F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
DevComm June Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday June 2, 2021 at 7:30 AM
This meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams and can be accessed by committee members and the public at this link: http://parker.school/developmentcommittee
Committee Members Present
D. Osofsky (remote), J. Saxe (remote), K. Tedstone (remote), M. Cole (remote), M. McKenna (remote), M. Smith (remote), M. VanderWilden (remote), S. Cassat Green (remote), T. Sumner (remote)
Committee Members Absent
J. Churchill, L. Acton, L. Mitchell, S. Reinhorn, 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 Jun 2, 2021 at 7:30 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. VanderWilden made a motion to approve the minutes from DevComm April Meeting on 04-07-21.
J. Saxe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Development 2020-2021
A.
Our Essential Commitment Fund
B.
Community Conversations debrief
Todd, Miriam and Katrina spoke about the Community Conversations and how they felt they were helpful for the families who were able to attend. 20% of families who attended a session donated to the fund afterwards. This coming Fall will present an opportunity to create meaningful relationships with this year's 7th grade families and next year's 7th grade families through programs like this.
Miriam wondered about using the alumni voices from the Conversation in other ways.
It was discussed to explore recording some gateways to share with newer families.
Miriam wondered about using the alumni voices from the Conversation in other ways.
It was discussed to explore recording some gateways to share with newer families.
C.
Grant Work- Alumni Work
Katrina provided information about the recently awarded Mifflin Memorial Grant for the Summer Success Program and the work being currently done with the Northrop Grumman and Bemis companies
D.
Looking Forward- Lessons learned
Discussions around prioritizing 1 on 1 conversations with families
Continuing to record examples of Gateways/Senior Exhibitions for newer families to see
Using alumni voices in different settings
Continuing to record examples of Gateways/Senior Exhibitions for newer families to see
Using alumni voices in different settings
E.
Thank you!
So thankful for our new members this year and for the work everyone has done to further this work.
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 8:33 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Tedstone
-Total- $213K
-Match brought in an additional $13K
-488 gifts
-$437 average gift
-$26K over last year