[familyschool] Re: Longfellow Cards Delivered
- From: Meg Novak <bellalunameg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:47:45 -0500
Can I get some cards? I would like to distribute to some Latino families
in my nieghborhood (which is close to Southside).
On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Sabine Meyer <meye0336@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think I understood it similarly, yes - enrollments are down and there
> are spots in several grades but we also have an interest in
> keeping/attracting a diverse set of students/families interested in the
> school over time, as we strengthen it and bring it back to thrive, not just
> survive. That's certainly how I approached distributing flyers: Attempted
> to distribute so as to attract more low-income families, families of color,
> immigrant families, etc.
> -SM
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Emily Pearson Ryan <
> emily.pearson.ryan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Kat,
>>
>> I think this is an important question. My understanding is that there
>> are still waiting lists for many (if not most) grades but that they have
>> gotten significantly shorter over the summer, as a handful of families have
>> left the school and some others have declined spots they were offered.
>>
>> That said, as I understand it the enrollment push was suggested not to
>> increase overall enrollment, per se, but to increase the number of kids
>> from the neighborhood surrounding the school who were enrolling at
>> Southside. This was based at least in part on a desire to change the
>> overall demographics of the enrollment pool, which has been become whiter
>> and more affluent over the past years. Obviously there are lots of complex
>> issues at play there, and I'm not inclined to get into it over email, but I
>> do think that these are things we need to be actively talking about.
>>
>> If others have a different understanding of how this was initiated,
>> please add or amend as appropriate.
>>
>> Emily
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Kat Gordon <kat.gordon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Why is there a huge push for enrollment right now? Are there a lot of
>>> openings? My housemate has two kiddos who are on the waiting list and have
>>> been waiting for a year to get in.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Sabine Meyer <meye0336@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> All:
>>>>
>>>> We just got back. Longfellow non-chain coffee shops, relevant
>>>> businesses, community centers, library and homes w/small kids who might be
>>>> interested - cards delivered.
>>>>
>>>> Here's to enrollment mania!
>>>> -Sabine
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dr. Sabine Meyer
>>>> Professor, General Education
>>>> Deltak/Rasmussen College - National Online
>>>> meye0336@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> (612) 298 5060
>>>> Skype: Sabinem69
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Sabine Meyer
> Professor, General Education
> Deltak/Rasmussen College - National Online
> meye0336@xxxxxxxxx
> (612) 298 5060
> Skype: Sabinem69
>
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