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Next PTA Meeting March 12th at Boulevard

Please join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, March 12th at 6pm in the Boulevard Library to help be a part of shaping the new vision for the future of our PTA.


All are welcome! You do not need to be a member to attend a meeting.

Save the dates for upcoming meetings: Apr 9, May 14.


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Meeting ID: 947 1024 2114

Passcode: 246069



Meeting Agenda

  • Approval of last month’s minutes

  • Treasurer's Report

  • Principals' Reports

  • New partnerships

    • Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent

    • Director of Public Relations & Communications

    • Our Mayor

      • Potential Grant for the Lincoln Street Project

      • Ideas from the PTA 

    • Attended staff meetings at all 3 schools

    • Lashawn Hawkins

    • The Egg

    • Glove City Coalition

    • Gloversville Public Library

      • Greg Niforos & Valerie Acklin to speak

  • Field Day T-Shirt Contest Update 

  • Fundraising Committee

    • Looking for more members and chair

    • Events:

      • Chicken BBQ (April 5th, 2PM-6PM)

      • Bottle & Can Drive 

  • Upcoming events

    • Chalk Day:  5/5

    • Principals Appreciation: 5/1

    • Staff Appreciation:  5/6-5/10

  • Membership/Communication Chair updates

  • Nomination Committee


Minutes from February meeting

To be approved by member vote March 12th


Kind of meeting: Regular

Name of Governing Body:  Association

Date: 2.13.24

Place: Park Terrace Elementary Library

Hour of meeting: 6:05pm

President in attendance: Rebecca Putman

Vice President in attendance: Teresa Bushey

Secretary in attendance: Sarah Pillo

Treasurer in attendance: Melissa Faville Hally

Attendance Count: 23

Previous Minutes: N/A

Treasurers Report: As of 2.9.24, we have $42,086.45 in the bank

  • Working with School admin & State around Budget through the end of the year as we do not currently have the funding in the bank for what the PTA has committed to until the end of the year….need more fundraising

  • Committed to Field Trips (K is done), Field Day T-Shirts, Support for field day, Scholarship

Reading of the communications:

  • Hospitality Brigade event for making 250 Valentines for all Elementary teachers and staff went well

  • Field day t-shirt design contest still going on until 3.1.24…..voting to occur on 3.12.24

  • Looking to create a nominations committee and a fundraising committee

Reports of the officers, executive committee, executive board, standing committees & special committees:

  • Audit Committee: Completed on 1.13.24 by Greg Niforos, Sarah Pillo, & Melissa Faville Hally

    • Did not have required documentation to complete the audit

    • Secretary requested bank statements for the committee since the Treasurer gave nothing

    • Gave a list of recommendations for moving forward

    • Need 2 more volunteers for this committee

  • Membership Chair report:

    • 84 members currently, 12 of which are new since the last meeting

    • Looking into having parent & teacher reps. For each building

    • Programs for membership….bring a friend to the next meeting & table set up at events

  • Principals Report:

    • All 3 showed great results for their mid-year bench mark data in support of the WIND (What I Need) Model which supports students at all levels

    • Winter Break 2.19-2.23

    • Ronald McDonald Fundraiser after break

    • St. Patrick’s Day parade….date TBD

    • Asked PTA to help spread the word on importance of attendance

    • Coming to school at the Elementary level builds the foundation and missing a day is like missing a block in the foundation

    • 5th grade working with dance company on ARTS Residency at BV….Performance was put on 2.12 for everyone

    • 5th grade chorus presented in all county

    • BV partnering with SPAC Orchestra for the 4th & 5th grade students and all students get free seats at SPAC to see the show

All Motions: 

  • Sarah Pillo nominated Megan Simonds as chair of the Fundraising committee….to be revisited at next meeting 

Program Topic, names of participants, and important points covered:

  • Glove City Coalition Events:

  • Monthly program sponsored by Library & School District

  • Every Monday at 5:30pm at the parent café in the library

  • Open conversation giving parents a time to connect on various topics

  • Snacks & activities for the children while parents chat

  • Winterfest on 2.22 @ 3pm at the library

  • Story time, craft time, etc.

  • Executive Board meeting with Superintendent on 2.29 @ 11:15 to align on goals

  • Promotion of District Mobile App

Hour of adjournment: 6:49pm




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