January 6, 2011 - Meeting Minutes

T.A.P.E. Meeting Minutes

– January 6, 2011 -

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Board Members Present: President, Stephanie Bayliff; VP of Munson, Elizabeth Thornton;; Secretary, Erin Manning, Treasurer, Marie Moore Not Present:VP of the Grade School, Ellen Young
Approval of Minutes: Presented by: Stephanie B. Motion to approve by: Melissa Nelson. Seconded by: Debbie Anderson.
Treasurer’s Report: Presented by Stephanie B. Motion to approve made by: Melissa Nelson. Seconded by: Lacie Blevins. Current account balance is $3,471.39. We have no outstanding payments.

Principal’s Reports:
Terri Lemos, Munson Primary: Current TAPE funds balance: $10,144.
Raquel Charbonneau, Grade School: Not present, report presented by Stephanie Bayliff. Remaining TAPE funds: $16,612.

Committee Reports:
Yearbook: Send photos for the yearbook to: tapeyearbook@yahoo.com. The draft of the book is due by mid February. Send your photos ASAP. Envelopes will be sent home (within the next month) to order yearbooks. Each book will be $11 and will be printed in full color. Marie Moore (Yearbook chair) requested money to buy envelopes and labels for this project. Debbie Andover motioned to approve $40 for the envelopes and labels. Motion was seconded by Melissa Nelson.
Penguin Patch Results: We did $1500 in sales (reminder: we did not do this as a fundraiser, all items were sold at cost) over the three days. The kids had a lot of fun and we saw lots of happy shoppers.
Box Tops: Committee meeting will be held after the regular TAPE meeting tonight. Current contest ends Jan 31st. One class per grade will earn a pizza party. Winners will be announced and party dates will be announced in February.

Old Business:
Spring Events: Spring Movie Night (headed by: Erin Manning, helpers: Melissa Nelson, Jeanine Jantz). Tentative date for this is the end of February. Breakfast Buddies is tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 1st at Munson. Friday April 8th for the Grade Schools. Date subject to change. (Marie Moore)
By-law Changes: Addendum B, Fundraising. Proposed change is that the addendum will include: “Any committee member, or their immediate family members, shall not be also employed by a vendor or company with which TAPE is under a contractual obligation.” This change has been presented at this TAPE meeting and will be voted on at the February 2011 meeting.

New Business:
2011-2012 Fundraisers: We are accepting ideas for new fundraising opportunities. If you have a suggestion, please contact Stephanie Bayliff ASAP at 777-1077 or email her at mulvanetape@yahoo.com.
Fundraising Vendors, Feb Meeting: Please mark your calendars for February 3rd at 6:30pm to be at our TAPE meeting. This month we will be discussing the fundraising opportunities. We are inviting vendors to be at the meeting to present about their programs. This meeting is typically a longer meeting so please plan on staying beyond the regular end time.
Officer Elections: If you are interested in a T.A.P.E. board member position for the 2011-2012 school year and have questions about what each position entails, please don’t hesitate to ask! Stop one of us after school or email TAPE at mulvanetape@yahoo.com. More information will be posted on the TAPE website: mulvanetape.blogspot.com. Nominations will start at the March meeting. Elections will be at the April meeting. New officers will take position in May.

Adjourn:
Motion to adjourn at 8:15 pm made by . Seconded by Debbie Andersonu. Door prizes (Target gift cards) were given randomly to Tara Loveless, Melissa Nelson and Jeanine Jance.

Next Meeting February 3 at Grade School Library: 6:30pm.