taking responsibility for our school’s future friends of mayer meeting november 15, 2011

Taking Responsibility for Our School’s Future

Friends of Mayer Meeting

November 15, 2011

Agenda

Introductions Farah Denahan 6:30-6:40

Spanish Instruction in EC Jennifer Townsel 6:40-6:50

Budget Report Pam Stennes 6:50-6:55

Pledge Drive Update Tracy More/Amy Sprenger 6:55-7:05

Barnes & Noble Update Mandy Shaw/Leah Talmers 7:05-7:10

Current Teacher Appreciation Michelle Hoersch 7:10-7:15

New Faculty & Staff Appreciation Program

Maggie Shapack 7:15-7:20

Sponsorship Update & Ideas Pam Lookatch 7:20-7:30

Winter Family Fundraiser Carol Deely 7:30-7:35

Online Auction Start Up Pam Lookatch 7:35-7:45

Healthy Cookbook Update Janice Gork 7:45-7:55

All other Business Farah Denahan 7:55-8:00

Spanish Instruction in Early Childhood

Senorita Jennifer Townsel

Spanish and

Montessoripor

Señorita Jennifer

¡Gracias!

Who is Señorita?

Started at Mayer in 2008Develop MYP & Montessori

curriculums integrating Spanish language, literacy and culture

2011 Golden Apple Nominee

Who is Gustavo?

4-year-old Spanish

ObjectiveCreate a literacy rich

environment in Spanish where

children can learn at their own pace and choose works based on their own

interest and abilities.

Focus pronunciation/intonationphonetic awareness of letter

soundsrecognizing letters of the

alphabet picture recognition

word recognition move towards Spanish

literacy

Montessori Elements

Self-education

Individual instruction

Didactic materials

Focus pronunciation/intonationphonetic awareness of letter

soundsrecognizing letters of the

alphabet picture recognition

word recognition move towards Spanish

literacy

Spanish and

Montessoripor

Señorita Jennifer

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Monthly Budget Report & Approval

Pam Stennes

Budget Update - Fundraising as of Oct 31, 2011

Estimate Total Raised in October

Total Raised This Year

Total Raised At This Time Last Year

Pledge Drive $200,000 $66,995 $125,940 $71,955Lakeshore Friendraiser Event $1,919 $1,919Air Conditioning Fund $13,722Halloween Costume Sales $2,000 $597 $885Walkathon 75,000 $5,000 6,440 195Sheffield Garden Walk 2,911Barnes & Noble 5,000Cash-Back Programs 1,500 $118 470 569Box Tops / Campbells 1,500Apparel Sales 100Interest Income (Money Market) $ 11 11 Total $285,100 $74,640 $152,298 $72,719

Budget Update - Spending as of Oct 31, 2011

BudgetTotal Spent in

October

Total Spent This School

Year Balance

Total Spent This Time Last Year

Copier 10,000$ $732 $3,174 $6,826 $2,326General Office and Art Supplies 10,000 1,398 3,101 6,899 1,401Field Trip/Bus Fees 8,000 850 850 7,150 966Air Conditioner Purchases 5,000 12,435 -7,435Staff Support 2,500 2,500 1,527Technology 5,000 5,000Sports 1,000 53 53 947 322Hospitality 2,500 198 2,302 917RTI 2,000 2,000Girls in the Game 1,666 1,667 1,667 -1FOM Maintenance (bank fees, tax filings, etc) 150 11 43 107 10Printing of Parent Newsletters 750 207 316 434 86Community Outreach 1,000 211 371 629 726Student of the Month Breakfasts 700 79 79 621 33Honor Student Awards 500 100 400Pledge Drive Expenses 725 714 1,497 -772 576Walkathon Expenses 5,000 645 4,355 206Barnes & Noble Bookfair Expense 175 175Sound System 2,491 2,491 0Sheffield Garden Walk 531 -531Halloween Costume Fundraiser Expense 318 368 -368Lakeshore Friendraiser Expense 270 370 -370For Small Hands Expense 90 90 -90Funding Positions 200,000 200,000 0 130,000

259,157$ 6,598$ 228,377$ 30,780$ 139,096$

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Pledge Drive Update

Tracy More & Amy Sprenger

Data From 2011-2012 Pledge DriveAs of November 12, 2011

Pledged - $230,372 Received - $122,110

Note: Total Donated In 2010 – 2011 Pledge Drive was $146,123.

