Museum School Site Council

1. Site Council Overview/Structure
   
   We are an "arm of the district" school which means we are under the District’s general jurisdiction, but our own Governing Board monitors and guides the operation of the Museum School.

2. Charter Renewal Process
   
   Phil described the process of the submittal, 2 petitions from parents and teachers (we have almost everybody’s signature on the petitions so far), the renewal document, 3 year budget.
   
   We will meet with the Board of Education late November or early December for approval of the charter.
   
   Formal Governing Board: From this meeting Dessa Wright, Lois Miller, Leonora Calsada-Cooks were nominated. We will also post for other interested parties.
   
   
3. Friends and Family Showcase — November 18, 2004
   Will be at the OHR Shalom banquet hall
   Set up hall- sound and lights —Kent Brisby and Gary Peterson?
   MC- Bill Rosebraugh is interested
   Decorations
   Food — discussion to move in the food area in the basketball court
   —buffet style
   —drink bar
   
   PR-Media package
   —one sheet about the school with a letter to take to potential donors.
   —to press to bring in other community
   
   Entertainment
   —student programs (choir, gamelan, strings, dance, Afro-Cubban music)
   —student work
   —student art auction (Jame’s art class, sewing, department & math projets)
   —scheduling
   
   Invitations-Donation cards
   
   Auction Items
   -Organizing the collection of items
   -storing and creating inventory
   —Labeling
   
   Money collection
   
   Mindy Olson has called a meeting for committee formation - 5:30 , September 29, 2004 to make initial plans
   
   Other fundraising ideas
   Kareoke
   Walk-a-thon
   Phone-banking and sending letters to make a direct plea for donations (Dessa volunteered to do the letter)
   
   Albertson’s swipe card, Target, Washington Mutual (Lois Miller will also check into)
   
   Barnes and Nobel fundraisers
   
   school business
   
   
4. Halloween/Dia De Los Muertos Hunt
   —sign up in the kitchen for help for the hunt and after snack
   
5. After School Music Classes
   —Alex
   -Monday -Guitar and Choir
   —Tuesday - Gamelan
   —Wednesday -Strings
   —Friday -Puspa Warsa
   
   -Alexis
   —Wednesday —Afro Cuban Music
   
   -Discussion of how to fund it. Last year it was about $30.00 /a semester /per class, but we actually fell short last year as the student attendance fell off at the end of the year. Suggestions to increase the amount, or make a sliding scale. We will sign up students first and then sort out the cost so that the school does not have to subsidize the after school music program.
   
   
6. Gold C update
   -need to sell at least another 280 books . Trying to make $2000.00
   
7. Breakfast club.
   -Lupe and Joe have been here everyday. Can use more volunteers.