February 2019 Community Meeting Minutes & Treasurer's Report

Your Cedar Park PTC held its February meeting last Monday, 2/11. Dr. Anderson and the PTC Board were on hand to give school & PTC updates.

Topics included:

• Cedar Park’s MYP review

• Status of the new cell phone policy

• Treasurer Report (through Dec)

• Approval of $1500 for sound equipment in cafeteria

• Approval of $5000 for white board tables for 8th grade math classrooms

Explore the full meeting minute HERE.

Questions can be directed to  Jana Drotzmann, PTC President. Our next meeting will be on Monday, 3/11 and feature Beaverton HS principal, Anne Erwin.

November 2018 Community Meeting Minutes & Treasurer's Report

Cedar Park’s PTC held its November community meeting on Monday, 11/19. Dr. Anderson and the PTC Board were available to give updates about all things Cedar Park.

Topics included:

• Schoolwide hallway painting

• December’s board game drive for advisories

• Upcoming 7th grade PTC-funded experience- King Tut exhibit at OMSI

• Treasurer report

• Final 5K updates

• Current CPMS BEF Grant endeavors

• First successful Cedar Cafe

Explore the FULL MEETING MINUTES HERE.

The PTC is seeking a new treasurer for the 2018-19 school year. Mark Chen, our outgoing treasurer, has stepped away due to work conflicts. Any interested parents can contact Jana Drotzmann, PTC President.

October 2018 Community Meeting Minutes

Last month’s PTC meeting welcomed Cedar Park’s Safety Resource Officer, Matt Cline, to chat about keeping our kids safe online. Officer Cline is a Beaverton police officer assigned to Cedar Park (and several other BSD schools) to help support crime prevention in schools.

Before he took the stage, the PTC Board filled in the community with several PTC updates, including:

• The 5K was a big success, exceeding its $50,000 goal

• Volunteers still needed for Art Lit, AVID, and Wolf Work days.

Read the full minutes, including a recap of Officer Cline’s presentation HERE.

Additional parent resources can be found at:

• netsmartz.org

• stopbullying.gov

Join us at our November PTC meeting on Monday, 11/19 at 7pm in the CPMS Media Center.

May 2018 Community Meeting Recap & Treasurer's Report

Cedar Park's PTC held its May meeting last Monday, 5/21.  Dr. Anderson and the PTC Board presented recent events at Cedar Park to the attending parents.  Next year's budget was vote on and approved.

Topics included:

• Upcoming summer improvements to Cedar Park, including a new gym floor and fresh paint
• Upcoming eighth grade field trip to OSU needs more volunteers  
• Treasurer's April financial report
• Approval of the 2018-19 Budget
• Continued opening for a new Director of Volunteers for 2018-19

Explore the FULL MEETING RECAP HERE.  

(Please note:  the initial draft of this recap inadvertently stated that all CPMS students would take AGS1 next fall.  Only 8th graders will be taking AGS1 in the fall).

With the passage of next year's budget, the PTC Board has since decided to cancel June's meeting. Thank you to all the parents who have participated and attended our PTC meetings this year. We will see you all in September for a parent "meet and greet" as we usher in a new school year.

Any questions can be directed to Jana Drotzmann, PTC President.

April 2018 Community Meeting Minutes & Treasurer's Report

April's PTC Community Meeting was held on 4/16, with special guest, Lisa Senter, Cedar Park's MYP Coordinator.  Senter gave a quick overview of the MYP program here at Cedar Park, as well as gave info about the upcoming IB recertification.

CPMS Vice Principal, Mike Alpert, stepped in for Dr. Anderson, who had a conflicting District meeting to give valuable Cedar Park updates.

Topics discussed included:

• Cedar Park's MYP overview.  More info can be found at their website https://sites.google.com/beaverton.k12.or.us/cedarparkmyp/
• The required parent survey that is part of the upcoming IB visit
• State testing dates
• Board & volunteer needs for 2018-19, including a new Volunteer Coordinator
• Budget brainstorming for 2018-19
• Current PTC financials for January, February, & March

Explore the FULL MEETING RECAP HERE.

The next PTC community meeting will be Monday, 5/21 at 7pm in the Media Center (library).  Any questions can be directed to Jana Drotzmann, PTC President.

February 2018 Community Meeting Minutes

Better late than never!  Here's February's meeting recap, which was held in the CPMS Maker's Lab. Special guests included Danielle Alexander from "Yes to Beaverton Schools" and Todd Sheely and Luke Unger, who have been working with Dr. Anderson to improve our Maker's Lab.

 Topics of interest include:

• Recent purchases using PTC funds, including an author visit, a 16 foot blow up screen, and new college banners for the halls
• Cedar Park's new gym floor
• May levy information
• Maker Lab goals

Explore the FULL MEETING RECAP here.  

There was no community meeting in March. Any questions can be directed to Jana Drotzmann, PTC President.

January 2018 Community Meeting Minutes & Treasurer's Report

Cedar Park PTC welcomed special guest, Beaverton High School principal, Ann Erwin at last month's PTC community meeting.  

Discussion items included:

• CPMS Principal Report, including recently PTC funded initiatives
• First grade-level social will be on Thursday, 2/22
• Conferences scheduled for 3/14-3/16
• Step through current PTC financials
• PTC continuing to see matching fund income

Explore the FULL MEETING RECAP HERE.

The next PTC community meeting will be Monday, 2/26 at 7pm in the CPMS Maker Lab.  Any questions can be directed to Jana Drotzmann, PTC President.