Friday, October 31, 2008 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm
A little background information:
We have a full schedule of events at Polaris at the end of October and have been sorting out the best plan for the last couple of weeks. The facts:
1. Halloween is the same night as Fall Carnival, and many [...]
The 2008 Inter-scholastic Athletic Interest Student Survey is being done to provide schools with information about student interests in athletics. This is an annual survey implemented and analyzed jointly by the ASD departments of Equal Employment Opportunity, High School Education and Assessment and Evaluation. This survey is a tool for understanding what athletic interests our students have and [...]
Greetings from the auction committee. I hope everyone had a great summer. The auction committee is beginning to gear up for our schedule event Oct 31. Since the departure of our former chair, we have been searching for a passionate person/team willing to step in. The committee is currently comprised of strong team members who [...]
Thank you to all the courteous drivers Friday morning who drove around to the west doors to drop off students. A moose and her baby were on either side of the Habitat fence by the front drive. The mom was pretty calm, but the baby was upset. Driving around worked well to avoid harm to [...]
Proposal:
October 7, November 11, December ?, February 10, March 17, April 21 Forum meetings with abbreviated business (20 min) followed by educational/discussion/seminar Forums (1 hour). The purpose of the Forums is to help us learn how to help our kids learn.
Suggested topics:
Seminar classes (what are they?)
Intensives
Advisories and Family groups
Math, Writing, Science
Portfolios
Open Optional learning
Guest speakers
September 8, January ?, May 19 standard Business meetings [...]
6:30 Welcome
Agenda additions and questions
Introductions
6:40 Reports
Denise Greene-Wilkinson
Carol Bartholomew
Siri Khalsa
7:00 Budget and Fundraising
Kim Pigg, Treasurer
Fall Fundraiser-Mary Shandley
Halloween Carnival and Auction
Book Fair
7:20 Forum
Proposal for new meeting format
Discussion and selection of forum topics
If time permits, a forum on Polaris governance (Op Group, Ad Board, Parent Forum, Staff Meetings)
8:00 Go home
From Barry Steinkruger, please [...]
The First 2008-2009 Parent Forum Night is Next Tuesday, September 9, 6:30 – 8 pm. Don’t miss it.
Tuesday we will introduce a new type of Parent Forum Meeting for your input and approval. Our new agenda will drastically abbreviate the business discussion, (budget, announcements, reports, etc) and use most of the meeting for an educational [...]