Week 33 MIT Update

📅Upcoming Dates

💰Madrona Budget Updates

🗳️Ballot for MIT Board Election

🎁Teacher Appreciation Week

🎨Art Walk & Silent Auction

🌱Garden Club

✅Bylaw Updates

⭐More From MIT

5/6-5/10 🎁 Teacher Appreciation Week

5/7🍝 Teacher Appreciation Potluck - Sign Up!

5/13, 6:30PM ✅ MIT Meeting - Vote on bylaw updates

5/13, Post MIT 🍻Parents Night Out - Scotts Bar & Grill

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

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

5/31 & 6/21 🌱Weeding Parties

Full calendar on Madrona BearFacts

Dr. Castilleja and the rest of the Madrona team have been discussing options for the 2024-2025 school year in consideration of the upcoming budget cuts. Dr Castilleja has let MIT know that additional information about what to expect at our school next year will shared soon.

Voting closes 5/19 5PM

Help us say thank you to our wonderful teachers. This week is teacher appreciation week, and we know you'll show our terrific teachers how great we think they are! If you'd like to bring a gift to a teacher, here's where you can find lists of Favorite Things

Tuesday, May 7th Annual Teacher Appreciation Potluck Lunch

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!

Build and prepare raised garden beds

May 17, 3PM

Email Lynn to volunteer

Weeding Parties

May 31, 3PM

June 21, 3PM

Start seeds & purchase plants

Mid - Late May Drop plants off with teachers

Lettuce

Spinach

Radishes

Calendula

Zinnia

Marigold

Nasturtium

Alyssum

Cucumber

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Kale

Swiss Chard

Beets

Carnation

Dahlia

Daylily

Sunflower

Supplies Provided:

• Pots and empty flats (Pickup in the garden, behind the Madrona sign by the metal tree)

Supplies NOT Provided:

• Potting soil / Seed starting mix (Black Gold is a good brand)

• Seeds

• Plants

• Fill cells or pots with soil to the top of the pot, the soil will settle.

• Use a pencil to make larger holes, but small seeds only need to be covered very lightly.

• 2-4 seeds per cell or pot

• Plant seeds 2xs the depth of their size

• Place flats or pots in a warm location on a patio or in a greenhouse, on a table where slugs can not reach them

• They will need 8-10 hours of natural light from the South or West

• If you have grow lights, be sure to keep grow lights close to the soil so the starts do not get leggy

• Use a gentle watering nozzle to keep soil moist. Don't let the soil dry out, or get too soggy

• A plastic bottle with holes poked in the cap makes a great watering can for plant starts

If you need assistance or would like to coordinate for donation of purchased plant starts, please email melissarmcginn@gmail.com

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 need to have at least 25 people present at our next regular General meeting, May 13 at 6:30PM to vote on updated bylaws.

We encourage you to attend in person but understand this can be difficult (Zoom link coming soon).

Email Submission

Do you have an article you’d like included in our weekly email? Please email your blurb to Molly 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!

Your feedback is a gift!

Have feedback on this email? Reach out to MITParentChair@gmail.com

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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