Southview Parent Club Minutes
February 14, 2018
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am.
Attended by: Dana Coventry, Anna Martins, Kathie Hagmeyer, Laura Bader, Kristina ElSayed, Shannon Szyperski, Susan Thompson and Amy Barricklow, 

Minutes December 6th.  Motion to approve minutes by Amy Barricklow.  Motion seconded by Dana Coventry.  Minutes were approved.

Mike Bader is in the process of setting up a scholarship in the memory of Tom Maidment.  The scholarship would be for one male and one female student in the spirit of honoring Tom’s exceptional service to our community and love for sports.  The recipients will be selected by a committee.  The request is for PTO to assume fiduciary responsibility for the scholarship.  A motion to approve by Dana Coventry.   Motion seconded by Amy Barricklow.  Motion was approved. 
Jodi Hess has put forth a grant request for a Keurig machine in the amount of $150 on behalf of the Sylvania Virtual Academy to help create a more comfortable environment for children who may struggle coming to school.  The SVA has been created to help retain Sylvania students who learn better in a non-traditional setting and is located at Southview High School.  30 students are currently enrolled with hopes to expand enrollment and add a teacher next year.  A motion to approve by Shannon Szyperski.  Motion seconded by Kristina ElSayed.  Motion was approved.
Counselor’s Corner: Tony Geha
February 14th was tech day for 8th grade students.  Students had a chance to learn what classes are available to them to help with scheduling.
Counselors are meeting with students one on one to schedule classes for next school year.
AP testing registrations will be sent out soon so that students can sign up to take the exams.
March 20th is ACT test day for Juniors.

Treasurer’s Report.  Motion to approve Treasurer’s report by Anna Martins.  Motion seconded Shannon Szyperski.  Treasurer’s report approved.
Committee Reports:
•	ACT Practice Test: The second practice test will be February 24th from 8am – noon with a follow up on March 1st at 7 pm in the Media Center.  Previously 73 students took the exam with the scores ranging from 13 – 32.  Average was 22.95.
•	Garage Sale: Next sale is March 17 8am – 2pm.  Donations will be accepted 11 am – 2 pm on February 24th and 25th, March 3rd and 4th  and March 10th and 11th.  2 pods have been donated for collection.  Setup will begin Friday March 16th at 7:30 am.  The wrestling team has agreed to provide clean up assistance and  5-6 new signs are being constructed to replace those stolen in the fall sale.  Anyone who would like to collect unsold items to donate to a charity of their choice is asked to bring their own box at 1pm of the sale day to take those goods.  All remaining items will go to Easter Seals.  
•	Academic Banquet:  Megan Fitzpatrick will send several orchestra students to play at the banquet.  Certificates and name tags have been ordered.  Academic Excellence foundation needs to approve the $500 scholarship.  
•	Hospitality: Staff appreciation day was February 14th.  We will work on thank you notes for teachers at the next meeting.
•	Directory: No changes or updates at this time.
•	SSPO:  Meetings cancelled due to inclement weather.  The district has partnered with Promedica to address a variety of issues including mental health, bereavement and cancer.  They are working to set up a panel in May with a focus on addressing anxiety and would like to hear what parents would be interested in learning more about.
Principals Report: Kasey Vens
A grant request has been submitted to help cover the cost of work being done to update the program of studies in the amount of $300.  There was discussion that going forward this cost might be better addressed as a new teacher stipend rather than a PTO grant.  Motion to approve the grant by Laura Bader.   Seconded by Amy Barricklow.  Motion approved.
March 20th is ACT day for Juniors.  In order to provide the space needed for the test, other students will participate in activities outside of school.  Freshmen will have the opportunity for a mini-college visit with information on how to critically think about visits.  Sophomores will take a practice ACT exam and Seniors can use the day as a college visit day or a service project day.  School senators are coming up with two service opportunities within walking distance.  
There is a need for parent volunteers to help with the sophomore ACT practice exam on March 20th from 7:20-12:30. The parents will provide only be asked to provide assistance to counselors and teachers with the larger groups of Sophomore students taking the practice exam.
Presidents Report:
Lunch and learns will be taking place on February 28th, March 14th, and April 11th.  Students interested in attending need to sign up. The topic in March will be Engineering and April will feature a Child Psychologist to discuss anxiety.  
There are several PTO positions that will become open next year.  Open committee positions include Bulletin Board, ACT/SAT and SSPO.  Additionally, we are looking for a Treasurer (Laura Bader is willing to stay on to help with the transition) and a President.
Next meeting Wednesday March 7th at 9 am.  

Susan Thompson, Secretary