Coeur d’Alene High School PTA
December 13, 2011
Minutes
Mission Statement
The Coeur d’Alene High School PTA is a non-partisan volunteer organization of parents and staff cooperating together to serve, support, and enhance our children’s educational process and to organize informational, social, and fundraising events throughout the school year.
Welcome: Chris Anderl, CHS PTA President welcomed everyone present and called the meeting to order at 6 pm. Hazel Baumann and Wanda Quinn hope to have a SWOT meeting in January, but due to a conflict with PSAT score presentation a date is yet to be determined. An e-mail will be sent out confirming the date when set.
Approval of Minutes: A motion that was made by Kim Sharp and seconded by Erin Enders to approve the minutes from the November 8, 2011 meeting.
Financial Report: Wendy Lloyd-Davies, CHS PTA Treasurer reported that the Craft Faire netted $6685.51. Historically, the PTA has distributed $2500 in mini-grants and $3000 in Senior Scholarships. Erin Enders moved and Louise Jackson seconded the motion to provide the same funding for 2012.
Student Council: Joel Wasserman, ABP President reported that the Winter Sports Assembly will be held on December 14. The band will be in attendance and cheers for Fight for the Fish will be taught. Spirit Week themes will be Tuesday: Generations Day, Wednesday: Movie Character Day, Thursday: 80s Workout Day, Friday: Blue and White Day. There will also be an assembly on Friday. The Spirit Packs include a top hat, clown nose, necklaces, and t-shirt. They will be $10 inclusive of ticket price. $1 per pack will be donated to the Priest River high school football player who was recently injured and is currently in a coma. Numerous schools are also participating in fund raising.
Counselor Report: Mr. Jones, Junior Class Counselor reported that PSAT results and codes will be available on Family Access. Scores will be reviewed in classes and there will be a presentation to Junior Class parents on January 10th, Sophomore Class parents on January 11th, and Freshman Class parents on January 12th. The Plan Test will be administered on the 14th. It is a pre-ACT test and is primarily for sophomores with a cost of $17. The ASVAB was administered last week with approximately 20 students taking the test. Second semester schedules are about 95% completed. First semester finals will be the week of January 23rdand January 30this the start of the second semester.
Administrative Report: Mr. Olson, CHS Principal reported that a seven period day is being considered. Lake City High School will continue with block scheduling for 1 more year. Work is being done to have NIC teach classes on the CHS campus for dual enrollment including a senior math class. There will be a long range planning meeting in January looking at specific areas that need attention, such as getting rid of the portables and creating something permanent. The school is looking at a $1.2-1.3 million addition. The Vocational wing needs remodeling in preparation for K-Tech. For the next tax year, the Lake City bond and the K-Tech levy both fall off. The school is looking to have a Vocational Coordinator. The school librarian is going to be researching Nooks and Kindles for the library and investigating any possible educational discounts.
Committee Chairs:
Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Be thinking about chairing the Raffle next year! Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray had no report.
Hospitality Chair: No report
Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that Renaissance will meet in January to plan the assembly. There will be changes on the card, including participants, qualifications to qualify for Renaissance and the “rewards”. It was suggested that some scholarships be volunteer based with a qualifying GPA range i.e. 3.0-3.5.
PTO Alliance: WE REALLY NEED SOMEONE! It requires attending 1 one hour a meeting a month with representatives from all the schools. Please contact Chris Anderl if you can help with this position.
Senior Scholarships: $3000 was approved by Kelly Murray and seconded by Tara Beering.
Mini Grants: $2500 was approved to fund the mini grants. Joan Burnham requested to have the requests back prior to Christmas. An additional $150 was moved by Louise Jackson, approve by Joan Burnham and seconded by Erin Enders to reimburse Alexis Koon for a replacement coffee pot.
PTA Membership: There are currently 26 members. You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:30
Next meeting: February 7th at 6:00
Coeur d’Alene High School PTA
November 8, 2011
Minutes
Mission Statement
The Coeur d’Alene High School PTA is a non-partisan volunteer organization of parents and staff cooperating together to serve, support, and enhance our children’s educational process and to organize informational, social, and fundraising events throughout the school year.
