We hope you can join us for the May PTO meeting, which is this week on Thursday, May 3, at 6:30 in the Media Center/Library. As always, free childcare is provided.

Final nominations for officers of next year’s PTO Executive Board will be accepted up until the time of the vote at this meeting. Current nominations are:
2 Co-Presidents – Jodie Ackerman, Laura Crawford;
1st Vice President (Volunteers) – Julie Chyna;
2nd Vice President (Finance) – Tom Purrenhage;
3rd Vice President (Communication) – Elizabeth Kocs;
Treasurer – Barbara Hoffman;
2 Co-Secretaries – Gloria Cockerill, Bharathi Jayaram

This month the PTO meeting includes a presentation by the Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) Summer Arts Camps on what programs they offer. We will do a short update on the main activities coming up for the end of school. We will vote on limited changes to the PTO By-Laws, with an eye toward more changes in the future. You can review those changes here (in the Documents section of the PTO website).

Note: We have added one more PTO general meeting to the calendar this year. That will be on Thursday, May 31, at 6:30pm.

We hope to see you there. If you are unable to attend and would like to discuss anything on the agenda, please contact Laura Crawford at lauracrawford47@gmail.com, Jodie Ackerman at jodiepto@yahoo.com, or any of the other PTO board members (click here for contact info).

Irving School PTO
Agenda for Monthly Meeting
May 3, 2012
6:30-8:30PM
Irving Media Center/Library

1. Welcome

2. Presentation by the Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) Summer Arts Camps (15 minutes)

3. Final call for nominations for PTO Officers for the 2012-2013 school year prior to vote during this meeting (5 minutes) [Nominees are: 2 Co-Presidents – Jodie Ackerman, Laura Crawford; 1st Vice President (Volunteers) – Julie Chyna; 2nd Vice President (Finance) – Tom Purrenhage; 3rd Vice President (Communication) – Elizabeth Kocs; Treasurer – Barbara Hoffman; 2 Co-Secretaries – Gloria Cockerill, Bharathi Jayaram.]

4. Principal’s Report (20 minutes)

5. Treasurer’s Report (10 minutes)

6. Committee Reports: (15 minutes)
   1. Box Tops update
   2. Wellness update
   3. Event report: Tasty Dog
   4. Upcoming event: Teacher Appreciation lunch, May 11
   5. Upcoming event: Different Together potluck dinner, May 11
   6. Upcoming event: Taste of Irving dinner, May 18
   7. Upcoming event: Staff-v-Parents softball game, May 25
   8. Upcoming event: End of Year School Party, June 1
   9. Note updated activity dates on PTO calendar online
   10. Other committee reports

7. Votes (10 minutes)
   1. Vote for PTO Officers for the 2012-2013 school year.
   2. Vote to approve/deny $1500 towards the cost of a PTO financial review and required report filings.
   3. Vote to approve/deny the cost of a float for the Ethnic Festival.
   4. Status of installation of new lettering for an Irving School sign.

8. Review and vote on proposed changes to PTO By-Laws (10 minutes)

9. Eagle Extras update (10 minutes)

10. Note: Additional PTO general meeting set for May 31, 2012

11. Approve minutes from 4/5/12

12. All other business

(Note: Teacher’s Reports will be presented every other month: September, November, January, April, May.)