PTA General Meeting, May 19, 2015
Attendance available upon request
Nancy called the meeting to order at 7:40. Quorum was established.
Introductions were made.
Minutes: Paula made a motion to approve the April minutes. Chris seconded. All in favor.
Principal's Report: He thanked the volunteers. We grew our PTSA membership by 100 members.
We had an increased presence of parents in the school. Career Day was a huge success. Staff
Appreciation Week from the PTSA was positively received. The school has identified the students
with a GPA between 2.5-2.9. 3.0 is the college matrix. We still need to close the performance gap.
Only 10% of the students had below a 2.0 GPA. The goal is to drop this to 5%. The school is trying
to open the IB access to the local community. If we take out the IB students, we look just like
Rockville High. To improve this gap we need to 1. Talk about it, 2. Have focus groups and have
engaging instruction, 3. Re-examine why they did not learn it. Sixty incoming freshman from Julius
West were invited to attend the Summer Academy. Only six showed. The school needs to reach
out to all.
Treasurer's Report: The bank statement closes at the end of the month. Our current statement
was for the end of April. By targeting the 11th and 12th grade parents, this helped us reach about
$2,000 for Post Prom. The Boosters allowing Post Prom to do concessions was also beneficial. Post
Prom went very well. A motion was made by Lori and seconded by Linda to approve $3,000 for
Back to School prior to the September General Meeting. All in favor.
MCCPTA: The State Legislature approved a bill to spend money in systems of higher needs.
Governor Hogan is withholding funding this year, approximately sixty-seventy million across the
state. Seventeen million is being withheld from MCPS. The Montgomery County Council may lose
100 million in tax revenue. They will approve their budget tomorrow. They are not funding all of
the Board of Education's recommendations.
Graduation Breakfast: The PTSA will provide 'Grab & Go' breakfast for the staff. The staff can take
the breakfast on the bus to graduation.
Nominations for 2015/2016: President: Nancy, 1st Vice President: Belinda, 3rd Vice President:
Cynthia, 4th Vice President: Chris. Lori made a motion to approve. Linda seconded. All in favor.
Achievements: Staff Appreciation, $4,000 in tech grants, Fleet Street on longer part of Pike plan,
Speaker Series, Post Prom, 3,979 volunteer hours, several RM Reflection Winners
Meeting Adjourned 8:30
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by Anne Simcox