Southview Parent Club Minutes
April 4, 2018
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am.
Attended by: Dana Coventry, Anna Martins, Darlene Schick, Kathie Hagmeyer, Laura Bader, Kristina ElSayed, Susan Thompson, Chris Bourell, Diana Salem and Amy Barricklow, 

Minutes March 14th.  Motion to approve minutes by Anna Martins.  Motion seconded by Amy Barricklow.  Minutes were approved.

Treasurer’s activity included garage sale, senior activities and payment for the new storage shed.  The report will be made available to the board for review.
Brian Smith has submitted a one time $500 grant request for the horticulture department for fertilizer to be used in common areas.  Students will gain experience in how to properly measure and apply fertilizer and Southview will have a greener more welcoming facility.  Motion to approve grant by Laura Bader.  Motion seconded by Darlene Schick.  Motion approved.  

Committee Reports:
•	ACT Practice Test: No updates at this time.  
•	Garage Sale: Our spring sale was very successful with a $4826 profit.  A slight increase in pricing supported the hard work and efforts of our 55 volunteers.  A huge thank you to the wrestling team and Interact students who assisted with clean up.  We also thank the janitorial staff and Sylvania Township Officer for their help.  There were no issues at the sale and only one advertising sign was stolen.  
•	Academic Banquet:  Invitations have been sent.  Committees are working to select students for various awards. Brian Smith has offered to do the flower arrangement for the podium for the cost of the flowers.  Laura Bader will have checks available for the winners after the event.  A sign up genius has been created to volunteer for the event.  Kasey Vens will speak for 3-5 minutes followed by our alumni guest speaker.
•	Hospitality: Next event is May 9th.  Food will be brought in for this event, the restaurant has not been selected yet.
•	Directory: No changes or updates at this time.
•	SSPO:  No meetings this past month.  Friday April 6th there will be a finance meeting at the administration building at noon.  There will be a meeting with a focus on mental health May 1st at 6pm at Northview High School.  This will include representatives from Promedica as well as various other organizations related to mental health support services.
Principals Report: Kasey Vens
State testing with an emphasis on Freshman and Sophomores will begin the week after next.  There will be several late starts in coordination with this.  Preparation began before Spring Break with teachers being asked to do some pre-testing to familiarize students with using the Chromebook and next week there will be tutoring available after school as well as during study hall for students who may need it.
Regarding the students who were affected by the ACT testing issue, they will retake the test on a date with a previously scheduled 2 hour delay and teachers will be asked to be mindful not to give additional test to those students that day.  In general, the day was a great success for all students including the many seniors who volunteered at Olander.
Mr. Vens has submitted a grant request for the purchase of pins to present to seniors who have accumulated 50 hours of service for each year at Southview.  This is an effort to recognize the hard work of a group of students who might not ordinarily receive an academic award.  Motion to approve the purchase by Dana Coventry.  Motion seconded by Amy Barricklow.  Motion was approved.

Presidents Report:
Open positions for next year include VP of Programs, Beautification, ACT Practice Test, and Treasurer.  

A grant request has been submitted by Vicki Donovan Lyle on behalf of the mock trial team headed to Reno, NV to compete in the national championship.  PTO has agreed to give $500 for event registrations at this time.  Motion to approve by Susan Thompson.  Motion seconded by Diana Salem. Motion was approved.
A grant request was submitted Kim Beil for a number of rocking chairs to be placed in the moderate/intense classrooms.  Mr. Vens has offered to look into the school budget to see if there might be funding available for this and the PTO will revisit this at our next meeting.
The next lunch and learn session is next week and will feature a psychologist who will discuss stress and anxiety.  Students who wish to attend need to sign up.  Lunch is provided by PTO.
Next meeting will be at 9 am on May 2nd.
Susan Thompson, Secretary