| 6. Cultural Awareness - Explore ways to communicate with Hispanic population - Work to find resources to teach English to non English family members - Determine the amount of different cultures in the school, who they are and what needs they may have - Increase the involvement of the Hispanic and other cultures in the Osborne community This past year saw some success in this area as parents from other cultures volunteered at the school in capapcities as room representatives and other activities that they had not done before, helped the Osborne Prevention Task force with the Multicultural Fair in May 2001, helped families get signed up for English classes at a local church, and Violet Satchell, our new 2001-2002 Treasurer is from Belieze. 7. Family Welcome Packet - Develop a packet of information to be provided to all new families coming to Osborne - Include information about PTSA, various opportunities for students, groups for parents, civic organizations, local churches, local businesses, Kroger/Publix/Ingles cash cards - Package in an attractive way to be presented by school personnel to new families - Work with Room Representatives to ensure both committees know that new families have arrived - Call new families and welcome them to the Osborne community. Although some initial research was completed on this task, it remained untouched at the end of the year, but will be attempted again during the 2001-2002 School Year. 8. Graduation All Nighter -Solicit ideas to develop a lock-in for Seniors on graduation night -Explore opportunities to fund this project - Solicit 'goodies; from local businesses to put in a bag for the Seniors that night - Collect notes/etc. from teachers or classmates to put in the individual Senior's bag that night (meaning each bag will be personalized) - Coordinate all activities associated with this event - Set a goal of 75% participation of all graduating Seniors for this event This activity changed significantly during the course of the year. The timing and the place of graduation was changed from previous years, and efforts to secure the new facility increased, thus modifying this initiative. The result was an extended day following graduation practice on the football field with a picnic type lunch and activities. Some type of activity at the end of the year will be explored next year. 9. Grant Writing - