January 2024 Meeting Minutes

Presidents’ Forum Meeting Agenda

January 10, 2024

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Chesterfield Elementary

Welcome

Kate Moore, Presidents’ Forum President

Chesterfield 4th & 5th Graders

Welcome from Chesterfield Elementary Principal Dr. Cody Dusenberry & Assistant Dr. Theresa Rose.

State of the District

Mary LaPak, Chief Communications Officer - Slides Link

Focus on

Focus on Safety

Focus on Unity

Focus on Facilities - Prop 3 Projects.

Board of Education Update

Jaime Bayes, Board of Education President - 3 candidates for BOE

Meet the Candidates:

Secretary Meeting Minutes Approval

Stacie Dixon, Presidents’ Forum Secretary - Minutes from 11.8.23 will be posted and voted on at the next meeting

Financial Update

Andrea Kraus, Presidents’ Forum Treasurer - no changes since the last meeting

Website Update for PTO

Kate Moore, School & Community Relations Specialist

Website/Parent Square Trainings - available times:

Jan 12, 1pm

Jan 16, 6:30pm

Jan 18, 9:30am

Jan 22, 7pm

Building Back our PTO - True Colors

Dr. Dawnette Wiskur, Coordinator of Professional Learning

True Colors Presentation - A Metaphor for Understanding Others

Find the personality test and information at SLIDES LINK

Educational Equity and Access

Dr. Cassandra Suggs, Director

District-wide Work - Dignity Consulting w Equity Ambassadors, school cohorts, etc.
Elementary puppet shows & REEAD (reading about kindness and belonging)
Secondary: School groups, student groups, helping with conflict resolution.
EEA We Find a Way Grant - schools can reach out to the EEA department to see if they can get help via this grant

Adjournment & What’s Coming Up

Next Meeting - Kellison Elementary

February 14, 2024

9:30-11:30 a.m.

February 2025 Agenda