Home and School Assoc. Meeting Minutes ~  September 14th, 2022

Attendance:  

Quinn H&S Board members

President 

Vice President- Beth Langlois

Secretary Meg Bear

Treasurer Lisete Caruso

5th Grade Rep –

6th Grade Rep – Lynne Millson

7th Grade Rep – Shannon Williams

Also, in attendance

 Jill Evans, Kelly Either, Jeff Gaglione and Jana Suarez

• Welcome – Beth Langlois

• Minutes from the May 2022 Zoom meeting were reviewed and approved.

• Meeting dates for the 2022- 2023 were approved and are as follows, 9/15, 10/12, 11/9, 12/14, 1/11, 2/15, 3/15, 4/12 & 5/10

• Treasurer Update

• Current Account balances are

• $11,164,62 is H&S
• $3,450.19 is Best Buddies

• The Best Buddies program is on hold until 2022/2023 school year
• Kathy Kilcoyne and SEPAC are considering their options for the remaining funds if the program cannot be revived.
• The group has discussed additional options for this money if the program doesn’t continue at Quinn.

• Budget for the 2022-2023 school year was approved.

• Line item for Student of the month breakfast will be paid by Quinn as part of drama reimbursement.

• Meg Bear made a motion to remove Jennifer Smith from the Home and School bank account.

•   Shannon Williams 2nd the motion.

• The vote was unanimous to removed Jennifer Smith.

• Meg Bear made a motion to add Beth Langlois to the Home & School bank account.

• Shannon Williams 2nd the motion.

• The vote was unanimous to add Beth Langlois to the Home & School bank account

• Principal Update

• Jeff said it has been a good start to the year.  Things are mostly back to “normal” and everyone is hopeful for a great year.

• The school is fully staffed which is great considering so many districts are having a hard time with that.

• Here is a list Jeff provided us here would like to us to consider when planning our spending for the 2022-2023 school year.

• Outdoor upgrades for the back of the school.  There was a planning committee and they have come up with a plan for what they would like to see happen.

• This includes finishing the painting of the basketball courts and 4 Square.        

• This is weather dependent and Columbus Day seems like it might be a good idea.  

• The paint was given to us as a trial base. This means there are some additional things such as photos at different times to see how the paint is wearing.

• Finishing the walking loop at the back of the school.  This is his priority project for the year.

• Some of this will be blacktop but due to wetlands and environmental concerns some of this will potentially be crushed stone.        
• Once the walking has been looped Jeff would like to add 3 stations/exercise equipment pieces for the kids to use.

• This will be potentially a multiyear process as the pieces for all 3 could range between 15k to 20k.
• Beth is going to look into any grants that maybe available to help offset the cost of this project.

• Author Visits
• Field Trips
• Assemblies
• Student of the month
• Teacher Appreciation Events
• Indoor/Outdoor Garden projects
• Annual Alumni Speaker gift
• Sport Program Uniforms

• Currently the students for basketball, soccer, and track & field are using the high school’s old uniforms.

• Jeff was asked if the students are using the recess equipment that was purchased at the end of the last year.  He said that it is up to the teachers outside on duty.  He will remind staff it is there and should be utilized.

• He did also mention that some of the items did not last and could be replenished.  We will check with staff to see what was popular enough to be purchased again.                        

• Color Run Update

• The goal for this year is 20K
• The program begins 9/26 and run through 10/12
• Registration is open.
• We have already received $110 in donations
• Beth will need help with sorting and delivering prizes.  

• She will send a google form for gathering volunteers.

• Some incentive ideas that are being considered:

• Principal for a day
• A spirit day
• An Officer Chad/Murphy visit
• DJ @ Lunch
• Spirit wear Gift card

• A Booster Rep will come out to Quinn a couple of times during the program to help whoomp up excitement and help deliver prizes.  Whatever we need from them.

• Spirit Wear Store

• We have already sold $375.00 of the required $1,000 for the year.
• We have free shipping on all orders for the next 2 weeks.

• It is always free shipping on orders over $50

• Meg updated the Home& School website with the link to the store.

• Grade Level Events:

• This year we would like to offer each grade their own dance.

• This will most likely happen in the late winter/ spring.

• We would also like to hold a movie night for the entire school.

• Beth will look in to whether we can hold this in October.

• We are also considering bringing in ports a potties because that became an issue in past movie nights with no access to the building.

• Classroom Supplies

• Lynne reached out to 6th grade teachers last week to see if there were any classroom needs.  

• Tissues, wipe, and paper towels were the most needed items.

• Is this something that H&S wants to consider taking on?

• Should we spend equally or give as the need arrives?

• Shannon will reach out the 7th grade to see if they have a need.
• We will revisit this next month with more information.

• Open Positions:

• 5th Grade Rep position will be taken by Jill Evans, Kelly Either, and Joanne Donahue.