Welcome: Chris Anderl, CHS PTA President welcomed everyone present and called the meeting to order at 6 pm.
Approval of Minutes: A motion that was made by Alexis Koon and seconded by Joan Burnham approved the minutes from the October 11, 2011 meeting.
Financial Report: Wendy Lloyd-Davies, CHS PTA Treasurer reported that the PTA available funds are $4039. Monies have been received for the booths and donations. Dues were received from 5 more PTA members. Renaissance sales of coffee have slowed down.
Student Council: Ben Wooley, Student Body Vice President reported that the football team won their Homecoming Game. The Carnival before the game was relatively successful after being moved indoors due to weather. The Homecoming Dance was a huge success with $3000 dollars raised. The money will go the ASB fund to be used for Fight for the Fish, ASB conferences and donations. The theme for Fight for the Fish is a circus theme, but don’t let that slip to Lake City! The game will be on January 6that CHS.
Counselor Report: Mr. Jones, Junior Class Counselor reported that Freshman Connection is returning as more of a mentoring type program. Dave Scammell is having upper classmen work with the freshmen. On 3 different days over the next 2 weeks they will be going to the elementary schools, attending workshops in the morning and working with the elementary students in the afternoon. Students will be going to elementary school they attended, when appropriate. The sophomore class is participating in the CIS program and working on career planning. They will be writing in their English classes about their prospective careers. The junior and senior classes had the opportunity to attend the National College Fair in Spokane today. Approximately 90 students participated. For the seniors there is a Financial Aid night on December 7that Lake City High School starting at 6:30. The Director of Financial Aid from the University of Idaho will be presenting. On December 8ththe ASVAB exam will be administered at CHS. It is the military entrance exam and also an excellent aptitude test for students not interested in the military. PSAT results will hopefully be ready in a couple of weeks. There will be 3 nights of presentations to go over the results, November 29thfor the juniors, November 30thfor the freshmen, and December 1stfor the sophomores. The scores will also be available on Family Access. The students will get a code so that they can go over their individual test online and review why their answer was wrong and give them areas of additional study. The juniors will be taking the SAT at CHS on April 18thcourtesy of the State of Idaho, as the test is now a requirement for graduation. The ACT and Compass tests also fulfill the requirement. The state will not pay for additional testing dates. There was a great deal of conversation in regards to the Senior Project and the requirement that research be done 1stsemester of senior year and the hours be done the 2ndsemester as there are students who have opportunities that are only available 1stsemester. Mr. Olson stated that he will look into the process.
Administrative Report: Mr. Olson, CHS Principal congratulated the Cross Country and Football teams for their very successful seasons. Les Miserables was a huge success and people had to be turned away at the door! On November 9thCHS will be going through Accreditation. The observers will be looking over “what we do” at CHS. Groups of parents, students and teachers will be interviewed. . We may have some visitors from the District and go through the SWOT process, which looks at the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threats (aka opposition) to and of the school system. One of the Opportunities is the IEN or Idaho Education Network, which utilizes technology to be able to teach classes in numerous schools from a central location. This is a precursor to online education. Resources can be shared, such as the teaching of foreign languages at CHS and LCHS and being able to allow students at CHS to take Japanese (which is currently only offered at LCHS) and students at LCHS to take German (which is currently only offered at CHS). It also provides the opportunity for blended learning where the teacher is in the building, but the lecture is transmitted allowing face-to-face learning, online learning and broadcast learning. Revision of programs is taking place and the school is looking at creating an Advanced Learning Department that would focus on accelerated learning such as in math and offering AP math at CHS. Mr. Olson is working on moving the dual credit program to CHS so that students do not have to travel and lose out on other classes due to scheduling conflicts. He is working to have an adjunct professor here on campus or to have our teachers teach the courses. In the Professional Technical realm, KTEC will be offering study in 6 different areas and when students graduate from the program they will be employable in those areas. Mr. Olson is proposing to have additional programs at CHS the are not available at KTEC such as CAD, Sports Med, pre-engineering. The current KTEC plan has student there for half the school day and at traditional high school the other half of the day.
