Every Child One Voice
Bates Middle School PTA
General Membership Meeting
November 11, 2013
Guest Speaker-6pm
Officer Baycorn discussed her
role as a county School Resource Officer (SRO) at Bates MS
-Attended
Bates MS and Annapolis High School
-25
Years as a Police Officer-started as an Annapolis City Police Officer is now a
Anne Arundel County Police Officer
-Main
priority is preventative and to build relationships with students and staff.
--Officer Baycorn is considered part of student services team-Guidance
Counselor, Social Worker, PPW
-Has
an open line of communication with the City of Annapolis police department.
-The
position of a school resource officer is decided by police partnership
with the Board of Education
Call to Order:
Pledge of Allegiance-Deirdre
Ralph-PTA President
Introduced Kia Chandler Board
of Education Citizen Advisory Committee Member-1 of 29 Members. She is assigned
to Bates, Annapolis MS, and Annapolis HS-for two years
Her goal is to facilitate a
two way conversation with the Board of Education and citizens/parents
Ms. Chandler emphasized
letter writing and active parent involvement to let Board of Education know
what parents/citizens feel is important for our schools
Meetings at Board of
Education bimonthly-next meeting December 2nd
Schools can send a
representative
They vote-collect data to
back up topics (such as letter writing)
Topics now being discussed
include:
High School start times
Board of Education looking at
possible revenue from cell phone towers on school property
Technology policies with
students at high schools
Heather McIntosh-Bates Parent-
spoke at Citizen Advisory Committee meetings to assist in pushing back high
school start times last year. She will be addressing the Board of Education
again on Nov. 20th, 7pm, dress in black because the sky color is
black when High School students get on the bus. If you want to testify be there
at 6pm.
Treasurer Report- Liz
Castillo
Ms.Orzach/Ms. Brino invited
to present at a National Conference at the end of March $700.00 per person/
cost, asking PTA for $1,400.00. Suggested asking Bates community to donate
airline miles to help defray cost.
Motion and vote to approve if airline miles are not donated.
Otis Cookie Sales- about $40,000
/pay Vendor about 24,000
Upcoming Events:
-Otis Cookie Delivery-Wednesday
Nov.13, need help this Wednesday, 15-20 volunteers 1-6pm, 2-2:30 Students can come get cookies to take
home, parents can pick up cookies until 6pm
-Quarterly Art Showcase
Events- Friday, Nov.15-Celebrating Hispanic Showcase-need food donations to
volunteer contact Cindy Applegate: cindy@applesigns.com
-Staff Appreciation Lunch-Viva
Italia! Monday Nov. 25 sponsored by PTA, contact Jeannie Bullen: jandcbull3@verizon.net to volunteer
food and/or time
Principals Report-Mr.
DeRoo
Dec. 13th Coffee
with the Principal had a good turn out
Quarterly Showcase celebrates
Arts Integration -this Friday, times in Cougar Chronicle-Parents invited to
events during school hours and/or evening that includes unveiling of the
decorated fence, indoor soccer game
Thankful for Mids and their
contribution to students and staff of Bates MS
Dancers are going to NYC
Bates enrollment is 820
Bates scheduled for renovation
2017
Requests for modular
classrooms
Staff involved with “Take
Bates on the Road”- Teachers go to the Stanton Center to help students with
homework
All County Orchestra-Bates
had the most students qualify
Honor Roll Party (Donuts)-
Nov. 14, 8:30-10, 435 out of 820 students made the Honor Roll- contact Stacey
Hooper, snjhoops@msn.com
Restaurant Nights-California
Pizza Kitchen are the week of Dec 10-11-12.
Avid Field Trip-National
College Fair Baltimore
Miscellaneous:
Please continue to donate to
the uniform closet-need uniforms, belts, and shoes
Escrip only using debit card
at Safeway-need to sign up every year
Next PTA meeting in January 2014
