Coeur d’Alene High School PTA

April 9, 2013

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 Wendy Lloyd-Davies and seconded by Kelly Murray to approve the minutes from the March 5, 2013 meeting.

Financial Report: $3823.48 available funds.

Student Council:  Chris Anderl reported that ASB elections resulted in Nick deSantis as President, Brooklyn Anderl as Vice President, and Jessica Spinaza as Secretary/Treasurer or 2013-2014 school year. The Junior Class is sponsoring the Sadie Hawkins dance this Friday. Jonathan Madrid reported that Senior Project practice was today with presentations on Wednesday, April 17^th. The Cheerleading banquet will be held this evening and the Dance banquet will be April 10^th. April 18^th and 19^th is State Speech. Romeo and Juliet starts April 24^th and runs through May 4^th.

Administrative Report: Mr. Olson reported that the SAT will be on April 17^th in the gym for juniors and ISATs will be held the same day. Senior Projects will start at 9:30 with students being in the rooms at 9:00. There are 124 confirmed judges. Lunch will be from 11:30 to 12:30. Security will be increasing at CHS with keypads being installed at the front door, student entrance, football entrance, D Hall double doors and Gym entrance that will read cards to open the doors.  Cards can be deactivated and activated at times allowing dual enrolled students and those having off campus appointments to enter the building. Only the main entrance will be available to visitors. All classroom doors will be able to be locked from the inside. A fence will be installed from the Shop wing to the Fairgrounds to limit the access to the portables and another from the Art wing to the Auditorium. The student entrance will only be open certain times of the day. The main offices will be reconfigured to be open the main entrance. The pricing for tinting versus decorative bars for the lower level windows is being looked at. Ednetics, a security company from Post Falls, is creating a 1-year pilot program, at no cost to the district for security cameras, locks, and ID card system. The security cameras will take pictures of people using an actual key to enter the building. Panic buttons will be available in the classrooms the will lock down that area. There will also be a panic button in the office that lock down the entire building.

Counselor Report: There was no Counseling report.

Committee Chairs:

Holiday Gift and Food Faire: A chairperson is needed by May 14^th. The “Save the Date” needs to go out to vendors in July. Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray reported the volunteers are needed for ISATs. Kelly will be staying next year as Volunteer Coordinator

Hospitality Chair: Teacher appreciation week will be in May. April Flanagan and Alexis Koon will be Hospitality Chairpersons next year.

Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that a chairperson is needed for next year. There was discussion about just giving medals to seniors instead of all classes and continuing to do plaques for 7^th semester seniors.

PTO Alliance: Joan Burnham reported for Jeannette Lassiter that the levy was discussed: getting information out via phone and mailers, texting, FaceBook postings, increasing information in the school newsletter, increasing information to the public, and the potential $3 million dollar cut in funding. There is an Anti-bullying taskforce being created. $1.4 million has been added to the levy for increased school security. A grievance has been filed against board members for the elimination of the PVP and IB programs-the members are seeking legal advice. There is going to be a school board election.

PTA Scholarships: Joan Burnham reported that the application is going to be revamped and a sub-committee and should be out by the end of next week.

Mini Grants: Joan Burnham, no report.

PTA Membership: Is up to date! Dues have increased to $7.50. You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.

Other Business

Paula Lyon reported that the Viking Vault will be taken over by Lori Humphries and that clothing is now available for the guys including pants, belts, shirts, shoes and ties. Dress shoes are desperately needed in all sizes.

Chris Anderl reported that Mr. Tux will donate a tuxedo for students on scholarship for prom, with a letter from the school. 

Laurie Robb reported that the yard sale to raise money for the Senior Class Party will be on May 4^th from 8-4. Drop off will start at 6:30 and all items not sold will be picked up by a charitable organization at the end of the event.

Senior Tea is May 6^th

Meeting was adjourned at 7:00

Next meeting: April 9^th at 6:00

Coeur d’Alene High School PTA

March 5, 2013

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 Wendy Lloyd-Davies and seconded by Erin Enders to approve the minutes from the February 12, 2013 meeting.

