Wednesday, March 8, 2023
22 attendees
1. Meeting called to order at 6:33pm
2. Approval of minutes from February meeting
a. Motion by Mrunal Shah, 2nd by Scott Barton
b. Minutes approved
3. Approval to officially appoint Bryan Mundia as Dad’s Club President
a. Motion by Mrunal, 2nd by Scott
b. All approved
4. Orange Unified Public School Foundation – Wendi Forrest
a. Originally formed in 1997 but dormant until last year
b. Goal is to fill in the funding gap that exists within the district
c. OUSD strives to be a destination school district, where people move to join our schools
d. Holding fundraisers including a car raffle to raise money to support schools
e. Focus on expanding VAPA, supporting mental health and wellness programs and grants for teachers
f. Hoping to start giving money this year
g. A grant has been created to assist the 3 poorest schools in OUSD
5. Principal’s Message – Mr. Jones
a. Read Across America led by April Watson was lots of fun! April brought in the Angels Strike Force as guest readers and the kids enjoyed all the theme days.
b. April was also recognized as OUSD Classified Employee of the Month! Big congrats to her!
c. Principal for the Day – Tom Kisela. He was Orange Police Chief for many years and is now the City Manager of Orange
d. Running club led by Mrs. Gardner is going well. Shirts were ordered for those participating in Kids Run OC in May
e. March Madness Tournament for 4th-6th grades is underway. Winning team gets a pizza party
f. We are already in our 3rd trimester! Only 13 weeks of school to go!
g. RAD Awards will be held next week
h. SBAC Testing for 3rd-6th grades starting on May 8th. Please make sure your kids don’t miss school during that time!
6. District Advisory Council – Shelby Wilson
a. Recap from the January 25th meeting
b. LCAP survey got 16,283 responses
c. Discussed ways to spend the transportation and art and materials grants
d. OUSD is updating graduation requirements to make them more robust and comparable to other district
e. Next meeting is schedule for end of March
7. Carnival – Rose Salazar
a. April 14th from 4-7 pm
b. Committee meetings have been held on Fridays after drop off- next one is 3/17 in the teacher’s lounge
c. Please contact Rose if you are interested in helping. Lots of volunteers are still needed!
d. Rose asked for an additional $7,000 for Carnival budget for a total of $15,000
i. Rose made the motion. 2nd by Scott
ii. All approved
8. Fundraising Updates – Scott Barton
a. Sip and Paint with Andrea Tanji is coming up on 3/12 and 3/19, there are a few spots left if you’d like to join
b. Habit raised $352
c. Next Dine Out is at Rubio’s at Village of Orange on 3/15
i. Panda Express will be 4/19
ii. Yogurtland will be 5/3
d. Popcorn from the sales will be arriving soon
e. Holiday Skate coming up on May 5th
9. Dad’s Club – Bryan Mundia
a. Campout is scheduled for 5/20
b. Poker Night with NC, Serrano and VPE was a success! For the first time ever, NC had the most Dads in attendance!
c. Bryan is trying to get some helpers on campus for a few upcoming projects. Would also like to plan a happy hour in early June
10. Treasurer’s Report – Brenda Jones
a. Balance as of March 1 - $179,508.41
i. February income - $8,009.44
ii. February expenses – $12,674.26
11. Open positions – Mrunal Shah
a. Need volunteers from general board for Nominating Committee for 2023-2024 positions
b. Morgan Breazeal and Rahee Baghat will be the representatives
12. Our next meeting will be held April 5th 2023
a. Meeting adjourned 7:24pm
