1. LAKE TRAVIS ELEMENTARY PTA Membership Meeting Minutes Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Lake Travis Elementary School Call to Order - 6:01 p.m.

2. LTE PTA Membership Meeting
MEETING AGENDA
Welcome – Angela Frankhouser
Call to Order – Janene Angulo
Confirmation of Quorum – Shelly Penner
Pledge of Allegiance – Angela Frankhouser
Acceptance of Minutes from October, 2014 – Oneida Gonzalez
Report of the Treasurer – Wendy Martinez
Report of the Executive Board – Janene Angulo
Report of the Vice Presidents
Membership – Laura Guerrero
Fundraising – Linda Briscoe
Report of Standing Committees - Committee Chairpersons
Principal’s Report – Angela Frankhouser
Announcements – Janene Angulo
Adjournment – Janene Angulo
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3. LTE PTA Membership Meeting
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4. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES - Oneida Gonzalez, Secretary
Approval of Minutes of LTE PTA Membership Meeting
October 14, minutes available
Motion - Laura Guerrero
Second - Constanza Heitkoetter
Questions/Discussion
Vote Passed
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5. TREASURER’S REPORT – Wendy Martinez
BEGINNING CASH BALANCE OCTOBER 14, 2014 $54, INCOME OCT/NOV 2014 SPIRIT WEAR, MEMBERSHIP DUES, CLASS T-SHIRTS, SCHOOL STORE, RANDALLS FUNDRAISERS SPIRIT NIGHTS FUN RUN $ 7,221.70
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6. TREASURER’S REPORT (continued)
EXPENSES OCT/NOV 2014 INSURANCE, SALES TAXES, OFFICE SUPPLIES, TRAINING, SCHOOL STORE STOCK, SPIRIT WEAR RE-ORDER, CLASS T-SHIRTS, FACILITY RENTAL AND OTHER EXPENSES FOR FUN RUN, NATIONAL & STATE DUES PAYABLE, MINI GRANTS, CHALLENGE LAB EXP, LIBRARY EXP, HOSPITALITY Total Expenses: $14,620,66 ENDING BANK BALANCE 11/5/2014 CHECKING $ 47, Upcoming Expenses: Carnival Deposits, Mini Grants
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7. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD - Janene Angulo, President
Executive Board October 28th - quorum present
Actions taken not requiring further action of membership:
Carrie Suh approved as Programs Chair
Voted to schedule another Fun Run Fundraiser in October 2015
Voted to honor pizza parties for all classes reaching their fundraising goals
Approved purchase of Olweus Banners via Mini Grant $509.92
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8. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (continued)
General Membership Approval Needed:
The board has approved a budget amendment for mini grants.
The mini grants budget will be raised from the current $10,000 to $25,000 for the 2014/2015 school year.
A motion is needed from membership to approve this budget amendment.
Motion - Oneida Gonzalez
Second - Angela Frankhouser
discussion
Vote Passed
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9. Report of Vice President, Membership - Laura Guerrero
Membership Drive Totals
-- Total Members: 325
-- 4th grade won the popsicle party and the extra recess time for the greatest percentage of members.
Pre-k 20% 3rd grade 38%
Kinder 47% 4th grade 71%
1st grade 40% 5th grade 42%
2nd grade 41%
If you still have not joined our PTA and would like to there is still time! See Laura Guerrero for more information.
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10. REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING - Linda Briscoe
FUN RUN – Chair, Tiffany Kerr
Raised $16, to date. Great success!
Pizza parties will be awarded to 16 classes that reached their classroom goal.
Money planned to be used for mini grants. More details will follow in the next meeting.
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11. REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING (continued)
SPIRIT NIGHT – Chair, Amy Offield
November 13th, Chick-Fil-A, 3:00 pm - close
LTE receives 10% of all sales
Place all receipts in the designated box
Drive thru customers to notify cashier to place receipts in the Spirit Night box
BOX TOPS – Chair, Mayra Agis
First batch has been submitted and raised $629.40
Next submission will be in February
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12. REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING (continued)
OTHER - Ongoing fundraisers
Submitted 122 Randall’s Community Bucks
Received $122 Randall’s gift card to be used to support hospitality budget
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13. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
CARNIVAL – Chair, Brittan Chepak
Looking for Committee members.
