September Meeting Draft Minutes

Sep 15

Vestal General PTA Meeting

September 8th, 2026 6:30–8:30pm

Board members present

Abbie Collier, Rick Delhommer, Steve Pagenstecher, Christina Maul, Irina Stignei

Community present

Kyle, Traci, Beth H, Sarah N

Meeting convened at 6:35 PM by President Abbie.

Minutes from the last General Meeting were accepted without amendment.

Sabrina was absent; no update provided.

PPS to close ~20 schools in the district
Reach out to Abbie if you have interest in joining an advocacy team
PPS Superintendent visit to Vestal on 9/24. There will be time in the morning for parents and community to advocate for the school
Initial plan to be presented in October/November
Vote in December/January

Continue with the focus and goals aligned with PTA and school leadership
Host two in-person PTA meetings with dinner and childcare. First in November/December to align with rightsizing announcements
Advocating/marketing for improved capture rate and neighborhood image (open events to public, merch for businesses to display in their windows, etc.)
supporting academic success.
- we dont pay for reading results anymore. Thanks Vestal! proposed math program in the budget instead
- separate bucket of money for other academic support (socioemotional learning and wobble stools were suggested)

Budget was read and reviewed by Abbie Collier and Steve Pagenstecher
Rock Paper Soirée will be conditional on rightsizing news. It may be more appropriate to host a different kind of event depending how our school is affected
Irina requested to increase the specials supplies line item from $1500 to $3000. Budget was not amended to reflect the request
Budget Vote
- Steve Pagenstecher moves to approve the 2026/2027 budget with no amendments
- Rick Delhommer seconds the motion
- 8 in favor
- None in opposition
- Motion passes

Oregon PTA website - It is alive! But with a new address http://oregonpta.com/
Embark savings program - College savings fund. Open to all students this year even if they already have an account. $50 to each student that enrolls this year. If 100 students sign up, the PTA receives $2500. If 150 students sign up, the PTA receives $7000
VOBO - Honeycomb will no longer be our messaging platform in 2026/2027. VOBO is the current successor. Many are not happy with VOBO though and Abbie to look into an alternative option that is not free.
Montavilla Jazz Fest - Turnout was poor probably due to rain. Irina says that we can expect a better turnout next year and was pleasantly surprised by the festival in general

The Zoom meeting was adjourned by Abbie at 8:00 PM. We hope to see everyone at our next PTA meeting!

April Meeting Draft Minutes