PS130MPA - General Meeting Minutes - February 1, 2024

                                                                        PS 130M - PARENTS ASSOCIATION

一三零小學家長會

143 Baxter Street Room 101, New York, NY 10013

Tel: 212-226-8072

Email: ps130mpa@yahoo.com       Website: ps130pa.blogspot.com

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Parents Association Board Members:           

Co-Presidents: Karen Ma & Joseph Li  

Vice-President: Ana Fung

Co-Treasurers: Gloria Tsang & Alice Chen                                                               

Co-Secretaries: Amy Hu & Lily Wai-Lee

Parents Association Events Coordinator: Lisa Wong

Parent Coordinator:  Diane Chong

Parents Association Email:                      ps130mpa@yahoo.com

Parents Association Website:                 http://ps130pa.blogspot.com 

Minutes to PS 130M General Meeting February 1, 2024

Attendance: Mr. Renny Fong, Lisa Wong, Yvonne Moy, Alice Chen, Amy Hu, Joseph Li, Lily Wai Lee, Ana Fung, Gloria Tsang, Jennie, Angela Mui, Aya, Sally, Carmen, and 11 other participants (see sign in sheet, in person)

Meeting Commence: 8:50 am
Translator: Ana Fung – Spanish (in the back) Lily – Chinese (next to parent)

Parents’ Association opening & Review. Joseph Li – Co-President

Joe – Welcome back, January blew by, and February will be even faster. Thank you for coming to our meetings. There are donuts and coffee in the back, please help yourself.

Review of the minutes & Treasury reports from our last meeting in January 2023.

1. These are the minutes for review and to be approved from our last meeting in January; 8 people approved the minutes; minutes are placed on record and will be posted on the PA blog site. Thank you!

2. This is the treasury report for review and approval; 6 people approved the treasury report. Thank you! This will be posted on the PA blog site.

3. As requested here is the fundraising meter. As you can see, we are at 40% and half the year has already gone by. We need ideas and form everyone to help us fundraise.

1. Upcoming events – February 2024.
     -  Bake Sale – Wednesday – 2/7/24. Kids are asking for nori, so if parents can bring in baked goods and nori that would be great.

    -  Chinese New Year lands on Saturday – 2/10/24

    -  Chinese New Year show for parents – Thursday – 2/15/24 – 9am

    -  PS. 130 – welcoming the new year Lion Dance at the front door – Friday – 5:30pm.

    -  PS. 130 Lion dance will be in the Chinatown new year parade – Sunday – 2/25/24 – Please come see us in the parade as we march in pride to promote PS. 130. 

2. PA Fundraising for 2023-2024
    -  Bake Sale

    -  Candy Sale

    -  Annual Ask

    -  Photo day

    -  Scholastic Book Fair

    -  Spirit Clothes

    -  Holiday show

    -  Benefit Gala

    -  Mother’s Day    

    -  Handmade Bead Sale 

    

    Our annual banquet is on May 17, 2024. If you guys have anything you would like to donate as raffle prizes, please bring them into the PA room, whether its Gift cards or gift certificates to Starbucks or restaurants, or anything your significant other gives you and you don’t want or didn’t like, you’re welcome to bring those in as well. Notices to purchase Ad space for our annual banquet has gone out. Parents can purchase a page or half page and dedicate it to their children or children’s class, especially graduating classes. 

3. The PA Funds these Programs and more

    Our Art Programs & est. costs (last year)
            -  NDI – 1st grade & 4th grade - $17,500.

            -  Inside Broadway – Pre-k to 2nd Grade -$18,480

            -  Third Street Music School – Violin (beginners & Advance) - $10,880

            -  Ballroom Dancing - $9,520

            -  School Chorus – Voices of 130

            -  Spirit of PS 130 – Fife & Drum - $8,400

            -  Young People Chorus (YPC) – $8,650

            -  PS. 130 Lion Dance - $3,900

            -  Rosie’s Theater Kids - $8,650

            -  Dance to Unite - $7500 

    The PA also pays for some of the school supplies such as:

            -  Air conditioners and repairs - $11,000

            -  Office copier, toners, computers, and supplies - $12,000

            -  Student appreciation events - $12,000 (we currently have 580 students)

    All the fundraising goes to all our kids through the Art programs.

    PS. 130 has demonstrated how well the programs have worked for us, how beneficial they are for our students. 

Any questions, come to the PA room to ask Lisa, Yvonne, myself or any of the board members. 

Joe – welcomes our principal Mr. Fong. 

Principal remarks – 

    Thank you, Joe & the PA, for all their support, without them we wouldn’t be where we are now. 

    At SLT today we talked about Summer Rising and how it will not be held here at PS. 130 this year. The Summer Rising sites will be at PS. 124, PS. 126, PS. 276 (zoned for PS. 130). It’s a little far away, we are going to see if we can get a shuttle bus. Everything isn’t set yet.

    PS. 130 will go under some upgrades on the roof of the kindergarten side and they will be breaking ground in the spring. 

    We received a $100k ARESO Grant to upgrade our technology, we will be purchasing new computers and equipment. 

    Lily – where will CPC go? CPC will be at PS. 276 because they do not have a CBO there, so we be there. 

    Carmen – Will ISS be here? ISS won’t be able to be here either. Maybe they can find or try another school for the summer. 

Thank you for coming.

Joe – Any questions or concerns?

Closing time – 9am – next general meeting will be March 7, 2024.