10 th Anniversary Timeline of Accomplishments. Engaging the Community for 10 Years The Early Years...

10th Anniversary Timeline of Accomplishments

Engaging the Community for 10 Years

The Early Years 2002-2004

December – in separate effort, Save

Our Schools is launched by

Minneapolis parents.

August – The name Parents United for Public Schools is

chosen

April 2002 – Parents from 20 MN school

districts form a statewide parent

group.



“No New Taxes” Pledge dominates political campaigns in Minnesota in 2002.



The Legislative response to the budget deficit results in deep cuts to education.



Mary Cecconi is hired as

Executive Director of Parents United.



Parents United launches website

and begins sending weekly

e-mail updates.

Parents United secures web

manager Jennifer Armstrong.


Gaining Momentum 2005 -2007

With growing need, Parents

United expands staff.

Eunice Slager, Operations Manager



First offices - Mary’s car First offices - Eunice’s kitchen table



First Meeting Spaces



2005 Capitol Rally



Parents United reaches its goal of developing contacts in all 134 Minnesota legislative districts.



2005 - Schools receive the largest unencumbered increase in the per-pupil formula in 14 years.



P.S. Minnesota, an initiative to change the state’s school funding model, is launched, with Parents United as a primary participant.


Growing for Impact 2008-2012

Parent Networking

Events



Annual Parent Leadership Summits



Legislative kick-offs and

wrap-ups, levy workshops,

in-district presentations



Parents at the Capitol



Parents meet with Education leaders at the

Capitol



Parents United supports parents testifying at the Capitol



A vegetarian in a sausage making factory.



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Frazee

13 Parent Leadership Boot

Camps held around the state



10-10-10 Rally



Parents speaking up for kids



Connecting with parents about their concerns



Parents United begins meeting with Congressional delegation about federal education issues.



Parents United provided parent contacts for various state-level committees, including teacher evaluation, principal evaluation, the No Child Left Behind waiver, school funding and family engagement.



2010 – Parents United

meets with gubernatorial

candidates



Parents United expands staff to meet a growing demand for our

work. Jill Pearson-Wood, Associate Director

Ann Hobbie, Project Coordinator



Parents United led the effort to organize parents to speak out at a press conference against a bill that would advantage one part of the state at the expense of another.



Media hits increase

significantly.


Moving into our Next Decade 2012

“I’m a Public School Graduate” profile project launches in 2012.

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