Chestnutwold Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

General Meeting Minutes: Wednesday February 7th, 2024

ChCK Trait- Empathy

“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.

Call for Approval of Minutes - January 2023 Minutes Approved

Thank the pto for mlk event and we got shoutouts from district
Great kindness challenge went well
Ms Kunsa and Ms Leach counted coins that added up to approximately a 6K donation for the week
The basketball shootout competition will be held in each grade’s PE classes, followed by the school wide school competition.
The 5th grade dance was wonderful. The students took ownership and the parents of the students did supported them with a lot of work. Looking to make this an annual event.
In the spreading kindness/sunshine initiative staff will pick a name from every grade every 2 weeks to win special recognition for their kindness with a Chestnutwold car magnet.
Welcome back Ms Kasmer!
Culturally responsive classroom work
100th day!
Valentines Day and Teacher sponsored Family Bingo Night

We are the governing body for the Haverford School District. We are 9 elected members for 4 year terms.
We make collective decisions and hold public board meetings to vote on contracts, new hires, curriculum, ect. Various committees focus further to increase transparency and increase efficiency.
We establish, equip and operate the Haverford School District schools with a 148 million budget this year. The HSD is one of the largest employers in the county. We make investments in facilities, staff and curriculum to maintain quality while maintaining fiscal responsibility. 80% of the budget comes from real estate taxes, less than 2% comes from the federal government.
You can review all of the HSD board policies on the website. https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/have/Board.nsf/Public
We set strategic goals,identify opportunities for updating them and include the public. We have been planning goals thorough 2025 and we seek community input.
Facility and capital improvement plans:

Haverford High School is ranked 18 out of 500 high schools in the state- this is huge. Haverford High School is in the top 5% of the country’s high schools.
Q&A

Q: Aftercare after Elwyn’s departure? A: Can't guarantee when but replacement aftercare is in the works immediately, hopefully within the next month.

2nd grade - Kind minds, 5th grade - coping strategies and mental health awareness
Thanks for after school clubs, engagement is awesome!

Discussed Chestnutwold space - has enrollment peaked? Transportation, how early it comes and how it goes to all private schools.
The March meeting is about tech use in schools.

Thank you for MLK day parent volunteers, it was well planned, ran smoothly and was enriching for the kids
Nothing Bundt Cakes fundraiser is going well, vouchers sent home with kids Monday.
The next PTO meeting and parent info session will be on March 6th. The program will focus on anti bullying by “Box Out Bullying.” Training parents, educators what to do if witnessing and/ or experiencing bullying. The program will also touch on Cyberbullying.

Bag Bingo 2/23
March Madness - coming soon
Virtual Talent Show 4/5, in need of Leads!
Spring Clubs - coming early March, a dedicated blast for sign ups going out soon.