F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
Enrollment Committee
Date and Time
Monday December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Committee Members Present
B. Harrigan (remote), H. Pierpont (remote), J. Stach (remote), M. Beganski (remote), P. Gordon (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
P. Gordon called a meeting of the Enrollment Committee of F.W. Parker Charter Essential School to order on Monday Dec 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
H. Pierpont made a motion to approve the minutes from Enrollment Committee on 10-03-25.
B. Harrigan seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Enrollment
A.
Review current enrollment numbers
- Current senior class of 48, 60 11th, and 70ish others grades. Next year enrollment numbers will be better just because of small graduating class this year.
- 7 withdrawals so far this year. Trying to backfill 2 7th and 1 8th grade seats. Hard to fill to 400 because 7th, 8th, and 9th grade classes are so full.
- Hope to add students for start of second semester after midyear gateways. Send round of offers before holidays and another after break. Not sure of how many offers needed per accept.
B.
Plan for parent ambassador meeting
- No new asks needed of ambassadors as compared to previous years.
- Discuss writing letters to the editor or using connections to local news outlet. Articles about competency determination could highlight Parker as experienced reference for use of portfolios and capstones. Will try to invite press, commissioner, and politicians in to see how we've been doing it.
- Will discuss talking points and roll play. Turn and talk practice. 30 second answers, not 2 minutes.
- Info session signups: 3 morning and 2 evening.
C.
Discuss current year enrollment activities
- Looking more at data available for trends and insight. Post info session survey, inquiry form, decline offer after lottery survey, postcard data. Qualitative vs. quantitative.
- Basketball clinic.
- Summer camp.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Beganski
Documents used during the meeting
None