Week 34 MIT Update

📅 Upcoming Dates

🥪 This Week's Menu

🐻 MIT Monthly Meeting

✅ Bylaw Updates

🗳️ MIT Board Election

🎨 Art Walk & Silent Auction

🌱 Garden Club

❓ Poll of the week

⭐ More From MIT

5/13, 6:30PM 🐻 MIT Monthly Meeting

5/13, @MIT ✅Vote on Bylaw Updates

5/13, Post MIT 🍻Parents Night Out - Scott's Bar & Grill

5/14, 6:30PM ❗ School District Board Meeting

5/16, EOD 🖼️ Art Auction Donations Due

5/19, 5PM 🗳️ MIT Board Election Ballot Closes

5/30, 5:30PM 🏫 5th Grade Middle School Meeting

5/30, 6-10PM 🎨Art Walk & Silent Auction

5/31 & 6/21 🌱Weeding Parties

Full calendar on Madrona BearFacts

Monday

Breakfast: Egg & Cheese Sandwich

Lunch: Brunch Lunch w/ Chicken Sausage

Tuesday

Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza

Lunch: Cheese Rippers & Tomato Soup

Wednesday

Breakfast: Mini Cinnamon Roll

Lunch: Turkey Gravy over Mashed Potatoes w/ Roll

Thursday

Breakfast: French Toast Sticks

Lunch: Mini Cheese Calzones

Friday

Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza

Lunch: Chicken Burger

Please join us for the MIT Monthly Meeting. Dr Castilleja will join us to answer questions about the changes coming to 6th grade, and how they will impact our school

Meet us in the Madrona library at 6:30 pm. To add items to the agenda for discussion email mitparentchair@gmail.com in advance so Molly & Beth can get it on the agenda.

Join on Zoom

Meeting ID: 821 0452 7371

Security Passcode: 910768

Join us after the MIT Monthly meeting for conversation and fun at Scott's Bar and Grill

Current bylaws

Proposed bylaws to vote on

Some changes

• Changing pronouns to non-gendered pronouns and expanding the inclusion statement

• Requiring faculty chair to be employed at Madrona at 0.7 FTE

• Allowing a student vote on board if a student rep is on the board

• Increasing the requirement of a second signature on checks from $1,000 to $1,500

Please review the bylaws and submit any comments to Molly at MITParentChair@gmail.com.

We will vote on updated bylaws and we need you to join us!

We encourage you to attend in person but understand this can be difficult

Join the MIT Board and become an integral part of the Madrona community!

We have 1 remaining open board position: Parent Chair

• Attend two meetings per month (meeting times TBD by 2024-2025 board members)

• Contribute to decisions on how donations are utilized to support the school

• Participate in the planning of all-school and community-building events

• Meet new people & forge deeper connections within the Madrona Family

• Full position description

Nominate yourself or someone else (preferably with their permission!)

Email Molly & Beth at MITParentChair@gmail.com with questions or nominations

Recorder - Robin Young has received the required votes and will be joining the board

Vice Treasurer - Jessica Hadreas has received the required votes and will be joining the board

Welcome!

We are thrilled to have our annual Art Walk and Auction again this year!

We need your help!

• Join the art walk committee

• Volunteer on event day (Many available positions!)

• Donate a piece of art - Due May 16

• Lend easels to display artwork (Please coordinate pickup / drop off)

Thank you!

Come join us on campus for a building party!

Join us and help beautify the Madrona Campus

May 31, 3PM & June 21, 3PM

Start seeds now and drop plants off with teachers Mid - Late May

If you have suggestions for:

• A theme for the weekly newsletter
• An idea for the weekly poll
• Any feedback on the newsletter in general

Email Submission

Do you have an article you’d like included in our weekly email? Please email your blurb to Molly & Beth at MITParentChair@gmail.com by Saturday at noon to be included the following week. Please include if you’d like the article to run for multiple weeks. More process improvements are coming soon!

Volunteer Paperwork

All volunteers must be cleared by Edmonds School District before volunteering in any capacity at Madrona. Complete your paperwork now! Please allow up to two weeks for notification from the district about clearance. All volunteers must have either an ID badge or sticker from the office visible while on campus.

Unsure if your volunteer status is still good? Please contact the Educational Services Center communications@edmonds.wednet.edu

**Interpretation**

Interpretation for families is available through the school district for MIT events.

To request ASL interpretation, email aslrequests@edmonds.wednet.edu

To request other language interpretation, call or email Kelly Carlson at carlsonka@edmonds.wednet.edu | 425-431-2900

* Families that need interpretation must register in advance: We need 7 days to schedule interpreters for events.

* Familias que necesitan interpretación deben registrarse con anticipación: Necesitamos 7 días para programar intérpretes para los eventos.

*통역이 필요한 가족들은 미리 등록을 해야 합니다: 행사를 위한 통역관을 준비하는데3일이필요합니다.

* Các gia đình cần thông dịch phải đăng ký trước: Chúng tôi cần 7 ngày để sắp xếp thông dịch viên cho các sự kiện.

* Семьи, которые нуждаются в переводчике должны зарегистрироваться заранее: нам необходимо 7 дополнительных дня, чтобы заказать переводчика для мероприятия.

بالنسبة للعائلات التي بحاجة إلى مترجم يجب عليهم أن يسجلوا مسبقاً: نحن بحاجة إلى 7 أيام لتأمين جدول مواعيد للمترجمين لهذه الأحداث*

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