Members Present

Heather Batdorf, Amy Hagedorn, Lori Spinnenweber, Chris Monzel, Anita Rudy, Janine Winters, Amy Grider, Judy Rolfert, Jean Margello, Amy Gulleman-Miller, Shelley Hoesl

Welcoming/Opening Prayer

Chris Monzel called the meeting to order. Anita Rudy read a scripture from John 3:16.

Secretary's Report

Meeting minutes from 10/20/04 were reviewed and approved.

Treasurer's Report

Account balance is $10,278.07. Total expenses for the month are $11,728.18. Total deposits for the month are $13,083.80.

Janine Winters also provided an outline of deposits and expenses that occurred during the 2003-2004 school year. This information was provided as a tool for potentially creating a budget for the next school year.

Pastor's Report

Fr. Gebhardt was not in attendance.

Principal's Report

Fr. Gebhardt will be requesting parents attend a meeting on January 12th to hear a presentation on the topic of "Bullying." Two individuals from St. Joseph's Orphanage, Deb Miller (Counselor) and Joan Lawrence (Principal), will attend a faculty meeting in December to hear teacher/staff concerns. They will then present the subject matter at the parent meeting. Father will send a letter to the parents requesting their attendance. PTA will sponsor the event and provide refreshments. No kids will be permitted. This meeting will be considered the PTA's General Meeting for the year.

Conferences will be held on Monday, November 22, and Tuesday, November 23.

Pregnancy East will be presenting their program to the 7th and 8th graders. The 6th graders will receive information in the spring.

The Christmas program for grades K-3 will be held on December 7th at 7 pm.

Feast of St. Vivian will be celebrated on December 2nd. Several children will present their thoughts on "what St. Vivian means to me" during the all-school Mass. Students can wear spirit wear (but no hooded sweatshirts).

Judy Rolfert presented the PTA members a Wish List from St. Vivian faculty. It provides items based on an individual classroom basis as well as the whole school.

Old Business

A. Sally Foster Sales

A replacement order will be placed on 11/19. The order will be back before Christmas. Sally Foster allows one free freight order. If an individual received the wrong items, they need to be turned into Janine. There will be another order placed the second week of December.

B. Halloween Pumpkin Carving

Chris Monzel reported it was a successful evening. There were approximately 20 families with 50+ people attending. PTA agreed to hold this event again next year.

C. Jingle Bell Shop

Theresa Eve is overseeing the event. Amy Hagedorn is contacting people to help work. Volunteers are needed to work 11:30 am to 2:15 pm on Thursday, 12/2. Information letters have been sent out. The PTA board agreed to not sign the contract to renew the services of the same company for next year. This will give Heather and Julie the opportunity to look into other options.

D. Pancake Breakfast with Santa

Heather Batdorf is organizing this event to be held on Sunday, December 5th, after all Masses. Board agreed to shorten the length of the event to be from 8:15 am until 11:30 am.

E. COSI on Wheels

Volunteers are being lined up for the COSI visit on Monday, December 6th. More volunteers could be used but it needs to be communicated that no little kids can be brought to the school.

F. General PTA Meeting

Chris Monzel tried contacting Pete Delkas and Tim Hendricks. Board agreed to use the "Bullying" information meeting as the General Meeting for the school year. Anita Rudy will work with Fr. Gebhardt and Jean Margello.

G. Teacher's/Principal's Wish List

Judy Rolfert provided list to Board.

H. PTA Newsletter

Amy Grider will get a newsletter out after Thanksgiving break.

I. Candle Sale/Magical Night of Giving

Amy Miller reported that candle sales are still coming in. Candles were sold after Masses this year. Amy will sell candles at the Parent/Teacher Conferences. PTA made $30 off of the Magical Night of Giving.

J. Thanksgiving Day Race

PTA is not required to do anything in preparation for this event.

K. Parent Teacher Conference Dinner

Shelley Hoesl provided a reminder list of items each board member volunteered to bring for the faculty during conferences on Monday, November 22.

New Business

A. Christmas Party for Faculty/Staff

Faculty/Staff will hold a Christmas Party and will invite the Rectory Staff as well. PTA approved donating $250 to the Rectory.

B. Catholic Schools Week

Will be celebrated the last week in January. Jean will look for gift ideas. Shelley Hoesl and Julie Bergmann will organize an appreciation lunch for the staff on Thursday, February 3rd.

C. Fundraising/Playground

Discussion was held on the number of fundraisers being sponsored by the PTA. Concern was raised that PTA was holding too many. Decided to approach several of the events as more of a social event rather than as a fundraising opportunity.

1. St. Vivian has reserved Thursday, March 3rd, at the Colerain Chuck E Cheese from 5-9 pm as a social event. 10% of all sales will be donated to the school. Every child will be given 10 free tokens. This night was chosen since there is no school the next day.

2. Playground

Mutual agreement was made that a playground could be investigated. In determining a location, no parking spots or green spots can be lost. Backstop could be removed. Idea was raised that bricks could be sold to raise money. Mike Ward and Chris Monzel will investigate the playground further with Fr. Gebhardt and Parish Council. PTA Board agreed to further investigate the option of installing a playground on the school grounds.

Other Business

A. Survey

Board is curious as to how Sally Foster went over in relation to previous years using Innisbrook. Lori Spinnenweber is also curious as to whether Write Stuff is still a valued service PTA should continue. Amy Grider will include a survey of these items in the PTA Newsletter sent out in February.

B. Walk-A-Thon

Question was raised as to whether water bottles should be purchased for the students participating in the walkathon this year. During this discussion, Amy Grider suggested contacting Sam's Club for donations for the event, including water.

Meeting was adjourned.

Next meeting is Wednesday, January 19th, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. Anita Rudy is responsible for snack and Chris Monzel is responsible for drinks.