General Membership Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

I.

The meeting was called to order by Jason Coleman, interim PTA President. Twenty-nine (29)
members were present. A motion was made to accept the printed agenda. The motion was
seconded and passed without opposition.

II.

Mikayla Miller, 8th grade student and member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at
WPMS led the membership in an invocation.

III.

Keigan Coleman, 7th grade student at WPMS led the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance.

IV.

Report of the Officers

A. President (interim)
1. Officer, Board of Directors and standing committees need to be elected.
2. Plan of work and budget plan need to be adopted.
3. One-hundred and ninety-eight (198) members to date for 2015-2016 school year.
4. $6204.45 in general fund to date. $1764.00 have been collected to date by way of
membership dues, t-shirt sales and donations. $792.00 is due to the NCPTA and national
PTA as soon as possible. Approximately $215 will be due for insurance in January.

V.

Unfinished Business
A. Nomination and Election of Officers
1. President The following individuals agreed to accept nominations to serve as
President: Jason Coleman. A motion was made to accept and vote on the
nomination. The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.
2. Vice-President The following individuals agreed to accept nominations to serve as
Vice-President: John Zumwalt. A motion was made to accept and vote on the
nomination. The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.
3. Treasurer The following individuals agreed to accept nominations to serve as
Treasurer: Kristie Sullivan. A motion was made to accept and vote on the
nomination. The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.
4. Secretary The following individuals agreed to accept nominations to serve as
Secretary: Cheryl Bowman. A motion was made to accept and vote on the
nomination. The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.

B. Nomination and Election of Board of Directors

1. Teacher The following individuals agreed to accept nominations to serve as the
Teacher member of the BoD: Barbara Levin. A motion was made to accept and vote
on the nomination. The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.
2. At-Large The following individuals agreed to accept nominations to serve as AtLarge members of the BoD: Katie Hippenmeyer, Ashley Peschieri and Juliana West.
A motion was made to accept and vote on the nominations. The motion was
seconded and passed without opposition.
VI.

New Business
A. A motion by Scott Madej requesting consideration for adopting outdoor class room
project on behalf of WPM science department was made. Drawings and cost estimates
were discussed on the floor. Concerns regarding proper ventilation and eye-wash
stations in science classrooms were addressed in the presentation by Mr. Madej as it
related to motivation/justification of the outdoor classroom. The motion to consider
adopting outdoor class room project on behalf of WPM science department was
seconded and passed without opposition.
B. A motion by Matt Regan requesting support for assistance in Backpack Pals program and
basic needs closet on behalf of WPM student services was made. The motion was
seconded and passed without opposition.
C. A motion by Rachel Greer requesting help in revitalizing the WPM garden on behalf of
the WPM Garden Club was made. The motion was seconded and passed without
opposition.

A motion was made to adjourn the general membership meeting. The motion was seconded and passed
without opposition.