Romig Middle School PTSA Board Meeting
November 12, 2007

Attendance:
Wendy Feuer, Jenny Redick, Colleen Leibert, Beate Zinck, Sven Gustafson, Valerie Marks, Principal Gustafson, Micky Schruf (Romig Librarian)

Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 12:06 p.m.

Approval of Minutes:
The minutes from the meetings of October 15, 2007, and October 22, 2007 (the general membership meeting), were approved.

President's report:
o Valerie has spoken to Principal Gustafson about re-initiating school-business partnerships for Romig. Principal Gustafson commented that our school-business partnerships are presently being reevaluated and will either be discontinued or re-established. A school-business class is being offered. Valerie mentioned the importance of the school-business partnerships being give-and-take relationships in which the partner receives recognition for their contributions.
o Reflector strips ended up being free, so the money that was set aside to buy them will remain in the bank. Strips were given out at conferences, but not a very large number were distributed as the PTSA table was not very busy. Principal Gustafson suggested stapling the reflector strips into the next school newsletter along with an informational sheet, and this idea was approved. At this time, an iPod will not be used as a motivator for students to apply the reflective tape.

Treasurer's Report:
o Alicia was not present at the meeting.

Principal's Report:
o Romig had a very high turnout for parent-student-teacher conferences, around 75%.
o The third and fourth volleyball matches will meet at Romig this week, and the fifth and sixth matches at a later date. These matches have been raising money through concessions for a variety of school groups. Each group should make between $400 and $500.
o The recent dance had a very high turnout and made $1300. Principal Gustafson may incorporate a food drive for admission to the next dance.
o On Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m., West High will host a "Schools for the 21st Century" meeting. We are hoping for a good turnout, as attendance in other schools has been very low.

Membership Report:
o Karen was not present at this meeting.

Old Business:
o Thanks to Ms. Grib, the PTSA website is operational and Jenny will continue to forward the minutes to her for posting.

New Business:
o There will be an internet safety presentation in the Romig presentation room on November 28 at 6:00 p.m. There are brochures on this topic in the Romig office. Jenny will email the PTSA membership about this meeting.
o Grant criteria were reviewed and requests were considered. The following grants were approved:
o $150 to Kerry Howard to purchase turkeys/hams/other foodstuffs for baskets intended for families that will not have a Thanksgiving meal. Other items for these baskets will be donated by the Romig staff.
o $500 to the counseling/nursing department to buy sweats, T-shirts, and food items for the student center food pantry, which benefits needy students.
o After considerable discussion, a grant request for $3422.72 by the PE department for a seated leg press was tabled for future deliberation pending more information regarding available funds in the PTSA budget as well as the possibility of fundraising attempts to be made by the PE department.
o Reimbursement for prior expenses to be made to Wendy Feuer was approved.

Meeting was adjourned at 1:17 p.m.

Submitted by: Jenny Redick, PTSA Secretary