[familyschool] Re: Monday meeting - 7pm at 4200 Cedar Ave
- From: Trish Lynne Deutsch <trishlynne@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 10:59:32 -0500
....yelling lady?!
-Trish
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Erika Zurawski <zura0007@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ben has extended the invitation to one of either William or myself to join
> the board (probably b/c we took him away from a yelling lady yesterday
> after the meeting)! William has said he is considering it. I am not one who
> enjoys compliance so much, but also (as I kind of have to say it) – I’d be
> another white body on the board. Although I have been thinking Sabine would
> be great because she never ceases to surprise me with her ability to
> research any information within only a few hours. Have not spoken directly
> to her about it though, so, surprise!
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> Erika
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> *From:* familyschool-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> familyschool-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Stacy (Redacted sender "
> somadabout@xxxxxxx" for DMARC)
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 04, 2014 10:31 AM
> *To:* familyschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [familyschool] Re: Monday meeting - 7pm at 4200 Cedar Ave
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> Yes Lola! Let's talk pto, let's also see who if anyone had contacted Ben
> about serving in the board next year. Stacy
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jun 4, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Lola Schoenrich <lschoenrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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.
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> * *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.
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> * * 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
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> 2. Management structure
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> 3. Hiring -- I think that this has always been done by board with staff
> input, and maybe a couple of parents could join in
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> 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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> 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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