Notes on a PTO Meeting

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

PTO General Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

• Thank you for coming to the last meeting of the school year!

  • Introductions

• Teacher Appreciation Week

  • Mon: Notes

  • Tues: Chalk

  • Wed: Bring something special to your teacher

  • Thurs: Bring something special for your specials; PTO is providing breakfast for the teachers

  • Fri: Sweet treat or snack

• SOL Hall Monitors

  • Still looking for parents to volunteer this week (Wed, Thurs, and Fri) and next week.

  • Easy responsibility

  • Reference ParentSquare message from Mr. Kronstain on 5/6/25

• John McGuire letter

  • Concern about the defunding of the Department of Education (HR 899)

  • We distributed an email to families with a letter to Congressman McGuire.

    • We would love more signatures from any adults who agree with the message in the letter. You do not have to be a Johnson Elementary parent to sign it. If you agree, share it!

  • We shared the letter with the other PTOs in the city so they can solicit signatures as well.

  • Could we take a letter to his office? Would that have a greater impact?

  • Ask the direct question: How is Congressman McGuire going to guarantee that the same amount of funding will be coming to our school if the DOE is defunded?

• Field Days are coming up!

  • 5/22 2nd - 4th grade

  • 5/23 PreK - 1st grade needs more volunteer signups

• Dance Party with Sunset Slush recap

  • Great event!

  • Really liked Sunset Slush!

  • Many children wanted more than one serving.

    • Do we charge for a second serving or solicit donations for a second one?

  • The event being active was great for our more introverted children.

    • No request for more programming at the event.

  • Save the date for next year: April 28th, 2026!

• Elections for next year’s board members

  • Chair - Jill McKinley

  • Vice Chair - Stacey Gearhart

  • Silent Auction / Bingo Chair - Patrick Davison

  • Communications Chair - Jeneene Chatkowski

  • Secretary - Heather

  • Treasurer - VACANT

  • Sunshine Chair - Allie

  • Grade Liaisons

    • K - VACANT

    • 1st - VACANT

    • 2nd - VACANT

    • 3rd - VACANT

    • 4th - VACANT

• Fourth grade parents!

  • Moving Up Ceremony

    • PTO provides the sheet cake and tie dye supplies

    • 4th grade parents have received a SignUp Genius for additional supplies

  • Next Year - Walker PTO would love for you to get involved as 5th grade parents

• Summer events

  • Wednesday, July 16 - BINGO at Random Row

  • Saturday, August 16 - All grade playdate at Johnson (1st Saturday after school begins)

• 2024-2025 money raised: over $16k!

  • Teacher reimbursement information will be sent out within the week. Same format as in the past.

  • Deadline will be July 31st. Will probably be $250/teacher. Jill will confirm.

  • Ms. Chambers: Teachers are so appreciative of this support.

• Citywide PTO Fund

  • PTO representatives from all elementary, middle, and high schools

  • We are working to bring back a citywide fund (similar to what was created in COVID, but with slight differences).

    • This will be a tool to solicit donations from larger corporations. Donations would go into a large citywide pot and then divided amongst the schools based on student enrollment.