1. Welcome to the Arrowhead PTA Meeting
November 7, 2017

2. School Pool
Brett Schock – City of Kenmore

3. 2018 Bond & Levies
Lydia Sellie, Executive director of Business Services and Carolyn O'Keeffe, Deputy Superintendent

4. Words from the School
Jesse Harrison, Principal

5. Grade Level Updates
Ellie Swanson, Kindergarten

6. Fall Fundraiser Update
Total received in hand - $17,184
Expected Matching - $5,110
Total so far - $22,294

7. Budget Updates - September
Checking Balance:  $18,462.02
September Expense:  $2,264.45
Money Market Balance:  $25,094.05
$ Staff funds
$400 Welcome Back Night
Total Checking & Money Market:  $43,556.07
$ PTA Admin
$383 Membership Dues
$ Popcorn Expense
September Income:  $3,506.58
$250 prior year expense (staff funds)
$2, Membership Dues (restricted funds)
$32.33 Communications
$650 Fundraising
$5 bank fee
$43.76 Donation
$2.80 Interest

8. Membership Update
Currently at 319 members
Goal is 411

9. Safety/Security Emergency Preparedness Supplies WATCH D.O.G.S.
Survey of the container and classrooms conducted last Spring
Discuss prioritized list
WATCH D.O.G.S.
Startup Kit ($450) purchased

10. Safety & Emergency Preparedness Requests for 2017-18
Time
Location
Item
Quantity
Unit Cost
Cost
Comments
Fall 2017
Container
Container Emergency Food & Water (1/5 Annually) 1 $ $
Need to maintain supply with 5 year shelf-life
Propane for Generator (Fill tanks) 4 $ $
Validate all fuel tanks are full for
Hand Saw $ $
Missing from container as of school year
Shovel $ $
Classrooms
Classroom Emergency Food (full refresh)
500 $
In-classroom food needed for Shelter In Place
Batteries for current Lanterns (3 D per lantern) (full refresh)
120 $ $
Need full refresh of D cell batteries for 40 existing lanterns
School
WATCH D.O.G.S. Startup Kit $ $
Evaluation / Implementation Planning
$ 1,753.79
Spring 2018
Additional LED Lanterns (takes 3 D cell batteries) 15 $ $
Need additional classroom lighting for power outage situations
Batteries for Additional LED Lanterns (3 D Alkaline per lantern) 45 $
Lithium Ion batteries not sold in D cell size - must use Alkaline
AM/FM/NOAA Hand-Crank Radios (takes 3 AA batteries) 10 $ $
Need radios for emergency instruction during Shelter In Place
Batteries for AM/FM/NOAA Radios (3 AA Li-Ion per radio) 30 $
Lithium Ion batteries have greater power and will not corrode with temperature changes.
Glow Sticks (Commercial Grade) (full refresh)
Commercial Grade 12 hour Glow Sticks (1 per person)
$ 1,662.50

11. Proposed Annual Sustainment Budget
Time
Location
Item
Quantity
Unit Cost
Cost
Comments
Annual
Container
Container Emergency Food & Water (1/5 Annually) 1 $ $
Need to maintain supply with 5 year shelf-life
Classrooms
Classroom Emergency Food (1/2 Annually)
250 $ $
In-classroom food needed for Shelter In Place (2 year shelf-life)
Batteries for 55 (40 current +15 additional) Lanterns (1/2 Annually)
82.5 $ $
D cell batteries for lanterns (replace Alkaline batteries bi-annually)
Batteries for 10 AM/FM/NOAA Radios (1/2 Annually) 15 $
Lithium Ion batteries have greater power and will not corrode with temperature changes.
Glow Sticks (1/5 Annually)
100 $
Commercial Grade 12 hour Glow Sticks (1 per person) $

12. WATCH D.O.G.S. Program Overview
The WATCH D.O.G.S. ® (Dads Of Great Students) program has 2 primary goals:
To provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important.
To provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying.
Who are WATCH D.O.G.S.?
WatchDOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer for at least one day each year at an official WATCH D.O.G.S. ® school.
What do WATCH D.O.G.S. do?
During the day, WatchDOGS may read and work on flash cards with students, play at recess, eat lunch with students, watch the school entrances and hallways, assist with traffic flow and any other assigned activities where they actively engage with not only their own students, but other students as well.
How does it work?
The program kicks off with a Pizza Night for Dads and Kids, to introduce the program and have Dads sign up to come to school for a day. On their day, Dads show up at the school and receive their itinerary for the day. They spend half the day with their child and half in another classroom. Dads can sign up for a single day or more based on availability.
Learn more at:

13. WATCH D.O.G.S. Testimonial From Arrowhead Parent Justin Bourn
"Hi, this is Justin Bourn, father of Adeline and James Bourn.
Last year when Adeline was in 1st grade at Moorlands Elementary, I volunteered as a Watch D.O.G. It was a great experience. It can be a one-day or multiple day opportunity for dads of Arrowhead students. It allows dads to be active at school, providing a positive role model for the kids, furthering their connection with the neighborhood kids you already know while showing everyone that you value their school.
For my Watch D.O.G.S. day at Moorlands Elementary, I was able to participate in three classes throughout the day, help monitor the playground during the recesses, and even joined in with one physical education class and ran track with the kids. Since I was wearing the Watch D.O.G. badge throughout the day, students were very interested to know more about me and would continually walk up to me and ask whose dad I was, etc. It was a lot of fun.
I cannot wait to do it again at Arrowhead Elementary where now both my kids attend."

14. Funding Requests 1. Emergency Preparedness - $1k
2. Professional Development - $5k
3. Books - $3,325
Additional priorities from teacher survey are:
Alternative seating
Math/STEM manipulatives

15. Upcoming Events for the Family
Friday, November 10th – No School (Veteran’s Day)
November 16 – 22nd – Half Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 27 & 28 – Healthy Hawks
November 27 – December 1st – Book Fair and Toy Drive
Friday, December 1st – Popcorn Friday
December 18 – January 1st – Winter Break
Friday, January 5th – Popcorn Friday
Tuesday, January 9th – PTA Meeting
Friday, January 12th – MLK Assembly
Monday, January 15th – No School (MLK Day)
Thursday, January 26th – Mid Winter Mixer
Monday, January 29th – No School (Non-Student Day)

16. Remaining Open Positions
Spring Fundraiser
Hospitality
All School BBQ
Legislative Liaison
Pancake Breakfast (currently 1 chair)
May 18th - 20th – 104th WA State PTA Convention
Science Fair
Reflections
Lego Club
Grant Writer
WE have 2 large fundraisers – fall and spring. Spring fundraiser is a pass the hat just like the fall fundraiser. Hawk Walk will no longer be the theme of the spring fundraiser but we will still have a hawk walk celebration because kids love it so much. Will need a parent to coordinate that day. Need a school safety chair - Liaison between city/county/school district and Arrowhead PTA regarding traffic/pedestrian/bicycle safety. Stride Trak – web based program that tracks steps and miles - purchased last year. Coach Miller needs a parent to help set it up and get it running. Legislative Liasion – stay informed on all legislative issues, sharing the news with the PTA and possibly attending one or two events throughout the year. Room parent description on next page.

17. Thank you!!! Next PTA Meeting Tuesday, January 9th - 6pm
Thanks so much to Colleen Sheehan for all the work on the Fall Fundraiser and to Maggie & Dave Rynearson for the Harvest Festival & Fall Dance!
Thank you also to Mami Sorajo & Elise Harris for Multicultural Night!
Lastly, thank you also to Colleen Pearce for popcorn Fridays!
Next PTA Meeting Tuesday, January 9th - 6pm