Financial Report: $3834.50 available funds. $555 was raised through the Boosters Auction and $100 through Peak pass sales. There was $80.31 in costs for Hospitality.

Student Council:  Chris Anderl reported that Sunrise/Sunset Dance was held on March 4^th at the resort with over 100 people in attendance. It was put on by the Junior Class, who decided not to have a guest speaker this year, allowing for more socializing amongst the guests. The raffle baskets brought in about $400 and the resort DJ was a huge success. ASB elections will be held in 2 weeks. There will be an informational parent meeting at 5:00 on Tuesday, March 12^th. ASB is now a graded class, which will help ensure that students are in it for the right reasons and coaches now have to sign off to allow for students who participate in both ASB and sports to be excused from some sports participation to allow for full commitment to ASB. Class elections will be held after ASB elections. Senior Ball will be May 11^th at the resort.

Administrative Report: Mr. Olson reported that the University of Idaho will be at CHS the first day of classes in the fall to register students as the school is moving away from NIC as all of the credits from U of I will transfer. The state is paying for the SAT for all juniors and in another year or 2 the state will be providing the PSAT for all sophomores. Homecoming is set for September 27^th with Senior Start, Freshman Connection and Homecoming all occurring in the same week. North Idaho STAR awards banquet is held the 1^st Monday in May which conflicts with the Mother Daughter Tea. Chris Anderl will check on dates. The Levy vote is March 12^th and letters to the editor are requested. Hopefully someone can spare some time and wave a sign on the corner of 4^th and Dalton that day reminding people to vote. State golf is May 13^th.

Counselor Report: My Higby, Counselor informed us that the new scholarship list is out, including local scholarships. This month, students will start registering for classes for the next school year. 8th grade orientation will be Thursday at 6:00. March 12^th is going to be a busy night with Parent/Teacher conferences from 4-7 and the Renaissance assembly at 6:00 in the Viking Gym. There will be 2 events at NIC for parents to learn about dual credit on March 12^th and on March 21^st from 6-7. The NIC fall schedule is now available online including CHS classes: Communications 101, English 101, History 111/112, and hopefully Chemistry 101. On March 27^th there will be representatives for higher education in Idaho so that juniors can start learning to process. April 17^th is the SAT for high school juniors. For the Class of 2013 the co-Valedictorians are Augustus Koch and Leah Langdon. The Salutatorian is Matthew Induni.

Committee Chairs:

Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Erin Enders requested that any feedback on the Craft Faire be given to her. A chairperson is needed for 2013 and a get together is being planned for prior to the summer to get started. Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray, no report.

Hospitality Chair: April Flanagan, no report.

Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that the medals are here and hopefully the plaques will be here by Monday. Help is needed for handing out awards at the assembly on March 12th

PTO Alliance: Jeanette Lassiter, no report.

PTA Scholarships: Joan Burnham reported that the application is going to be revamped and a sub-committee of Erin Enders, Joan Burnham, KT Paxton and Chris Anderl will work on it. The scholarship named for Jan Feely will be based on volunteer work. There will be a scholarship for a student whose parent is a member of the PTA.  There will be a total of 8 scholarships for this year. Applications will be available in mid March, after Spring Break.

Mini Grants: Joan Burnham, no report.

PTA Membership: Is up to date! Dues have increased to $7.50. You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.

Other Business

Mr. Johnson spoke to us about Senior Projects. He has been working with counselors to break up the project so that it is worked on over the 4 years at CHS. There are benefits to breaking it up: there are federal grant monies available, plus contributions from private organization and technical organizations encouraging school to career transition. It also would provide increased experience for students to get more comfortable with what they have to do to complete the project, including making cold calls. The hope is to build a better program with a plan to stratify between 7 job areas. Changes need to be made with employers and there is discussion about brining back the Honors Senior Project. In regard to judges, they may be surprised that judging is on April 17^th and we want to give them 30 days notice. Calls have been going out to get judges, but we are way short of the 225 judges we want to have confirmed for that day. Help is needed with making calls and it was mentioned that some people prefer to be notified by e-mail. Hopefully, there will be a PSA on a billboard on Highway 95, and possibly one on Highway 90 at Cabellas. The hope is to decrease the number of presenters and increase the number of rooms so that the judges have increased time with the portfolios. It was suggested to add the request for referrals to the feedback sheet that is given to all judges.

The Boosters are going to help support the new garden that was discussed at our last meeting.

Nominations for the 2013-2014 PTA Board will be accepted at the April meeting

Joan Burnham volunteered to man a table at the 8^th grade orientation on Thursday for signing up new members for PTA.

Flower basket sales will benefit the Class of 2014 this year and then will be passed down each year to benefit the current Junior Class.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:30

Next meeting: April 9^th at 6:00

Coeur d’Alene High School PTA

February 12, 2013

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 Wendy Lloyd-Davies and seconded by Joan Burnham to approve the minutes from the December 11, 2012 meeting.

Financial Report: $3179.50 available funds, with $4000 set aside for Senior Scholarships. Peak passes have raised $890. The State paid our insurance saving us $42.47.

Student Council:  Jon Madrid, Student Council President, reported that the Junior Prom at the Coeur d’Alene Inn was a success. Mr. Twitchell raised $600 for the photography program by taking pictures at the event. State Student Council is next week. CHS is sharing a bus with Post Falls. The Sunrise/Sunset dance, put on by the junior class, is March 4^th at the Resort. Mr. Twitchell will be doing pictures. The Mother/Daughter Tea is May 13^th and is put on by the sophomore class. There is a Jazz concert on February 13. Romeo and Juliet rehearsals start next week. A dinner and auction for the band will be on February 27^th.

Administrative Report: Mr. Olson reported that the University of Idaho will be offering dual credit courses in English, Political Science, Art and Geosciences. The courses will be offered on campus with approved faculty. They will send someone to CHS for registration and the cost will be the same as NIC, $65. It will be open to Juniors and Seniors. The money given to the cafeteria for a sign will be returned. March 12^th is going to be a busy night-Parent/Teacher conferences, Renaissance awards, ASB parent meeting, and election night for the levy. Ground is being broken this week for the Viking Field House with a projected 60-day construction period. CHS has the highest graduation rate and is currently a 4 star school and is 4 points from being a 5 star school.

Counselor Report: Jerry Midgley, Counselor informed us that the SAT registration will be on February 19th for juniors. Registration for 2013 classes will be on March 11^th for Juniors, March 12^th for Sophomores and March 13^th for Freshmen. On February 26^th there will be an info session for KTEC and dual credit at KTEC from 6:30 to 7:30 and is open to students and parents. There will be no more admission fee for dual credit. Tech Prep through NIC needs to be added to the transcript with in 2 years and costs $10/credit. Lewis and Clark State College automatically transcripts these. NIC tuition will be $65/credit for 2013 and will increase to $112/credit for 2014 if the class is taken on the NIC campus. It will remain $65 if the class is taken at CHS. The new scholarship list is available in the Counselor’s Office. It was suggested that it be placed on the website. There are no SAT/ACT prep courses available through CHS, but Sylvan has an online or a combination w/ 1 on 1 instruction.

Committee Chairs:

Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Erin Enders requested that any feedback on the Craft Faire be given to her. A chairperson is needed for 2013. Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray reported that report cards went out.

Hospitality Chair: April Flanagan reported that there will be Valentine’s Day desserts for staff. Please drop off your donations that morning.

Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that 457 students had a change of grade by 1.0. The medals were ordered today and Senior plaques are in the works. The award ceremony will be March 12^th. The medals can be worn at graduation.

PTO Alliance: Jeanette Lassiter reported that the meeting was held January 8^th. The sale of Parsons Filed is being looked into, as it is a $600,000 asset that is not being used. The levy has important role in school safety.

