Spring Street School, November 7, 2022 @ 7PM

Attending:  Emily Anderson, Marisol Barry, Jenny Capizzi, Lucrezia Dickey, Kristen Liporto, Bryan Mabie, Jen Mathney, Jen McDonough, Ruthann Rapp, Kim Silverio, Corrie Torres & Shannon Wall

I.  Approval of Minutes

• September minutes approved

II.  Annual Appeal

• Envelope to go home with students on Giving Tuesday (Tuesday after Thanksgiving)
• Include text to donate and QR code

III.  After School Enrichment

• Ecotarium will not do a winter session, but will be back in the spring
• Chess will come back for the winter session, but will be limited to one classroom instead of splitting in two
• Other opportunities to explore for future sessions – Tower Hill and Hanover Theater

IV.   Family Dinner Nights

• Based on feedback from last meeting, Family Dinner Nights have been changed to bimonthly and will rotate which day of the week they are held

V.  Treasurer’s Report

• Fun Run brought in ~$32k
• Playground fund has ~$41k
• ~$55k in revenue and ~$17k in expenses (need some clarification on these numbers – are these projected for the year or what we’ve done so far?)

VI.  Playground Research Committee

• The Playground Research Committee presented their findings which included:
  • options for vendors
  • projected timeline
  • cost estimates
  • options for phased-in approach vs completing all at once
  • funding opportunities
• Next Steps
  • Talk to town about collaborating
  • Get specific cost for each step of a phased-in approach from the vendors
  • Get the same set of data from each vendor so we have direct comparisons
  • Board to meet separately to review options once more data is collected