May 2020 Community Meeting Minutes and Treasurer's Report

The Cedar Park PTC held its first virtual community meeting on 5/11. Your PTC Board was on hand to give PTC news and Dr. Anderson, CPMS Principal, shared Cedar Park updates.

Topics included:

• 8th Grade Send-off/Honors Breakfast info

• Locker Clean-out

• 2020-21 PTC Committee Lead Openings

• 2020-21 Budget Discussion

• YTD Treasurer’s Report

Read through the minutes right HERE.

Questions can be directed to  Bettina Jeszenszky, PTC President.

Next virtual meeting will be Monday, June 8 @ 6:30pm.

Join us to vote on next year’s Board & budget.

Email Bettina Jeszenszky, PTC President, for Zoom meeting info.

Feb 2020 Community Meeting Minutes and Treasurer's Report

The Cedar Park PTC held its first community meeting of 2020 on 2/24. Your PTC Board was on hand to give PTC updates and Megan Clifford, CPMS Vice Principal, shared Cedar Park updates.

Special guests included Sunset principal, John Huelskamp, and Beaverton High principal, Anne Erwin, who shared high school info and tips for parents.

Finally, Eric Simpson and Tom Collet, Beaverton School Board members, were in attendance to listen to feedback and answer questions re: the upcoming Common Middle School Experience changes.

Topics included:

• 5K dollars at work

• Recruitment for next year’s committee leads

• Beaverton & Sunset specifics and advice for parents

• Discussion surrounding the bell schedule changes proposed by the District

• YTD Treasurer’s Report

This meeting was PACKED with info and discussion. Read through the exciting minutes right HERE.

Questions can be directed to  Bettina Jeszenszky, PTC President.

Next Meeting will be Monday, April 27, 2020 @ 6:30pm.

Join us to help shape next year’s budget!

November PTC Meeting Recap & Treasurer's Report

Your Cedar Park PTC held its November meeting on Monday, 11/25/19. The PTC Board welcomed special guest speaker, Safety Resource Officer Kevin McDonald, to discuss online & internet safety.

Other topics included:

• Dr. Anderson’s Principal's Report

• YTD Treasurer's Report

Join us at our next PTC Community Meeting on Monday, 2/24 at 6:30pm.

October 2019 Community Meeting Minutes & Treasurer's Report

Ms. Miller shows Canvas details.

Your Cedar Park PTC held its October meeting on Monday, 10/28/19. The PTC Board was on hand to give school & PTC updates.

We also welcomed special guest speakers Christina Mackin, to discuss the AVID program, and Linda Peterson & Sandra Miller, to give a Canvas/Parentvue overview.

Topics included:

• BSD’s need for AVID volunteers

• An overview of Canvas/Parentvue

• 5K updates

• Treasurer Report

• Approval of Erika Hammond as new PTC Vice President

Explore the meeting minutes HERE.

Questions can be directed to  Bettina Jeszenszky, PTC President.

Next Meeting will November 25 @ 6:30 PM where we will discuss Online Safety w/ guest speaker, Officer Matt Cline.

October 2019 PTC Board Meeting Summary: CPMS Off to Awesome Start

Our October PTC Board meeting had a huge amount of useful info, including upcoming school news, plus fundraising and event updates. 

Read on to hear all the latest & greatest, brought to you in easy-to-read bullet points.  

Principal’s Report, Shannon Anderson

• Dr. A is already soliciting high schools for 8th grade info in spring.  This year both Dr. A & the PTC will be more proactive in trying to get info earlier from both Beaverton & Sunset. The 2/24 PTC community meeting will hopefully (fingers crossed) include both Sunset & Beaverton reps.

• The PTC-funded whiteboard tables are in & the kids/teachers are loving them.  With 38 tables here & assembled, the 6th and 8th grades are complete.  7th grade math classrooms should be done by December. One extra bonus has been how much room the new tables have created in the classroom.  

• The remaining budget from the New Student Welcome line item (spent on our event last August) will be used by counselors for lunch with students who come to CPMS mid-year.  These types of outreach touches are part of the counselors focus on welcoming and acclimating our new students who move in throughout the year.

• Eight apple tvs were recently ordered.  These classroom upgrades are going in waves, with about half of them already completed.  The goal is to have Apple TVs in every classroom by next year. All CPMS teachers will be receiving new computers in 2020-21 and Dr. Anderson wants to be sure everything is compatible and ready for that upgrade next fall

• Additional balls have been purchased for recess. This is an ongoing need as balls are constantly being lost, popped, or worn to death.

• The grade-level PTC-funded experiences are already being planned.  Dr. A met with each grade level to brainstorm new ideas for these experiences, which typically take place in the spring.  Ideas tossed about included the beach, a theater, OMSI, and new science vendors.

• Outdoor School for 6th grade will be this spring.  No official dates yet, but it will be March or later.

• 8th grade has a new team: Atlantis.  In order to limit the 40+ class sizes in 8th grade science, Cedar Park has been granted a new science teacher, Ms. Howell-Kubler.  This meant that a large portion of 8th graders had a schedule change and the creation of a new team.