PTA Scholarships: Joan Burnham reported that the application is going to be revamped and a sub-committee of Erin Enders, Joan Burnham, KT Paxton and Chris Anderl will work on it. The scholarship named for Jan Feely will be based on volunteer work. There will be a scholarship for a student whose parent is a member of the PTA.  There will be a total of 8 scholarships for this year. Applications will be available in mid March, after Spring Break.

Mini Grants: Joan Burnham reported that mini-grants have been approved with $2480.58 being given to out.

PTA Membership: Is up to date! Dues have increased to $7.50. You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.

Other Business

Rachel Molsee, from the Environmental Sciences class, spoke with the PTA about creating a community-based garden at CHS. She is in need of a watering system, either sprinklers or soaker hoses. 8’ tall fencing is also needed. It was suggested that she approach Home Depot with has a community grant program for gardens with a maximum amount of $5000. She is looking for any volunteers or any contributions. She will put together a proposal for PTA with request for funds and the timeframe and present it in March. It was suggested that the gravel being removed for the new Booster House could be used in the garden. If you have any questions or comments, please contact her at rmolsee@cdaschools.org

Rosie Astorkia, Director of Secondary Education for the Coeur d’Alene School District handed out a Q&A sheet about the upcoming levy. It is for $12.9 million, the same as 2 years ago and the amount cannot be decreased at this time. The cost will be approximately $25/month on a $200,000 home. $1.4 million from the first year will go towards safety and security-fencing, locks on classroom doors, possible bullet proof glass, reconfiguration of the layout to make the office more visible, panic buttons, security systems, security cameras, etc. The levy money is $22% of the school budget. The budget is going to be cut whether the levy passes or not. February 25^th is letter to the editor week. It was suggested that an ad gets placed in the paper in support of the levy and the writing of “My Turn” columns.

It was decided to change the date of the next PTA meeting due to March 12^th being so busy at CHS.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:30

Next meeting: March 5^th at 6:00

Coeur d’Alene High School PTA

December 11, 2012

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 Erin Enders and seconded by Kelly Murray to approve the minutes from the November 13, 2012 meeting.

Financial Report: $8781.61 available funds. The Craft Faire netted $7468.91, up $783.40 from 2011.

Student Council:  Sloane Booterbaugh, Student Council Vice President, reported that there will be meetings every day in preparation for Fight for the Fish. The Winter Sports assembly will be on December 19^th. The Winter Formal will be on February 2^nd and is a Masquerade Ball. Ticket price includes a dessert buffet. Mr. Twitchell has offered, for an additional $3, to take multiple pictures and then make them available on-line.  On Monday, 700 Spirit Packs will be assembled and assistance will be needed starting at 7:00 AM. Packs will be on sale for $10. Assistance will also be needed the first week of school to sell the packs during lunches. Raffle tickets are for sale to win a free pack, special seat, pizza, etc for Sight for the Fish. Mr. Olson informed the group that the money from the 50/50 raffle will be going to Human Rights.

Administrative Report: Mr. Olson reported that the Common Core test has not been written yet, but that it will be similar to the PSAT, but with more writing. There will be less material, but the topics will be delved into more deeply. The test will be nationwide except for Washington State, Texas and Alaska. EOCA is the old style of assessment. Now benchmarks will be set 1/3 of the way through and then those results will determine what needs to be re-taught or emphasized. Testing will be at every 1/3 of the course, instead of testing on an entire semester. The curriculum and assessment are being revised and will emphasize how to get the right answer, the process.

Counselor Report: Jerry Midgley, Counselor for P-Z students handed out a scholarship list. She also gave us information about “Remind 101” which sends text messages out to different groups, including parents and seniors. PSAT results came back today and ½ have already been given out. Personal Data Forms were handed out-they are for seniors to complete and return to the Counselor’s Office to assist with the writing of letters of recommendation.

