F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
October Development Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 2, 2019 at 7:30 AM
Committee Members Present
D. Osofsky, H. Pierpont, J. Bartsch, J. Churchill, J. Saxe, K. Tedstone, M. McKenna, M. VanderWilden, S. Reinhorn (remote), T. Sumner, Z. Basma
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Tedstone called a meeting of the Development Committee of F.W. Parker Charter Essential School to order on Wednesday Oct 2, 2019 at 7:30 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. VanderWilden made a motion to approve minutes from the September Development Meeting on 09-04-19 September Development Meeting on 09-04-19.
J. Saxe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Development 2019-2020
A.
Community Conversations
B.
Upcoming tasks/events
Katrina informed the group about progress of the following:
-Trustee thank-a-thon
-PLP Day Community Conversations
-25th Celebrations
-Advocacy work
-Trustee thank-a-thon
-PLP Day Community Conversations
-25th Celebrations
-Advocacy work
C.
Advocacy
Jennie Williamson from the Charter School Association will be doing a training for the board at November's meeting
III. Other Business
A.
other business
Mary-Wren suggested the development office come up with the direction of advancement at Parker and how it can be supported.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
H. Pierpont made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Bartsch seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Tedstone
-Like that it included details from different points in Parker history- "there's something for everyone"
-Models a creative learning environment and allows participants to experience their child's learning at Parker
-Limit group size to no more than 4
-Separate spouses
-Like the explanation of the funding differences between district and charter public schools
-Suggestion to create a "take away" page for participants to take home about the event and what comes next