General Meeting - February 8th, 2023

February 20, 2023

GENERAL MEETING - February 8th, 2023

-Lincoln Parent Staff Group (LPSG) General Meeting

-3:45p.m. February 8th, Lincoln Playground

Officers Reports:

Treasurer - Nicole Hryciw

Bank Account Balance:

Current bank account balances: Checking - $19,456.65 / Savings - $10,016.28
$568.98 - Reserved for the 5th Grade Fund, from the Wreath Fundraiser
$3,690.00 - Reserved for Teacher Reimbursement Fund
Total Available Funds: $25,213.95

Upcoming Expenses:

$370.00 - Remaining balance for Family Dance DJ, High Fidelity Entertainment

Recent Income:

$792.00 - October Chuck E. Cheese Fundraiser
$267.80 - January Chuck E. Cheese Fundraiser
$615.00 - Lincoln Artist Maker Bazaar (Donations,raffles, table rentals)
$1,552.91 - Holiday Market
$444.00 - Donations for Holiday Market from staff, All Saints & private donors
$133.75 - Holiday Performance Donations

Recent Expenses:

$428.25 - Teacher Reimbursement checks from last year
$3,900 - Payback books
$100 - Card Readers

Committee Reports:

Old / Past Events / Business:

4th/5th Grade Movie Night:

Lower turnout than expected. Over ordered food expecting a larger turnout, as a result our profit was -$5.28.
Kids had a great time and enjoyed the movie night.
Some of the kids were left with no parent supervision. Need to stress next movie night that parent attendance is mandatory.

New / Upcoming Events / Business:

Family Dance:

Planning is going well lead by Allison Hooper of LPSG
Coming up on 2/23.
Parent attendance is mandatory.
Need to check about front door security with Steve.
Food for dance: pizza, salad, fruit, cookie, water and lemonade.
Not selling any candy or concessions.

Family Tech Talk:

March, 8th @ 4pm
Zoom Event
Will discuss internet dangers that children encounter, and how to keep them as safe as possible. More info will be coming as the date nears.
Will have access to a recording of the event to preview again.
Need to promote event through flyers in English and Spanish.
There will be an ASL interpreter available.

Kindergarten Movie Night:

Looking for shorter movies - approximately 1 hour long
There is leftover candy and drink from 5th grade movie night to sell at the concessions.
Need to communicate that this is NOT a drop off event and parent attendance is mandatory.

K-2 Literacy Night:

Teacher led event.
Not sure on the date.
Volunteers needed.

Closure / Adjournment: 4:15pm

General Meeting - November 9th, 2022

November 15, 2022

GENERAL MEETING - November 9th, 2022

-Lincoln Parent Staff Group (LPSG) General Meeting

-3:45p.m. November 9th, Lincoln Library

ATTENDEES

Jennalee Garcia-Montero - Vice President

Allison Hooper - Secretary

Megan Brannen - Treasurer

Jennifer Ward - Volunteer Coordinator

Julie Bowman - Volunteer Coordinator

Judit Torrents - FCRC Coordinator

Welcome/Introductions:

Principal’s Report: Steve Lindblom

Movie night was fantastic, excellent turn out and excited to do another one.
The attendance to school events has been great, keep it going.
Would like to create different volunteer opportunities for parents, so everyone feels welcome and a part of the Lincoln community. Volunteer opportunities that are not always with the student, items working parents can take home, or prepping or teardown for an event.
Would like to have all Lincoln parents feel like they have a voice at the school and are working on having more opportunities for all to feel welcome.

Officers Reports:

Treasurer - Megan Brannen

Checking Account - $18,641.76
Savings Account - $10,013.76
Recent expenses:
- Library fish tank maintenance - $177.91
- New tablet battery and cash box - $54.20
Earnings:
- Payback Books - $3,900
- Family Movie Night for 2nd - 3rd grade - $367.62

Committee Reports:

Old / Past Events / Business:

Family Movie Night for 2nd & 3rd grade:

Successful event overall, profit of $367.62.
Feedback from the event: guests were very social and the room was loud, some guests were hoping to hear more of the movie. Next movie night LPSG needs to remind guests what the expectations of movie night are, such as not getting on the stage, please use a quiet voice during the movie, and be respectful to others.
Next movie night have more organization where guests set up blankets, possibly having some rows of chairs and also taping off lines to create pathways.
Ran short on concessions, next movie night purchase more.
Suggested to talk about smile accounts and give guests a tutorial on how to sign up before starting the movie.