Committee Chairs:

Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Erin Enders requested that any feedback on the Craft Faire be given to her. A chairperson is needed for 2013. Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray reported Student Council Parents will be first offered the opportunity for Fight for the Fish ticket sales and then offered to PTA volunteers.

Hospitality Chair: April Flanagan reported that Christmas gifts for staff will be in their boxes. The next event will be in February.

Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that the Renaissance Assembly will be after Winter Formal. The award may change from medals to something yet to be determined. Plaques will continue for 7 semester seniors.

PTO Alliance: Jeanette Lassiter, no report.

PTA Scholarships: Joan Burnham reported that the application is going to be revamped and a sub-committee of Erin Enders, Joan Burnham, KT Paxton and Chris Anderl will work on it. The scholarship named for Jan Feely will be based on volunteer work. There will be a scholarship for a student who’s parent is a member of the PTA.  There will be a total of 8 scholarships for this year. Applications will be available in mid March.

Mini Grants: Joan Burnham reported that applications are due by the end of this week.

PTA Membership: Is up to date! Dues have increased to $7.50. You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.

Other Business

The Sage Boutique events have raised $408 over 2 evenings.

PTA has sold 80 Peak gym memberships raising $10 for each sale for PTA

Cd’A Exchange collection dates need to be looked at and it needs to be discussed with senior parents regarding their yard sale fundraiser. It was suggested that one be held when flower basket pick-ups take place.

Ms Mosely and the Environmental Science class are looking to do a memorial garden and are wanting plants, herbs, topsoil. Any donations are appreciated.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:15

Next meeting: February 12^th at 6:00

Coeur d’Alene High School PTA

November 13, 2012

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 Daniela Roach and seconded by Laurie Robb to approve the minutes from the October 9, 2012 meeting.

Financial Report: $4260 available funds. The Craft Faire raised $7810.75, which increased from $7234.60 in 2011. Expenses decreased from $479 in 2011 to $338. Admission increased from 878 to 1094 attendees. The Bake Sale increased from $269.25 to $339.40. Booth sales increased from $5228 in 2011 to $5468. Concession sales increased from $111.30 to $278.10 and the Raffle increased from $563 to $600. $160 was raised from the sale of meals provided by El Paisa.

Student Council:  Chris Anderl reported that 375 attended the Sophomore dance raising $900. Almost all of the items for the Spirit Packs for Fight for the Fish have been received and will be for sale Monday through Thursday the week students return to school after the holiday break. The game will be held at Lake City this year. Assistance will needed to assemble the packs and to hand them out at the game. The t-shirts have been completely sponsored. The Winter Formal will be on February 2^nd and the Coeur d’Alene Inn. It is sponsored by the Junior Class, but is open to all classes. The cost is $25 per person, quests from other schools are welcome and a dessert buffet will be provided.

Administrative Report: Mr. Olson reported that the Veterans Assembly was well received. 783 schools are eligible for the Pay for Performance, but only the top quartile of the state will receive monies for excellence of scores and growth. 2013 will be the final year of ISATS and curriculum will change to Common Core which will be the national standard for US wide testing. The SAT is still a state requirement. The laws regarding the Common Core are based on the State Board of Education rules and regulations. The Common Core meets federal quidelines and utilizes blended learning, such that there are many ways to get the correct answer and will require increased writing to explain how the answer was obtained, thus raising the bar nationwide.

Counselor Report: Mrs. Atherton reported that there will be a financial aid night at 6:00 on December 5^th at CHS in the Auditorium. There will be a speaker from the University of Idaho. The ASVAB will be administered the same day-it is the military test. The Career Information System (CIS) is available to 10^th graders for scholarships. The website is www.idahocis.org, once in the site go to Coeur d’Alene, Vikings5 is the password. If your student is not in 10^th grade, please see Mrs. Atherton for info/access. Students are available for tutoring through the Counseling Office. The Library is open every day until 4:00 everyday for students. Wednesday School is for students who are failing 3 classes. There is a fundraiser for the Viking Vault, which provides supplies for students that do not have financial resources. Andrew Goodwin is the Homeless Student Coordinator, helping 18 year old students who are on their own

Committee Chairs:

Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Erin Enders requested that any feedback on the Craft Faire be given to her. A chairperson is needed for 2013. Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray reported that Shari Cole, Attendance Secretary, needs volunteers on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to make personal phone calls regarding absent students. It will take about 1 hour a day; so if you have an hour to spare, please contact Shari or Kelly.