Committee Chairs:
Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Erin Enders reported that there are 93 booths confirmed and the limit is 100. There are ads on the Coeur d’Alene Press online and help is needed to get the reader boards in the community for advertisement. You can find the CHS Faire on FaceBook as an event and invite your friends. Help will be needed on Friday afternoon starting at 2:30 for setting up the gym and the vendors will start checking in at 6:00 that evening. Help will also be needed starting at 6:00 AM on Saturday for set-up. Bake sale good are needed. Be thinking about chairing the Raffle next year! Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray had no report.
Hospitality Chair: Alexis Koon reported that the Halloween meal was a huge hit requiring her to make more between lunches!
Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that Renaissance will be after Fight for the Fish.
PTO Alliance: WE REALLY NEED SOMEONE! It requires attending 1 one hour a meeting a month with representatives from all the schools. Please contact Chris Anderl if you can help with this position.
Mini Grants: Joan Burnham reported that she is asking to have the requests back prior to Christmas.
PTA Membership: There are currently 26 members. You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.
Coeur d’Alene High School PTA
October 11, 2011
Minutes
Mission Statement
The Coeur d’Alene High School PTA is a non-partisan volunteer organization of parents and staff cooperating together to serve, support, and enhance our children’s educational process and to organize informational, social, and fundraising events throughout the school year.
Welcome: Chris Anderl, CHS PTA President welcomed everyone present and called the meeting to order at 6 pm.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the September 13, 2011 meeting were approved by a motion that was made by Alexis Koon and seconded by Erin Enders.
Financial Report: Wendy Lloyd-Davies, CHS PTA Treasurer reported that the PTA available funds are $1610. Renaissance is making money with the sales of Kootenai Coffee.
Student Council: Chris Anderl reported that Homecoming will be this coming weekend with the Carnival starting at 3:30 on the 15th. The dance is on Saturday, October 16thfrom 7-10. Attire is semi-formal. As soon as Homecoming is done, the student body will be working on Fight for the Fish.
Counselor Report: Mr. Hickey, Sophomore Class Counselor reported that Abby White, Senior Class Counselor is getting everyone in line to graduate. On November 8ththere will be a college fair in Spokane featuring schools that are not in our local area. The school will provide busses for students to attend during the school day, with seniors having priority and seating based on a first come first served basis. The college fair will also be open in the evening to allow parents to attend. NIC will be having enrollment, for juniors, at CHS on November 4thfor returning students and November 28thfor newly enrolling students. The sophomore class will be working on career guidance by researching different occupations and comparing the lifestyle that they want to the pay scale that there desired profession affords. Then they will write a paper about it in their English classes. Ms Atherton is getting the freshman class acclimated to CHS and they will be working on their 4 year plans. Next week is the end of the first 6-week grading period. Approximately 20 total junior and senior students have volunteered to be tutors-please see a counselor to get that arranged for your student. Thursday, October 14this College Readiness Night at NIC from 4-7. There will be many small sections available, going over financial aid, career guidance, different college tests and those scores. It is good exposure for understanding the process of college and majors. All grades are welcome. October 12this PSAT testing day. The results will be available approximately 1 week before the winter holiday break and there will be a review night after the holidays for the parents to review the results. Juniors should plan on taking the SAT in the spring, preferably in April. CollegeBoard.com and ACT.gov offer daily testing for students to practice.
