March 10, 2021
Meeting start - 7:37pm
Board Members Present:
Angie Yarusso
Lindsay Semph
Amanda Bull
Joanna Miner
Andy Distel
Mary Nisi
Jamie Militello
Intro & welcome
Follow Up On Actions from last meeting
Gym chairs and storage racks have arrived
Science laptop for Mr. Davis was purchased - Waiting on confirmation of TV screen and mount
Amplify Science kits were ordered. Waiting on delivery confirmation
Funding for additional staff to support Covid safety was approved via email but have not received any information from school admin.
Stories we want to showcase on website about what FOGS has done - Nicole & Genevra - need to get this updated on the website.
How do we integrate Spanish speaking families into FOGS activities ongoing conversation
Cook book has been great so far
Need more outreach for people to join our FOGS meetings
Finance Update - Genevra
Financial Update: $122,446
Received $255.84 match from FaceBook for Giving Tree campaign
Received $185.73 match from AmazonSmiles - let’s continue pushing this
Expenditures $44,847
Balance due for website $2,250
Vimeo – video software for website $240
$100 gift card – thank you for website translation
All other expenditures – misc software subscriptions
List of 2020 donors who wrote checks- still need to figure this out, Angie will work with Genevra about this
LCS March meeting report - will be sent to LSC Friday
Initiatives Status /Updates
Cookbook Committee - Mary
Still waiting on a couple more outstanding submissions; 80+ recipes so far! Shout out to Angie for design wizardry!
Fundraising efforts - Book sales and Raffle prizes - can’t figure out pricing until we get the layout, but will probably need to charge $25-$30 to make a profit with 80+ recipes
This seems like too much…what about $15-$20 with an add-on donation option?
Suggested donation instead? Option like we did with the talent show with a “preferred” amount? $20, $30 preferred, $50, $100 possible options
Virtual version will be easy to use on a Kindle or tablet (similar to yearbook)
Raffle prizes from Latin Beats to be used
Anyone have ideas to add to raffle prices?
Need to reach out to Revolution Brewing - Lindsay will ask Rev Brew to get a meeting on the books to share what we’re doing for fundraising this year
STEAM - Angie
Design DisEASE Challenge - Approval to support this effort - similar to talent show setup but a science night with workshops; would have donation options but tickets would be free; kids could present from the school and we could virtually stream it
Volunteer help needed to pull this off. Need to get volunteers.
Walk Bike Run A Thon - Andy
Andy’s looking into RunSignUp that would be free to participate in -- will check with PE teacher to see how we can make this more of a school event, Angie will invite him to April FOGS meeting
Goethe Fest - Rick & Derek
On hold until we have a better idea of social distancing protocols in the spring
Appreciation Days - Need someone to lead these efforts and determine a budget for spending.
Assistant Principal Day 4/9/21 (week is 4/5-4/9) Andy will lead this and will work on this now
Principal Appreciation Day 5/1 - Andy will lead this and will have recommendations for next meeting
Teacher Appreciation Week 5/3-5/7 - Jamie will lead this and have recommendations for next meeting
FOGS Funding Requests For Approval
Smart TVs and stands for classrooms
Need: Goethe classrooms need a technology upgrade to meet the demands of the reopening plan that calls for simultaneous teaching to in-person and remote students and outfit the school all at once.
Proposed solution: Purchase a Smart Tv with casting capability for each teacher to display lessons, videos, materials, or remote peers on a large screen for everyone in the room to be engaged together. Additionally, the TV can continue to be used as a high-quality display when all students return to school. This includes connecting to document cameras and replacing out-dated projectors. Additionally, a mobile tv stand allows the tv to be positioned in the center of the room during lessons and moved out of the way when needed.
43 Total Tvs [31 Gen-Ed classrooms (Pk-8th), 7 Specials rooms (including Accelerated Math), 4 Special Education Rooms, and 1 admin office for staff meetings.] Preferred size range would be 55"-65" to allow for visibility and mobility. I've attached some pictures of a typical white projector screen that are currently in classrooms to give you an idea of size. That screen measures 75" diagonally. The TV you see in the first picture measures 40" diagonally.
Estimated cost:
Avg cost of 55" tv w/ tax- $450-550 (Best Buy and Costco prices)- $19,350-$23,650
Avg cost of 65" tv w/ tax- $550-$650 (Best Buy and Costco prices)- $23,650- $27,950
Avg cost of mobile tv stand-$100 (Amazon) -$4,300
Why not a Promethean Board? Implementation of use requirements?
This is something that’s needed to be figured out now to start to better understand what our tech looks like and there would be a smaller learning curve; puts everyone on the same playing field
This would be a big improvement and could be a great PR piece for the school
Angie will try to find a discount for bulk purchase -- Angie will connect with Rick about bulk pricing
This vote is contingent upon Goethe Admin having an implementation and training plan for teachers to use these screens in classrooms.
Angie makes a motion to approve up to $30k to purchase the 43 smart TVs and stands for classrooms; Andy seconds the motion
Vote: 7-0, vote passes
End of meeting 8:47pm
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