Hospitality Chair: April Flanagan reported that the chili lunch last week was a success. She is planning a pasta lunch in February and is doing chocolate gifts in December.

Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that people are needed to sell coffee at lunches and a calendar was sent around for people to sign-up. The Renaissance assembly is scheduled for February.

PTO Alliance: Jeanette Lassiter, no report.

PTA Scholarships: Joan Burnham, no report.

Mini Grants: Joan Burnham reported that applications will go out at the end of November or beginning of December.

PTA Membership: There are currently 33 members with 1 member unpaid (and they know who they are). You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.

Other Business

The School District office is moving to the Tomlinson Black Building.

Sage Boutique will be having another event on December 6^th with PTA receiving 10% of the proceeds. $250 was raised at the 1^st event.

PTA has Peak gym memberships for sale at $20 for 2 months

Cd’A Exchange on 4^th Street presented their fundraising opportunities and the PTA unanimously agreed to participate.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:15

Next meeting: December 11^th at 6:00

Coeur d’Alene High School PTA

October 9, 2012

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 Joan Burnham and seconded by Erin Enders to approve the minutes from the September 11, 2012 meeting.

Financial Report: Wendy Lloyd-Davies, CHS PTA Treasurer reported that the budget has a current balance of $601.29 in available funds.  The available balance is expected to increase after the earnings from the Craft Fair are received.

Student Council:  Jonathan Madrid, ASB President, reported that the Homecoming Dance raised $70 more than 2011.  Senior Breakfast will be on Wednesday, October 17^th, while the rest of the school is doing fall testing. There will be a Symphonic Concert on October 23^rd and an Orchestra Concert on October 30^th. “Footloose”, the fall musical, will be performed October 25-27^th and November 1-3^rd.  Parent-Teacher conferences will be held on October 24^th. There will be a Jazz Band concert on November 6^th and a Choir concert on November 7^th. There will be a volleyball tournament on November 8^th and a Veteran’s Day Assembly on November 9^th. The Sophomore Dance will be on Saturday, November 10^th. The theme for Fight for the Fish will be “Viking Army”.

Administrative Report: Mr. Olson reported that Jostens will be onsite on October 17^th for the seniors. The spring SAT is required for all juniors. CHS has the second highest SAT scores in Northern Idaho, with Moscow having the highest. Homecoming will be returning to a later date next year and the Court will be returning to just being open to members of the Senior Class. It is looking like the rate for the school bond will be 1.8-1.9%instead of the projected 2.6%.

Counselor Report: Mr. Jones reported that the PSAT will be administered on October 17^th. Parent Teacher conferences will be on October 24^th from 4-7:30. At 6:00 that evening, the Academic Awards Ceremony will be held. There are many college representatives coming through CHS and juniors and seniors are being notified of the visits. The National College Fair will be on November 6^th in Spokane. One bus is committed at this time to transport students during the school day. It will also be open from 5-8 that evening. If a student wants to attend with the school, they will need a permission slip to be completed. Don’t forget that there will be a Christian College Fair as well, reminded Laurie Robb. 

Committee Chairs:

Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Erin Enders is chairing the 22^nd Annual Holiday Gift and Food Faire, which will be held on November 3^rd. There are currently 48 vendors-last year there were over 100. The Central Valley Craft Fair is the same day. Booths cost $45 and admission will be $1. There will be a meeting on October 23^rd at Bistro on Spruce. There are lots of opportunities to help with this very important event. Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray reported that Shari Cole, Attendance Secretary, needs volunteers to make person phone calls regarding absent students. It will take about 1 hour a day; so if you have an hour to spare, please contact Shari or Kelly.

