AHUIMANU OHANA BOARD MEETING Minutes December 9, 2003

Present Dawn Ching, Anne Marie Duca, James Garrett, Lee Hopkinson, Wayne Iseri , Linda Kinoshita, Leighton Sakamoto, Gisella Souza (Kahea), Robert Maeshiro (visiting parent), Kendra Sevigny, and Yvonne Turro. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:11 p.m. Introductions The Board members introduced themselves to parent visitor, Robert Maeshiro. Approval of Minutes It was moved by Dawn and seconded by Anne Marie that the minutes of the October 21, 2003 meeting be approved. Motion was unanimously carried. Treasurer’s Report Wayne circulated treasurer's report for November and December 2003. It was moved by Dawn and seconded by Anne Marie that the reports be approved. Motion was unanimously carried. President’s Report Fun Fair: Teacher/Staff and Vendor feedback forms circulated. Mrs. Duca suggested a summer planning meeting be held for the next fun fair, somewhere between May and July. School Shirt Design - Lee noted Emily Vergara has submitted an e-mail to the Ohana saying she has an idea for the shirts and a t-shirt maker willing to assist. Mrs. Duca pointed out that the students should be involved in some way with the new design. No more of the old design t-shirts will be ordered for the time being. Discussion tabled until Emily can be present at a meeting. Distribution of Stipends: Lee solicited suggestions for a "smoother" way of distributing stipends on the night of open house. Mrs. Duca suggested the stipends be handed out to the teachers as they are introduced and come on stage. Committee Reports: a. Shirts Already addressed. b. SCBM David's notes from the in-house inspection of the campus and facilities will be e-mailed to the board members. c. Workshop - Kendra's Christmas Craft Workshop went well. She reported she stayed within budget and had a good turn out. Thank you to Kendra for a great job; well planned and well executed. Valsey will be heading the next workshop which is December 10, 2003 with speakers Brian Ellis and Heather Brobowski on parenting skills. d. Membership No report e. Student Council - Had a very successful canned food drive. Food was delivered to Key Project. Student Council will be having a collection for the Windward Spouse Abuse Center. Items needed: new children's slippers; new storybooks, new educational toys, Paper towel, toilet paper, towels/dishtowels (new or gently used). f. PCNC Paressa will have "Happy Holiday Hut" December 15-18 at P-2, during lunch recess and after school. h. Fall Fundraiser Many thanks to Kahea who did an outstanding job. Final profit reported by Kahea: $xx.xx. "Super 20" drawing will be at the Global Assembly. Teachers and staff as well as Ohana Board members will receive free prize. Approximately $xx.xx work of items were canceled or returned. Members agreed the items can be sold at 50% off. Lee will get clarification from Brian on the policy for returned or canceled items. Some concern was expressed regarding food items being stale. Leighton and Linda will survey the teachers and get their input on the catalog sales fund raiser. i. Spring Fund Raiser No date set yet. Kate Alexander will be in charge again. j. Playground No report. k. Faculty Mr. Sakamoto spoke about the reading/writing and math workshops the teachers attended. Teachers are hoping to implement what they learned at the workshops. He noted we may have a new math text next year. Mrs. Kinoshita spoke about the new roof on "C" building - no leaks yet. Discussion held re: maintenance of hills on campus. In the past, the WCCC inmates worked on clearing. It was suggested that the project might become part of the school's Beautification Day or an Eagle Scout Project. Discussion tabled to next meeting. Will have parent subs for January 21 as teachers will be having another writing workshop. Reminder: Tuesday is communication day, Friday is secondary. Sharon (custodian) is looking at purchasing a shoulder pack vacuum and will be requesting Ohana assistance in the purchase--details forthcoming. l. Administration Anne Marie Duca McTeachers night a great success. Approximately $400 profit - THANK YOU MCDONALDS! No Child Left Behind - data received; Ahuimanu did well. NCLB School Report circulated. Sample tests of 3rd & 5th grade HCPSII circulated. Internal Review re: Felix (special ed) kids done. Castle Complex did well as far as being in compliance. New report cards for 2005 - all major standards will be listed and how the students are doing on them. Each grade will have a different format. Grant received from Marines/Kaneohe Branch, to put in (6) ceiling fans in the cafeteria. Kindergarten Registration - begins February 1, 2004. G.E. applications are available at this time. Mrs. Duca will be on sabbatical from 1/12-7/15/04 to pursue further her education. Congratulations and good luck! We will miss her! m. Communications Ahuimanu web site received over 500 "unique" visits in a month. Discussion held re: increasing e-mail list to include parents. Lee will provide list of e-mail addresses obtained from membership forms. It was suggested a new form go home to each family asking for their updated e-mail address if they are interested in being on the list. Fun Fair pictures CD distributed....Thank you James for such a wonderful job! Request for Funds SCBM requesting funds to purchase refreshments for the "Meet the Interim Principal" meeting. It was moved by Wayne and seconded by James that $50 be approved. The motion was unanimously carried. New Business/Parent Concerns Adjournment/Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on January 20, 2004 in the school library. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Dawn Ching. Recording Secretary