[familyschool] Re: Monday meeting - 7pm at 4200 Cedar Ave
- From: Susan Oppenheim <soppenheim3454@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 20:04:40 -0500
Fabulous ideas, Lola! We will take them to our staff meetings this week and
next, and I know our wonderful parents will be on it!
On Jun 4, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Lola Schoenrich wrote:
> 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> wrote:
> 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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