Hospitality Chair: Chris Anderl is coordinating a chili and corn bread lunch for staff on Thursday, November 8^th. Food donations and help will be needed 10-1 that day. We need someone to replace Alexis for 2012-2013. Please contact Chris Anderl if you are interested or have someone in mind.

Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that there are bricks for sale that will be placed in the walkway into the school. They run $75 -$100 and this will be the last opportunity until Fall 2013. Forms are available in Tricia Benefiel’s office. We need someone to take over Renaissance in 2013. Please contact Chris if you are interested.

PTO Alliance: Jeanette Lassiter, no report.

PTA Scholarships: Joan Burnham, no report.

Mini Grants: Joan Burnham reported that applications will go out at the beginning of December.

PTA Membership: There are currently 33 members. You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.

Other Business

Chris Anderl reported that the PTA should receive some money from the Booster auction.

The Winter Formal will be held on February 2^nd at the Coeur d’Alene Inn. The event is thrown by the Junior Class, but is open to all classes. 

On October 27^th the Junior Class is holding a Halloween Party at Skate Plaza, with all of the proceeds going towards the Senior Party. Please contact Chris Anderl if you can help with this event.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:20

Next meeting: November 13^th at 6:00

Coeur d’Alene High School PTA

September 11, 2012

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 Daniela Roach and seconded by Wendy Lloyd-Davies to approve the minutes from the May 8, 2012 meeting.

Financial Report: Wendy Lloyd-Davies, CHS PTA Treasurer reported that the budget has a current balance of $655.29 in available funds. 

Student Council:  Jonathan Madrid, ASB President reported that Homecoming Week will be next week, September 17^th through 21^st. Monday will be Senior Start with the Homecoming Parade on Sherman Avenue at 4:00. Tuesday, Freshman Connection will take place and the students will be going to the elementary schools. On Wednesday, the Booster Club is sponsoring Powder Puff football. There will be a Pep Assembly on Friday with the Homecoming Game that evening against Highwood High School. The Homecoming Dance will be on Saturday from 7-10. Decorating will start at 10:00, please contact Chris Anderl to volunteer for decorating and chaperoning. Class meetings will be on September 17^th and voting for Homecoming Royalty will take place. Parent volunteers are needed to assist with ballot counting.

Administrative Report: Mr. Olson reported that 1493 students are enrolled at CHS, up 49 from 2011. LCHS has approximately 1527 students, down 30 from 2011.  There are 4 new staff members this year at CHS; whereas LCHS and Project lost 3 and 2 staff, respectively. Scissor gates are being used during lunches, activities and dances to keep areas closed and limit access to areas of the school. All teachers now have document cameras and projectors and iPads are being used in Math classes. It is planned that all students will have lap tops starting in 2013, which means that there will have to be increases in security including getting rid of keys and using a card scan system for building access. A curriculum shift has taken place with the school creating two paths, career ready or college ready. A health profession program is being implemented where after 4 semesters the student will be certified as a pharmacy technician and a nursing assistant. An “Academy of Finance” is also being developed which will work with bankers and business programs and students can graduate being certified in medical billing. The PSAT will be held October 17^th. The college ready track will be based on national standards. The AP program currently has 15 courses with ten of those scoring above the global average. Three have scores that declined, but are still acceptable. CHS is currently a 4 star school and is 4 points away from being a 5 star. Areas for improvement include college readiness, AP scores, capstone courses and career readiness.  ISAT scores are currently in the 90^th percentile and, due to those scores, our educators are eligible for pay for Pay for Performance financial awards. The Honors Program has been replaced by the Accelerated Program. Those classes will go faster through the curriculum and also deeper into topics. Dual enrollment with NIC is continuing and CHS is currently working with the University of Idaho to have courses that will transfer to 4-year colleges. In regards to the lateness of schedules for this semester, there were problems with the change of courses from advanced to accelerated, dual enrollment with NIC and KTEC and it took until August for everything to be finalized. The counseling program has been changed, with counselors no longer being assigned to 1 class, but by alphabet, with Mrs. Atherton handling IEP, 504 and the evening programs. The Special Education program is being changed with Resource Teachers and aides, a grant writer and working on getting a behavioral specialist. The new custodial program has 4 custodians - 1 during the day, another from 1-9 and then over night after events. Those custodians handle activities, the gym, offices and halls. TESH will handle all of the classrooms. The Booster Club is paying for ticket takers who volunteer their time and the money going to the program of their choice, including clubs and organizations inside the school. So far this year, $3000 from gate receipts has stayed within the school.

