Members Present

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

Welcoming/Opening Prayer

Meeting was called to order by Chris Monzel.

Secretary's Report

Meeting minutes from 8/18/04 were reviewed and approved.

Treasurer's Report

Account balance is $3,043.71. Total expenses for the month are $11,632.40. Total deposits for the month are $1,843.61. There is a Write Stuff invoice to be paid of $1,774.55. Joy Gunza still has the checks that need to be deposited.

Pastor's Report

Fr. Gebhardt was not in attendance. He will be at the October meeting. He has numerous duties at LaSalle High School but should be free in the coming months.

Principal's Report

Meetings were held for "Parish in Crisis." There was a great adult turnout with only 1 child in attendance.

A Parent Meeting sponsored by PTA is on hold.

PTA would like to have a Psychologist speak at the General Meeting. Please keep ears open for a good speaker.

Archbishop Pilarczyk will come into the school and hold Mass for the children on Friday, October 8.

The teachers appreciate the startup money donated by the PTA. Receipts have started coming in.

Old Business

A. Sally Foster Sales - The fall fundraiser was kicked-off on 9/10 with a school rally. There were families that did not receive the sales packet. Janine Winters and Amy Grider will look into it. Possibility of extending the sales campaign will be investigated. Pick-up of purchased items will be 10/28-10/29. Lori Spinnenweber to provide Tom Bove an announcement regarding the sale for Quicklets. An announcement will be placed in the weekly Bulletin. Sally Foster booklets/packets will be placed at the church entrance for Parishioners to review the items on sale and place orders if so desired.

B. Job List - Reviewed sign-up sheet to determine if the few jobs with only 1 person signed up needed assistance. Relative to the Parish Picnic, Mike Ward was asked to do children's games the day of the picnic. The PTA had declined to do this in the past due to the picnic being so close to the start of school.

C. Halloween Pumpkin Carving - This activity will be held on Thursday, October 28th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria. Anita Rudy will bring cider. Chris Monzel is organizing the event.

D. Christmas Ornament - Kathleen Schaefer and Amy Grider will work with the 3rd graders to provide ornaments for the Christmas tree.

E. Pancake Breakfast with Santa - Heather Batdorf is organizing this event to be held on Sunday, December 5th, after all Masses. Roger Bacon students will be assisting with set-up. Volunteers are lined up to work the breakfast.

F. COSI on Wheels - A way for our students to discover the fun of science has been scheduled for Monday, December 6th, at the school.

New Business

A. Child Protection Decree - Any person volunteering or interacting with students at the school have to attend the class and get fingerprinted. Classes are available at St. Ignatius Church on North Bend or downtown. It is taking up to 2 weeks to get the information into the system. If an activity/event requires volunteers, provide Kathy Rothschild a list of the individuals so it can be reviewed for compliance with the decree.

B. School Directories - Linda Ortman is nearly finished with updating the directory. It will then be sent out for printing.

C. PTA Dues - The question was raised as to whether the PTA dues should be increased for the 2005-2006 school year. The Board voted to keep the dues the same ($5), but agreed to add the statement "minimum donation $5" to the envelope.

D. Welcoming Committee - PTA members discussed the idea of forming a committee that would assist new parents/families with their transition into the school. It was decided that in May 2005, a letter will be sent to parents/families new to the school. This letter will welcome them to the St. Vivian family and provide the name of an individual that will be following up the letter with a phone call. Julie Bergmann and Amy Hagedorn will be overseeing this committee. Julie Bergmann agreed to send a letter to the families new to St. Vivian this year inviting them to the Pumpkin Carving.

Other Business

A. Donut Sunday - PTA will be responsible for Donut Sunday on April 10th, 2005 This will allow advertisement of the upcoming Walk-A-Thon fundraiser. Donuts have to be paid for up front and then the receipt is turned into the Rectory for reimbursement.

B. PTA Meeting Agenda/Minutes - It was agreed that the PTA Meeting agendas and minutes will be distributed via email.

C. Market Day - Each grade is responsible for distributing orders in an assigned month. A coordinator for each grade will be responsible for obtaining volunteers to cover the day and calling the volunteers to remind them. Anita Rudy will continue to call those who placed orders to remind them of the pick-up date.

D. Website Information - Shelley Hoesl will contact Tom Bove to get the information relative to PTA updated on the St. Vivian website.

E. Snack for Teachers on Conference Days - Next meeting there will be a sign-up to provide snacks for the teachers on the day of conferences.

Meeting was adjourned.

Next meeting is Wednesday, October 20th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. Amy Hagedorn is responsible for snack and Amy Grider is responsible for drinks.