Advisory Council
The purpose of the Advisory Council is to foster open, direct communication with PGES administration. Council members serve as representatives for families at their designated grade levels.
- PARENT REPRESENTATIVES
- STAFF REPRESENTATIVES
- PROTOCOL
- APRIL 2025 MEETING NOTES
- AUGUST 2025 MEETING NOTES
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES
STAFF REPRESENTATIVES
PROTOCOL
- The goal of the PAC is to provide an open line of communication across all grade levels K-4. We will define areas of need, brainstorm solutions, and make decisions as they relate to our school needs.
- Submit agenda items in advance. This will provide the opportunity for research and a response to questions. Please email questions to ericksonali@fssd.org, carrolljan@fssd.org, or ormanjoh@fssd.org . A three-day advance notice of all questions will help in preparation.
- We will try to keep meeting length to one hour, but will certainly continue if necessary.
- Meeting minutes will be kept.
- Meetings will take place in room 101.
2025-2026 Meeting Dates
- August 14th 2:45-4:00
- October 29th 2:45-4:00
- April 7th 2:45-4:00
APRIL 2025 MEETING NOTES
PGES Principal’s Advisory Council Agenda
April 2, 2025
In Attendance: JoAnn Anderson, Kallie Printz, Christie Von Dreele, Debbie Panaia, Perlia Perez Garcia, Morgan Nance, Jamie Betts, Karen Mennenga, Shannon Ward, Lance Neal, Janet Hall, Alisha Erickson, Meghan Markie, Lance Bowie
Meeting called to order @ 2:50 (Ward, 2nd- Neal)
Review of Minutes: motion to approve- Neal, second motion- Markie
School News
Kinder – This week, started a reading fluency push to coincide with Dairy Queen incentive. Next week, starting a behavior incentive.
First – Getting ready for 2nd grade- math is clocks, measurement, addition and subtraction fluency, Dairy Queen reading fluency incentive. Making goals and responding well to this motivator.
Second – Highlight this week- grade level election to go along with Wonders and Social Studies (three branches of government). Writing personal narratives. Walk-to math groups are focusing on fluency and 3 digit addition and subtraction, with and without regrouping.
Third – Getting ready for TCAP- practice and testing strategies, looking at writing prompts, referring back to text. Personal narratives will be on display in the hall. Fluency push with DQ incentive- comparing data from Monday to Friday.
Fourth – TCAP review- first test is writing on April 15th. After TCAP, looking forward to the Natchez Trace field trip and the Capitol field trip.
Support – EL ELPA21 test is complete, current focus on supporting TCAP and collaborating with classroom teachers
Related Arts - Just finished art show, music program. Coming up: field day, Natchez Trace, turn in library books
Sped – New director for the district really helpful, everyone is working together to complete all of the end of the year jobs
Parent News:
- Concern about the current law in the TN legislature about the education of undocumented students and the risk of them not being able to attend school. Also concerns about families returning to their home countries.
- Response- If these become law they will likely be challenged and not implemented due to the rights of all people in our Constitution.
- Questions about our funding from the Department of Education
- Response- Title I will likely stay the same, Title II and III may be in jeopardy.
Principal’s Update:
- Rollover funds from last year were $3300- we did cut the PLC speaker
- Reward School and Model PLC Status
- EOY Treats – 2nd grade product service fair raised enough for a sweet treat at the end of the year for students.
PTO Update:
- Tea trolley today was a success!
- Staff Appreciation Week- first full week in May
New Business:
- Fundraising Suggestions:
- Lockers- $100,000
- Student Chairs for K-2- $19,500
- Library tables/chairs- $8500
- Seat Sacks- $5000
- additional water filling stations (2 at $725 each) $1450
- Fundraising:
- Motion to remove lockers (Nance, 2nd- Neal)- passed
- Set Fundraising Focus in following order-
(Motion by Markie, second- Ward)
1. Library tables/chairs- $8500
2. Water filling stations (2 at $725 each) $1450
3. Classroom chairs for 2nd grade (then 1st and K, Lampley and Support, as funds become available) - $19,500
4. Seat sacks - $5000
- Mennenga will go to each non-classroom teacher in the K-2 wing and ask about their chair needs, potentially reducing the number needed.
