General Membership Meeting Minutes — May 24, 2022#

Call to Order#

The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm. 30 participants were present. Executive Committee members in attendance:

  • Jackie Winkelvoss, PTA President
  • Sara Carr, PTA Secretary
  • Christian Lindstrom, PTA Treasurer

Bilingual welcome#

Jackie Winkelvoss, President and Anne Oliveira, Assistant Principal

  • Spanish instructions for how to get into the interpretation room: Christian Lindstrom, Treasurer and Vasthy Delgado
  • Arabic instructions for how to get into the interpretation room: Christian Lindstrom and Arabic Interpreter

Election of Executive Board for the 2022-2023 School Year#

2022-2023 Board Members were elected by unanimous vote:

  • President, Sharon Burd
  • Vice President for Communications, Laura Chadwick
  • Vice President for Fundraising, Clare Rosenberger
  • Vice President for Educational Programs, Ken Venable
  • Vice President for Community Relations, Megan Miller
  • Vice President for Events, Meredith Greene
  • Vice President for Staff Appreciation, Ashley Farrugia
  • Treasurer, Christian Lindstrom
  • Secretary, Dan Burd

Principal’s Report#

David Horak, Principal

  • Teacher Appreciation Week: May 3 - May 6 was a success, Mr. Horak thanked PTA volunteers for the teacher events and new spirit wear.
  • Abingdon Art Show had a huge turnout, positive compliments on the fifth grade students acting as docents to the event.
  • International Night was extremely well-attended, students and parents reported learning more about other cultures, the food buffet, and live Band and dancers as something they enjoyed.

Upcoming Events#

Jackie Winkelvoss

  • 5th Grade Promotion, Tuesday June 14 10am-11:30am, Jackie reports that volunteers have been gathered and the event is taken care of.

Garden Update#

Sharon Burd

Sharon reports that more seedlings have sprouted and there are volunteers lined up to continue the garden’s care during the summer months.

Budget Update#

Christian Lindstrom

Christian notes that the May events had approved funding, and will be given budget line items for the following year.

Audit Committee#

Dan Burd

Dan reports that the audit committee will convene shortly.

Meeting adjourned#

  • Next Meeting: TBD September 2022
  • Reminder that the Bell schedule changes for Abingdon are a 7:50am school start time.