Lionbackers Meeting Agenda         Date: 5-22-2016
Members Present:  Melanie Watson, Andrea Roth
Reports:
            Secretary:  reading of the minutes, none
            Treasurer: year end 2015, none; $4,500 checking & $14,000 savings
            President:  Update text numbers,none;  Committee & Budgets for 2016/2017 School Year, see attached committee/budget;  Scrimmage Date Aug 25th
New Business:
            Lionbackers Directory:  no longer viable, no secretary in that position, discontinued
            Teacher Appreciation Grants:           Power Lion vs Grant Budget, discussion ensued as to giving each group/team $100 to apply toward their team shirts or needs instead of individual teacher grants.  Teacher grants were deemed more important and in line with Lionbacker mission statement.
            Sixth Grade Parents:  Melanie will contact Angel Constable to address 7th grade families at their back to school swim night and Project 2020 meeting, Melanie will search out committee members to fill open slots at that time also.
            PowerLion: signs vs powerlion membership, discussion ensued where the president relayed their were not enough active member to police all the projects of Lionbacker – let alone PowerLion membership.  It was decided that any Lionbacker in good standing should be able to use the powerlion log for their use.  If this becomes a problem, it can be revisited at a later date.
            Sponsor Park Movie Night?  300$ was appropriated for Lionbackers to sponsor the August Movie night at the park.
            Teacher Appreciation:  New teacher gift was discussed and a budget set for something for each teacher for back to school and new teachers would be addressed with items from the Spiritwear box.  Brenda Forte will be handling teacher appreciation and a budget of 3500 was set and it was decided she could divide it up any way she would like to handle the main teacher events of Back to School, Staff Christmas, Teacher Appreciation Week, Teacher/Staff Luncheon.
 
Meeting was adjourn.  Next meeting would be scheduled to in September for membership updates and Homecoming concessions.