Meeting of October 11, 2004 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Minutes

The discussions revolved around running for the school board and getting voters to accept the budget.

Helen Kotzky and Fred Moore will run for the school board.

There was a PTA Council Budget Committee last year. However, the PTA Council has determined that it does not need a Budget Committee this year. This is probably a mistake.

Because the budget vote failed, what impact does this have on our students? Parents should write letters to the editor about how this affected their children. For example, class size, extracurricular activities, etc.

What can we do to get the community to vote for next year’s budget:

• Pennysaver: distribute a flyer for the budget vote.
• PTAs pull parents into the schools for a bagel breakfast.
• Bring flyers to sports events, concerts, etc.
• Have an event in the schools on the day of the vote so that parents will be around to vote.
• Have meetings at churches.
• Go to meetings with Glen Cove organizations, for example, the Boys and Girls Club, LaFueza, Interagency Council, etc.
• Have the high school students over 18 year old register and vote for the budget.
• Educational programs for parochial and private school parents, such as, special education, nurses, etc. also could have an influence on the school budget.
• The community needs to trust the public schools and the administration.