BRIGHTEN ACADEMY PTO
  • Home
    • Officers
  • Membership
  • SPIRIT WEAR
  • Events
    • Screen on the Green
    • Oktoberfest
    • Mistletoe Market
    • Sweetheart Dance 2023
    • 2022 Variety Show
    • SpringFest
  • PTO MEETING MINUTES
    • PTO Documents
    • Prior Year PTO Minutes
  • VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
  • Community Supporters
  • Yearbook/School Pictures
  • Home
    • Officers
  • Membership
  • SPIRIT WEAR
  • Events
    • Screen on the Green
    • Oktoberfest
    • Mistletoe Market
    • Sweetheart Dance 2023
    • 2022 Variety Show
    • SpringFest
  • PTO MEETING MINUTES
    • PTO Documents
    • Prior Year PTO Minutes
  • VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
  • Community Supporters
  • Yearbook/School Pictures
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

BACS PTO MEETING MINUTES

1/23/2017

January Minutes

​PTO Board Meeting Minutes
 
Date:  January 23, 2017
Time:  6:00 PM
Location:  Brighten Academy
 
______________________________________________________________________________
 
 
The meeting was called to order by Keena Kister, PTO President at approximately 6:05.  She gave opening remarks, welcomed everybody to the meeting, and thanked them for coming. 
 
December meeting minutes were approved. 
 
Budget Update:  Current balance is $10,949.63 
*Spirit Night profits from CFA Arbor Place on January 12th still to be determined.  Manager is to hand-deliver check to Brighten by the end of the month. 
 
Upcoming Events:
*Yearbook ordering continues through March 10th; flyers have come home in student binders/folders
*Variety Show - Friday, February 10th starting at 6:00
            -opportunities for those still in need of volunteer hours
            -sign-up link will be created and be available on Bloomz
*Tumbler Fundraiser to begin school-wide February 7th and go til the 28th
            -more details will be announced closer to the date
            -a variety of tumblers will be offered to sell
*Next Spirit Night - Mojobas on Monday, February 6th from 6:00-8:00
*Club Pictures - February 16th          **It is possible that these pictures could
*Class Pictures - February 28th            be on the same day.  Still trying to get it
                                                          worked out.
 
 
 
 
 
 
(January Meeting Minutes Continued)
 
Community Partners
*Parents were encouraged to continue to send in box tops and to download the Shoparoo app to their smart phone.  The Shoparoo app was explained in further detail:  Save your receipt from anywhere - restaurant, department store, grocery store, etc and take a picture of it using the Shoparoo app. 
*Both box tops and the Shoparoo app raise money for our school.
*$200 has been raised from Shoparoo so far!
 
Teacher Assistance Review
*Mrs. Lijoi was able to purchase materials for science lab.
*Mrs. Harris was able to purchase art supplies.
*Kindergarten was able to purchase a new curriculum to be used daily.
 
New Business
*There are extra spirit shirts available for purchase.  Both the long-sleeved t-shirts and sweatshirts are available for purchase.  However, no sizes larger than X-large are left.
*Planning for “Facility Upgrades” (what parents voted to fund earlier in the year)is still in the works.  Nothing has been formally decided at this time. 
 
Reminders
*Parents were reminded to log hours on “Track it Forward” website.
*If parents send in 3 reams of copy paper, this is equal to 1 volunteer hour.
*Consequences for lack of hours - report cards will be held.

Comments are closed.

    MISSED A MEETING?

    Catch up with the latest information from PTO! 

    Archives

    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016

    RSS Feed

Brighten Academy Parent and Teacher Organization
5879 Prestley Mill Rd
Douglasville, GA 30135