Notes+from+Meetings

12/7/09

What went well last time:
 * Location was great
 * Troy was great; custodial crew was great; Allen was awesome (the head custodian)
 * Video Story
 * Turn out
 * Little kids activities - especially finger painting with pudding
 * Karaoke

For next time
 * Check on parking at the High School
 * Video Story again
 * Students that come to perform
 * Having live music scheduled to perform
 * Section that represents each type of literacy
 * Invite more food places (ask to have a family food price) (Qdoba, Papa Johns, Chartwells, Check with Roy Dobbs first for vendors that gave food away free at the open house)
 * Assign people to thank yous for next time
 * Use performing arts department at high school
 * Elementary choirs
 * Tie into community service hours - contact Mr. Cochran about this
 * Contact Dept Head of Heron
 * Ask students: What would make high school students come? Go to art class, choir class, etc. - possible survey of kids - ask Lang Arts teachers
 * Have a parent survey to fill out at the end for ideas for next time
 * Indiana Youth Institute - how do you help kids develop literacy
 * Preschool area - developing literacies
 * Parents as Partners - Lee Ann Balta
 * banned books/challenge books - privacy with electronic data - info from ALA
 * Internet safety
 * Program of events - performance times; writing workshop times; guest read alouds
 * Possibly put readers and writers items in the library
 * Carpet squares
 * Cheerleaders - talk to Candace (tumbling)
 * Hispanic Dance group; Stomping; Dance team - dance workshops for kids; Monty Tapplar

Visual Arts - Jeni and Sarah Music - Kym Dance - Jen Technology - Chad and Maureen Reading - Janet and Steph and Sarah Writing - Janet and Steph and Sarah Drama - Brenda and Katherine

Sarah will send out a save the date before break Kids Running it More: Young Men of Purpose; Student Ambassadors; Young Women of Promise; Rosebuds Send out volunteer and vendor form PFC as location for this next time