Administrative Report: Mr. Olson, CHS Principal reported that on October 17ththere will be instructional review done by outside observers. The information received from the observation will be used in professional development. The office has been making phone calls to parents whose children have unexcused absences-attendance has improved. QPR (Question, Persuade, Report) will be training staff on October 24thin how to respond to suicide treats. The students will be receiving training on November 28th. This training is in response to the numerous suicides in the school district during the previous school year. Carly Jordan, Student Council Advisor will be going over to Lake City High School for advisor training. It is hoped that CHS will be able to participate with the Washington Student Council Administration workshops and training. There is also the option of having them come to the school for a cost of $600 to do the training here. The Message Board has gone into effect with announcements being made after 3rdperiod and after 7thperiod for students to come to the office to pick up messages. Homework can be delivered to students with administrative approval. Dan Scammell is meeting with the principals of the different schools to try to re-institute Freshman Connection, providing volunteer opportunities for freshmen. It is hoped that it will start during the second week of school in the 2012-2013 school year with the students doing the training at the individual schools and then volunteering there. The time for dances has been changed to 7-10 pm, as there have been issues with city curfew. There will be different timing for Senior Ball, etc. Raptor, a program currently at use in the elementary schools, allows instant information on people visiting the school via scanning their drivers license or state issued ID card. It prints off a sticker that can be use a visitor pass. It costs $1300 to set up and $435 a year. Mr. Olson is currently working with the Boosters for the funds. The Luna Laws mandate that parents evaluate teachers, including the teachers’ frequency of communication with parents. No review can be anonymous. The questionnaire should be out around October 30thwith all needing to be returned by February 1st, with at least 1 for each teacher’s file. By the 2012-2013 school year 50% of a teachers evaluation will be based on test scores and performance measures. LCHS has 1537 students enrolled and CHS has 1454.
Committee Chairs:
Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray reported that she has compiled the list of volunteers.
Hospitality Chair: Alexis Koon reported that there will be goulash for the teachers on Monday, October 31st. Texas Roadhouse is donating the rolls! She needs treats, please sign-up and have them to the school by 11:00 on the 31st. No cake please-too much work to cut! You will receive a reminder call from Alexis. She also needs help with set-up and clean up - please let Alexis know if you are available.
Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that Renaissance is making money! There will be a change in Renaissance being awarded to student who raise there GPA by 0.5-the amount that it has to be raised may be increased, or the cards may be a different color. She would like to see something more or different for the 4.0 students.
PTO Alliance: WE REALLY NEED SOMEONE! It requires attending 1 one hour a meeting a month with representatives from all the schools. Please contact Chris Anderl if you can help with this position.
PTA Membership: There are currently 21 members. You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.
Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Erin Enders reported that there are 46 booths confirmed, but more vendors are still welcome. She is still in need of a Vendor Chair. Arlene Martin volunteered to chair the Bake Sale. You can find the CHS Faire on FaceBook as an event. There is still a need for entertainment with ½ hour and 1-hour slots available. Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com
Meeting was adjourned at 7:30
Next meeting: November 8th at 6:00
Coeur d’Alene High School PTA
September 13, 2011
Minutes
Mission Statement
The Coeur d’Alene High School PTA is a non-partisan volunteer organization of parents and staff cooperating together to serve, support, and enhance our children’s educational process and to organize informational, social, and fundraising events throughout the school year.
Welcome: Chris Anderl, CHS PTA President welcomed everyone present and called the meeting to order at 6 pm. All present introduced themselves.
Financial Report: Wendy Lloyd-Davies, CHS PTA Treasurer reported that the PTA available funds are $1199. $50 was taken out by Renaissance for the cash box for the sale of mocha granitas and lemonade from Kootenai Coffee. PTA will sell them at lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays. Renaissance is otherwise separate from the PTA budget.
Student Council: James Griffiths, ASB Secretary/Treasurer reported that Senior Start was held on Friday, September 9th. Class meetings have started taking place. Each class will have a booth for Homecoming. The sophomore class is sponsoring a dance on Friday, September 16th.
