Minutes of Parent Representatives’ Meeting
The Brearley School
Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 8:30 am

Sheryl Flug, President of the Brearley Parents Association welcomed everyone to Brearley.  She said that the student representatives are role models for volunteering and reflect our schools’ values.

Carmen Knoepffler for Helena Park, Treasurer’s Report: The current balance is $15,594.

Barbara Wallner, Dwight, Report from March 11 Student Meeting. Year was a great success.  We want more boys turning out.  Next year, we need more ideas for Battle of the Bands.  We need a stage for 250 people.

Colleen Pike Blair,  Independent Voices: Barnes and Noble, Lincoln Center and 67^th Street, Friday April 23, 6:30 p.m.   Reminders should be posted and sent to schools.  Want a big turnout.  If a student would like to read his or her poetry and is not on the list, they are most welcome to come.

Communication:Each representative should be in touch with their faculty representative and promote JSA events.    For example, at Brearley, information is posted on the website, flyers are posted on the bulletin board, the parent reps announce the JSA events at the parent association meetings, and student reps Ariel and Megan announce the events at the student assemblies.

Diane Gallagher, Independent Visions: The Tamarind Art Gallery, 142 East 39^th Street, www.tamarindart.com, Saturday May 22^nd 5-7pm.  Please encourage students and teacher representatives to urge students to attend and showcase the students’ photography at this last JSA event.  The faculty preview will be held at 4:30pm so please encourage faculty to attend. 

Planning for next year:  There are three board positions available.  Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and Student Committee Chair (Kathleen Coffey and Barbara Murphy volunteered to co-chair). Student ideas for next year include Voices, Visions, Service Saturday, bowling, Publicolor painting, Midnight Run, and helping the homeless in Central Park

Certificates: It was discussed that students should be honored for their important contribution to JSA either by certificates which adults think should be the paper version although students often like the green version by email.  Kathleen Coffey volunteered to print certificates for Visions.

 Publicity for JSA:  places ads in students’ newspapers about our activities.

Attendance at meetings: adults and students are encouraged to email recording secretary if they have an excuse for not attending meetings.  At least one representative

from each school should attend. Students will receive the certificates for community service if they attend at least 3 meetings and 2 or 3 community events.

Next Joint Parent/Student Rep Meeting: Thursday, May 20, 4:15 pm, Chapin

100 East End Avenue, between 84th and 85th Streets