Edison School Wide Parent Meeting
Meeting Minutes
September Parent Meeting
September 21st, 2022, 6:00 PM @ Zoom
Edison School of the Arts #47 School Wide Parent Meeting
September 21st, 2022, 6:00 PM @ Zoom
Meeting Minutes
· Meeting Led by: Kori Durham
· Parent Leaders Present: Meredith Phillips, Kori Durham, Megan Poisel, Tonya Williams, Tiffany Howard, Nikitra
· Parent Leaders Not Present: Eric Williams, LaVance, Leu, Savanah Brown, Mayra Gutierrez, Berenice Dominguez
· 21 People + in Attendance
· No formal interpretation (scheduled translator did not show up), but Google translation/transcriber was available throughout the meeting
Next meeting: Wednesday, October 19th at 6:00pm via Zoom
I. IPS Rebuilding Stronger
· Kori went to School 43 on Monday the 19th for their parent meeting with the Edison administration. As we move forward, let’s include the School 43 parents in our parent meetings so they can get a feel for our school community and the way we work. Maybe down the road we can start holding events at Edison and at School 43 to create that welcoming environment.
· We are looking for a list of parents who would be willing to talk to parents for School 43 who have questions about Edison as we transition
· No further comments/questions from the larger parent group.
II. Pumpkin Palooza
· We are no longer hosting Family Movie Night on October 21st.
· Thank you, parents, for your feedback! We are replacing Family Movie Night with Pumpkin Palooza to offer our kids more fun activities and more opportunities to participate and spend time with their friends!
· When & Where: Saturday, October 22nd from 3-7pm at Edison School for the Arts
o 3:00 – 3:45 PM Trunk or Treat (Edison Front Round-about)
§ Parents can donate candy and non-food treats and/or car decorations. Donations can be dropped off at the Edison Admin Office. Food items must be store bought.
§ Kids will cast votes for their favorite decorations
o 3:45 – 4:45 PM Pumpkin Decorating Contest & Fall Festival (Cafeteria)
§ Will be judged per grade (including a pre-K group) by Edison Celebrity Judges, TBA
§ Concessions will be offered for sale! Pizza, drinks, and chips will be for sale in the cafeteria , but you are also welcome to bring your own dinners and/or snacks.
§ Sweatshirt sales will be available
o 5:00 – 7:00 PM Family Movie Night!
§ We will announce the movie soon, but are considering Hocus Pocus 2 (subject to review once it’s released).
§ Free popcorn and water will be offered, but you are welcome to bring your own treats too!
o Any treats to share must be store bought.
· Indoor activities, including the pumpkin decorating contest, will be capped at 250 people due to fire code. Registration will be required so that we can monitor the event.
· Kids are welcome to come in their costumes, pajamas, or whatever you’re comfortable with. Bring pillows and blankets for the Family Movie Night if you want to get extra comfy!
· Signup Genius for parent volunteer opportunities
o Please fill out the volunteer form, but you may volunteer for this event without having the volunteer form approved by IPS
o Will be sent by Smore and will be in the Sunday at 6 newsletters leading up to the event
III. Miscellaneous Business
· Parent Walking Group
o M, W, F in the back parking lot at Edison from 7:30 – 8:15 am (ish)
o Casual getting to know you walking group
o Weather dependent – if canceled, it will be posted on the FB group and/or texted to regular members
· Lilly Day of Service on Thursday, September 22nd
o Improving the baseball field
o Power washing, sanding, painting, and providing covers for the picnic tables
o Repainting the playground
o Planting, mulching, and weeding the Edison grounds
o Helping with the Fall Play stage and set
· Join the Facebook Edison School of the Arts FAMILY Group
o Exclusively for current Edison families
o Great way to pose questions, concerns, and get to know other Edison Families!
o Post to let the Parent Leader Group know if there are any topics you’d like us to address or discuss at future Parent meetings. Also let us how you would like to see us improve our Edison community, if you have ideas for future events or fundraising opportunities, or if you have any parent education topics you’d like to see covered.
· Discounted $25 Indianapolis Zoo Pass – details and sign up form will be available on the next Sunday at 6
· At our next Parent Meeting, we will discuss Fundraising Ideas. Let us know if you have any thoughts!
· What sports are currently available? Coed Volleyball (5th-8th) is finished, Coed Basketball is next. Sports sign ups will be in the Sunday at 6.
