School Year 2024-2025
K280 PAC E-Board Meeting Minutes
October 11, 2024
Called to order at: 8:50 a.m.
In attendance: Gary, Jessica, Nikki, Angela, Joanna, Sisi, Staff Liaison (Justica, Emily)
- Introduction
- New Treasurer - Topher Balzan 3K Parent
- New Co-secretary- Gretchen Poole, able to start in November
- Upcoming events
- Virtual PAC Meeting 10/16
- Movie Night - Saturday, 10/19
- Concessions Needed
- Instacart order- pretzel pouches, Goldfish, fruit snacks, water, Honest juice boxes, stickers, pencils, candy (have to post allergens)
- Popcorn machine- need to check stock and assign a volunteer to operate the machine and distribute popcorn
- Will order six pizzas from Cozie’s on 10/15 (cash)
- Board Volunteer for each Volunteer Shift
- Login needed for Disney Plus streaming
- Square1Art
- Art being done this week
- Will be pushing for tiles for school to help up participation
- Gary suggested displaying the tiles in the school building
- Pie sale fundraiser in November
- Betty Bakery Details
- We would charge for pies a few dollars over price
- Prefrence would be to have parents pick up from bakery Tuesday or Wednesday before Thanksgiving (they remain fresh for a week in fridge, months in freezer)
- Final order to be submitted a week before pickup (11/18)
- Two Sizes - 8” 4-8 small slices, 10” up to 10 good slices
- Flavors- consensus was to offer all flavors:
- Dutch Apple
- Classic Apple
- Pumpkin
- Lactose Free pumpkin
- Pecan
- Chocolate pecan
- Purple Sweet Potato
- Cherry streusel
- Blueberry streusel
- Nikki suggested offering pie samples at school dropoff
- Picture Day
- November 18-19th
- Need three to four olunteers for both days
- 3k 18th & 4K 19th
- 8:30 - 12pm
- Most likely over early
- Volunteer when your child has picture day is the sell
- November Event
- Pie sale
- December Event
- Gym Day- 12/8 from approximately 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.
- Gary will apply for a permit from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. that day, about one hundred kids expected
- Activities
- Rummage Sale - Teacher Liaison Suggestion
- Leftover items can be donated
- Parent Recycling Art Project
- Gym Activities
- Cake Walk
- Fundraiser Element
- Charleston Wraps
- Dividers
- Barrett found plush dividers with seating for PE room/cafeteria
- Gary is in the process of getting a quote for three sets of three dividers
- Potential Fundraisers/Events
- Halloween Parade
- Any further discussion?
- Gary will discuss with Barrett
- Foley Firs
- 8th Ave & 8th Street & Online Ordering
- Free Delivery
- $10 for every tree sold mentioning K280 & Additional donations based on 30 or 60 trees sold
- Coat Drive
- Local shelter to partner with
- Angela will reach out to CHiPS in Park Slope
- School Supply - EduKit
- Have to sign up this year for next year
- Feedback from Teachers, teachers will be surveyed
- Future Events
- Spring Carnival with PS 10
- Nikke volunteered to be the K280 liaison
- Heritage Day/Book Fair
- Check in with team on potential dates for event
- Possibly March
- April Parents Night/Auction
- Jessica reaching out to Flo
- Nets game beginning of next year, possibly on MLK Day
- Treasurer Finance Update
- Currently 23k in the bank
- New Merchandise
- Feedback on T-shirts, sweatshirts, totes, fanny packs, water bottles, stickers (waterproof)- bright colors, combine logos
- Sisi can offer guidelines to the designer she knows who can merge the logos
- Discussed designs for water bottles, pens, and umbrellas for teacher appreciation
- Art contest for K280 tote- offer guidelines and logo to use
- PAC WhatsApp Group
- Gary suggested utilizing ClassDojo instead of Whatsapp to send parent reminders
- Teachers inquired about financial support/grants to assist families with paying for the K280 afterschool program
- City vouchers are not accepted
- PAC requested a grant writing volunteer
- It was suggested to create a list of resources for alternate afterschool programs in addition to resources for financial assistance