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.