· Reyna speaks English & Spanish and can translate if needed
· List of upcoming Community Meetings about IPS Rebuilding Stronger:
o September 26th from 6-7:30 PM (Café, 8902 East 38th Street)
o October 3rd from 6-7:30 PM (George Washington High School, 2215 W Washington St)
o October 4th from 12-1:30 PM (George Washington High School, 2215 W Washington St) Spanish Speaking only and ESL Team
o October 4th from 6-7:30 PM (Broad Ripple High School, 1115 Broad Ripple Ave)
o October 5th from 12-1:30 PM (Virtual on Teams)
o October 6th from 6-7:30 PM (Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105, 8620 Montery Road) Spanish Speaking only and ESL Team
o October 8th from 12-1:30 PM (Indianapolis Public Library, East 38th Street Branch, 5420 E 38th Street)
o October 17th from 6-7:30 PM (Arsenal Tech High School, 1500 E Michigan St)
o October 19th from 12-1:30 PM (Virtual on Teams)
o Refreshments and childcare will be provided at each in-person session.
o Spanish translation will be provided during in-person and virtual meetings.
o For more information and to access the virtual sessions, go to www.myips.org.
· List of upcoming Edison Parent Meetings:
o October 19th at 6PM
o November 16th at 6PM
o December 21st at 6PM
o January 18th at 6PM
o February 15th at 6PM
o March 15th at 6PM
o April 19th at 6PM
o May 17th at 6PM
o June 21st at 6PM
IV. To Do
· Volunteer to help at Pumpkin Palooza – a SignUp Genius will be sent out via Smore and will be in the Sunday at 6 as well
· Fill out the Parent Volunteer Form (even if you filled it out last year!). You can find it on the Facebook FAMILY Group, on the Sunday at Six, and on the Edison School of the Arts website
· Join and explore the Edison School of the Arts FAMILY Group on Facebook. You can find a link to the group in the Sunday at 6.
· Make sure you are getting texts from Mrs. Guthrie. If you are not, just text YES to 67587. This will allow Edison to send important messages to your phone.
· Read the Sunday at Six! All school updates, calendar items, forms, and group opportunities will be linked on the Sunday at Six.
· Attend the next Parent meeting on Wednesday, October 19th at 6:00pm via Zoom!
· Let us know if there are any parent enrichment topics or community partners you would like to see at any of our parent meetings.
August Parent Meeting
August 10th, 2022, 6:30 PM @ Zoom
Edison School of the Arts #47 School Wide Parent Meeting
August 10th, 2022, 6:30 PM @ Zoom
Meeting Minutes
· Meeting Led by: Leu
· Parent Leaders Present: Leu, Savanah Brown, Kori Durham, Tiffany Howard, Megan Poisel, Tonya Williams, Mayra Gutierrez, Berenice Dominguez
· Parent Leaders Not Present: Meredith Phillips (out of the country), Eric Williams, Nikitra, LaVance
· 52 People in Attendance
· Interpretation by: Yasmin Lynn
I. Introductions
II. Basic Business
· Volunteer forms.
o Must be filled out for the 2022-2023 school year, even if you filled one out last year.
o Must be filled out in order to volunteer in any capacity at Edison.
o Available on the Edison website, linked on the Facebook page, and linked on every Smore and Sunday at Six.
· Join Parent Facebook Page: Edison School of the Arts FAMILY Group
· Provide Parent Leader contact information
o Facebook Group
o Sunday at Six
o Website
· If you are not getting text messages from Mrs. Guthrie, including the Sunday at 6, text the letter “Y” to 67587.
II. October movie night
· When: Friday, October 21st at 7pm
· Where: Edison Gym
· What: Hocus Pocus 2 Movie Night with Treat Bags distributed after the movie
· Parent volunteers needed: Assembling candy bags, distributing candy bags, making and pre-bagging popcorn, shopping for supplies (candy, popcorn, treat bags, popcorn bags)
o We will set up a SignUp Genius for volunteer opportunities
III. Fundraising Opportunities
· Any ideas from parents can come to Parent Leader Group
· William Smith: Set up school sponsored fundraising pop-ups in the downtown area through November. For more info: wsmithjuniora1@gmail.com
· Private message to Leu: Dinner & Date night w/ Group photos or photo booth (she is a professional photographer)
· Michelle Perry: Double Good Popcorn online fundraiser
· Amy Powell: Dine to Donate / Cluster Truck (Amy Powell)
· Christine: Really need to have some school dances with photos! VIP and me type are fun!
