F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
May Development Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 6, 2020 at 8:30 AM
This meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams and can be accessed by committee members and the public by clicking here or at http://parker.school/developmentcommittee.
Committee Members Present
D. Osofsky (remote), H. Pierpont (remote), J. Bartsch (remote), J. Churchill (remote), J. Saxe (remote), K. Tedstone (remote), M. McKenna (remote), S. Reinhorn (remote), T. Sumner (remote)
Committee Members Absent
M. VanderWilden, Z. Basma
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 May 6, 2020 at 8:30 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Saxe made a motion to approve the minutes from April Development Meeting on 04-01-20.
H. Pierpont seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Development 2019-2020
A.
Our Essential Commitment Fund
Katrina updated the group on the progress of the fund and that she is pleased with the movement that has happened since the stay-at-home orders on March 13th. The Appeal was launched on Sunday, 5/3 and there have been 16 donations made since then.
B.
Donor Relations
Jennifer and Katrina spotlighted the Caring Calls that have been done. ALL calls have been very positive and the callees have all been very appreciative of us reaching out to check on people. Katrina also updated the group on the Alumni work that has been done- the Community Connections videos, the front lines social media posts, and the 25th Anniversary Alumni Video.
C.
Advocacy and Grant Work
Todd updated the group on the importance of our community reaching out to their elected officials to advocate for increasing federal funds for MA's public schools.
Katrina also spoke about how she and Todd are looking into grant funding for COVID-19 related expenses.
Katrina also spoke about how she and Todd are looking into grant funding for COVID-19 related expenses.
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 9:25 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Tedstone