[familyschool] Re: Monday meeting - 7pm at 4200 Cedar Ave
- From: Sabine Meyer <meye0336@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 14:15:25 -0500
I sign up list was passed around but I agree - everyone who feels they have
a talent that can be useful, from filing to who-knows-what, should send
that to the board chair.
-Sabine
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 2:12 PM, beth knoblauch <bethknoblauch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I was thinking after the meeting last night that we should create a list
> of our talents and/or what we are willing to volunteer for and provide this
> to the board, teachers, and Sherri. This way, they can decide what is
> needed and ask for assistance where needed.
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> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 09:59:18 -0500
> Subject: [familyschool] Re: Monday meeting - 7pm at 4200 Cedar Ave
> From: lschoenrich@xxxxxxxxx
> To: familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> I'd like to offer a suggestion of where to go from here. Let's figure out
> how to keep all this wonderful energy going and put to productive use going
> forward. Let's not be deterred by the legal mumbo-jumbo at the board
> meeting suggesting that parents couldn't be involved. As I understand it,
> there are already a few parents on board committees and it sounded as
> though the board just needed to figure out the right structures to make
> sure that their legal authority remains clear to the state, authorizer and
> MACS.
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> Just to start the conversation, here are some specific suggestions:
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> * *Start a PTO*. There seem to be several people interested in this.
> We don't need anyone's "permission" to do this. Put heads together,
> envision what you want, and get it going so that it is up and running by
> next fall.
> * *Volunteer in the office*. There is surely lots of work to be done
> since the office is short staffed. Sherri may not be used to coordinating
> volunteers, but perhaps a couple of parents could set up a regular schedule
> and people could volunteer and show up. Anyone with specific skills could
> perhaps take on a specific project. Maybe the math lab computers need a
> work over. Maybe the fundraising database needs an overhaul. Maybe
> teachers need help cleaning their rooms and compiling the curriculum that
> VOA suggested they'd be looking at. I have no idea what needs to be done,
> but surely there is work to do.
> * * Volunteer for a committee*. We could suggest committees or work
> groups that people want to be a part of. These come to my mind:
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> Possible committees or work groups. There might be others or these might
> not be the right ones. But just to start the conversation:
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> 1. Nomination Committee for the fall board elections
> 2. Management structure
> 3. Hiring -- I think that this has always been done by board with staff
> input, and maybe a couple of parents could join in
> 4. Compliance -- while the board is ultimately responsible, some of you
> are very knowledgeable and interested in this. Why not volunteer to come
> to the table to help
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> Lola
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> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 10:57 PM, Jess Sundin <jess.sundin@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Where do we go from here?
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> Please join us Monday evening for a meeting with Southside families - 7pm
> at 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis.
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> Jess
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Dr. Sabine Meyer
Professor, General Education
Rasmussen College - National Online
meye0336@xxxxxxxxx
(612) 298 5060
Skype: Sabinem69
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