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OVHSA Meeting Minutes - September 2024

Date: Wednesday, September 11th, 2024  

Time: 7pm   

Location: Oak View School  

  • A motion was brought to the floor to vote in the June 2024 meeting minutes, was seconded.  The June minutes were voted in and the September meeting began. 
  • President (Joelle Bernhard)
    • Board Introductions
      • Joelle Bernhard (President)
      • Emily Hallenbeck (Vice President)
      • Treasurers (Mona Kaur, Jennifer Obiedzinski [not present]) 
      • Lauren Benech (Recording Secretary)
      • Krystal Yip (Corresponding Secretary)
  • Principal (Linda Lo)
    • Remembering 9/11 
    • Welcome back to School!  
    • The first few days of school were great!  
    • Highlights:  
      • Safety 
        • Reminder: School Street is DROP & GO, please do not park here during morning drop off or afternoon pick-up
        • Sylvan Street is NOT DROP & GO.  Please do not use the Sylvan Garrabrant Street as Drop & Go, it is very unsafe! 
        • Please be kind and courteous to our crossing guard, Patty!
      • Daily Morning Announcements 
      • Instruction Updates
      • Lunch/Recess Updates
    • Back to School Night is September 19 at 6:30 p.m. Letters will go home tomorrow with students and via virtual backpack.  
    • Cafecito Chats with Principal Lo- join me for some cafecito and great conversation. 
    • What’s Coming Up at Oak View:  
      • Spirit Day/ Student Code of Conduct Assembly
      • 9/13 Cafecito Chats, 9/17 and 9/24. Postscript:  9/17 Cafecito Chat has been cancelled.  
      • Say Hello Week starts on Monday, 9/23 
      • Latino Heritage Month, 9/15 
      • Back to School Night- Thursday, September 19, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. 
      • Save the date:  
        • Walk to School with the Bloomfield Police Department & Oak View Team, 10/2
        • Picture Day, 10/7
      • Oak View is on the list for new HVAC in 2026  
  • Teacher Representatives (Laurie Ritacco) 
    • Introduction, thank you to HSA
    • Please come to Back to School Night if you can!   We look forward to seeing you there!
  • Vice President (Emily Hallenbeck)   
    • Chairperson vacancies
      • STREAM Committee needs a co-chairperson
      • Winter Social needs a co-chair person
      • Please reach out to Emily if you are interested in co-chairing!
      • Emails with event details and committees will be going out soon, please stay tuned.
      • There will be a chair-person/class parent orientation on Monday, September 23rd (7-8pm)  
  • Treasurer (Mona Kaur)
  • Recording Secretary (Lauren Benech)   
    • Our website is oakviewhsa.org
    • Please sign up for our newsletter and join our Facebook Group
    • Calendar has been updated to reflect all of event dates
    • Online School Store to purchase Membership and tickets for things like Trunk or Treat 
    • October meeting has been moved to October 9th.     
  • Corresponding Secretary (Krystal Yip)
    • Thanks to all who volunteered to be a Class Parent!
    • We still have vacancies for ABA classes, please reach out if you are able to volunteer!  
    • Class parent orientation Monday, September 23rd 7-8 pm
    • 1st Class Parent even will be Halloween Class Parties on 10/31.  Stay tuned for details. 
  • Committee Updates:   
    • Membership
      • $20 per family.  Class Parents/Chair Persons must become Members annually/
      • You must be a dues-paying member in order to vote (1 vote per family). 
      • Membership dues go towards all of our events.
      • Sign up by September 30th to be entered into our Parking-Spot Raffle!  You can win a dedicated parking spot in the parent lot    
    • FUNRaising
    • Spirit Wear
      • New spirit wear sale will be launched soon in the coming weeks
      • There are a few youth sized-pieces, please reach out if you are interested!   
    • Fall Social (Trunk or Treat)
      • October 18th (rain date October 25th) 7pm-9pm (sensory friendly from 7-7:30pm) 
      • One of our most popular events!  Trunk or treating, DJ/dancing, pumpkin decorating contest!
      • Volunteers are need to decorate cars!
      • Tickets are now available here!  (If you are a member, you must be logged in)     
    • 6th Grade   
      • Carwash 
        • September 21st from 10am-1pm (rain date September 28th)
        • There will be a QR code to donate to the class of 2025 if you can't make it!
        • 6th grade fundraising goes directly towards 6th grade graduation (party, yearbook, t-shirts, etc).      
  • New Business
    • Question about safety.  Please come to Cafecito Chat and Back to School night for more information.  
    • Thank you to The Foley Family & The Lombardy Family for their Back to School grounds beautification. 
    • A motion was brought to the floor to conclude the September meeting, was seconded and the September meeting closed. 
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