Counselor Report: Mrs. Atherton reported that she has new brochures about the tuition and tests for the colleges in Idaho. She also has the NCAA guidelines for Division 1 and 2 schools. School calendars, Senior calendars, Trail Creek Counselor applications, and SAT/ACT test date schedules were made available. “Brag Sheets” are available for students-these are a data sheet that counselors can use for scholarships and can include everything from the summer after 8^th grade. Students are eligible for a 1 credit elective for doing 80 hours of work or 70 hours of volunteering during the semester. The Counseling Office (on Lori’s desk) has a list of tutors available. Tutoring can take place at school or off site. Some tutors are volunteers and some are paid. There are students and some teachers available for tutoring. Seniors get 2 days to visit colleges that do not count against absences, but there is a form to fill out-please pick it up at the Counseling Office prior to the visit. Scholarships have varying deadlines so keep an eye on those. You can join the Class of 2013 on Facebook to keep track of what is going on, deadlines, etc. Senior Parent Night will be held on Thursday, September 20^{th at} 6:00 PM at LCHS which will have information about financial aid, etc.

Committee Chairs:

Holiday Gift and Food Faire: Erin Enders is charing the 22^nd Annual Holiday Gift and Food Faire which will be held on November 3^rd. Booths cost $45 and admission will be $1. We raised $7000 at the 2011 Faire. There are lots of opportunities to help with this very important event. Erin can be reached at CHSFaire@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly Murray, via Chris Anderl thanked everyone for their assistance with handing out schedules and books. Leo’s Picture’s will be handed out on Thursday and Friday during lunches and volunteers are needed. At least 2 parents are needed to assist with balloting for Homecoming voting.

Hospitality Chair: We need someone to replace Alexis for 2012-2013. Please contact Chris Anderl if you are interested or have someone in mind.

Renaissance Chair: Chris Anderl reported that 400-500 students are honored per semester for having a 3.5 or greater GPA, improving their GPA 0.5 (from a minimum of 2.0), perfect attendance, or maintaining a 4.0 or greater GPA (with additional awards) and that the money for the program comes from the sale of coffee and smoothies. Students get to register early for classes, a discount card and 4 per month get free pizza. Seniors who have been Renaissance fro all 7 semesters receive a plague on Senior Awards night.

PTO Alliance: Thank you to Jeanette Lassiter who will be our liaison!

PTA Scholarships: Joan Burnham, no report.

Mini Grants: Joan Burnham, no report.

PTA Membership: There are currently 25 members. You can leave your membership form and dues at the office.

Other Business

An Avon representative presented a fundraising idea for selling Avon products to help raise monies.

Chris Anderl reported that there are bricks for sale that will be placed in the walkway into the school. They run $75 -$100 and this will be the last opportunity until Fall 2013. Please contact Chris if you are interested.

The Class of 2013 is having a garage sale at CHS on September 29^th. Items can be dropped off between 6 and 7:30 and the sale will be from 8-4. Donations and volunteers wanted. Please contact Louise Jackson at 699-6499 or Laurie Robb at 772-9448 with any questions or to volunteer

The Booster Club BBQ and fundraiser will be October 6^th at the Fairgrounds.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:45

Next meeting: October 9^th at 6:00