May 11, 2022
Meeting Start: 7:30
Attendees:
Gabrielle Slough-Cummings
Nicole Delesandro
Amanda Eich
Lindsay Semph
Heath Davis
Joy Tennent
Karina Godinez
Rebecca Sheppard
Funding Requests - 5 minutes
Old/Outstanding
Playground team - Nader
LSNA may have funding through the parent resources, not sure of current situations with staff or funding
Could be cost prohibitive
Chairs Update - 15 minutes
Gabe -
Treasury update - on Genevra’s behalf
No update last check was $86K
Have some additional sources that would get it up to around $90K
Merch
Is scheduled to be delivered this week
Will also be running yearbook shirts through them
Cookbook
Lindsay/Gabe/Amanda scheduling work time, Amanda making other corrections
Teacher Appreciation Week
Lots of gratitude - breakfast, cookies, tacos - everything was well loved.
Propose we divide future meals so everyone is covered
Can we split order in half, or take other strategies
Was first time using caterer and may need additional food in the future
Can we have parent group take over for an entire week for a committee?
Discussion tabled for future discussion
Need to ensure we’re careful with allergens
Anything crossing the school bounds needs to be nut free in the future
Goethe website
Taken off FOGS plate aside from individual volunteers
Goethe Fest
Desire from the top to use this as a welcoming/introductory event (more to be discussed later)
Fundraising considerations could influence how to approach this in the future
Recruitment (on Joanna’s behalf, from Nader meeting)
Retention, particularly of Pre-K families
Anti-displacement efforts
How can we as a greater school community make this a priority
Visibility efforts
Farmer’s market, extend out to the larger Logan Square area
Heath - DC Gala
Everyone should be looking into fundraising contacts. Time to get scrappy!
Heath and Karina will be walking around the neighborhood to promote the event
Looking for 12 volunteers to guide around
Able to find a vendor “Tiny Shop”
Looking to find eco friendly silverware, containers, etc to be as eco-friendly as possible to model a green friendly school
Talking to the University of Chicago participants to the University to shadow Grad Students, need to work around schedules
Looking to arrange a learning lab as well with Museum of Science & Industry
Putting the program into a digital QRC
Cait - GGT - all updated in FOGS email. Will schedule a separate meeting to cover logistics and other details.
Joanna - Will update us later on anything not mentioned above
Joy - Website updates
Planning for 2022-2023 - 30 minutes
Planting seeds - Jamboard - https://jamboard.google.com/d/1y0x7IjroGTahd7KkeqFCK11ZS2T830fJQJadUIkeVlE/edit?usp=sharing
Prioritizing for next year starting with what we’re best at
Need to keep a focus on fundraising as an organization
How can we keep the time of year, external limitations, and other factors in mind.
Future business - 10 minutes
Big thanks to Mary Nisi
Elections
Will schedule for August
Chairs for future events
Keep in mind for future events
Changes to ensure we are reducing work loads where we can, working proactively, etc.
Sponsorship chair could be beneficial
Looking for ideas of how to structure and change for next year
Thank you get together
End of meeting 8:45