms that you represent the PTA and are an extension of us. 

Upcoming Dates

11/17: Titans vs Vikings

11/25-11/29: Thanksgiving Break

12/9-12/13: Student Council Canned Food Drive benefiting GraceWorks 

12/15: Titans vs Bengals

12/19: Winter Class Parties, last ½ day of school

12/20-1/3: Winter Break

1/28-1/30: Donuts with Grownups