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Minutes
PS 193 PTA Meeting Minutes
– Recorded by Danielle Vargas
April 2, 2012
9:00pm – 10am
Attendance: See Attached
Attendance Sheet
1.
Updates by Joyce
Bush, Principal
· Raz Kids online is now available to our Kindergarten
students
· Safety Committee: The one-way streets on 11th avenue and 12th
avenue will be put into effect over the spring break.
· Our basketball team has won 6 games in a row!
· Please continue to fill out your Learning Environment
Survey. Last year we had only 70%
completed and we would like 100%.
· New staff: Two new paras, 1 health para and 1
bilingual para, as well as a new custodian who starts 4/13
2.
Presentation on Cyber
Safety by 109th precinct
· SGT McGowan, Monitors juvenile department at 109th
Precinct
· Internet safety spoke to students
· Cyber Bullying on Facebook - Young children should not
be on it. Not many laws on cyber
bullying unless it is a direct threat so police can only do so much.
· Parents should monitor children and keep all their
passwords.
· Phones have access to many of these sites so parents
must monitor phones. Camera phones
especially, many times pictures are taken and are out there forever.
· Graffiti is now automatic arrest
3.
Changes to the
New York State Tests By Diane Tratner
· Grades 3, 4, & 5 ELA and Math will be longer and
harder. All three grades will have
a three-day test.
· Day 2 will be harder with listening responses and then
two more reading passages.
· ELA test: April 17th, 18th, and 19th
· Math test: 25th, 26th, and 27th
· 9 a.m. start.
90 minutes for tests plus some students get time and half.
4.
PTA Board
Nominations for 2012-2013 school year POSTPONED
· PTA purchased new DVDs for recess and preps: School
House Rock and other learning programs
· Library Leaves: PTA will sell 20 more at $30 to continue
to raise money for books
· Last day of test prep: PTA will provide a pizza party the
last 15 minutes of ELA and Math
· Cookie dough comes in tomorrow 4/3. Pick up 1:30-3:30
5.
SLT Parent
Nominations for the 2012-2014 school years POSTPONED
6.
Presentation of
Certificates to NED Award Recipients
· Students were chosen by their teachers to receive a
certificate for representing the NED Beliefs
o Never Give Up, Encourage Others, and Always Do your
Best!
7.
Upcoming Events
· Book fair Buy one get one free: May
· Mother’s Father’s day fair: May 4th
8.
NEXT PTA Meeting:
Special Ed. Reform
Minutes
PS 193 PTA Meeting Minutes
– Recorded by Danielle Vargas
May 8th, 2012
7:00-8:00 pm
Attendance: See Attached
Attendance Sheet
1.
Updates by Joyce
Bush, Principal
· Basketball game tomorrow at PS 107.
· May 18th All-star game at Thomas Edison.
Cheerleaders will also be invited.
· Today was Teacher Appreciation Day and PTA bought the
teachers and staff luncheon
· PTA funds and supports school Dance Program and
non-fiction books thanks to successful fundraising
2.
Guest Speaker,
Principal Richard Garino from JHS 194
· More students and more Teachers: 1100 students, 12
classes per grade an 28-30 per class
· Students have 7 teachers
· 8:05 Homeroom and end of the day meets back at
Homeroom and travel with same students all day, except for 8th
graders to prepare them for HS
· Floors and Lunch is separated by grades: 6th
grade, 1st floor – 7th grade, 2nd floor – 8th
grade, 3rd floor
· To get in SP, students must attain a 4 in ELA and Math
state tests and maintain an 85 in main subject classes to stay in the program.
· Performing Arts Electives: Band, Drama, Dance, Fine Arts, and Film and Video
· May 29th - 6th grade
orientation. Meet AP, Dean, and
guidance counselors since each grade has their own team that will follow them
through the years
· 6th grade rotates electives through the
year
· Dress code set up by SLT: collared shirts,
non-distressed jeans, and fitted at waist
3.
Presentation on
Special Ed Reform by Leo Murillo, Student Support Services, Network (CFN 535)
· Each student deserves to be educated in their zoned
schools
· Students are currently being sent to other schools if
their zoned school does not offer specific services.
· Students should be educated in least restrictive
environments
· It is now the zoned schools responsibility to provide
services to their students, not send them to other schools.
4.
PTA Board
Nominations for 2012-2013 school year (2 year position): Nomination Committee
includes Mary Lou Paterno (chairperson), Danielle Vargas, Jennifer Fasce, Ann
Marie Griffin
· Co-Presidents:
Laura Koutsavlis and Athena Pappas
· Recording Secretary: (AM) Michele Holdolf
· Corresponding Secretary: Maria Marotta
· Co-Treasures:
Harriet Demetriou and Helen Kreatsoulas
· Membership: Karen Petraglia
· Fundraising: Marci Ciardiello, Irina Avdoulos, Fran
Kosnik, Nicole Adrianopoulos, Karen Lado, Rita Gravalis
· Hospitality: (AM) Rene Eagle
· Community L: George Kosnik
· Parent Coordinator: Tricia Sweeney, Sylvia Walsh, and
Nicole Anastasis
ELECTIONS
will be held on June 11th at 9 am.
5.
PTA Givebacks
6.
SLT Parent
Nominations for the 2012-2014 school years
· Laura Koutsavlis
· Athena Pappas
· Harriet Demetriou
· Nicole Anastasis
7.
Presentation of
Certificates to NED Award Recipients
· Students were chosen by their teachers to receive a
certificate for representing the NED Beliefs
o Never Give Up, Encourage Others, and Always Do your
Best!
8.
Upcoming Events
· Scholastic Book fair Buy one get one free: 5/22-24
· School Supplies for 2012-2013
· Grade 1 Performance- 5/18
· Curriculum Fair – 5/24
· Pizza Day – 6/1
· No School – 5/28 and 6/7
· Kindergarten Performance – 6/11
9.
NEXT PTA Meeting