Planning meeting: meeting schedule and family outreach

Virtual planning meeting.

2026-2027 PTSA meeting schedule

September 21-25 OR September 28-October 2 - in-person kick off meeting
- Check with Kimball staff about best date
Early December
March/April - budget meetings

Set agenda in advance and share through different channels, like FB
Include time for people to report out about different items - like Red Apple receipts

How can we get more folks to sign up for Cougar Connection?
How can we best communicate volunteer opportunities and encourage people to sign up?
How can we communicate with families everything that PTSA pays for and organizes? Could we include highlights in Principal Bogan’s newsletter?
- Aki put together a document with monthly PSTA messages
Plan to have a PTSA rep at the Popsicles on the Playground event
Prep a packet for new K families with Kimball flyer and t-shirts that teachers can pass out at new family meetings
After school starts and we have a date for the first meeting, Katie do targeted outreach to people who have attended PTSA meetings in the past

Anne - Cougar Connection
- Aim to get a CC out before school starts, the week after school starts, later in September with info about school supplies
Matt - after school clubs, brochures, communication
Tammy - after school clubs
Claire - Move-a-thon

Beth send email to Ms. Bogan and Ms. Smith to introduce new officers, check about PTSA meeting dates, ask about school cal
Beth check on inventory of brochures
Beth send school supply ask to core team
Beth reach out to Carrie to see where the K t-shirts so we can prep packets for K family meetings
Sandra draft letter to K families to pass out with t-shirts
Katie message WhatsApp group to ask for volunteers to run popcorn machine at Back to School night
Aki start doc with monthly PTSA communication for Ms. Bogan’s newsletter
Aki attend Popsicles on the Playground to hand out half sheet and invite K families to sign up for CC
Beth check with Matt and Anne about meeting next week