PTO Meeting Minutes - April 2026

BLE PTO General Meeting
Tuesday, April 14, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:15
Principal’s Office
Attendees
Chelsi Yarger Weedon, Vice-President, Parent and BLE Para
Lisa Carrell, Secretary/Treasurer, Parent
Valerie Machado, Parent
Colin Machado, Parent, Website Manager
Gabi Jones, Teacher
Kyle Grudenfelder, Principal

Books & Bingo
Scheduled for April 17th.
South Sound Literacy dropping off boxes of books.
ACTION: Gabi to see if a couple teachers can come.
ACTION: Valerie and Lisa to be the parent volunteers.
ACTION: Gretchen to do a costco run for snacks.
ACTION: Chelsi to coordinate the set up the tables at the end of the day.
ACTION: Chelsi to get some little prizes.

Treasurer’s Report, Lisa
Income for January: $234.40
Expenses for January: $1,774.17
Ending Balance: $19,765.87

Additional Expenses for this year:
What are we spending $ on? What is budgeted?
Books & Bingo: $150
Garden Day: $150
Field Day: $150
Staff Appreciation: $1,500
Self Manager Celebration: $900
Carol Long Scholarship: $500
Kindergarten Tea: $200
Science Assembly: $1,400
Family BBQ: $50
Field Trips (2nd Grade - HOCM, Preschool?, 4th Grade?): $600 for 2nd Grade +More?
Yearbook Stipend + Potential Loss: $1100
SBA Testing Snacks: $750 (maybe less with gift cards)
5th Grade “Account”: $3,000+
Total Budgeted: $10,450+

Discussed the cost of OJP. Will wait to see how the money plays out for now.
We’ll need to adopt our budget for next year at the May meeting.
ACTION: Lisa to find the bylaws and send them to Kyle.

Teacher Appreciation
Debrief St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Appreciation: This went well. It was well received. We want to do more of this throughout the year in the future.
Teacher Appreciation Week scheduled for May 4 - May 8.
Schedule:
Day 1 - Breakfast & Coffee
Day 2 - Chair Massage / Supplies
Day 3 - Lunch (Vic’s Donation) - Pizza and Salad
Day 4 - Desserts
Day 5 - Room Service
ACTION: Matt to coordinate the Vic’s order. He will place order, pick it up and bring it to school by 11 on 5/6.
ACTION: Chelsi to put together the SUG for breakfast day and desserts day and any other needs for the week. Consider an Amazon wishlist for things too.
ACTION: Gretchen will coorindate Body Mechanic’s to come on Tuesday, 5/5.
ACTION: Chelsi will be getting snacks for room service and drinks for the week.

Garden Day
Scheduled for May 30th.
Ideas: Garden Beds, Gravel for track, In-field baseball diamond, Benches
Matt has a crew that can help with benches and/or garden beds.
ACTION: Gabi to check on gravel connection.

Tumwater Education Foundation
They are doing a spring gala. PTO is being asked to sponsor an auction item. We approved $150 to help do a basket.

2026-2027 Event Schedule
Need to set schedule.

Yearbook
Chelsi is doing it.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 12th at 5:30 p.m. in Library