CSPN Board Meeting - December 13, 2006

In attendance: The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m. with Amy Mulroy, Rebecca Scott, Pam Rose, Senese Duhart and Lee Meyers in attendance. Mary O’Kelly was overseeing the holiday fair, and she joined the meeting at 2:15 p.m.

Minutes: The November 8 board meeting minutes were approved as submitted.

Bank Statement: Secretary Lee Meyers opened, briefly reviewed and initialed the November bank statement. After Treasurer Mary O’Kelly joined the meeting, Lee handed her the bank statement.

Treasurer’s Report: The group reviewed the written treasurer’s report submitted by Mary O’Kelly which listed a net profit of $8,081.89 for November and $15,747.72 year to date.

Balanced Calendar: Rebecca reported that Susan plans to send out a detailed calendar in January which will identify school dates. A listing of the intercession activities to be offered is in development and it will go out before the end of the year. A parent survey will be sent out before the new balanced calendar begins and a follow up survey will be conducted after the first year with the new calendar.

Cookie Dough Sale: Amy gave a report on the recently completed cookie dough sale. The total number of boxes sold was one more than last year and net proceeds amounted to $4,435.

Holiday Fair: This event, which began on December 13 and runs through December 15, is going smoothly so far. The new vendor offers an excellent variety of reasonably priced products.

Teacher Lunch: The next lunch for teachers will be held in either January or February and will probably involve a box lunch from Café’ 61. After that, another lunch will be planned for TCAP week in April.

Family Fun Night: Event Chair Kari Duncan has begun work on the first Campus School Family Fun Night, which is scheduled for January 18 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Cookies and punch will be served, and a variety of activities will be offered, including bingo, karaoke, line dancing and chess club challenges. Amy asked Rebecca for permission to use several classrooms for some of the activities. The event will be free.

Library: Rebecca reported on plans to revamp the Media Center over a two to three year period. Some of the improvements will be cosmetic, but there will also be significant changes to the library holdings to expand and update the books and other media. These improvements will allow the Accelerated Reader program to run at full capacity and will provide the variety and quantity of books the teachers need, especially for content areas such as science, social studies and economics. A technology plan will also be part of the comprehensive proposal. Rebecca estimated it would cost approximately $50,000 to complete the entire project. The board authorized $10,000 to begin the process, and Rebecca committed to presenting a detailed Phase 1 plan at the next meeting. The board wants to be sure we use the funds raised by CSPN for something significant that will benefit the students, and all agreed that this project meets that standard. Rebecca expressed thanks to the board and indicated the faculty would begin work within the next month on some of the cosmetic changes. Rebecca, Susan and Nancy Harris will also look for grants that might be secured to fund some of the book collection.

Climbing Wall: There has been a considerable increase in the price of the climbing wall because the vendor’s sale has ended. It has also become clear that the vendor requires their company to install the climbing wall at a cost of one third of the purchase price. Because of this increase in the total cost, the board wants to reexamine the plan to purchase this equipment. Mary will look for a comparable product at a more reasonable price.

Next Meeting: The next CSPN Board meeting is scheduled for January 10, 2007.

Adjournment: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.