Elgin Math & Science Academy

Outreach Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday August 8, 2019 at 3:15 PM CDT

Location

EMSA Campus 1600 Dundee Ave, Elgin

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
    Approve minutes for Outreach Committee Meeting on June 13, 2019
II. Outreach: Families and Community
 
Outreach: Families and Community
  A. 2019/2020 New Student Population and Waitlist Status
  B. Community Outreach
   
1.  Share successes with community, "State of the School"  (Message from the Board)
2.  Promotional materials (Fast Facts in Eng and Span)
3.  Press
4.  Donors
  C. Upcoming Events and Ideas
   
ATTENDED EVENTS

1. HopeFest @ Newlife: Saturday July 27 from 10am-2pm
Needs: At least 2 full time adults. One must be Spanish speaking.
Joseph and Armida Dominguez: armjoedom@wowway.com
Thank You Trish Ortiz! We received approximately 30 student applications. All applications need a follow up phone call to confirm information. Families that identified wanting to be on the waitlist need to be uploaded into school mint.
TASKED TO:

2. Project Backpack@ECC, Saturday, August 3 from 9a.m. to 1pm
Needs: At least 3 full time adults. One must be Spanish speaking.
"Agency Registration" coming soon
Megan Highland, mhighland@elgin.edu
Thank You Sarah Said and Kimberly Shaw! We received approximately 20 student applications and made connections with neighbor agencies. All applications need a follow up phone call to confirm information. Families that identified wanting to be on the waitlist need to be uploaded into school mint.
TASKED TO:

3. National Night Out @ Spring Street, Tuesday, August 6 from 6pm to 8pm
Needs: At least 2 full time adults. One must be Spanish speaking.
(Do we add presence at Festival Park?)
ROPE Officer Heather Farrell.
Thank You Trish Ortiz and Kerry Kelly. We received approximately ___ student applications and made connections with neighbor agencies, showed local community support and built existing family relationships. All applications need a follow up phone call to confirm information. Families that identified wanting to be on the waitlist need to be uploaded into school mint.
TASKED TO:

UPCOMING:

4. Back to School, BBQ BASH @ Wing Park, Saturday, August 17 from Noon to 4PM
Needs: At least 2 full time adults. One must be Spanish speaking.
Corey Dixon, Dixon_C@cityofelgin.org
Representatives: Sarah Said, Kimberly Shaw, Kerry Kelly and Trish Ortiz?
Student ambassador participation?

5. Salvation Army Fall Fest
6. Salvation Army Christmas Give-Away
7. HAE Bike Give-Away


OUTLETS
  1. Table at Library $$
  2. Summit School
  3. BGCE
  4. Local Churches
  5. Laundromats
  6. Centro
  7. HAE
  8. EHN
  9. The Centre Preschool
  10. Head Start
  11. East Side Rec Centre
  12. Laotian community
  13. Testimonials--share on FB

DETERMINE OPEN HOUSES

    Fall:
    Winter:
III. Other Business
  A. Goals of the Outreach Committee
  B. Future Meetings
   
September 12
 
IV. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting