Staff Parents Business Administration

Robin Pearson 2010/1 Renee Mason 2009/2 Kristen Kadel 2010/1 Byron Marshall

Donna Eck 2010/2 Melody Cooper 2009/2

Erin Herman 2010/2 Christy Duden 2009/2

Melanie Bourbon 2011/1 Angie Ahlvers 2010/1

Kara Loomis 2011/1

Doug Twaddell 2011/1

The number after each name indicates what year their present term expires, and the number after the slash indicates the term they are serving. A Site Council member may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

MINUTES – for Monday, April 26, 2010

This year’s final meeting of the Beloit Elementary Site Council was called to order by President Renee Mason at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 26^th. Members present were Renee Mason, Kara Loomis, Melody Cooper, Angie Ahlvers, Doug Twaddell, Kristen Kadel, Melanie Bourbon, Erin Herman, Donna Eck, Byron Marshall, and Robin Pearson. New members in attendance were Kara Riemann, Kim Budke, Cassie Kopsa, and staff member Cris Adams.

New members were introduced, and President Renee thanked the out-going Site Council members for their efforts of the past two years. Minutes of last month’s meeting were reviewed and accepted.

SCHOOL BOARD UPDATES: Melanie Bourbon and Erin Herman will present at the May meeting.

CHARACTER ED COMMITTEE REPORT: Robin and Melanie worked to compile a list of character education activities present at BES. Discussion held regarding reactivating the monthly character ed radio blurbs of a couple of years ago. Perhaps even older students could be called upon to record the announcements at KVSV. The Character Ed Committee will look into this next year.

YEARBOOK: Mr. Marshall ordered the yearbooks today! They should arrive within about 10 days. Families can order via internet if they missed the earlier opportunity to order a yearbook. The cost is $10.00. Yearbook funds are used to supply donuts for the Pastries for Parents program.

PTO ACTIVITY UPDATE: Mr. Marshall reports that May is a busy month!

· 6^th grade visitation to BJSHS

· 4-6 grade track meet (if you want to volunteer to help, contact Mr. Marshall, Lisa Seamans, or Andy Niemczyk)

· Fun Day Races for preschool through 3^rd grade

· 5^th grade program

· Preschool program

· Movie night (possibly on May 14)

COMMUNITY CONTACTS: Mr. Marshall received positive comments from the community regarding the new handicap parking spaces, the music programs, and the Authors’ Party.

YEAR IN REVIEW – GOALS: The by-laws were updated early in the year; coat exchange was tried this year, with minimal donations; “Go Green” campaign for school supplies (reusing supplies from year to year); addition of handicap parking spaces; magnets for communication with parents/teachers; committees met and reported throughout the year; tips for parents were added to the newsletters; an e-mail address for Site Council was set up; Pastries for Parents was continued; yearbooks were completed for the second year; funding for Pastries for Parents program; mulch replacement was explored; and ideas from information was passed along to PTO. New wood mulch is being delivered in May; Site Council helped PTO with some concession stands throughout the year; Mr. Marshall and Dr. Harrison kept the Site Council informed about school finance.

New officers were elected for the coming school year:

· President – Doug Twaddell

· Vice President – Angie Ahlvers

· Secretary – Robin Pearson

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:

· Character Ed Committee: Melanie Bourbon, Cris Adams, Kristen Kadel, Robin Pearson

· Parent Involvement Committee: Kara Loomis, Angie Ahlvers, Kara Riemann

· Goals Committee: Kim Budke, Nellie Hill, Robin Pearson

· By-Laws Committee: Doug Twaddell, Mr. Marshall, Cassie Kopsa, Kim Budke, Kara Riemann, Cris Adams, and Nellie Hill

The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Monday, August 30^th at 4:00 p.m.