CSPN Board Meeting

November 9, 2007

In attendance: The meeting was called to order at 1:40 p.m. with Pam Rose, Dr. Susan Copeland, Claudia Lakey, Senese Duhart, Janet Denkler, Lee Meyers, Mary O’Kelly, Bethany Walker, and Jaaqua Hunt in attendance.

Minutes: The minutes of the October 5 board meeting were approved as submitted.

Bank Statement: Secretary Lee Meyers opened the September 30 bank statement, briefly reviewed it, initialed it and handed it to Co-treasurer Senese Duhart for processing.

Holiday Fair: Mary reported that she and co-chair Brooke Sanders are in the midst of preparing for this annual event, which will be held on December 12-14. The vendor used for last year’s Holiday Fair will be used again this year because of their favorable prices, wide selection and Treasure Chest feature. Mary and Brooke plan to contact the list of volunteers before Thanksgiving and they will set up on the afternoon of December 11. The board thanked Mary and Brooke for their hard work, and expressed special appreciation to Mary for her continued commitment to this event even though she no longer has a child at Campus.

Fall Fest: Everyone agreed Fall Fest was a huge success, but in the interest of continued improvement, several suggestions were reviewed.

• Avoid holding Fall Fest just days after returning from Fall Break but keep it before Halloween
• Add a Volunteer Coordinator
• Have a co-chair for the auction and look into ways to make the check out process go more smoothly, such as increasing the time between the end of bidding and checkout
• Consider offering a ticket and wristband package like we do for Spring Fling.
• Advertise auction items, especially play dates, in advance
• Re-look at pricing for play date auction items
• Consider whether to continue the class scarecrows

The board thanked Bethany and Beth McGoldrick for another successful event.

Skate Night: Susan noted that parents should not drop off their children as this is intended to be a family event. The group agreed that future communications about Skate Nights should emphasize this point.

Support for Charities/Expressions of Concern: The group discussed ways to support charities while expressing care and concern for members of the Campus School family. After several options were considered, it was agreed that Claudia would examine the issue further and report back.

After School Pick up: Senese shared a parent concern about the environmental hazards of cars idling in the after school pick up line. Several options were discussed, but none seemed satisfactory. After much discussion, the group agreed that Senese would ask the concerned parent to research the issue further and come back with a recommendation.

Parent Concerns: Everyone agreed that Senese has done an excellent job of soliciting parent feedback and bringing issues to the board for consideration. To ensure that more parents have the opportunity to raise questions or share concerns, it was decided that the monthly newsletter would ask parents to submit issues and questions a week before each board meeting. The response will appear in the minutes after the board reviews and approves them at the following meeting.

Cookie Dough Sale: The decision to change to a new vendor was discussed. Amy reported that the previous vendor had changed product and pricing. Multiple vendors were evaluated before this one was selected.

Treasurer's Report: Janet reviewed the Treasurer's Report for September and October, which included a year to date net income of $13,018.35 and $17,739.76, respectively.

Sixth Grade: Susan reported that current plans are to continue having a sixth grade at Campus. This plan depends on 1) enough interested parents and 2) accurate pre-registration information from 5th grade parents for the following year.

Family Fun Night: We still need a chair for this event. The group agreed to brainstorm possible candidates and report back.

Adjournment and Next Meeting: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:45. The next meeting will be held on Friday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m.