Madison Studio Charter School: A Final Push - You can Help

Dear Supporters of The Studio School:

As you probably know, we met with the MMSD Board members last Wednesday and are satisfied with how the Board meeting went. Many individuals took the opportunity to speak at the meeting and each of them did a fantastic job! THE OUTCOME OF THE MEETING IS THAT WE NEED TO PREPARE A RESPONSE TO THEIR QUESTIONS and have very limited time to accomplish this since they need to have it by January 18th. So here's our plan:

We need to put together three short-term task forces:

1. "money team" to work on the budget and financing
   • Determine what an accurate and detailed representation of costs and revenues would look like and fill in the numbers.
   • Consider creative ways to finance the school with the implementation grant Help! We need more school finance expertise for this one.
   • We still need money to file for tax exempt status ($750) Help! If we could get a/some contributions to cover this cost, we have found an attorney who will file it pro bono...
   • So if we could get a sizable donation to get this school started since the district's finances are in such a bad state, the Board would be more favorably disposed to our proposal. (This would be added to federal grant funds of $340,000.)
2. "people team" to reach out to a more diverse population (Kristin Forde is going to organize this.)

   Meet with or provide information to people we haven't had an opportunity to connect with so we can share information about the school and encourage them to attend the January 22nd meeting to express support and interest in The Studio School Help! We could use some marketing expertise.

3. "plan team" to develop a clearer description of the school and how it would actually work, including the technology

   Develop a more detailed implementation plan and a clearer representation of how it will operate and look. Help! I can work on this but I would like some people (parents, educators, interested parties) to collaborate with me in order to figure out how to communicate it more clearly.

If you or anyone you know can help out over the next few weeks, please have them contact me. This is our last opportunity to pull it all together and make The Studio School a choice for Madison children - this means that we need to start the new year ready to get it done.

We have made it to this point because of the dedication and hard work of our core planning group and the assistance and support from people like you. We are almost there! A "final push" kickoff meeting is scheduled for January 3rd at 6:00...location to be determined. After that, we have two weeks to get it all done. So please let me know ASAP if you, or someone you know, can lend us a hand.

Thank you for your continued support. We are looking forward to celebrating and sharing our success in February after the final vote on January 29th!

WITH WARM WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES....
Nancy Donahue
218-9338
The Studio School, Inc.

Posted by Nancy Donahue at December 24, 2006 9:00 AM
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