MINUTES OF THE MCCPTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Thursday, March 2, 2006 at the Carver Educational Services Center

(The following motions and resolutions were passed at the March meeting.)

Approval of Minutes:

The February 2, 2006 Board of Directors meeting minutes were distributed. No corrections were made. The minutes stand approved as written.

Treasurer’s Report:

The treasurer’s report was filed.

Juan Johnson made a motion that since we have a change in officers that we change the two extra signees on the checking account (Cindy Kerr and Juan Johnson remain as signees per the bylaws) from Jane de Winter and Shirley Brandman to Sharon St. Pierre and Victor Salazar. The motion was seconded and passed on a voice vote.

Juan Johnson made a motion that we increase the operating budget forum breakfast budget from $100 to $125. It was seconded and passed by a voice vote.

Business Items:

Officer’s Reports:

Ted Willard made a motion to send the slate of officers to the Board of Directors as soon as it is ready. It was seconded. It passed by a voice vote.

Ted Willard made a motion to do the program for the May delegate assembly at 6:30 PM and the meeting will start at 7:30 PM. It was seconded and passed on a voice vote.

Policy ABA:

Pam Moomau made a motion that MCCPTA present testimony in response to the Board of Education on policy ABA draft 11. It was seconded and passed on a voice vote.

Jane de Winter made a motion to have Cindy Kerr sit at the table at the invitation of the work group as part of the presentation and if that precludes you from giving testimony that day that we give testimony a minority report. It was seconded. It was passed by a voice vote.

Presidents and Principals Dinner:

Sharon St. Pierre made a motion to increase the price of a ticket to the presidents and principals dinner from $36 to $40.

Suzanne Weiss said that if Sharon would put her motion aside that she will make a motion that if we produce such a brochure that we allocate the funds in the budget in the event that we’re not able to find other funds to cover it.

Sharon St. Pierre made a motion to table her original motion. It was seconded and passed on a voice vote.

Suzanne Weiss made a motion that if the awards committee would like to produce the brochure that we allocate up to $500 in our budget for it.

Sharon St. Pierre said that if Suzanne would table her motion that she would table the whole booklet discussion and come back in April with the cost of the booklets. We can decide at that time if we want to approve them, and leave the ticket price at $36.

Suzanne withdrew her motion.

Ted Willard made a motion to increase the ticket price to $38. It was seconded. It passed on a voice vote.

Youth and Family Fair:

Victor Salazar made a motion that MCCPTA sponsor this event only to publicize it. It was seconded. It by passed by a show of hands.

Kay Romero called the question. It was passed on a voice vote.

Gifted Child:

Kay Romero made a motion to consider the Board of Directors recommendation to endorse the GT resolution tonight. It was seconded. The motion failed by a show of hands.