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Implement Principal/PTA newsletter: A weekly newsletter is <br /> <br /> <br />now coming home electronically in an effort to save paper. <br />There are 8 families who have requested and are currently <br />receiving the newsletter in hard copy. The link to the <br />newsletter is also being circulated to the staff. There will be <br />ongoing discussion as to what additional information, (if any), <br />people would like to see in the newsletter. <br />Promote technology use, such as improving website, to <br /> <br /> <br />enhance communication: Creating a simpler, more “user- <br />friendly” website is on the minds of many parents in the <br />Estabrook Community. Sandy has just received an LEF grant <br />for $250 to establish a new school website using <br />teacherweb.com, a company that provides templates for easy <br />website design specifically for schools. The next step in this <br />project will be to determine what information people most want <br />to have access to on the website. <br />Assess & enhance home / school communication & relationships <br /> <br /> <br />with METCO families: In general, the feedback from the METCO <br />families has been very positive. Site council members agreed <br />that more could be done to strengthen the Boston/Lexington <br />relationships. Carey said that the Anti-Bias Committee <br />discussed ways to make it easier for Boston families to become <br />connected to the Estabrook community at their most recent <br />meeting. The Family Friends program is working well, but the <br />PTA and the school should work together to increase support <br />and communication for the program. Suggestions were made <br />to: <br />Highlight the program at the very start of the year to <br /> <br /> <br />increase understanding, interest and participation right <br />away. <br />Find ways to have host families and Boston families <br /> <br /> <br />connect early in the year so that parents can get to <br />know each other. <br />Have support available at the school if problems develop <br /> <br /> <br />with a pairing that the host parent is unsure how to <br />resolve. <br />Find ways to support METCO student interests in after- <br /> <br /> <br />school activities in Lexington to help them further <br />connect with their Lexington community. <br /> <br />III. Plan for next meeting <br />We will cover the remaining sub-goals (2e, 2f, and 2g) in December and then target <br />a specific task from the “Goal 3” list on which to focus our energies. <br /> <br /> <br />Minutes recorded by Kim Coburn <br />