Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School
Minutes
Development Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Location
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4871252671?pwd=aklJTVBjeTczcmo1TVBXSXMvRUgyZz09
Committee Members Present
E. Hatch (remote), S. Zephirin
Committee Members Absent
A. Kusaba, C. Billings
Guests Present
J. Urdiales (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
E. Hatch called a meeting of the Development Committee of Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School to order on Thursday Nov 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes: August 2025
S. Zephirin made a motion to approve the minutes from Development Committee Meeting on 08-12-25.
E. Hatch seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Development
A.
Fundraising Gap and Goals
- $245,000 is the fundraising goal for the year, including Move-a-thon, Gap Fund/AFG, and Auction
- Met our goal for the Move-a-thon! $77K + $12K with corporate matches (Goal was $70,000)
- Looking to renew a contract with Grow Schools for marketing support
B.
Grants
Continuing our work with Fund Ed on grant opportunities. Meet with them every other week.
C.
Community Relations/PR
- Jesus finding it helpful to participate in Leadership Beaverton cohort. Lots of great networking opportunities and learning info about community resources.
- Arco Birthday Celebration. As of June 2025, we completed our 15th year in operation. Now in our 16th year.
- Jesus sharing document with Perla and Luis from ideas generated via email between Jesus, Sarah, and Erin. Discussed getting feedback from staff on what events interest them.
- Consider holding event in April, connect with Dia de Los Ninos.
- Dani created a community events calendar that could benefit from a school representative in attendance. Called an Opportunity calendar. Review at future meetings.
III. Closing Items
A.
Action Items
- January 8th for next Development Committee meeting
- Erin to share Opportunity calendar with Sarah and Jesus
- Sarah to add fundraising goal total to agenda
- Sarah to add opportunity calendar link to future agendas
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:51 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Zephirin