· Marlo David: Could we turn any performing arts events into fundraising opportunities?
· Donuts with Dads or Breakfast with Moms as fundraising opportunities?
o Kori: This idea is a fun one, but we want to honor all types of families at Edison We won’t have any “Dad” or “Mom” specific events so as not to exclude any families.
· Kori: Edison is a registered non-profit organization 501(c)3, so donations are tax deductible.
· Sandra Viera: We had parents make food from their country and then we all bought a ticket to get in. Could be fun!
· Melody Colbert: Sororities & fraternities are great sources. Our sorority donates a lot.
o Sami, Steph, and Susan: Interested in helping with fundraising
III. Open Forum
· Kori: Our food pantry is needed in the community but is often empty. We are going to begin a permanent canned food drive at school. Kids can turn their collected non-perishables into home room teachers and those items can be placed into the Food pantry, which is located at the entrance to the Edison driveway.
· Jude: Do we have any after school programs for elementary grades?
o Kori: Looking to develop a parent-led tee-ball and/or soccer team for younger K-2nd grade kids. Let us know of you are interested in coaching!
o Leea Fetz: Has coached before and is willing to do that again.
· When will more sweatshirts come in?
o We do have more sweatshirts! They can be ordered on the Edison website (www.edisonspiritwear.com) and/or in the school office. The youth sizes are $15, and the adult sizes are $20 each.
o The admin will get the purchased sweatshirts to your student’s homeroom.
o Mrs. Guthrie: Old Spirit Wear can be worn through the rest of the year, but will be phased out after this year. Be sure to write your child’s name on the tag of their sweatshirt in case they are lost.
· Patricia: Will we be doing Edison tee shirts or other Spirit Wear in addition to the sweatshirts?
o Mrs. Guthrie: This year we will not be able to purchase additional Spirit Wear, but give us feedback if you feel strongly that it should be reinstated.
· Anesha Daniel, Jude Knight & Others: Would love to meet with other parents and plan regular play dates for the kids. Maybe even grouped by ages?
o Kori will set up a thread in the Facebook group to get some dates on the books and have more conversations about that.
o Leu works at the Biltwell and may be able to organize parent nights through them
· Melody Colbert: How do we submit the payment for Girls Inc summer camp?
o Mrs. Guthrie: You can turn it in at the first meeting.
· When will zoo passes be available for purchase again?
o Mrs. Guthrie: Annual family zoo passes are available for $25. They will be available for purchase probably sometime in September. We will be sure to post this information in the Sunday at Six as soon as they are available.
· School wide parent meetings will be via Zoom the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM. We are hoping to keep them to about an hour.
IV. For parents to do
· Fill out the Parent Volunteer Form (even if you filled it out last year!).
o You can find it on the Facebook FAMILY Group, on the Sunday at Six, and on the Edison School of the Arts website
· Join and explore the Edison School of the Arts FAMILY Group on Facebook.
· Make sure you are getting texts from Mrs. Guthrie.
· Read the Sunday at Six! All school updates, calendar items, forms, and group opportunities will be linked on the Sunday at Six.
· Attend the next Parent meeting on Wednesday, September 21st at 6:30pm via Zoom!
· Let us know if there are any parent enrichment topics or community partners you would like to see at any of our parent meetings.
V. For our next meeting/Parent Leader Group Follow Up
· Exchange contact info among Parent Leaders, or set up a separate Facebook page for us to communicate on?
· Establish volunteer needs for Movie Night & set up Signup Genius for volunteer sign ups
· Simplify Parent Leader contacts, or just have our contact info in more places? Website, Facebook page, Sunday at Six, etc.?
· Create agenda for September 14th Meeting
· Discuss Teacher & Administrator Appreciation Opportunities
· Discuss parent networking events
· Regular parent outreach – Connect with parents who are unable to attend these school wide meetings and follow up with Spanish speaking families to make sure that everything was clear and all questions are answered.
· Set up thread on Facebook page for Parent meetups/Play Dates
Next meeting: Wednesday, September 21st at 6:30pm via Zoom
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