PTA meeting minutes for May 16, 2018
Meeting called to order at 6:33pm by Melanie White.  All said the Pledge of Allegience and took a moment of silence. 
Board members present: Melanie White, Tracy Boggs, Kristin Pitirri, Courtney Maliki, Kim Evertt, Helen Senese, Linda Dansa
BLT report - Mrs. Dansa
	The next BLT meeting is scheduled for the end of May.  
Principal's report - Mrs. Dansa
	As of today, there are 26 days of school left.  The countdown to the end of the year has begun!  
	Parents will be receiving placement letters soon.  Parents are asked to contact Mrs. Dansa with information about the type of learning environment they feel would best benefit their children. 
	Mrs. Check went last Friday morning to the rock quarry and selected over 500 rocks for the students to use in the Sweet Blasdell Rocks project.  Students will be painting these rocks in art class.  The older students will be taking walking field trips to place their rocks around the community.  
	The community garden is being planned.  Teachers have been starting seeds in their classrooms and the Service Club will be preparing the beds for planting after Memorial Day.  
	The 4th grade classes will be going on a field trip to Old Fort Niagara tomorrow.
	Kindergarten screening begins next week, with kindergarten orientation to follow.
	There is no school on the Friday before Memorial Day, on 5/25.  Students will enjoy a 4 day weekend for the holiday!
Teacher report - Mrs. Senese
	Thank you from the teachers to the PTA for their treats and surprises during Teacher Appreciation Week.  There was a coffee bar, fresh picked fruit and healthy snacks, a voucher from FranCiel's for free ice cream, and they finished the week with an adorable cake courtesy of Melanie's Eats & Sweets.  The teachers really enjoyed their week!
	Thank you also to the PTA for books each student received as part of the PARP program.  Students in each classroom were able to pick a book donated by the PTA.  Look for these coming home this week!  Mrs. Senese read thank you notes from the students in her classroom and Mrs. Poliseno's class for their books.	
Council report - Kim Everett
	Several board members attended the Frontier Council PTA luncheon on May 4th, held at JP Fitzgerald's.  Scholarships were awarded to 2 high school students, one of which is Mrs. Santillo's niece.  Congratulations to Heather!
Treasurer's report - Melissa McGrath was unable to attend tonight's meeting.
Old Business
Me & My Gal Game Night - Kim Evertt	
	Thank you to Kim for organizing the first mother/son game night.  The boys & their moms had a great time playing Bingo, making a picture frame craft and spending time together.
Ice Cream Social - Brandi Fanning
	Thank you to Brandi for chairing this event.  Due to an ordering error at Top's Markets, the Friendly's sundae cups families had purchased were unavailable.  Top's donated a variety of ice cream novelties instead.  
Teacher Appreciation Week - Melanie White & Kristin Pitirri
	Thank you also to Stephanie Hellerer and Kim Evertt for their help.
Mother's Day Carnations - Melissa McGrath
	Thank you Melissa for coordinating this Blasdell tradition.  Students were each given a carnation to take home for Mother's Day.  Thank you to Kelly White & Tiffany Casuccio for helping to distribute the flowers to the classrooms.
New Business
Community Movie Night - Chris Drzal
	Chris is the President of the local chapter of the Amvets Riders.  For the 3rd year, they will be sponsoring a community movie night on August 25th at JFK Park.  They will be showing Despicable Me 3.  There will be clowns, face painting and food vendors.  
	Also, unfortunately the annual Memorial Day parade in Blasdell has been cancelled due to the poor road conditions of Lake Avenue.  There will still be memorial services and a cookout at the Amvets Post on Sunday, May 27th.
School Banking - Kim Evertt
	Thank you to Kim for all your hard work this year.  The final day of school banking will be held on Tuesday, June 5th.  The students will be banking with the Mobile Branch around 9:30am that morning.  There will be fun prizes for all bankers.   Tammy Schmitz will be taking over school banking next year.  Congratulations to the 9 students that received $25 Amazon gift cards from the drawing for April banking! 
Field Day - Dawn Rowell
	Thank you to Dawn for coordinating the PTA-sponsored lunch for Field Day.  Field Day is Friday, June 15th.  Volunteers will be needed to run games, help cook, serve and clean up lunch.  Melanie is working on an informational sheet that will be coming home soon to sign up as a volunteer.  
	Unfortunately, the PTA will not be able to purchase the students Field Day t-shirts this year.  The average cost of providing the t-shirts is around $2300, which is a significant portion of our annual budget and our funds were more limited this year.  Students are encouraged to wear their class colors for Field Day.  
Staff Appreciation Lunch – Kim Evertt
	Kim is working on a catered lunch from Poppyseed for all the staff in the building that help make our school run so smoothly all year long.  The luncheon will be held Thursday, June 21st afternoon.  Kim will be asking for volunteers to send in desserts.  
Kim will be moving up the middle school next year.  Thank you all for your hard work this year!  We will miss you!
2018-2019 PTA Board Elections
	Meeting attendees voted for the following officers for 2018-2019 PTA board. 
		Co-Presidents - Tracy Boggs & Sandi Eisenman                                                              
		Vice President - Courtney Maliki
		Treasurer - Kristin Pitirri
		Recording Secretary - Amy Sanders
		Corresponding Secretary - Melanie White
		Council Delegate - Jennifer Silver
		Teacher Representative - Helen Senese

Mrs. Dansa closed the meeting with a final word of thanks to the PTA for an amazing year.  She particularly recognized Dawn Carcione and Kim Evertt for their dedication to the school and students.  
Melanie White motioned to adjourn the meeting, motion seconded by Tracy Boggs.  Meeting adjourned at 7:01pm.  

Respectfully submitted, 

Kristin Pitirri, Recording Secretary