Parent Guardian Association Leadership Team Meeting – October 19, 2022

Attendees: Denise Bolstad, Sue Buske, Kristen Liang, Brandyn Boyd, Porsha Robinson, Lori Elofson, Andie Abercrombie, Adam Rainone, Francis King, Agnus Montejano, Katie Bell, Wendy Casper, Paige Davis

Secretary: Carly Buwalda

Meeting called to order: 6:06pm

Agenda:

  1. Welcome and Introductions
  2. School event calendar
  3. Communication: Parent Facebook, Parent Portal, information from Leadership

decision and activities

  • Mentorships/community building
  • Merchandise/Fundraising
  • Volunteers

Mission Statement:

  • Updates: Change ‘parent’ to caregivers throughout Mission Statement.
  • Changing our name: Parent Association to Parent Guardian Association

CALENDAR:

  • October:
    • Watch days continued
    • Hallo-week days! 10/25-31
  • November:
    • Nutcracker merchandise distribution
  • December
    • Lost and found!
    • Photography of the Nutcracker Cast – follow up on finding parents to volunteer?
  • January
    • 25: “New Voices”
    • Snow White Merchandise orders
  • February
    • Watch Week
  • March
    • Spring Fling (TBD):
      • Francia Russell Center in Bellevue
  • April
    • Orders available for Summer Course
  • May:
    • Petite Finale: PA sells flowers, reception with cookies and punch
      • 6: Seattle
      • 20-21 Eastside
  • June:
    • Week of 12th – Distribute school merchandise
    • Table for school performance, sell merchandise, flowers
    • Provide flowers for the performance
    • Lost and Found pickup

Parent Directory/Carpool:

  • Opt in/Opt Out of Parent directory.
  • Further discussion needed.

Volunteers: 

  • Reaching out to prospective volunteers.

Summer course audition fair:

  • Led by students – in December

Parent Thank you Notes:

  • End of year thank you event for volunteers – celebrating parents volunteering.

Communication: Parent Facebook, Parent Portal, information from Leadership

decision and activities

Fundraising:

  • Holiday fundraising event – will go out with our ‘intro to Parent Guardian Association’
  • 100% class participation

PGA Intro email coming out soon!

  • Introduction with Mission Statement
  • Holiday fundraising information
  • Volunteering!

CLOSING: 7:23pm