The Ranches Academy

FSO Board Meeting Minutes

March 20, 2006 8:45-9:35 am

Minutes for March 20th FSO Board Meeting

–General FSO Meeting. No general membership present.

1. Closed FSO Board Meeting called to order by Christie Buxton at 8:45. Those present were: Christie Buxton, Wendy Ford, Valerie Mattensen, Shauna Vorkink, Angie Rasmussen, Brenda Parks, Michele Evans and Trisha Johnson.

2. Minutes reviewed for Feb 27th meeting. Trisha motioned approval, 2nd from Shauna. Unanimous vote. Minutes approved.

3. Business
-Appreciation given for all the hard work given by volunteers.
-Volunteer appreciation week April 3-7th. All volunteers having reached their 40-hour requirement will be invited to an appreciation party held April 7th at 2:00 in the gym-pending approval from Principal Beck. There will be a possible Fondue Fountain.
-Rad Kid Training-need volunteers to complete the Rad Kid training through the Sheriff’s Dept.
-Discussion about moving dates of Wax museum next year and variety show. Aretta Jarvis mentioned as a good idea for artistic committee head.
4. Committee Reports
?Academic- PI Day- went great. Discussion of improvement in upper grades.
?Artistic- Kids’ Club-March 24th and 31st. K-2 assignments go home Wed. March 22nd.
?Health & Safety- no business at this time.
?Lunch- Discussion of the new Hogi Yogi menu for next year. Hogi Yogi may have the possibility of offering free or reduced lunches for low-income families next year. They offer a five-day menu, $1.90/day, with a minimum of 100 orders/day. It was decided to try the Hogi Yogi menu, which is an Arby’s roast beef sandwich, for Mondays and Little Caesars Pizza for Fridays. Little Caesars will individually wrap the pizza slices to stay within the health code requirements.
?Newsletter- Newsletters Mar 31, April 28, and May 26. Get any info to Brigitte for March Newsletter by March 22. Newsletter to include a request for all Room Mothers to turn in their pictures.
?Photography-No business at this time.
?School Play- No business at this time.
?Reading-Jazz reading competition ended with good feedback from the teachers about how the drawings were handled.
?Room Mothers-No business at this time.
?Teacher Appreciation-No business at this time.
?Yearbook- Yearbook was cancelled. Discussion of putting pictures on CD and selling those in place of the yearbook. No decision as of yet.

5. Budget- a request for a printout on the remaining budget.

Meeting Adjourned at 9:41