FRIENDS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
CASTLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OPEN MEETING

MAY 22, 2007

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: ANN WARREN, STEVE ROOT, JULIA SAK-GEARHART, MICAH ROBERTS, LARRY DEMERS,  DAWN PLEW, YAEL APT, AND MARIA VON HARTZ

MEMBERS PRESENT:   GINNEAN SHAW, ANNE GOLDRING, DIANA TOOTHMAN, TOLLY VALENTE, KYM ISRAEL, LORI BERMAN, BRUCE BERMAN, PATTY CLEARY, LISA PETERSON, ELAN LEVEY, BARRY GREY, ANDREA DANIELS,  CARDIE LOY, STACY BROOKS, TED HARSHBERGER, NEAL FELDER,  KELLEY REYNOLDS, JOHN TOOTHMAN, ANNE PUCCINI, TINA TEODORESCU, KHE THAI VIAU, OLGA GONZALEZ, BARBARA KAYE

FACULTY PRESENT: AMY LEVITT-POLANCO, ANGELA YOON

1.  MEETING WELCOME – 7:15 PM

MARIA WELCOMES ALL AND THANKS EVERYONE FOR COMING.

 

MARIA THANKS ALL THOSE LEAVING THE BOARD: HANIA BROOKS, GINA POLIZZI, JOHN LAZAR, VALENCIA FOSTER, MICAH ROBERTS, MARIA VON HARTZ.

 

2. ELECTIONS

 

--MARIA OPENS THE FLOOR FOR SELF-NOMINATIONS. THERE ARE NONE.

 

--THE CANDIDATES SPEAK:

 

DIRECTOR: LORI BERMAN

                 TED HARSHBERGER

                 ELAN LEVEY

                GINNEAN SHAW

 

SECRETARY: KELLEY REYNOLDS

 

CO-PRESIDENT: DIANA TOOTHMAN

                        ANN WARREN

 

--VOTING AT 7:30.

 

--MS. LEVITT-POLANCO AND MS. YOON COUNT THE VOTES. EVERYONE WHO RAN, WINS.

 

 

3. BINGO DE MAYO

 

MARIA SHOWS WHAT ITEMS ARE STILL LEFT AND ON SALE.

 

BINGO WAS A HUGE SUCCESS: WE RAISED ABOUT $50,000. THANKS TO THE BINGO TEAM!

 

 

4. ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

--THE TEACHER TEA WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 29 AT 2:10; MARIA REQUESTS THAT PRESENT AND FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS BE PRESENT IF POSSIBLE, AS WE’LL DISCUSS NEXT YEAR’S NEEDS WITH THE TEACHERS.

 

--GINGER WILL HOST THE LAST BOARD MEETING AT HER HOME, FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES, ON FRIDAY, JUNE 15, AT 7 PM.

 

--THERE WILL BE A BUDGET COMMITTEE TO HELP CREATE A BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. MARIA ENCOURAGES ANY BOARD MEMBERS, CURRENT AND FUTURE, TO TAKE PART. TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED.

 

--MARIA AND MICAH THANK THOSE WHO RAN FOR THE BOARD, AND THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED ON THE BOARD.

 

--GINGER THANKS MICAH AND MARIA FOR THEIR SERVICE ON THE BOARD.

 

 

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:40 PM.