Counselor Report: Penny Atherton, Freshman Class Counselor reported that fall testing will be on October 12. 9th, 10thand 11thgraders will be taking the PSAT at no charge. There will be an evening later in the school year to go over the results with parents. Open House will be on Wednesday, September 28that 6:30 and will start in the gym. Parent Conferences will be on October 26thfrom 4:00 to 7:30. If any parent is not signed up for Skyward, please contact Laurie Humphries or Karen, in the office for assistance. Rick Jones, Junior Class Counselor has set up a Facebook page for the junior class. Abby White, Senior Class Counselor has sent out a letter to senior class parents. SAT/ACT testing has already started. For students that plan on attending a 4-year college, they should take the SAT 2 times during their junior year. NIC has it’s own placement test. For any students who want to meet with college recruiters, please see Laurie in the office to go through the binder of which recruiters are coming to CHS. Don’t forget that all seniors get 2 days off to visit colleges during the school year and those days do not count against them for being absent. Visiting colleges is very important prior to making the decision to attend-you can visit during the summer. For those students who need financial assistance to take the SAT, please see Miss White about scholarships. SAT prep courses are available-there are ones on-line (check collegeboard.org) and the school has books in the library that students can check out. There are flyers in the office on how to sign up for the SAT/ACT and it is done on-line. The SAT is held at CHS and the ACT at LCHS. Both start at 7:45AM. Students must have a score to attend a 4-year college. Please note, that some schools accept both tests and others accept 1 or the other. Ms. Atherton will be working with freshmen to start working on their résumé. There is a district wide Senior Parent Night on September 21stat Midtown-there will be a notice in the bulletin and an e-mail will be sent to senior parents.
Administrative Report: Mr. Olson, CHS Principal reported that ISATs and all individual state testing will to come to an end in 2014. After 2014 there will be a national test, based on a common core curriculum. Idaho has joined 10 other states in a consortium to form the new test. An individual group will be entrusted to write the new test. Texas and Alaska are the only states to not join a consortium. This test is to be a move towards increased college readiness particularly in math and science. The PSAT is the best predictor of college readiness. It breaks down the types of questions to help place students in appropriate classes. The “Ready Test” is a pre-PSAT given to 8thgraders for placement in high school. Giving the PSAT to 9th, 10thand 11thgraders helps them to learn to take the test and improve their scores. The state will be requiring the SAT to graduate, which the state will pay for and students will have to complete it between their junior year and half way through senior year. He is using collaboration time to look at data on the evidence of learning. There will be walk thrus with administrative observation. The focus will be evaluative and learning, to learn from other teachers and find evidence of student learning. CHS is up for accreditation 2011-2012. The Task Force on Policies has is working on 3 areas of improvement: electronic devices, school climate and dress code. The policy on electronic devices has been published on the school district website for comment. The policy delineates that phones, iPods, earbuds, etc will not be on nor visible on campus, but are permitted for use outside of the building. This will apply not only to students, but also to teachers and staff. The policy on school climate is intended to make students feel safe and comfortable in school and not disrespected by other students. The policy on dress code is also out for comment on the district website. The basics include that shoulders need to be covered and that shorts need to be at least as long as down to the student’s fingertips. This policy will not be enforced until second semester so that there is time to educate students about the new policy. Dave Scammel has returned to CHS and wants to reinstate Freshman Connection. Mr. Olson has requested that the PTA help support the costs of the copy machine so that those monies can be used for other classroom needs.
Committee Chairs:
Hospitality Chair: Alexis Koon reported that there would be the first faculty lunch of the year on September 27th. Please sign up to bring food and deliver it to Karen in the office on the morning of the 27th. A BIG “Thank you!” for the help with the freshman BBQ. It was suggested the Senior Mentors and Student Council attend the BBQ next year.
Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that it has been suggested that raising GPA 0.5 might be too lenient and the amount of increasing the GPA may be increased. Don’t forget: students with a 4.0 GPA are exempt from one test without penalty. Kootenai Coffee will be sold on Wednesdays and Fridays at lunch-please Contact Chris Anderl or Wendy Lloyd-Davies to sign up to help.
PTO Alliance: a representative is needed and requires attending 1 meeting a month. Please contact Chris Anderl if you can help with this position.
PTA Membership: dues are $10: $7 for state/national PTA and $3 to CHS PTA. Members will be treated to “exclusive perks”!
Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Erin Enders is revamping our one fundraiser. The date has changed to November 19, the weekend before Thanksgiving. The $1 entry fee will remain the same. There will be more advertising and entertainment! 47 vendors have already committed and there will be a raffle for vendors to win back the cost of their booth. Guests will receive a punch card and those who visit 20 or more booths will be entered in a drawing. Help is needed in securing entertainment, set-up and clean-up, the bake sale, the raffle. Please contact Erin Enders if you can provide any help for the 1 event that funds the PTA and all the scholarships and grants that we provide.
Volunteer Coordinator: No report
Other Business: Erin Enders has volunteered to be the PTA Vice President. Chris Anderl requested a nomination. Tara Beering nominated and Joan Burnham seconded the nomination. There was a unanimous vote confirming Erin as the Vice President. Welcome Erin!
Please contact Chris Anderl if you can chaperone the sophomore dance this Friday. Donations of bottled water would be greatly appreciated.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:30
Next meeting: October 4th at 6:00
Coeur d’Alene High School PTA
April 12, 2011
Minutes
Mission Statement
The Coeur d’Alene High School PTA is a non-partisan volunteer organization of parents and
staff cooperating together to serve, support, and enhance our children’s educational process and
to organize informational, social, and fundraising events throughout the school year.
Welcome: Chris Anderl, CHS PTA President welcomed everyone present and called the
meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved by Lisa Davis
and seconded by Wendy Lloyd-Davies.
Financial Report: Wendy Lloyd-Davies, CHS PTA Treasurer reported the only expense was for
Renaissance. Ending balance in the account was $9,236.56 with $425.08 available at the end of
March. The report was approved by Joan Burnham and seconded by Louise Jackson.
Student Council: There were no student council representatives at the meeting, so a report was
given by Randy Russell, CHS Principal. ASB officers were elected last week; the current week
was elections for class officers. If a student does not have an ASB card, they are not allowed to
vote in the elections. The school constitution is similar to government with deadlines for
running for office and identification required to vote. Senior Prom was wonderful, one of the
largest ever with 349 tickets sold. There were no problems at the prom.
Mother Daughter Tea is coming up on May 2nd. Senior girls and mothers, tickets available
soon, no cost for the tickets.
Counselor Report: Mr. Higbee, Freshman Class Counselor, discussed the school's awareness of
National Autism Week. Students will grasp a better understanding of autism by learning about
the history of and socialization of those with autism. **Hard Hats, Hammers and Hot Dogs,
otherwise known as the 4H going on at the fairgrounds on 4/13/11. There will be 50-60
businesses present at the event. Some will be hiring entry level positions in the construction
industry. Students can talk with the business owners and climb around on equipment at the
event. ** SAT's are the first Saturday in May at CHS. Dr. Clock will be at the school on April
20th for a presentation to those taking the exam. Sign up's in advance were necessary. **
Summer school applications will soon be available and NIC will be on campus for dual credit
sign ups May 2nd. ** Senior project information is on the school website.
Administrative Report: Randy Russell, CHS Principal reported that there will be 3 retirements
this year, Lee Hostetler, Betty Price and Ann Burgeson and due to budget issues, even with the
bond passing, the positions will likely not be filled. Also due to budgetary issues, salary freezes
are in effect. ** ISAT's were today (4/12), some incentives for passing were obtained from local
businesses to give to the kids like coupons from Little Caesar's.
New Business: Chris Anderl reported that the English Department could use 12 copies of "The
Good Earth" to use as a classroom set of books. These can be found for $6.99 a copy and all
books purchased can be given to Tricia.
Committee Chairs:
Craft Faire and Gift Show: No report
Volunteer Coordinator: No report.
Hospitality Chair: No report.
Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl is still working with Thomas Hammer coffee for
future funding of the program. This most recent Renaissance event was the biggest in the
last four years.
PTO Alliance: No report
PTA Membership: Nominations for officers will happen next month and we will meet
the new ASB President at that time.
