Los Compadres
PTO General Meeting
Monday, January 12 2015 • 6:00 – 8:00
Welcome & Introductions
—  Introductions
Role
Name
President
Leah Kirby
VP Communications
Amanda Dahlgren
Co-VPs Community Relations
Donna Valverde & Brooke Diaz
Co-VPs Development
Carma Sanchez & Amy Highfill
VP Education
Jenn Ragusa
Secretary
Paul Eichen
Treasurer
Shawn Sheeron
School Principal
Dina Sanchez
—  Agenda
Review
YMCA UPDATES
Janel Sanders
YMCA Update
—  Looking
for childcare during the breaks?
—  Sign Up for Y Camp
at missionvalley.ymca.org
◦  (You do not have to be a member to
participate)
YMCA: Applebee’s Breakfast
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Saturday, January 17 from 8-10 am $10 a plate, plates include pancakes, eggs, bacon
or sausage, and a drink. —  Raffles will be held:
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◦  1 ticket-$1
◦  12 tickets- $10
◦  25 tickets-$20
◦  70 tickets- $50
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Raffle Items include: Knotts tickets, Zoo tickets,
Museum passes, $100 off new tires, Paintings, Gift
cards to restaurants, Walmart, Pigment, and
more!
YMCA: Parents Night Out
—  Friday, January
23 from 5:30-9:00 pm
—  Superhero Parents Night Out —  Enjoy the night out and we will watch
your kids!
◦  $10 per child by Monday, January 19
◦  $15 per child after Monday, January 19
—  Sign
Up on the Events board and pay a
YMCA staff. YMCA: Spaghetti Dinner
—  Wednesday, January
28, and Thursday, January
30 from 5:30-6:30 pm
—  Spaghetti Dinner before Longfellow's
Art Night —  $5 a plate
◦  Includes: Spaghetti, Salad, and a drink
—  *PTO
Note:YMCA will be purchasing all
supplies and the Y staff will be working this
event so we do not need any help. Big thanks
to Jenn for your collaboration with this
event. YMCA: Talent Show
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Wednesday, February 18 at 5:30 pm
Our Annual Talent Show is taking place once again. Children do not have to be enrolled in the YMCA
Character Builders Program to participate. Practices are after school every Wednesday till
2:40 pm Food and prizes will be provided at the show. If you would like your child to participate contact Ms.
Janel and Ms. Tanya ◦  Talent Show Leader: Tanya Ridaura (Longfellow TK
Supervisor) [email protected]
◦  Talent Show Coordinator: Janel Sanders (Longfellow Site
Supervisor) [email protected]
YMCA: Annual Giving
—  February 1-28
—  YMCA Annual Giving Campaign
—  All February long the YMCA will be
collecting donations for the Annual Giving
Campaign. —  It is a tax write off and we will provide all
donors with the Tax ID number for their
taxes. —  If you would like to hear more about where
the contributions are disbursed throughout
the community or if you would like to
donate speak to Janel Sanders.
NEW IDEA
SUBMISSIONS
Leah Kirby
New Idea Discussion
—  Purpose
◦  Get input from the community on new requests
◦  Input will be used at board meetings for planning
purposes (both this year and next), with planned
communication back to the community with
recommended actions.
—  Please
Note…
◦  Just because something is included for discussion,
it doesn’t mean there is money for it.
◦  Even if you hate the idea, please be constructive
with input to avoid hurt feelings.
New Idea: Running Club Automation
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Goals
◦  Reduce time and effort for parent volunteers so we don’t burn
them out
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Summary
◦  Student Lap Tracker: Online program that uses scanners to track
each student’s laps. Details
— 
Details
◦  Each student will have a printed card with a bar code on it for scanning.,
which will take all the work out of managing students mileage and give the
kids an accurate account of their progress at all times.
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Timing
◦  Request is to start this spring
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Cost
◦  $995 to start (includes 4 scanners)
◦  $795 annually (but we will save about $300 on current expenses,
so net increase of $500 to the running club budget).
