1. + Hawthorne Elementary PTO November 2015 Meeting

2. + Agenda 1. Welcome & Introductions 2. Treasurer's Report - Budget Update 3. Upcoming Events 4. Principal's Report 5. “Q&A with Dr. K”: Welcome Dr. Kellogg! 6. How to Support the PTO 7. Open Discussion/Questions

3. + Executive Board Officers Jenny Lin (President) Tiffany Laffitte (Vice President) Melissa Christian (Secretary) Rebecca O’Brien (Treasurer) Faculty Members of Executive Board Angela Ervin (Principal) Ann Geniusz (Teacher Liaison)

4. + The PTO’s Role is … To encourage involvement of the parents, school staff and community as a team to promote the welfare of the students and youth in home, school and community. To sponsor events to bring closer the relationship of home and school so the parents and teacher may cooperate intelligently in the education of the child. To encourage and acknowledge academic achievement. To raise funds to enhance the educational facilities and opportunities of the students of Hawthorne Elementary that are not otherwise provided for in the school corporation budgets.

5. + Coordinators Fall Fundraiser (Rebecca O’Brien) Book Fair (Usborne and Ann Ward) Skate Zone (Tiffany Lafitte) School Store (Ann Geniusz) Labels for Education & Box Tops (Breanne Braskett) GEM Awards (Valerie Lonsinger) Scholarship Committee (Jenny Lin) Spring Event (Donna Kopecky/Cari Hansen) Kids Invite Someone Special (K.I.S.S.) (Monika Rusnak) Westerville Parent Council Delegates (Melissa Christian & Jenny Lin) ??? (Your idea here) http://www.hawthorneschool.org/volunteer-opportunities/

6. + Treasurer’s Report Starting bank balance: 13,984.40 Revenue: 9,870.81 – inc. Book Fair, Fundraiser, Skate Zone Upcoming: Holiday Shop, Winter Book Fair Expenses: 2,288.49 Upcoming: K.I.S.S., Safety Patrol, field trips October fields trips: $1,261 for transportation Ann Geniusz got a grant to build a school store!

7. + EVENTS! UPCOMING: December 10 – K.I.S.S. – Volunteers Needed! December 14-17 - Holiday Shop – Volunteers Needed! December 16: PTO Meeting January 27: Skate Zone Party February 22-26 – Scholastic Book Fair – Volunteers Needed! February 25 - K.I.S.S.

8. + Principal’s Report Classroom WEF Grants Lost & Found Coat Rack Technology 2-5!!!

9. + Q & A with Dr. K Welcome Superintendent Kellogg!

10. + Support the PTO Earn funds for your school without paying or doing anything extra! Labels for Education Box Tops for Education Designate Hawthorne to benefit when you shop: 1. Meijer (uses Meijer credit card or Meijer 1 Card and PIN-debit or cash) 2. Link Hawthorne to your Target Red Card 3. Shop at Smile.Amazon.com and choose Hawthorne 4. Kroger Community Rewards 5. Giant Eagle 6. My Coke Rewards, Kellogg’s Family Rewards …. Ask us for details or visit www.hawthorneschool.org/shopping-rewards

11. + Open Discussion/Questions The mission of the PTO is to make Hawthorne the best school it can be, whether that is funding the “extras” such as field trips and guest speakers, or facilitating communication. Please express ideas, concerns, etc. If you have a special skill and wish to share it with us to help us do things better, please let us know!