Q: Jennifer - What about doing a Spanish movie night for some of our students and parents that are Spanish speaking?

C: Group thinks it’s a great idea, holding the event close to Cinco de Mayo, possibly showing Coco or Encanto and having it be a potluck.

Chuck E Cheese:
- Overall feedback, fun night and great turnout.
- Lincoln has another one scheduled for January 2023 if the board wants to do it again.

New / Upcoming Events / Business:

Holiday Market:
- All Saints is donating $350 - $400 for Lincoln students that do not have money to shop.
- First holiday market that ALL students get to shop.
- Amanda Wong has a budget of $600 to shop, and can purchase more items if the market runs short.
- Judit is donating bags for students to take home their gifts.
- Need more volunteers for the holiday market.

FCRC - Food Drive & Mitten Tree:
- Collecting food donations.
- In need of volunteers for the Walk & Knock to collect food donations.
- Mitten tree collecting hats, gloves, mittens, socks and boots for children in need.
- Please get the word out about volunteering and donating food.

Logger Laps:
- Megan Brannen LPSG lead looking to get around 5 sponsors to donate $1,000.
- Would like to create a fun finish sign or balloon arch, looking into contacting some race companies for donations.
- Brainstorming ideas to track the number of laps, possibly using running bibs.

Closure / Adjournment: 5pm

General Meeting - September 8th, 2022

November 15, 2022

GENERAL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2022

-Lincoln Parent Staff Group (LPSG) General Meeting

-3:45p.m. September 8th, Lincoln Playground

Welcome/Introductions:

Principal’s Report: Steve Lindblom

Excited about the school year. Staff is “crushing” it and so are the students.
Very critical Lincoln keeps Title 1 status. If the index of poverty is greater than 50% Lincoln receives funding from the government, in order to keep Title 1 status qualifing parents need to fill out the VPS Education Benefits Form. Funds from qualifying as a Title 1 school go to providing 5 paraeducators for Lincoln.
Goal to have lunch with every student this school year, he has already had lunch with 12 students at the VIP lunch table.
It is very important this school year to rebuild a culture post pandemic, with bringing functions and events back to school.
Being a principal is like running a business, it is important to show accountability and direct all funding to the students.

Officers Reports:

Treasurer - Nicole Hryciw

In typical years LPSG begins the school year with $35,000-$40,000 in the bank account, the current balance is $23,524.17.
We need to be mindful about our spending.
Different and creative ways to fundraise and bring money back to the school are Amazon Smile, Fred Meyer rewards, and Box Tops.

Vice President - Jennalee Garcia-Montero

Need to get committees established for upcoming events.
Every event needs:
- Parent lead
- LPSG lead
- Teacher lead
- The LPSG leaders will help source the volunteers for the events
Upcoming Events that need committee leads & planning ASAP
- Kid Craft Fair - 11/12/22
- Carnival - 6/9/23
- 5th Grade Yearbook/Celebration - 6/15/23
- Santa’s Workshop - 12/12/22 -12/16/22

President - Arwen Flynn

We have lots of resources and notes from past events to help guide planning.
If we can’t find parent leads and volunteers for some of the events they might not happen.
If you sign up to help with an event it does not mean you are committed, we will check in and see what your availability is.
Looking for volunteers to help with social media, website updating and “In the moment” work.

Committee Reports:

Old / Past Events / Business:

Welcome Back Breakfast for the teachers and staff - successful event!
Back to School Folders - Purchased, filled, and handed out to students.
First Day of School Pictures with Loggy.
Payback Books- Have gone out, deadline 9/16, checks can be made to LPSG. The money made from payback books helps with teacher expenses.

C: Joey Grimaldi, owner of Syrup Trap - We would like to help, we did not participate in the payback books this year because we would like to directly contribute to the school.

C: Arwen - Thank you, we appreciate any donations but payback books are one of the best/profitable fundraisers we have.