New Idea: Garden Club Projects
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Goals
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Summary
◦  Campus beautification, improved morale, gardening
science, long-term enrichment.
◦  Overall funding for garden projects, starting with a storage
shed
◦  Plan to work in coordination with overall campus
construction project plan
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Details
◦  Current request is for a shed for gardening tool storage
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Timing
◦  Request is for a shed now, with additional funding for
other projects in the future.
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Cost
◦  Shed cost is $600-800
New Idea:Valentines Art Project
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Goals
◦  Art project for the kids, campus beatification
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Summary
◦  Students create art that can be staked into dirt beds around campus.
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Details
◦  The art would be wooden hearts screwed onto wooden stakes (3 feet high) that
could go in the ground.
◦  Parents would create these and students could paint them with red, pink and
white and decorate with sparkles. We would seal them with spar varnish for
longevity. T
◦  his is an item that could be stored in the garden shed and put out year after year.
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Timing
◦  This would be done after school or on weekends during the last week of January
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Cost
◦  The cost per 50 students would be under $4OO for supplies The variable is that
we need a parent volunteer who is good with a jigsaw to cut the hearts out. lf no
one volunteers, a handy man can do this for an additional $200.
New Idea: School Supplies
—  Goals
◦  Provide needed instructional supplies to teachers
—  Summary
◦  The district funding provided for basic supplies is
almost gone, but we still have 5 months of school
left.
—  Details
◦  Funds for basic supplies
—  Timing
◦  Now through end of school year
—  Cost
◦  Up to $4500 estimated
STATUS OF NEWLY
BUDGETED ITEMS
Leah Kirby & Team
Field Trip Status
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Scheduled Field Trips
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Pending Field Trips
◦  5th: BizTown – Mar 14
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Kinder: Sea World
3rd: Ruben H. Fleet 3rd Grade Mission
6th: Getty Villa Museum
7th: Chinese Historical/Japanese Friendship Garden
Completed Field Trips
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1st: Old Town Field Trip - Oct 24
2nd: LEGOLAND – Dec 12
4th: SEACAMP – Jan 4
8th: Museum of Tolerance - Nov 10
New Item Status: IN PROGRESS
—  Get
Lit (Spoken Word Literacy Program)
◦  Kickoff packet scheduled to arrive this week
—  Trophy
Case
◦  Still being researched by school staff and parents
—  Quiet
Fans for Portables
◦  Dina had emailed the teachers to purchase their
fans and submit for reimbursement. Only one
teacher has submitted for reimbursement. Dina
will send out another email to them.
New Item Status: COMPLETED
—  Reading A-Z
+ Raz-Kids (K-3)
—  Tenmarks Math Software (MS)
—  Scholastic Magazine
—  Matilda (4th Grade Book)
—  Rug for Sra. Cheatham
—  Macbook Pro Laptops (MS)
—  Laminator
Thank you
note from
Sra.
Cheatham’s
students.
They love
their new
rug! J
CONSTRUCTION
UPDATE
Dina Sanchez & Leah Kirby
Construction Timing
Original
Timeline
1st Revision
2nd Revision
Date
Start
Discussed
Mar, 2014 Mid/Late
2015
Sep, 2014 Jan 2016
Nov, 2014 Jan or Jun
2017
Finish
Early 2017
Late 2017
2018 or
2019
◦  Note: We have not been provided reasons for
why the project has been delayed.
Construction Scope
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Current Scope
◦  Build new middle school classrooms (a two story building),
including a changing room for PE and a science room.
◦  Put in a new artificial turf field
◦  Put restrooms in all of the existing kinder classes
◦  Fence off the kinder area to include all kinder rooms
◦  Upgrade all classrooms (better storage, paint, etc.)
