PTO Meeting Minutes 9/8/26- pending approval

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Neff Elementary PTO – September 2026 Meeting

Tuesday, September 8^th, 2026 - 6pm – Neff Library

I want to call this meeting to order, time is 6:05pm.

1st: Steph Gerber  2nd: Ruth Wagner

1. Welcome & Introductions

2. Board:

   1. President: Steph Gerber

   2. Vice President: Erin Checchia

   3. Treasurer: Tiffany Bender

   4. Secretary: Ruth Wagner

   5. Social Media: Rachel Levine

   6. Attendance: Steph Gerber, Josh Carrigan.; Nickel Murphy; Joanne Hentz; Tiffany Bender; Laurel Hill; Kristie Minlin; Ellie Chandler; Devon Reichl; Jabneel Marmol; Taylor Good; Rachel Levine; Dipan Shah

3. Approval of minutes from last meeting

   1. 1st Ruth Wagner

   2. 2nd Rachel Levine

4. Review & approval of bylaws

   1. Motion to strike SLAC from the bylaws

      1. 1st: Steph Gerber

      2. 2nd: Taylor Good

   2. Motion to approve Bylaws with edit approved above

      1. 1st: Steph Gerber

      2. 2nd: Devon Reichl

5. Principal Report: Taylor Good

6. A Place People Want to Be

   • Highest attendance rate in the district

   • Highest parent show rate for parent-teacher conference in the district

7. Comprehensive Plan

   • 2025 Goals: By 2028: 2 goals: academic goal for ELA goal of academic reading; PBIS 

8. Safety Week

   • New this year

   • Ambulance, EMS, and Fire Truck visits to the school and meet the service staff

   • Drill practicing

   • Book “I’m not Scared, I’m Prepared”

9. Teacher/Staff Updates

   • No update from Devon Reichl

10. Treasurer Report: Tiffany Bender

11. Financial Update

    • Not much to update

12. Truist Money Market

    • Current rate is 4%, it is liquidated and can be freely moved to checking account.

    • Motion to move $10,000 to Money Market

      • 1st: Steph Gerber

      • 2nd: Rachel Levine

13. Business Donations:

    • Caruso Pizza

    • Lititz Orthodontics

14. President Report:  Steph Gerber

15. 2026/2027 Goals

    • PTO Goals: Fun and exciting activities for the Neff Community

16. Ongoing/Upcoming Events:

Restaurant Night for 

September: BierHall Brewing Company

Flyers need to be distributed

October: MOD Pizza

Hilary Haskin’s class will be delivering for Teacher Lunches

 November- 

*Spirit Wear Sale - Sara

• $2000 sold- $212 of fundraising

• 46 orders

*Picture Day – Volunteers: Rachel Levine/Ellie Chandler/Laura Mazurkewicz

*Bingo – Steph

-Preselling Bingo Cards

- Caruso’s Pizza

- Volunteer Support: Pizza dispensing, set-up, break-down

*Bowling - Tiffany Bender

Proposal 1: Dutch Lanes

• October 4th 2-4pm

• $40/lane, allowed 6 bowlers/lane

• Consider selling at $10/bowler, includes shoes

• Future event notes: week nights they offer give backs; Friday nights historically not busy per Dutch Lanes

Proposal 2: Return to Leisure Lanes

*Lion’s Quest - Rachel (Nikelle Murphy is willing to help)

• A fitness event that the students fundraise to get sponsors

• Will be using 99 Pledges platform

  • Goal: $12,000

  • Appreciate Business donations as a part of this event as well that will be used throughout the year.

• Rachel is working to increase social media visibility to get the word out about this event. 

• Last year we had about 60% participation

• Participation reward: Sunglasses

• Top fundraiser for each class: beanie babies

• If your class hits 80%- glow party

• Top class- extra recess?

• Volunteers- greatest need! Need to have clearances

*Pottery Night- Ruth

November 13th confirmed with The PotteryWorks 

*Food Drive – Ruth & Ellie/Corinne?

Nov 16-20

*Teacher Conference Meals - Steph

*Movie Night – Rachel

December 14th

Penn Cinema has been reserved

OPTIONS Available this year:

Rise of the Guardians

Happy Feet

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

March of the Penguins

* Yearbook Photography: Josh Carrigan is open to help

• New Business: Steph Gerber

PTO – 

Neff Gives Back Ideas:

Graduating Senior Award

•  A former Neff Elementary Student

• Essay prompt: “What would you tell your 4th grade self about transitioning to the next grade level?”

• Possibility to have the winner present their essay to the 4th grade class

Motion to Approve Neff Gives Back Award:

-Steph Gerber

-Laurel Hill

GOTR (Girls on the Run) Support

• Is there a way we could be giving back to the Neff club?

Potters:

• Collaborating with high school students to put 3D metal art

                      • MTEF News: Steph Gerber 

• Becka: 

• Family Movie Night October 7th, Minions and Monsters, $8, buy at MTEF.net

• Grant applications deadlines October 7th and April 7th 

  • Past Grants: Imagination Labs, STEM Lab

• School Board Updates: JoAnn Hentz

  1. Here to be our liaison with the School Board, open to any questions

     1. Question posed about the threshold cap to determine # of classrooms per a grade

  2. Recent School District Issue:

     1. Schaeffer- sprinkler issues, 10 classroom impacted

     2. Landis Run Drive open

     3. Update on Stadium project and Nitrauer Renovations at Thursday, September 10th meeting

     4. Plans have begun to find another Superintendent 

Next Meeting:  November 10, 2026 – 6pm Neff Library

“I call this meeting to a close at 7:38pm”

1st: Ruth Wagner

2nd: Steph Gerber