What is the OCC?
The OCC is the parent-teacher organization at the Oyster-Adams Bilingual School. We raise money, we organize volunteers, and we spend money to enrich the educational experience for all of the students, including the cultural and community experiences. The OCC's budget is separate from the DCPS budget. The Board meets monthly. The Board also convenes community meetings typically every other month. All meetings are open. Check the calendar for the date of the next meeting. For more information (policies, documents, meeting minutes, forms, etc.), please see links on the left.
Que es el CCO?
El CCO (Consejo Comunitario de Oyster-Adams) es la organización de padres y profesores. Nuestras actividades son principalmente tres: recaudamos fondos, organizamos a las plantillas de voluntarios y usamos el dinero recaudado. Hacemos estas cosas para enriquecer la experiencia educativa de todos los estudiantes de Oyster-Adams, incluyendo los aspectos culturales y de la comunidad. El presupuesto del CCO es separado del presupuesto de DCPS. El consejo se reune mensualmente. El Consejo tambien sostiene reuniones con al comunidad por lo general cada dos meses. Todas las reuniones son abiertas al publico. Cheque el calendario para la fecha de la proxima reunion. Para mayor informacion (politicas, documentos, minutas de las juntas, formularios, etc.), por favor vea los vinculos a la izquierda.
Proposed Agenda 3/16 - @ Adams
I. INTRODUCTION
Report: Reminder of Roberts' Rules
Vote: on Agenda
Carole Whelan and Bill Bass will serve as timekeepers
II. MINUTES
Report: Approval of February's minute
III. BUDGET ISSUES
- Report/Discussion: Status of our funds, general (Deon/Robert)
- Discussion: Adams art classroom funds
- Report/Discussion: Book fair
- Report: Tutors
- Report: Parent Training Update
- Discussion: Unexpected & unallocated field trips (7th & 8th grade)
- Report: Taxes
- Report: Unsung hero fund
- Report: Payroll issues
- Report: Teacher classroom funds
IV. FUNDRAISING ISSUES
- Report: Update on Parent Campaign
- Report: Update on Auction
V. COMMUNICATION/COMMUNITY-BUILDING ISSUES
- Discussion: Study Island (Robert)
- Discussion: Adams Gym update
- Report: Revised budget & YTD on Oyster-Adams Website
VI. ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES
- Discussion: Develop schedule for next year's budget
- Discussion: Need lead for: "How To Be an OCC Board Member" handout
- Discussion: Schedule Joint LSRT / OCC meeting
VII. NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURN
NOTE -- Reports marked with an asterisk (*) are printed and will be attached to the minutes with no need for discussion.
NOTE -- Items are labeled "Report," "Discussion," and/or "Vote." Reports are the way information is relayed to members of the board and the community to keep everyone up to date on a project. Discussions are areas where the board needs to develop an idea further or resolve outstanding issues. Votes are items that need formal action by the board.
All monthly meetings of the board are conducted in English. If you would like to attend and would like translation assistance, please let us know in advance so that we can try to accommodate you. Thank you.
OCC Revised Budget 2009-2010
The Board has been faced with a series of unexpected expenses this year. Some are bills from last year that were neglected to be submitted in a timely fashion that we are agreeing to honor, some are old funds from several years prior that had been unintentionally dropped from the budget, one is a penalty from the IRS that we are actively appealing. The details are contained within the minutes of the meetings. To keep our community fully informed, this spreadsheet illustrates how we have reallocated expenses for SY2009-2010. In order to mitigate the effect of these unexpected expenses on the OCC budget, some of the planned expenses are being covered by the Principal as part of her DCPS budget. We have also engaged legal counsel who are helping us pro bono.
On the bright side, the school has been the recipient of several grants this year that will fund activities above what was proposed to be supported by the OCC: a $9,700 arts grant obtained from the Minneapolis Foundation; a $1,500 literary grant from the Weatherspoon Charitable Foundation; a $5,000.00 grant from National Restaurant Association for special education; a $5,000 grant from ING Foundation for VAMOS; a $2,500 grant from State Farm for the Advisory Project at the middle school; and a $5,000 Chesapeake Bay Trust that helped support the Echo Hill field trip.
We are working as diligently as possible to be good stewards of the parents' money. Please be patient with us during this difficult time. Thank you.
Presupuesto revisado del CCO 2009-2010
La Junta se ha enfrentado a una serie de gastos inesperados de este año. Algunos cuentos del año pasado fueron submitidos tarde pero tenemos que pagarles, algunos son antiguos fondos de varios años antes de que se había caído accidentalmente por el presupuesto, uno es una penalidad del IRS que estamos activamente atractivo. Los detalles están contenidos en las actas de las reuniones. Para mantener a nuestra comunidad con pleno conocimiento, esta hoja de cálculo ilustra la forma en que los gastos han reasignado para SY2009-2010. A fin de mitigar el efecto de estos gastos imprevistos en el presupuesto de la OCC, algunos de los gastos previstos están cubiertos por el principal como parte de su presupuesto DCPS. También hemos entablado un abogado que nos están ayudando a pro bono.
En el lado positivo, la escuela ha sido el beneficiario de varias subvenciones de este año que va a financiar las actividades por encima de lo que se propuso con el apoyo de la OCC: un arte de 9.700 dólares de subvención obtenida de la Fundación Minneapolis; una beca literaria 1.500 dólares de la Fundación de Beneficencia Weatherspoon ; una beca de $ 5,000.00 de National Restaurant Association para la educación especial, un subsidio de $ 5.000 de ING Fundación de VAMOS, una subvención de 2.500 dólares de State Farm por el Asesor del Proyecto en la escuela intermedia y una 5.000 dólares la bahía de Chesapeake Confía en que ayudó a financiar el viaje de Hill Echo .
Estamos trabajando la mayor diligencia posible para ser buenos administradores del dinero de los padres. Por favor, sea paciente con nosotros durante este difícil momento. Gracias.