◦  Upgrade the restrooms, Build a new music room
◦  Remodel the kitchen as needed
◦  Put in steps/seating area where the concrete hill is where the
kids line up every morning (could be used for seating during
events)
◦  Improve landscaping
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Cut from Scope Sep 2014
◦  Replace the two kinder portables with permanent structures
(including restrooms). Instead, we are getting an extra portable.
Next Steps:
Attend Board of Education Meeting
—  Where?
◦  Education Center Auditorium, 4100 Normal
Street, 92103
—  When?
◦  1/13/2015 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
◦  Be there at 4:45 pm wearing Longfellow gear!
◦  We are hoping that our issue is discussed in
first 30 minutes. Board of Education: Why?
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Why did the project slip almost 2 years?
A/C Project:
◦  Approximately $1.5 million was allocated for the A/C project,
which was expected towards the end of this school year/next
year .
◦  When the modernization project started, those funds were
rolled into this project. Because the modernization project has
now been delayed, that also caused a delay to the A/C project.
◦  There have been many school closure days due to the heat, and
even when the school is not closed, many of the classrooms are
unbearably hot, which a significant hindrance to learning.
◦  Request: Expedite the A/C for the classrooms that are not
undergoing major construction. e.g. The bungalows are not being
replaced. The A/C units for the bungalows are expected to be
window units, so those should be able to be installed now.
◦  Open Question: are the permanent classrooms getting new
roofs? If not, can we proceed with A/C for those?
Construction Committee
—  Dina - Principal
—  Leah - PTO President
—  Paul Eichen - PTO Secretary, has
been a
consistent part of these discussions thus far
and has key relationships
—  Steve Rosenstein - architect and project
manager with experience with large projects
such as these
—  Tami Hennick - attorney, brings a good
background for discussions
—  Ann Otto - Garden Club lead
Construction Committee Plan
—  Steve
wrote up a detailed list of questions
—  We are working to setup an initial
meeting with the project team to get
questions answered, and then regular
meetings to ensure we stay on track.
—  Dina will talk with principal from Patrick
Henry to see how their project went and
what suggestions they might have for us.
—  We will also investigate other channels
that may be able to help us.
PRINCIPAL
Dina Sanchez
Principal
—  Instructional
Focus
◦  Informational/Narrative Reading and Writing
◦  Mathematical Practice Standard (#1 and #6)
—  Professional
Learning Focus
◦  Writing (Research)
—  PA
System
—  New SSC Members
—  Calendar
TREASURER
Shawn Sheeron
COMMUNICATIONS
Amanda Dahlgren
Communications
—  Please
check the Los Compadres website
longfellowcompadres.org OFTEN for
updates, for example:
◦  “Latest News” section of the home page
◦  Calendar page
COMMUNITY
RELATIONS
Donna Valverde & Brooke Diaz
EDUCATIONAL
ENRICHMENT
Jenn Ragusa
Educational Enrichment
—  Thank
you!
◦  To volunteers for Book Club, Penguin Patch
and Cone Zone. We appreciate your time!
—  Outdoor
Education Week
◦  We have need for 3 additional scholarships.
Amount in $306 per child.
—  Lambs
Players assembly on Feb. 12th.
◦  Focus on Anti-bullying through music and
dance performance.
PTO Dinner and Drop Off/Cone
Zone Schedule
—  Jan: 3rd
grade
—  Feb: 4th grade
—  Mar: 5th grade
—  April: Kinder (so that is doesn't conflict
with 6th grade camp)
—  May: 6th grade
—  June: 7th grade
DEVELOPMENT
UPDATE
Carma Sanchez & Amy Highfill
Big League Bash – 2015 Silent Auction
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New hybrid auction
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Online February 21 – March 7
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All Family and Friends will have access to online auction for 2
weeks online
Live event March 14th, 2015 – 6:30pm – midnight
Tickets
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Before event: $15/person
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At the door: $20/person
Mobile Bidding
OPEN DISCUSSION
Leah Kirby