Bonny Slope Community Organization

Welcome to our

Bonny Slope COMMUNITY Organization

October 30th, 2024 Community Meeting

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• Welcome + Call to order
• BSCO Overview + Introductions
• Contract Negotiations
• Budget Increase – Current Budget standings + proposals
• Track improvement
• Learning Garden
• Gym Floor
• Pantry Provisions
• Vote review & next steps

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Minutes will be posted to the BSCO website after the meeting. �Ask questions via chat or the raise hand icon

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Agenda

What is BSCO

The Bonny Slope Community Organization, or BSCO, is the parent-teacher organization at Bonny Slope Elementary School. As a parent or guardian of a child at Bonny Slope, you are automatically a member of the BSCO. With the goal of enhancing the educational experience of Bonny Slope students, the BSCO coordinates volunteer efforts, community events, educational enhancement and fundraising.

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The BSCO was founded by parents as a non-profit organization when Bonny Slope Elementary opened in 2008. The BSCO has raised funds and organized volunteers to support many of the extras that enhance our school.

2024-25 Board Members

Amanda Faulk

Secretary

Everett – 5th Grade Arthur - 3rd grade

Oliver – 3rd Grade

Eleanor – Kinder

Whitney Mattocks

President

Garrity - 5th Grade

Drew - 3rd Grade

Mariah Jones-Munroe

Dir. of Committees

Zoe - 5th Grade

Addie - 2nd Grade

Cindy Chen

Co-Treasurer

Lucas Lai – 4th Grade

Dillon Lai – 1st Grade

Urva Hannegan

Dir. of Communications

Marcus - 4th

Audrey - 2nd

Samuel - (preschool)

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Jill Foggia

Vice President – Fundraising

Bella - 4th Grade

Hudson - 1st Grade

Daniel Figueroa

Dir. of Volunteers

Amos - 5th Grade

Levi- 3rd Grade

Brianna Bilton

Member At Large

Lili- 5th Grade

Oliver- 10th Grade

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Paige Fillingame

Member At Large

Brian -4th Grade

Andrew – 1st Grade

Garrett - (preschool)

Lisa Teuber

Member At Large

Dylan – 7th Grade�Colin - 5th Grade�Ben - 2nd Grade

Phoebe Tsai

Co-Treasurer

Zachary - 6th Grade

Zoe - 4th Grade

Zayna - 1st Grade

Things to Know about BSCO

• Who is BSCO: All parents, guardians, teachers, and staff

• What does BSCO do?
• Support BSE educators!
• Enrichment activities before, during & after school!
• Have fun!!!! (social & community events)
• Fundraise for projects beyond BSE budget

• What does BSCO not do?
• BSCO doesn’t seek to direct or control BSE policies or administration
• BSCO doesn’t intervene or participate in political campaigns or attempt to influence legislation
• BSCO Board members are not compensated - volunteers trying to help!

Contract Negotiations �Update & Resources

What should parents know?� �Status of negotiations & mediation�

Focusing on positive learning environments for kids & staff�

How can the community support teachers?

Starting November 22nd

No sooner than December 7th

No sooner than December 14th

No sooner than January 30th

No sooner than February 9th

Started last Feb- May. Agreed to take summer off

How the community can help

1. Contact your school board representative- Melissa Potter is the Board Member for the BSE region
2. Submit written comment to the school board. The next meeting is on November 12th
3. Sign up to give public comment at the school board meeting
4. Attend the Superintendent listening sessions that Dr. Balderas has for the community and voice your opinion
5. Tell your friends both sides of this story and encourage them to support transparent and fair bargaining practices and policies
6. Stay informed. Checkout the link on the following slide to get up to date information from both sides

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Community Resources for Parents

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Beaverton Education Association

BEA is the Beaverton Teacher’s union and through their mission they are committed to promoting, preserving, and improving public education in Beaverton, Oregon, and beyond.

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Website: https://beavertonea.org/�Community Petition: Link

Instagram: @BeavertonEA

Facebook: Link

Beaverton School District

The Beaverton School District includes 34 elementary schools, nine middle schools, six high schools, five option schools, 19 option programs and two charter schools. They have more than 38,000 students and about 4,700 staff members.��Website: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/

IG: @BeavertonSD�Facebook: Link

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Oregon Education Association

The Oregon Education Association (OEA) is a union that represents about 41,000 educators working in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 public schools and community colleges.

�Website: https://oregoned.org/

IG:@oregonEducationAssociation�Facebook: Link

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Abundant Schools Beaverton

Beaverton Families and Community standing with educators to fight for the abundant schools our students deserve.

�IG:@abundantBSD�

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Beaverton PTO Coalition: �The Beaverton PTO Coalition is a unified network of parent-teacher organizations across the Beaverton School District. Their mission is to amplify the collective voice of parents, guardians, and educators, ensuring that every school in the district thrives. ��IG:@beavertonsd_ptocoalition

Budget Update

2024-2025 Budget

2024-25 school year was forecasted at $295k, $50k increase from last year

• Fundraisers: Projected at $200K - JAT, Auction, Matching Funds

Jog-A-Thon raised $54K this year! -$20K under goal

Reminder: Company Matching Funds!

