OWNCS2 PTO General Meeting Minutes - October
Date, Time, and Location: Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 6:30PM Via Zoom
Meeting called to order by: President- Kathy Vergara at 6:35PM
Note Taker(s): Secretary- Esther Wallace
Timekeeper: President- Kathy Vergara
Attendees: President- Kathy Vergara, Vice President-, Vice President- Yaritza Cano,
Secretary- Esther Wallace, Communications Officer- Clorinda Rivera; Teacher Representatives:
Ms. Valencia. There were 30 attendees; a quorum was reached.
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
I. School Updates
a. October PTO Events
October is Breast Cancer awareness month- Please dress your child in pink
on October 26 th . Send pictures of your family and/or child in pink to be
featured on the class dojo and/or PTO Instagram
PTO will be doing a treat event for the children of OWN2 giving out candies
and treats. Tentative dates will be October 31 st or Nov 1 st
OWN2 will have a spirit week beginning with Character Day on 10/31. Please
contact Ms. Wallace or Ms. Valencia with any questions regarding spirit week
b. Safety Concerns
PTO met with Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Wilkins regarding some of the parent’s
safety concerns:
i. OWN2 staff will continue to follow up with the excessive truck parking
outside of the school
ii. OWN2 administration is working on a way to get a source of light at
the rear school door entrance as well as outdoor awnings for
inclement weather
iii. PTO has offered the use of its outdoor tents which could be used in
the interim
c. T-Shirt Sales
PTO has been selling shirts with OWN2 logo
Youth sizes and limited adult sizes are still available at this time
All pre-ordered shirts have been given to the children’s teacher for distribution
T-shirts can also be purchased at the PTO’s Wednesday snack table
PTO is also looking into obtaining other products for sale (i.e. hoodies, hats,
etc). Parents can email the PTO additional product ideas as well as preferred
price points
d. Volunteers
Parents are welcomed to volunteer for the PTO activities and events
The events provided by the PTO is dependent on the participation of parents
Currently there are several parents who have been volunteering at the
Wednesday snack table. Please email the PTO your days of availability if
interested in also volunteering for either the 3pm dismissal or 5:30 dismissal
snack table.
e. Class Parent Representatives
Classroom teachers have been asked to identify parents in their class who
could serve as class representatives
Those identified parents should email the PTO if interested in accepting the
role of class representative
Some responsibilities may include disseminating information to class parents,
collecting information/comments from parents, gauging the interest of the
class parents/students, etc.
f. End of Year Incentives
PTO has discussed with Mr. Ferguson the idea of providing an
incentive/”thank you” to parents and students at the end of the school year for
their efforts in supporting the school
PTO has created a list of minimum requirements for parent participation
throughout the school year in order to qualify for the incentive. Requirements
will include things like student attendance %, parent/teacher conference
attendance, volunteering for events, etc.
The exact incentive is still to be determined, but will be a collaboration
between the school and the PTO
More information will be distributed once the details have been finalized
g. After School
Some parents feel the 5:45pm end time for the afterschool program is too late
However, due to the grant used to fund the after-school program the school is
unable to adjust the start and end time
If there are questions regarding scheduled early pickups please contact Ms.
Wallace or Ms. Buonomo
If there are questions regarding wait list spots please contact Ms. Wallace or
Ms. Buonomo
h. Soccer Team
The school is working on putting together a soccer team for OWN2
More information will be distributed once the details are worked out
The tentative plan would be for soccer practice to be held during day so that it
would not interfere with those kids in the after-school program
II. Reminders
a. Wednesday October 19 th is a half day
b. Picture Day- will be held on Nov 3 rd , information and order forms will be sent out by
the school shortly
c. Traffic and Congestion – Please remember to be courteous when picking up and
dropping off your child. Do not double and triple park in front of the school building as
this creates an unsafe environment for our students and families
d. School Calendar – Remember to continue checking the school website regularly for
any changes to the school calendar related to Half Days or Holidays
CLOSING
Next meeting is Thursday, November 10th at 6:30PM
Meeting adjourned at 7:47PM
Minutes approved by President, Kathy Vergara
PTO Email: pto_own2@owncs.org
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