Donlon PFC Meeting Minutes

Donlon = PFC Meeting Minutes

January= 6, 2009

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Meeting ca= me to order at 7:26pm.

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Presidents Welcome

· = Marti Scalise gave a brief report from the meeting she attended regarding the bud= get for next year. John Casey is = very concerned and wants everyone to spread the word that things look grim for n= ext year. If we can get Pleasanton to appr= ove a parcel tax, PUSD will not have to cut as much. 90% of the budget is people. We are looking at layoff notices g= oing out in March, the release of personnel in May and the parcel tax wouldnR= 17;t be on the ballot until June. = The number one item to be changed is class size reduction.

Approval of Minutes

· = Minutes from December 2008 were unanimously approved with Margo noting that she has= not yet called the CPA regarding a Company Matching Funds program.

Guest Speaker

· = The guest speaker was not in attendance.

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Principals Address<= /b>

· = Mr. Schweitzer will be attending a PUSD meeting tomorrow regarding the budget a= nd is also serving on the Budget Advisory Committee (which meets on Thursday).= He will pass along all information= via special meetings that can and will be held.

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Old Business

· : grants were = paid and if all goes well, there will be Spring grants as well.

New Business

Scrapbooking: This event will take place on = January 24^th. Set up = will be on Friday, January 23^rd at 3:15 and help is needed.=

Committee Updates

Holiday Gift Shop: This event went very smoothly = and we sold over $7000 worth of items. We made a profit of $573. A big thank you to all who volunteered!

Auction: Letters were sent out to busin= esses requesting donations. “Save-the-date” letters and magnets are being sent = home in the Wednesday envelopes. Classroom baskets are on track.

Outdoor Ed: Amounts owed were sent home to parents last week and the money is due on January 16^th. There will be an informational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8^th in the MPR.=

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Meeting ad= journed at 8:05pm