Tuesday, February 9, 2016

January 21 Meeting Notes

PiE January Meeting
Attendees:  K. Dodge, J. O’Hara, A. Douglas, J. Goldsmith, C. Wuthrich, T. Jones, K. Gordon
01.21.16

T-Shirt Competition
·       Six entries were received for the T-Shirt Competition
·       Tanya to contact a local artist to explore whether a final design can be created using one of the entries as a base concept.
·       As a back-up plan, Tanya to contact Jeff during the week of January 25 to extend the dead line by two weeks.   

February Information Night
·       It was agreed that the proposed date of Thursday, February 11, was too soon to effectively arrange an Information Night.
·       The new date will be Tuesday, March 8, from 6:30PM to 8:00PM.
·       The format of the event is still under consideration, but it likely will be billed as a Principals’ Dessert night.
·       Carla will distribute a Google questionnaire, asking partners to select topics of interest from a prepared list of ideas.
·       Jim to ask Keith Roberts if he will hold this night as a potential panelist.

Wellness and Garden
·       It was acknowledged that more resources were needed to support and expand this program, particularly a PiE partner to act as a school liaison and activity coordinator.
·       Jim reported that Aimee Frost is arranging a working session with Heidi & Susan to develop a W&G mission, action plan, needs assessment and annual budget.
·       Various resources were mentioned that merited further exploration (Master Gardener, Sustainability/Green Club, Girl Scouts)

Family Dance
·       Tanya reported that planning for the Family Dance is in good shape.
·       The DJ is booked and sponsored
·       The Key Club has agreed to hang decorations.
·       Still looking for a sponsor for the Photobooth
·       Tanya would like to arrange a pizza party for the class with the most attendees

Red Barn Gourmet Frozen Food Fundraiser
·       Kate raised the idea of a spring fundraiser, partnering with Red Barn, which was supported by the other meeting attendees.
·       Kate will commit with Red Barn and discuss timing with the Finance Team