NOVEMBER 13 MEETING

Attended by Tom Dooher; board co-chairs Cindy Philapil and LaChon Richardson, Peggy Daley, Lisa Twaronite Sone, Channelle Wells, Roberto Carrasquilla and Rosie Perieff -- and room parents: Carmen Murphy Lopez, Monique (first grade) & Erin Lofthouse (6th grade)

(1) WINETASTING: Peggy says the parents club general account has not brought in much this month, but the Christmas Faire is ahead, and the winetasting was well-attended and successful. It made about $930, but glasses and linens were about $300, so perhaps the school spent too much renting the wine glasses and could cut the amount by one-half next time, to 10 linens and 300 glasses. But it brought in about 33% more than last year's winetasting, with 34 orders vs. 23. Monique Perez-Jones suggested that we sell SFB wine glasses at the next one.

Tom says everyone's wine orders are ready to be picked up in his office.

Several attendees suggested another winetasting in the spring, perhaps with with Roberto's wine connections? But some people expressed concerns that this might be too many. Conclusion: worth thinking about -- check calendar availability for possible date.

(2) SCRIP: Lynda not attending, but she sent an email update.

(3) ENROLLMENT: Tom says there are already 8 kindergarten tours and 27 applications for 2008-2009.

(4) PRESCHOOL: Tom says he will have a meeting with Erin, the preschool project coordinator, on Monday, and that she has finished her early childhood education coursework with the state, and is now getting estimates for converting the kindergarten space into a preschool space. This requires moving a non-load-bearing wall and upgrading the restrooms. Tom says he has found some preschool funding sources for infrastructure improvements and furnishings, and says, "We'll be working toward a specific opening date by the end of this school year."

(5) CENTERPLATE: Roberto has drafted a letter to those parents who haven't done their Centerplate duty yet.

Erin says many people still feel tied to doing their specific grade on its specific date, and don't realize they can do other dates. Cindy is frustrated that people still don't know they can do any date, after all she and LaChon have done to make this clear and get the word out. Roberto suggests getting volunteers to offer babysitting to parents who might need it to do Centerplate, but no one else is enthusiastic about this idea. Room parents need to remind the people in their grades to do Centerplate, talk to Tom about alternatives, or risk paying the $300 fine.

(6) FUNDRAISER FOR BREEANNA LINDNER

An initial meeting to discuss the idea of having a bowling fundraiser to support Breeanna and her family through her treatment will be held Thursday at 7:00 in the classroom of 8th grade teacher, Mr. DiNubila, who has offered to organize it. Tom says, "Keep me in the loop," and says all funds collected should go through the school rather than having people make checks out directly to the family.

(7) SHIRTS:
Monique wishes we had SFB T-shirts to wear around and spread the word locally that our school is here. Tom will get her the price list for polo shirts, because he just ordered some for the teachers.

(8) SPORTS: Rosie reports some conflicts with CYO, because their gym rentals have gone up $95/hour from $35 (Rec and Park charges $75). CYO charged SFB $725 in forfeit fees but waived some of it, and the rest of the charges will be passed on to the families whose children's absences caused the game forfeits.