Upcoming Fundraisers: Auction, Pancake Breakfast, Others

• BSCO Reserves: $95K

Budget: 50% Student & Teacher support, 22% of Community Events/Giving, remainder mostly for fundraising efforts

• Teacher Support: $76.5K - Classroom, Educational programs, Specials
• Student Enrichment: $72K -Science school, Field trips, Class parties, Art Lit
• Community Events: $51K - Monster Mash, Culture Night, Carnival
• Community Giving: $16K - Pantry Provisions, Principal Funds
• BSCO Administration: $22.5K - Tax/Fee, Insurance, Discretionary

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Visit the BSCO website for current ‘24-‘25 school year Budget. The budget was approved by the community at the Spring Meeting (May21)

Contact Cindy: Treasurer@bonnyslopebsco.org

Funding Proposals

Track Improvement Summary

Interest in resurfacing the track has been discussed over the years at Bonny Slope.

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The current goal is to find out the actual cost, and find out if it is possible to widen and resurface the track.

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We have been in contact with the Beaverton School District Project Coordinator Scott Loggins and BSD Facilities Coordinator Kari McGrawth.

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Next steps:

1. BSD will hire a contractor to get a cost estimate. This estimate will cost $1,200 and needs to be approved and paid by BSCO.
2. The current request is an estimate to:
1. Keep two lanes, but widening the two lanes.
2. Add a rubberized surface to the track on top of current asphalt.
3. Consider straightening the track near the blacktop/foursquare area.
4. Consider removing the bushes and adding a retaining wall to widen towards the property line.

Track Improvement Summary (continued)

Additional Notes:

• We do not want to reduce the size of the field.
• Turf field is not permitted.
• BSD would not fund this. It would be up to the community to raise the funds for general school improvements. (Unrestricted giving)
• Construction is approximately 4-6 weeks and could be 2 years start to finish.

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Read the full proposal here.

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** IF it is possible to move forward with this project, BSCO will need to fundraise significantly to complete this project.

Learning Garden

The Garden is due for some repairs and updates.

BSE is in the unique position to reimagine the space and create a dynamic learning playscape that will help children with a host of developmental and educational benefits.

The Garden program was discontinued by BSD and all improvements and maintenance are the responsibility of the Bonny Slope Community.

Learning Garden (continued)

Guest speakers on the educational benefits of the garden:

Bitsy Parks - First Grade Teacher

Deb Henley- Kindergarten teacher

There is no current estimate for cost, but BSCO is considering $40k as a benchmark.

**BSCO should be able to complete this project this year without additional fundraising.

Improvements wishlist:

• Replace raised beds
• Green Waste Management
• Repair irrigation plan
• New/improved teaching space

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Dreams for the future:

• Covered teaching area
• Playscaping

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Improvements will be completed in phases.

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Gym Floor Improvements

Every student at Bonny Slope uses the gym. Currently, the gym floor is laid over concrete. BSCO is considering the request from the gym teachers to upgrade the surface to a sprung floor. Estimated cost: $80,000 - $95,000

**Additional fundraising will be required to complete this project.

Guest speaker:

Jacob Whitehead - Gym Teacher for

K, 3rd-5th

Pantry Provisions Pilot Program

BSE provides food to families in our school that experience food insecurity. Currently, the Pantry committee stocks backpacks full of food for students to take home to ensure they have food during the weekend/over school breaks for Thanksgiving, winter break, and spring break. For various reasons, the backpack program is not meeting the needs of our participating families.

BSCO is seeking community support to increase the Pantry budget from $5,000 to $15,000 to provide families with $100 grocery gift cards, allowing families to purchase foods that they know how to prepare, accommodate the dietary needs of their families, and retain their dignity.

Guest speakers:

Jennifer Cade - BSE Social Worker [sent talking points]

Alana Anderson - Pantry Provisions co-lead

USDA “Thrifty Food Plan” costs for comparison.

BSCO is able to fund this program through its discretionary account without additional fundraising.

Voting Information Recap

BSE Track: Community is voting whether or not to pay $1,200 to a contractor who can tell us if it is possible to widen the track.

• BSCO has this money within the 2024-25 discretionary budget. The larger issue is whether the community wants to pursue widening the track.
• If it is possible to widen the track, the community will be informed of the estimated cost and we will vote again as to whether to pursue completion.

Learning Garden: Community is voting on making $40k available to renovate/repair the school garden.

• This project will likely take greater than a year to complete.
• BSCO could allocate the full value to this project from reserve funds but that would deplete reserves.

Gym Floor: Community is voting to support the renovation of the gym floor, replacing the current surface with a sprung floor.

• A vote “YES” means that the community supports working with BSD to embark on discovery work to determine costs and logistics of the project. The community would have to vote again as to whether to pursue completion.
• Renovations to the gym could take years to complete.
• BSCO will need to fundraise and save to bring this project to completion.

Pantry Pilot Program: Community is voting to increase the Pantry committee’s budget from $5,000 to $15,000 for the 2024-25 school year.

• BSCO has this money within the 2024-25 discretionary budget
• A “YES” vote does not mean that the budget for the Pantry committee will be raised permanently. The budget for the 2025-26 school year is set in the Spring. The community will vote to ratify that budget in May.

Community Vote

Because of the dollar values in play, the vote opens tonight and will be available to the community for an additional nine (9) days.

To prevent non-community members from voting, the form will be posted to a password protected page on the BSCO website. The password will be available on ParentSquare.

If all items are approved, it may take BSCO several years to fundraise enough money to complete the projects. Information with be forthcoming with the results of the vote.

Please go to the Zoom chat to find the link to vote.

Thank you

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

OBOB teams announced: November 1st

School Conferences: November 13th - 14th

Picture Re-Takes: November 18th

Thanksgiving Break: November 25th - 29th

Winter Class Parties: December 20th

Winter Break: December 23rd - January 3rd