PTO Meeting 10/21/08

•Opening Prayer lead by Ms. Casey

•Principal’s Notes
•A request for approval to renew the Connect-Ed contract was made with subsequent motion and approval by the PTO at a cost of $3.60 a student/year. Everyone was in agreement that it is well worth the cost.
•Mrs. Broulliard reviewed what led to her decision to dismiss early on Monday Oct 20th. Due to a traffic accident on Main Street, near the Vienna restaurant, the school lost electricity, heat, phone lines and the fire alarm system was off line. She was told it would take 4-6 hours to repair. The Southbridge food service was also affect by the power outage and was offering pop-tarts for school lunch. All these factors impacted her decision to dismiss early. The reverse 911 Connect Ed was put into place (by cell phone), within 5 minutes there was line out the door of parents ready to sign out their children out and almost every student was picked up by 11am.
•Mrs. Broulliard also reviewed the magazine drive results. The total amount sold was $55,000, which comes to approximately $22,000 for the budget.

•Treasurer’s Report- Genie Marino reported that there is $4,087.68.20 in the PTO account.

•Kim Ayotte spoke about the Vendor’s Fair that will be held on November 14th. Kim already has 14 vendors and is looking for more. Contact Kim if you have a home-based business that would like to participate or you can down load an application off the Trinity web site.

•Sue Baily spoke about the upcoming Secret Santa on Dec. 2nd-3rd. She would like to get a co-chairperson this year, as it is her last year at the school. We need help with set up and helping the children counting money and/or shopping.

•The Trinity Catholic Academy Recipe Book is a one-time fundraiser that we would like every Trinity family/teacher to contribute to. We are looking for 400-500 recipes and are about half way there. Please take a minute to write down your favorite recipes and send them in. You can down load a form off of the Trinity web site (www.trinitycatholicacademy.org) or contact Donna Reardon for more information.

•The Entertainment Book fundraiser is complete. The school sold 125books this year, which is approximately $1200. Last year 240 books were sold.

•Bob Caranci the Athletic Director reminded everyone there is a soccer banquet Thursday Oct 23 at 630pm. Trinity is the host of the 395 league tournament this year. Trinity along with 8 other schools are involved. There is a cheering tournament to be held on March 7th and a basketball on March 13,14, and 15 at Nichols College. There is a need for many volunteers. Volunteers are needed to put together pictures, a slide show, and t-shirts need to be made. Mr. Mandeville will be In charge of the booklet with an opportunity for best wishes to be sent to players and coaches. Anyone willing to help out with the sports programs please contact Mr. Caranci or Mr. Bernadone. Trinity also has a booster club for anyone to help out with the sports programs. For Basketball there is a need for help selling concessions, running the clock and scorekeeping.

•The first basketball game will be away at St. Annson on November 14th. Our first home game will be November 21st with a pep rally that afternoon.

•8th Grade will be hosting a 3 on 3 basketball tournament on November 15th for their class trip.

•Someone mentioned a fundraising idea of recording the variety show and Christmas concert to be sold on a DVD. The possibilities will be looked into.

•Mrs. Broulliard discussed the status of the St. Mary’s Ministries Center. The parish is reaching out to TCA community in helping raise funds to get the building completed. The contractor and the architect have been agreed to and signed off by the Bishop. Having the building completed would allow room for the church’s 30 ministries and give the school extra room as well. There will be a small chapel to be used for students and religious lessons. The school’s schedule of use would also be lessened, including the gym and CCD classes currently held at the school. It will be a 5000 sq/ft facility with 2500 sq/ft used for the food pantry. A steering committee has been developed with Deb and Rene Umanzor liaisons between the school and the parish. There will be a contact person for each grade. An additional informational meetings are to be scheduled. The building is 80-85% complete with work to be finished on the outside and the lower level needs to be complete before an occupancy permit can be applied for.

•Next PTO meeting is Wednesday Nov 19th – See you there.