Minutes - July 22, 2009

Craftsbury Schools Community Collaboration
Steering Committee Minutes
July 22, 2009

Present: Annie Volmer, Ron Sanville, Tina Sweet, Harry Miller, Steve Moffatt, Susan Houston, Perry Thomas

Media Blitz Updates
CSCC documents are posted on the town website, but are buried deep in the site. Annie will ask Michelle to create a specific link for CSCC.
Annie also sent CSCC documents to Tony to post on the Craftsbury Schools website.
Annie will add link to blog to CSCC documents. This allows us to constantly update our materials.
School newsletter not happening in August, but letter home is and will include our one-page summary. School newsletter is distributed in late September or early October.
Informational letter to go out to e-mail list, with link to blog (Perry).
Susie will update letter from select board and submit to Hardwick Gazette in August.
Old Home Day
Booth at Farmers’ Market (Steve will reserve space, materials to be organized by Annie & Perry, booth staffed by Tina, sign up sheet for those interested in being part of stakeholder group—collect name, e-mail address, and phone number)
Float for parade (Harry & Steve designing float, Tina & Annie plan to join them for parade)
Radio
WLVB before and after stakeholder group organization
Later: WDEV and VPR

Calendar
Informational meetings before and after Labor Day.
Next CSCC Steering Committee meeting August 5th.
Letter from Select Board to Gazette third week of August (to editor by August 17th)
August 10thàbrief press release with pictures of floatàrecruit Steve WrightàAnnie will write
Informational meetings Thursday, September 3rd, 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall and Saturday, August 29th, 10:00 a.m. at Town Hall.
First stakeholder meeting on Wednesday, September 23rd, place TBA.
Radio blip to stations by September 17th (Ron will help).
Harry will arrange to be on air September 21st.


Facilitation
How will we facilitate meetings if funding does not materialize? Explore UVM extension and folks associated with Woodbury College.

The next CSCC steering committee meeting will be held Wednesday, August 5th, 7:00 p.m at Stardust Bookstore.