Wausau Montessori Charter School

Parent Connection Meeting Notes

Attendees: Holly Briquelet Miller, Ellen Kemnitz, Tony Kemnitz, Ginny Erdmann, Josie Becker, Tara Luce, Sarah Yoho, Ann Michelsen, Lisa Bennett

Committee Reports:

Parent Education: given by Ginny. Nothing has been scheduled yet but she and Rachelle are working on scheduling a Brown Bag Lunch/Coffee. Will look at a morning time and lunch time. Sarah reported that the guides are developing a Scope & Sequence so no need for this org. to do this. This is a very involved process and not something that would be very helpful to parents. Sarah said that the guides would make a parent-friendly version. We may want to put this on the website.

Parent Website: given by Marcus Nelson via conference call. Marcus has a mock-up but needs guidance on what to put on the site. We need to make sure to coordinate this with the school site. Parent Connection needs to tell Marcus where to go from here. We did not finish this discussion so we’ll have to wait until next month to move forward.

Extra Curricular Committee: due to the time required for this committee Holly will have to step aside. It is Holly’s understanding that Leslie Keeffe will stay involved. Holly will pass on the information she has gotten to Leslie.

Social Events: Tara Luce has scheduled another Game Night for Jan. 25^th 5:30-7:30pm. She will get the information into the newsletter and the communication folders.

Fundraising: Ann Michelsen had to step down. She has just too many other commitments.

Sarah Yoho shared information about an annual Montessori conference being held in Washington, DC March 6^th-9^th. All of our guided will be attending. There is room if some parents want to attend. Early bird registration is $325 and needs to be in by Feb 8^th. If any parents are interested please contact Sarah. She has the conference catalogue. WAMCS can register two parents at their member rate but all expenses would have to be paid by individuals.

Meeting concluded with general discussion, questions of & answers from Sarah about our school.