May 2020 ECFE Parent Council Meeting Minutes

May 2020 Virtual Parent Council Meeting

Thanks to everyone for attending our Parent Council meeting this evening!

Our meeting minutes can be found in Dropbox.

Join us for a free virtual event Thursday 5/14 "Talking With Kids About Sex" with Katie Robinson from Family Tree Clinic: https://www.facebook.com/events/2607753849438850/ 

Pencil in our 2020/2021 Meeting Dates - the 2nd Wednesday of the month (May 2021 is an exception) from 7-8:30pm.

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April 2020 Parent Council Meeting Minutes

Thank you to our parent council volunteers who were able to attend our virtual meeting!

Great discussion on how we can come together to support our community at this time. We enjoyed being together and seeing kiddos make their guest appearances.

The parent council approved $1,000 to be donated to local organizations to support Covid-19 relief. More details to be announced on our social media accounts & email newsletter soon. 

Meeting notes can be found in Dropbox. 

Please join us on May 13th at 7pm for our final meeting of the 2019-2020 school year. Reach out to info@mplsecfeparentcouncil.org for information on joining the video conference.

March 2020 Parent Council Meeting Notes

March 2020 Parent Council Meeting Notes

Thank you to our ECFE parents that attended our March meeting.

From Left: Motoko, Erica, Bridget, Gabe, Darnell

We have a lot going on right now and are looking for volunteers to help with upcoming events. Email info@mplsecfeparentscouncil.org if you are interested in any of the below.

• Advocacy for Children Day at the Capital - March 26th. We have posters for you - join us!
• Donations needed for our May garage sale - children & maternity items
• April & May speaker event planning, day of logistics, and promotional help

March meeting minutes can be found on Dropbox

See you at our Gender Identity speaker event tomorrow night! 

Upcoming ECFE Parent Council Meeting Dates:

• Wednesday, April 15th 7-8:30

• Wednesday, May 13th 7-8:30

Gender Identity In Early Childhood

Join us for a free community speaker event on March 12th!

Minneapolis Public School program coordinator Jason Bucklin will be sharing information specific to gender identity in early childhood.

WHERE: Wilder School - 3345 Chicago Ave S
WHEN: Thursday, March 12th 6:30pm

RSVP on Facebook

February 2020 Meeting Minutes

Great turnout on a cold night in February! Lots of great discussion on how we can advocate for ECFE, engage our community and sponsor community speaker events, as well as a couple fundraisers we are planning to support ECFE.

Looking for ways to help? Please reach out as we have several upcoming events we could use volunteers for short time commitments:

• March speaker event
• March 26th Advocacy For Children day at the Capital 
• April speaker event
• May speaker event
• May 16th garage sale

You can find our February meeting minutes available as a pdf in Dropbox: February 2020 Meeting Minutes.

Hope to see you March 11th for our next meeting!

February 2020 Parent Council Meeting

Remaining 2020 meeting dates:

Wednesday, March 11th 7-8:30

Wednesday, April 15th 7-8:30

Wednesday, May 13th 7-8:30

January 2020 ECFE Parent Council Meeting Notes

Thanks to everyone who turned out for our monthly ECFE Parent Council meeting! Great conversation and updates regarding the Senator visits to ECFE classes - more to come on that soon!

Our meeting minutes can be found in pdf format in Dropbox: January 2020 ECFE Parent Council Meeting Minutes

Hope to see you at an upcoming meeting!

Wednesday, February 12th 7-8:30

Wednesday, March 11th 7-8:30

Wednesday, April 15th 7-8:30

Wednesday, May 13th 7-8:30

January 14th Free Speaker Event - Supporting Immigrant Families

Join us on Tuesday, January 14th from 5-6:30pm at Wilder School

Hennepin County is coming to provide information for families, educators and community members about Mandated Reporting. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of the assessment process and how potential changing cultures can impact reporting. The goal of Hennepin County Child Protective Services is to support any/all families when they are in need

Light refreshments provided

Transportation and limited childcare available. Please call 612-668-2126 to arrange transportation and register for childcare before Monday, January 13.