GES PTA Board Meeting
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
● Call meeting to order: Jennifer Andrassy 5:33 p.m.
● Attendance: Cynthia Crowdus - Yes, Tricia Seymour - Yes, Lisa Brown - Yes , Joey Andrassy- yes,
Ethan Seaver - yes, Nicola Prall - yes, Leigh Tull – yes, Aaron Tull – yes, Tracy Nunez – yes,
Christina Conchilla, Jill Nelson, Marly Eaton, Tamara Tippett
● The 2020-2021 Slate of Committee Chair Nominees is as follows: Elected Committee Chairs
○ o Audit: Tracy Nunez (Ms. Eaton and John Ware)
○ o Advocacy: Cynthia Crowdus (Lisa Ashworth and Karen Bryant)
○ o Nominating: Ethan Seaver
○ o Teacher Rep: Tricia Seymour (also helping coordinate Spirit Nights – take out only)
○ o Member at Large: Joseph Andrassy
Motion to elect committee chairs: Dr. Brown moves to elect the 2020-2021 Slate of
Nominees, Second: Nicola Prall
● If we need to move kids to virtual academy, we can do that during the school year.
○ Cohort A B or C – kids will be sorted by the district based on bus route
○ Need to look at where students live and then begin sorting based on siblings at different
schools – need them in the same cohort
○ Remaining students will be sorted at the school level
○ Cohorts will rotate in a 3 week rotation – 1 week ftf 2 weeks remote learning
○ Remote learning and virtual academy will mirror an actual school day
● Virtual Academy is your one guarantee for remote learning no matter what decision the school
board/gov makes You have the option at the semester break – January 20 th to move into
virtual or back to face-to-face. That is possible if there is room in the in-class instruction
○ Curriculum will be the same – EL education and same math curriculum we use
○ District recommendation for live instruction – 2.5 hours live learning per day
○ Full day will be some asynchronous
○ Virtual Academy structure will depend on staffing availability – we currently have 104
students registered for VA. We have 500 students total.
● Plan B – face to face instruction and remote learning combo
○ Face to face instruction – language arts and math
○ Maximize impact during face to face week
○ Science and social studies – flipped lessons – teacher holds lesson first and then submits
to students
○ These concepts are integrated with EL lessons
○ Science lessons will be recorded
Breakfast and lunch will be done in the classroom to minimize movement in building.
○ No guidance on Specials yet. Do they come to the cohorts in the classrooms? Or do they
move?
○ They will probably come to the classroom and utilize Google Meet to do work live in the
music/art room
○ PE and recess are still undetermined – that will look very different for children
○ Not sure if kids will be allowed to use playground equipment or can they just use the
track?
○ Remote learning will probably be taught by teachers who aren’t doing face-to-face
teaching.
○ 5 hours live instruction per week – 4 hours of non-live assignment work
○ No walkers – Carpool and buses only
○ Altered hallway patterns
○ Second health room to isolate students with symptoms
○ Masks required for all students and teachers – plan for reusable masks
● Staff Appreciation – Back to School Breakfast, Mask with Green Logo on it. Drop off good bags
that can be distributed in different areas. August 14 or 15th
● Kindergarten Open House / Orientation – Virtual, no date set yet. ACTION: PTA OFFICER would
like to provide a paper home with the communication via the school. DR. Brown will notify
PTA when this is happens.
● Masks – Staff Appreciation green mask with logo on it.
● Membership Recruitment
○ Communication plan needed via School.
○ Disney ticket raffle - ACTION: PTA OFFICER needs to go into the PTA room to inventory.
○ Committee chair positions need to be filled (fundraising, spirit wear, staff appreciation,
events, cultural arts, etc.)
● Cultural Arts – plans for 2020-2021, wait until Spring, events will be virtual
● Spirit Wear – T-shirts and masks in online store, need a committee head
● Financials – Budget proposal (Mr. Neiger); Bank account changes; Quicken account renewal;
ACTION: Tricia contacts teachers to see if there are items the PTA can cover. Not necessarily
via grant. OFFICERS will need to be hold a meeting to help with financials
● Websites/Passwords – Share updated passwords and URLs with officers; MemberHub/website
updates for 2020-2021 (officer photos, etc.)
● Open Forum:
○ Question about Virtual Academy - will there be a classroom with other Green Students?
A cohort with other GES students depending on staff numbers or special classrooms.
Virtual Academy and Plan B/Remote Learning are totally different.
○ Membership Recruitment: Text friends and relatives the link.
○ Question: PTA has given gift cards for supplies in the past. Suggestions about care gifts
need to be considered about what is given. ACTION: Dr. Brown and Tricia will discuss
what the teachers need for gift pack
○ Finances: ACTION: Leigh will need to get bank account info checked, signees and check
on when the Budget needs to be voted in
*CALL TO Adjournment: Cynthia 1st, Tracy 2nd motion, Close the meeting @ 6:28pm.
