[familyschool] Re: Monday meeting - 7pm at 4200 Cedar Ave
- From: Susan Oppenheim <soppenheim3454@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 20:06:54 -0500
I agree, Jessica.
On Jun 4, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Jessica Flannigan wrote:
> My thoughts:
>
> Let's invite ALL parents to the meeting Monday night. I think what I said
> last night about "healing" might look less like flowers and kumbaya and more
> like, "okay, shit happened, let's shake hands, make up and work together to
> move our school forward." If we have been called a secret group, let's not
> be. I suggest we (since there are no T and T to do it) send an email to all
> families inviting parents to join a "parent group working to support the
> board of directors in this time of transition."
>
> Jessica F (the one who's Shawn is on crutches)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 4, 2014, at 9:59 AM, "Lola Schoenrich" <lschoenrich@xxxxxxxxx> 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.
>>
>> Just to start the conversation, here are some specific suggestions:
>>
>> * 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:
>>
>> Possible committees or work groups. There might be others or these might
>> not be the right ones. But just to start the conversation:
>>
>> 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
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> Please join us Monday evening for a meeting with Southside families - 7pm at
>> 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis.
>>
>> Jess
>>
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