• Cedar Park’s sign rebuild (funded by the PTC) has finally been given a project manager through the District. Dr. Anderson submitted some ideas, but they will come back with options within the next month.  Dr. A is hoping to have a brick and mortar sign outside the school, with four lines of marquee that can be easily changed, as opposed to using the gigantic ladder needed to change the sign on Cedar Hill Blvd.  Side note: Our previous wooden sign outside the school had a decades long life before it rotted away & was removed over a year ago.

• All of the middle school students will get new chromebooks next school year. If students are having trouble with their chromebooks, they should see the library staff.

• Cedar Park was recently awarded a community grant which will be used to fund recess games that will inspire more collaboration with students, such as life size jenga & connect four, cornhole etc. This was made possible through PIzza Schmizza’s H.E.L.P. outreach program.

• The staff’s main focus year is socio/emotional learning.  The teachers are gaining professional development in this area and the students are learning emotional regulation, mindfulness, and breathing exercises.

• The mIddle school boundary process begins next week.  Two reps from each middle school will be chosen. Some meetings will be open to the public.  You can learn more about the process here.

• Family Fun Night was a success. Stations included slime, a cupcake walk, buttons, an escape room with over 150 attendees. The switch to the fall last year has made a huge difference and the admins are hoping to expand next year.

• Cedar Park’s fifth grade open house will be Wednesday, 11/20 at 6pm.  They plan on having a presentation to students and parents, followed by a scavenger hunt/find-your-own adventure type event for families to explore the school.

• The District is in need of parent feedback for their Student Success Act Survey.  This is a crucial step that is needed in order for BSD to apply for the state funds from the recently passed Student Success Act.  Read more about this bill and find a link to the survey here.

• The BEF phone-a-thon is going on this week.  The Beaverton Educational Foundation does a lot of great work for all our district’s schools, including several grants and projects at Cedar Park in recent years.  So if you get the call, consider donating!

• Next week (beginning the 21s) is an anti-bullying event promoting kindness & courage.  On Wed, 10/23, students are encouraged to wear orange.  Jessie Lebau will also be performing at an all-school assembly with a message of taking action and changing your life for the better.

• Science teachers are up for a broader, better publicized Science Festival this January. Various ideas were tossed around and parent involvement may be necessary to create a more community-minded event. Possibly holding a parent-child portion before school was discussed, or possibly having a dedicated time during the day for each grade. 

President’s Report, Bettina Jeszenszky

• 5K updates: While we have not reached our $55k goal, we are quickly closing in on the amount raised last year.  Historically, we are still knocking it out of the park, as this 5K is only in its 4th year and continues to grow and pull in a healthy amount for Cedar Park.

• 5K notes: Things to consider for next year include reusing athletic.net timing as their service was excellent, attempting to better work with THPRD about their cross country schedule, possibly stapling 5K envelopes to the student schedules at Wolf Day, and seeing about adding ourselves to PayPal’s direct charity list.

Treasurer’s Report, Skye Kutansky

• Year to Date Numbers:  5K expenses are looking right on target (prior to pledgestar fees), art lit has been spending money in prep for their first project, and staff appreciation will be catering a meal for the staff over conferences. Our expenses are around $11k this fiscal year (the white boards being the largest expense). Check out our YTD spending here.

Directors of Volunteers Report, Jenna Dornblaser

• We have 20+ more volunteers added to our system this month

• We are still in need of an 8th grade social coordinator

• The PACK store co-chairs have been filled

• Clothes Closet needs more volunteers for the late afternoon shift

And that’s all she wrote!  Join us for our October PTC Community Meeting on Monday, 10/28 at 6:30pm.  This meeting will begin with a Canvas/Parentvue tutorial for parents to better learn these platforms.  Plus… cookies. See you then!

May 2019 Community Meeting Minutes & Treasurer's Report

The Cedar Park PTC held its final community meeting of the year on 5/20/19. Dr. Anderson & the PTC Board were on hand to give school & PTC updates, as well as present a PTC overview to incoming families.

Items included:

• Changes to 2019-20 School Calendar

• New Library furniture

• Upcoming 5K Meeting (June 6/7 @ 11am, Market of Choice)

• Upcoming Volunteer Needs (8th grade send-off)

• YTD Treasurer’s Report

• Approval of the 2019-20 PTC Board

  • President, Bettina Jeszenszky

  • Vice President, David Platt

  • Secretary, Hannah Donohue

  • Treasurer, Skye Kutansky

  • Volunteer Co-Coordinators, Jenna Dornblaser & Jennifer Rafanan

• Approval of 2019-20 PTC Budget

Explore the full meeting minutes HERE or feel free to step through the slideshow.

A huge thanks is due to outgoing PTC Board members Jana Drotzmann, Jennifer Kveton, and Karen DiPietro. Thank you for all your hard work in the last two years to make our PTC successful.

March 2019 Community Meeting Minutes

Your Cedar Park PTC held its March meeting on 3/11/19, with special guest, Beaverton HS principal, Anne Erwin.

Topics included:

• Principal updates, including upcoming dates

• Approval of Bettina Jeszensky as PTC treasurer for the remainder of the year

• Approval of $6253 for library furniture upgrades, hopefully the first of several phases

• Upcoming volunteer needs, including 8th grade field trip and art lit

• Upcoming Beaverton HS fundraising events, including Shoshana Bean concert & Inspirit Auction

Explore the full recap HERE.

Our final PTC community meeting of the year will be Monday, 5/20 at 7pm.