Looking for Sponsorships.
For more information, contact Brittan Chepak at
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14. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
VOLUNTEERS – Constance Hietkoetter
Total volunteer hours through October: 2,431
Volunteer of the Month for November – Tiffany Kerr
Staff of the Month for November –
Elizabeth Cardle, Receptionist
New Best Club Members – Norma Castillo-Vega, Jennifer Forke, Laura Guerrero, Tiffany Kerr, Hortencia Vargas-Castro
Send Nominations to
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15. RECORDING VOLUNTEER HOURS
Please log your hours!
Sign in as a volunteer – system tracks your hours
Log any off-site hours via
v-volunteer.com or or
write in volunteer binder in the front office.
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16. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Log on to: & register to receive updates on volunteer needs & opportunities
Tomorrow – “Family Favorites” Luncheon
Next Week - Book Fair “Sir Readalot’s Castle”
Wednesday, Nov. 19th - Thanksgiving Feast
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17. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
COMMUNICATIONS
–Alysia Transou & Paloma Rodriguez-Valencia
LTE PTA website:
Please REGISTER for MEMBER ACCESS
NEW…Website now has TRANSLATION button!
Volunteer Schedules with Sign-up capability
Correspondence/reminders sent to registered addresses
Includes: newsletters, minutes, forms
PTA newsletter sent home monthly in Tuesday folder  
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18. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Hospitality – Joanna Hess
November 12th Family Favorites Luncheon for Teachers/Staff
Need “family favorites” sides to compliment Rudy’s BBQ
Sign up on the PTA website under the Volunteer tab
Deliver treats to front office that morning
December 17th – “Shop the Market”
Save the Date!
Will be asking for volunteers to provide holiday home baked goodies for teachers/staff to take home with them!
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19. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Health & Welfare – Rebecca Gunn
Track and Field Days were a huge success!
Thank you to 3F Fitness and Hop N Happy for providing the water bottles and snacks!
Career Day – Details forthcoming
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20. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Squire Booster Club – Carry Goldsmith
LTE Spirit Wear t-shirts and visors are available for $15 each. Purchase at school store or PTA website
School Store
Fridays at lunch from 11am-1pm!
Contact Karla Gaily, if you are interested in working at the school store on Fridays!
Fridays are SPIRIT DAYS at LTE!! Wear your spirit shirts to show your school pride!
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21. REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL - Angela Frankhouser
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22. LTE is identified as School Wide Title I Campus which requires us to
Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment
Identify & commit to specific goals and strategies that address those needs
Create a comprehensive plan
Conduct an annual review of the effectiveness of the school-wide program and revise the plan as necessary.
We receive additional federal monies in order to support programming. The emphasis is on serving all students, improving all structures that support student learning, and combining all resources, as allowed to achieve a common goal.
Translated in Spanish by Alicia Martinez

23. LTE PTA Membership Meeting
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Upcoming Dates to Remember:
November 12th Family Favorites Luncheon
November 13th Spirit Night – Chick-Fil-A
November 17th-20th Book Fair
November 19th Thanksgiving Feast
November 20th Social Studies & Literacy Night
November 21st Birthday Celebrations
November 24th-28th Thanksgiving Break
December 9th Next PTA Membership Meeting
December 17th “Shop the Market”
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24. ADJOURNMENT IMPORTANT LOCATIONS FOR INFORMATION
www. lte.my-pta.org - LTE PTA website! PLEASE sign up to request access to website! Then login for important information including sign ups, forms, calendar, etc.
- LTE website
- LTISD website
- Lake Travis Education Foundation
- Texas State PTA website
Website to log all of your volunteer hours
(512) – Weekly Info Hotline
Meeting Adjourned 6:22 pm per Angela Frankhouser
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