REMINDER: Explorer parents and staff,
Explorer Parent Organization Meeting
7:00 p.m. Monday, October 4
District 4 Firehouse on Howard (please park on street next to Prospect Point play field)
Superintendent Mick Miller will join us for part of the evening! We look forward to hearing your input.
Monday, October 4, 2010
EPO parent meeting
REMINDER: Explorer parents and staff,
Explorer Parent Organization Meeting
7:00 p.m. Monday, October 4
District 4 Firehouse on Howard (please park on street next to Prospect Point play field)
Superintendent Mick Miller will join us for part of the evening! We look forward to hearing your input.
Explorer Parent Organization Meeting
7:00 p.m. Monday, October 4
District 4 Firehouse on Howard (please park on street next to Prospect Point play field)
Superintendent Mick Miller will join us for part of the evening! We look forward to hearing your input.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
EPO Board meeting minutes: May 24, 2010
Explorer Parent Organization
Executive Board Meeting
May 24, 2010
Present: Ted Cohan, President, Sherilee Coffey, President-Elect, Cheryl Heller, Treasurer, Megan Blair-Cabasco, Secretary
Absent: Ken Norris, Co-President
Minutes from the April 26, 2010 meeting were distributed and approved.
501c-3: Currently under N.W. Gifted Child. Lawson Knight at Blue Mountain Community Foundation suggested moving to Walla Walla Parent Teacher Association. WE have to have this designation to solicit funds from grant agencies.
Cheryl provided past research on EPO 501c-3 status.
Parent survey: Megan to write a parent survey with board input to determine whether EPO should pursue 501c-3 status, assess importance of field trips, and ask for parent involvement. Surveys to be distributed via e-mail and through teachers.
EPO Purpose: Discussed whether or not EPO would serve as advisory board if it no longer provided funding for teachers and field trips.
Garrison Tropper Times: Received a request for $400.00 to continue funding contribution to school paper. The board discussed the need to make sure teachers and the board are communicating about budgeting expenses and determining student-share portion of expenses.
Executive Board Meeting
May 24, 2010
Present: Ted Cohan, President, Sherilee Coffey, President-Elect, Cheryl Heller, Treasurer, Megan Blair-Cabasco, Secretary
Absent: Ken Norris, Co-President
Minutes from the April 26, 2010 meeting were distributed and approved.
501c-3: Currently under N.W. Gifted Child. Lawson Knight at Blue Mountain Community Foundation suggested moving to Walla Walla Parent Teacher Association. WE have to have this designation to solicit funds from grant agencies.
Cheryl provided past research on EPO 501c-3 status.
Parent survey: Megan to write a parent survey with board input to determine whether EPO should pursue 501c-3 status, assess importance of field trips, and ask for parent involvement. Surveys to be distributed via e-mail and through teachers.
EPO Purpose: Discussed whether or not EPO would serve as advisory board if it no longer provided funding for teachers and field trips.
Garrison Tropper Times: Received a request for $400.00 to continue funding contribution to school paper. The board discussed the need to make sure teachers and the board are communicating about budgeting expenses and determining student-share portion of expenses.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Invitation and survey
Explorer Parents,
As the year draws to a close, we’d like to invite you to celebrate another year of great teaching and learning at the annual Explorer End-of-Year Dessert Potluck, Sunday, June 6, 7-8 p.m. in the Garrison cafeteria. Please bring a dessert (and serving utensil) to share. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Explorer Parent Organization is looking for your input and suggestions as we look to next year and the future of our group. The EPO’s mission to date has been three-fold: 1) to advocate for gifted education at the local level 2) to support and enrich the experience of Explorer students and their parents with educational and social events, and 3) to provide funding for field trips and augment classroom materials for Explorer teachers. The district supports field trips with transportation costs only and district support for classroom materials has been limited due to budget cuts.
Due to changes in state gifted education organizations, our EPO needs to apply for 501c-3 nonprofit status in order to qualify for grants to continue funding Explorer programs at the current level. The EPO Board of Directors would like your feedback before we proceed.
If we apply for 501c-3 status, we will:
• Need new/additional parent volunteers to assist with the application and ongoing tax paperwork. (Legal and/or CPA experience especially helpful.)
• Need volunteer(s) for grant writing, as well as volunteers for the EPO Board to conduct official business on a routine basis following non-profit guidelines.
• Continue funding field trips and providing teachers with funds for technology, books, and other resource materials for classrooms.
If we DO NOT apply for 501c-3 status, we will:
• No longer fund field trips or provide funds for Explorer teachers.
• No longer provide fiscal oversight for Walla Walla Valley Math Competition.
• Disband the EPO as it currently exists, perhaps replacing it with an Explorer parent advisory group without financial obligations.
What would you like to see happen? Please share your opinions with us below, and bring this form to the dessert function on June 6, or e-mail responses to Megan Blair-Cabasco, EPO Secretary, at: mbcabasco@gmail.com.
As the year draws to a close, we’d like to invite you to celebrate another year of great teaching and learning at the annual Explorer End-of-Year Dessert Potluck, Sunday, June 6, 7-8 p.m. in the Garrison cafeteria. Please bring a dessert (and serving utensil) to share. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Explorer Parent Organization is looking for your input and suggestions as we look to next year and the future of our group. The EPO’s mission to date has been three-fold: 1) to advocate for gifted education at the local level 2) to support and enrich the experience of Explorer students and their parents with educational and social events, and 3) to provide funding for field trips and augment classroom materials for Explorer teachers. The district supports field trips with transportation costs only and district support for classroom materials has been limited due to budget cuts.
Due to changes in state gifted education organizations, our EPO needs to apply for 501c-3 nonprofit status in order to qualify for grants to continue funding Explorer programs at the current level. The EPO Board of Directors would like your feedback before we proceed.
If we apply for 501c-3 status, we will:
• Need new/additional parent volunteers to assist with the application and ongoing tax paperwork. (Legal and/or CPA experience especially helpful.)
• Need volunteer(s) for grant writing, as well as volunteers for the EPO Board to conduct official business on a routine basis following non-profit guidelines.
• Continue funding field trips and providing teachers with funds for technology, books, and other resource materials for classrooms.
If we DO NOT apply for 501c-3 status, we will:
• No longer fund field trips or provide funds for Explorer teachers.
• No longer provide fiscal oversight for Walla Walla Valley Math Competition.
• Disband the EPO as it currently exists, perhaps replacing it with an Explorer parent advisory group without financial obligations.
What would you like to see happen? Please share your opinions with us below, and bring this form to the dessert function on June 6, or e-mail responses to Megan Blair-Cabasco, EPO Secretary, at: mbcabasco@gmail.com.
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