North Street PAC Meeting Minutes

February 2008 – Submitted by Nancy Cappiello

Treasurer

PAC savings account has been established. This will allow the PAC to earn a bit of interest over the summer when the funds are not in use.

Fundraising

We will be planning a Burger King night soon; some other ideas are Applebee’s, Chuck E Cheese, Papa Ginos & McDonalds.

Co-Chairs

A new sound system has been purchased. The cost was $1179.00 and was purchased at Tewksbury Music.

Rhonda Boudreau has contacted Shawsheen Tech about risers; they need a letter stating an educational benefit.

Pennies for Patients – We will start collecting pennies after Feb. school vacation. Josie will head this up. Reminders will be sent home soon.

We will not be doing an ice skating night this year.

March 2^nd is North Street School night at the Lowell Devils. Bridget is heading this up.

Family Reading night is scheduled for March 14^th, Ellen is still looking into readers.

Sum-It – We have 101 students signed up.

MCAS – Dates run from March 25^th through April 3^rd Ellen will once again be ordering bagels from the cafeteria for all 3^rd & 4^th grade students

Teachers

The school library is looking for money to purchase books.

Principal

We have started homework charting. Teachers will be charting homework and classes with the highest % will receive a reward.

PAC newsletter is now only available online. If a parent would like a paper copy they will be made available.

We had 51 parent school council surveys completed.

We would like to hold a few after school programs, we would need parent volunteers to make this happen.

School Council

Goals have been developed.

Arts & Enrichment

Michael Glaser will be visiting 1^st grade on Monday March 17^th.

Martha Dana puppets will be coming to kindergarten and Michelle’s Menagerie will be visiting 2^nd grade. Plans are in the works for a school wide program.

SPED

March 5^th, State Reps Micelli, Tucker and Finegold will be at Tewksbury Memorial H.S. library to talk about the possibility of the state picking up some of the costs of special ed.

March 10^th, PAC meeting there will be an open election for many positions.

March 18^th, there will be a basic rights workshop held.

Misc.

Website is the process of being worked on and updated.

We have many open PAC positions for next year these include SUM-It, newsletter and co-chair.

Next PAC meeting Thursday March 13^th!