- Set Goal- $20,000 or $25,000? (revisit in August)
- 2025-26 Title 1 Funds estimated at 57,000
- Recommendation
- Personnel- 2 PT paras positions 40,000
- Professional Learning- PLC Institute 17,000
- Parental Involvement (including Cultural Night)- $700
- Instructional Materials/Programs- any extra or roll over
- Title 1 Funding Vote (Motion by Panaia, second by Markie)
- as listed above but reduce to 1 para if funding if less priortizing 1 PT para and supporting the educators we have though PLC institute
- Recommendation
- Members Rolling Off…
- K, 2, 4, Sped
- Parents - Markie
Adjourn – Hall motion to adjourn, Panaia 2nd
AUGUST 2025 MEETING NOTES
PGES Principal’s Advisory Council Agenda
August 14, 2025
In Attendance: Alisha Erickson, JP Orman, Janet Carroll, Clare Ashford, Morgan Nance, Karen Mennenga, Heather Maguire, Joann Anderson, Keisha Covington, Kalie Printz, Jamie Betts, Lance Neal, Janet Hall
Meeting called to order: motion and second- Ashford, Neal
Review of Minutes: motion and second- Covington, Anderson
School News
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K- going well so far, tomorrow is first full day, working on procedures
- 1- iReady reading and math, getting to know each other, off to a good start
- 2- Already looked at the data and were pleased with the students’ benchmark performance
- 3- finished iReady math, practicing routines and procedures, switching classes
- 4- new computers with a touch screen are great, one more test tomorrow to finish up benchmark, working on switching classes, lots of new families looking forward to help
- Support- We have been helping with all benchmark assessments as well as screening new students for ELL (20 kindergarteners qualified).
- Related Arts- all hands on deck for routines and procedures, learning names in class games, ready for kindergarten tomorrow
- SPED – everyone has been welcoming and supportive--from admin to front office to teachers, everything is moving along as it should
Parent News: A lot of new families, the first day of school there were a dozen families who stayed to have coffee together, this was a success!
Principal’s Update:
- Upcoming Title1Meetings:
- Aug. 20- PGS Title 1 Meeting, 7:30am @ PGM cafeteria- quick overview
- Aug. 20- Following the Title 1 Meeting, PTO meeting at 7:45am
- Aug. 21- Cafecito with Jessica and Teresa, 7:45am
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Going well, August has been busy!
PTO Update:
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Back to school breakfast
- Pizza during the back to school night worked well
- Unifying the building with school spirit nights- highlighting school sporting events, look for information in the newsletter next week
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Help set up a treat to honor state teacher of the year finalist Ginger Colvett on August 20th
New Business:
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School Improvement Plan
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Goals
- Improved literacy achievement
- Improved math achievement
- Supporting ELL and special education sub-groups
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- Update Title 1 Compact and engagement policy- all present reviewed, revised, and agreed upon the policy and parent compact.
Motion to approve by Mennenga, second by Covington
- Budget
- Title 1 Budget Review- $45,953
- Personel- $16,500
- Professional Learning- $17,000
- Parent Engagement- $700
- Technology Equipment- $12,167 (up by $2,167 from spring)
- Instructional Materials- $1,759
- Waiting for rollover funds
- Fundraising Recap
- Needs
- Library Tables/Chairs- $4600 (purchased)
- 2 Water filling stations for ¾ hall- $1450
- Classroom chairs- $21,320.50 (purchased with fund balance money, which will be replaced by this year’s Groovin’ funds)
- Seat Sacks??- $5000 (Do teachers want these? Teachers who don’t need them can pass them to someone who does.)
- Needs
- Title 1 Budget Review- $45,953
- Instead of spirit shoes for teachers, there will be a donation box for each class. Donations will help a class earn popcorn and a show.
- Set Goal- Printz motions for $28,000, Neal seconds the motion. All voted in favor.
Adjourn- Anderson motions, Ashford seconds