Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by President Frank DeBaca at 6:35 p.m., with agenda presented. Attendees listed in attached sign-in sheet.

Secretary’s Report

The minutes of the March 2, 2005 Foundation Board meeting (attached as Appendix A) were reviewed. A motion was made by Mike Kosty to approve the minutes with modifications, seconded by Lee Vanderhurst, voted on and unanimously approved.

Dinner Auction Report

This report was taken out of agenda order so Susan Whitaker could get back to the basket building activities. She reported that her committee was currently working on the completing the baskets. The auction is this weekend and they expect to have about 60 baskets. Baskets that went above the call of duty were donated by football, golf, lacrosse and Cheer. More items are expected to come in before the auction. The Foundation Website has the a listing of the items that will be auctioned. One item is a customized Serra Surfboard. The popular Brianhead condo is back again. There is a handmade quilt and a Costa Rica condo package. At present, 160 people have signed up to attend.

President’s Report

§ Coop with Football Booster Club for new scoreboard

Brian Basteyns described the possibility of a new scoreboard at a cost of approximately $10,000. This will not include installation. One major benefit is that it could be set up to be used by a number of different sports. One item that is needed to determine overall cost is how far the standards are in the ground. The district may have the original installation blueprints. Other scoreboard configurations were suggested and discussed. Michael Kosty will follow up with contacts to the various vendors.

§ Corner project

Frank did not have more information from Councilman Madaffers’ office on updates to the MAD balloting issue..

§ Serra Teacher of the Year – Susie Fore

The Foundation provided Serra’s teacher of the year with 2 complimentary tickets to the Fiesta/Auction. Frank suggested a monetary recognition from the Foundation of $500 to be presented at the Auction. A motion was made by Mike Kosty to approve the monetary recognition, seconded by Steve Donner, voted on and approved by a majority. This may is not an annual expenditure and would be subject to annual consideration.

§ School Identity Project – Steve Hare

Frank introduced Steve Hare who has worked with the Foundation and Serra High School on several projects. Steve discussed his conceptual renderings of possible modifications to the front of the school. We wiill need pricing recommendations from general contractors to determine the overall project cost. Steve described the process and color options, water features and other ideas. He also described the representative images in the concept drawings. The images will be posted on the Foundation website for parents and Foundation members to review for input.

§ Foundation Board for 2005-2006

Frank reported that perhaps a committee might be appropriate to assist in identifying Board members for next year. He will send an email to members to determine what jobs will need to be filled. Frank encouraged Foundation Board members to identify potential persons who would be good candidates.

§ Foundation Board Transition Dinner

Frank reported that the Transition Dinner is the typically held in conjunction with the June meeting. Frank was looking for a volunteer to organize the event. We are looking at Andiamo’s as a possible venue.

Treasurer's Report

Cathy Lajarraga was not present but provided a written Treasurers report (attached as Appendix B). The Foundation has approximately $61,932 in total assets, and approximately $9,302 in liabilities. There were questions about the Buick Invitational monies. They will be forwarded to Cathy. A motion to approve the treasurer’s written report as submitted was made by Michael Kosty, seconded by Lee Vanderhurst, voted on and unanimously approved.

Principal’s Report

Donna Somerville reported that they have been publicizing and promoting the auction to the school staff. The Administrative team put together a very cool auction item. They are looking forward to the auction.

School Operations Report

Jeff Thomas reported that the marquis is moving along. He provided a description of the display and its functions. He is still awaiting a on price quote, then it goes to the district. He is anticipating approval in two weeks. He was unclear on the time frame for construction since some items will need to be ordered. The school had a successful CACI testing and will be moving into the AP testing.

Grants Report

Steve Donner provided a written summary of Spring Grant Summary (attached as Appendix C). Steve provided explanations of grants provided. He stated that the ROTC group is very organized in requests and expressions of gratitude. A motion was made by Mike Kosty to approve the grant approvals as submitted, seconded by Lee Vanderhurst, voted on and unanimously approved.

Athletic Director’s Report

Coach Pisapia reported that spring sports are in progress. Donna was able to attend each of the sports that played over the weekend. The fields are in good shape due to the rains. Inside the gate soccer and goals project and outdoor basketball courts are progressing to completion. The weight room is being significantly utilized. Five schools in the district have been approved for matching funds for an artificial turf field. The Administration and Coach Pisapia is trying to find out which schools are earmarked and if the funding is available to other schools. Senior-Faculty basketball game was fun and successful. Donna was a cheerleader. He provided next years tentative Football schedule for snack bar scheduling.

Teachers’ Report

Carlie Spears reported that she got a lot of questions from teachers about the for auction. She will be doing a last call for participation in the event. Unfortunately Carlie will not be our teacher’s representative next year but Carrie Pisapia is being nominated as a successor.

Membership Report

Denise Stevens was not available for a report. Denise did send an email that thanked Leslie McDonald and her husband for an additional $200 donation to Foundation along with their $125 for membership.

Basketball Snackbar Report

There is no new report for this month. The basketball teams provided snack bar items during the recent karate tournament.

Sports and Activity Recognition Night

Frank reported that the next Recognition Night will be May 26^th. The last one went very well.

Web Master Report

Barbara Lefkarites reported that she has been working on the auction page. She has added a link to page that has list of auction items. Twenty-six auction tickets have been purchased through the site. We may consider adding informational pages about grants and possibly to download forms.

Publicity Report

Billye Sue Dobosz reported that she should be getting a complete list of persons who worked the auction, which should go into the next issue. There was a discussion regarding the Hawaiian shirt being incorporated into the Costa Rica package.

Corporate Fundraising & Tierrasanta Recreation Center Report

Linda Juhasz reported that she had received an anonymous donation through United Way for $100. May 14^th is next Rec Council meeting on unfunded needs list. Linda will not be present, but looking for a representative to attend. Frank volunteered to attend.

New Business

There was no new business.

Adjourn

President Frank DeBaca adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. in the school media center.