GradeTotal

Percentage for Entire

Grade

Percentages by Classroom

EC 75% 89%, 81%, 81%, 74%, 74%, 73%, 70%, 63%

ELI 54% 74%, 67%, 63%, 52%, 52%, 50%, 23%

4th 21% 24%, 18%

5th 26% 30%, 20%

6th / 7th 4% 9%, 5%, 0%

8th 53% 95%, 0%

Data From 2011-2012 Pledge DriveParticipation Percentages by Grade

As of November 12, 2011

52% Overall Participation

Note: Total Participation In 2010 – 2011 Pledge Drive was 30%.

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Barnes & Noble Bookfair Update

Mandy Shaw & Leah Talmers

Barnes & Noble Update as of 11/14

Huge success! Thanks to everyone who attended and purchased books for themselves and the school.

Total in-store sales for day of Bookfair = $9,511 with 144 transactions which was a 16% increase over last year’s sales of $8,174.

You can still purchase books online through November 18th to add to our Bookfair totals using code #10571586.

If you buy something off your teacher’s wish list, email Leah Talmers so we can update the lists daily.

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Current Teacher Appreciation

Michelle Hoersch

Current Teacher Appreciation

Teacher Appreciation Lunch Held on Report Card Pick-up Day – 11/16

Holiday Cookie Exchange: Wednesday, December 21st Need volunteer bakers and helpers Bakers - bake at least 3 dozen cookies and drop off in

room 112 by 9am Helpers - set up, host, clean up (time slots from 8:30am-

3pm) Budget not to exceed $250

To purchase tins - 70 tins @ $3.50/each Light refreshments such as cider and hot chocolate

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NEW Faculty & Staff Appreciation Program

Maggie Shapack

NEW Faculty & Staff Appreciation Program

Creating a Faculty & Staff Appreciation Committee Need volunteers to organize monthly events Time commitment:

One monthly meeting Communication via email

Some ideas include: A Starbucks morning An event at Lululemon (chair massages, aromatherapy,

cheese & wine) Vosges chocolate tasting & champagne Whole Foods cooking event Gift bags (where we get local businesses to donate product)

We are going to try and leverage corporate relationships to get donations so our cost is minimal

Need people on this committee who have immense appreciation & enthusiasm for OM Faculty & Staff!

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Sponsorship Update & Ideas

Pam Lookatch

Sponsorship Update

Two ways for businesses to be a Walkathon sponsor:

A one-time cash donation made prior to the Walkathon on May 4th, 2012

An opportunity to “raise” money throughout the year in one of the following ways:

Give back $X for every service provided to a Mayer community member

Give back % for every service provided to a Mayer community member

Creation of other promotional opportunities exclusively for Mayer Magnet School

Sponsorship Update

Sponsorship Levels: Sponsorship Levels- $250, $500, $1,000, $2,500,

$5,000, $10,000+ Sponsorship Benefits (vary based on level):

Listing or logo on banner, t-shirt and website Informational flyers, email blasts and parent

newsletter articles sent throughout the year Visibility at school events through a table or display Branded material distributed at Walkathon

Sponsorship Update

Mistie Lucht leading the charge to bring in new neighborhood businesses as sponsors

NEW Sponsors already signed on for 2012: Cheryl Bussmann, Realtor College Tutors & Nannies Great Clips on Webster

Plus A&N Mortgage has re-committed to be a sponsor for 2012

Total Sponsorship = $5,500

Sponsorship Ideas

Post-Walkathon Block Party: Move the Walkathon after party from a local sponsor to

Trebes Park Includes Beer Garden, Food & Kids Entertainment Sponsors set up tables to meet the Mayer community Logistics and details to follow

Mayer Magnet Thank You Wall – some type of indoor and/or outdoor signage publicly recognizing our corporate sponsors

Shop Webster Event – help plan a community event with our local sponsors on Webster where a portion of the proceeds from the shopping day would be donated back to Mayer

Social Media – Enhance presence on facebook for both social and sponsor communication

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Winter Family Fundraiser

Carol Deely

Winter Family Fundraiser

Emerald City Comes to Mayer Bring the show “If You Give a Cat A

Cupcake” to the Mayer Gymnasium Date – TBD on a Sunday in Jan-Feb Time – late afternoon/early evening

Spaghetti Dinner following show Fundraising to include teacher

experiences & class projects

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Online Auction Start Up

Pam Lookatch

Online Auction – ‘Cause You’re Already Doin’ It

Personalized Site –www.biddingforgood.com/oscarmayer

FOM will personalize & control content

Ebay like functionality FOM sets price of

auction items on site Participants bid on

these items for a set period of time

http://www.biddingforgood.com/oscarmayer

http://www.biddingforgood.com/oscarmayer

Program Overview Three Item Options:

FOM Sources Items• 100% of proceeds go to FOM

FOM Leverages Bidding for Good Items• 100,000+ Items in their online catalog• Their items can be added to our site (we control which

items)• 70% of proceeds to FOM

Items on Consignment • FOM receives the delta between cost and final

purchase price (usually 70+% markup)• Sample Items:

• Sports Memorabilia• Vacation Getaways• Unique Travel Packages (Concerts, Sporting Events)

Program Overview

Bidding for Good Product Road Map Groupon like functionality

“Deal of the Day” feature Platform to manage pledge drive and ticket sales for events, raffles,

etc. in future Platform for Growth

Participants will opt to receive communication regarding site:• How to set up their user profile• New Auction Item Updates• “Deal of the Day/Week” Emails

Allows:• All parents can participate when purchasing items they would

typically purchase elsewhere• Grandparents, family members and friends can buy on behalf of

Mayer• Local merchants to support school

Steps to Implementation

Form an Auction Committee Work on site set-up & communication plan to

launch site in December 2011 Help users with profile set up/login assistance Choose items to go on Mayer site in addition to

the Monthly Mayer Parking Spot Auction Evaluate effectiveness of initial auction to

determine future use, best practices and incorporating additional functionality

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Healthy Cookbook Update

Janice Gork

Healthy Cookbook Action Plan

Letter to families asking for favorite breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner ideas Includes a sample of how people can submit recipes

via email or by filling out back of form Focus on healthy, quick, and yummy recipes Planning to have a pre-order option (with deals) to

encourage people to order Targeting Cookbook sales to take place in Feb 2012 Volunteers needed

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All Other Business

Halloween Costume Sale: Thank you to Amy and TJ Tzur, all of our

volunteers and everyone who purchased costumes to help raise over $700 for FOM

We will collect gently-used costumes again this year to donate to a children's charity

Trebes Park Update: Won 2nd Place for Community Gardens in

Mayor’s Landscape Awards (primarily on corner of Webster & Clifton)

Park is jointly owned by CPD and CPS Working together with CPD & CPS on next steps

All Other Business

Target RED card: Before you do your holiday shopping, sign

up for a Target RED card and enroll to give 1% back to Mayer

Plus you receive 5% off of every purchase you make with your Target RED card

Enroll your card at www.target.com/tcoe (listed as Oscar Mayer Elementary School)

Join Us…

Following this meeting at:McGee’s - 950 West Webster

Next FOM Meeting:Wednesday, December 14th

Hope to see you there!

taking responsibility for our school’s future friends of mayer meeting november 15, 2011

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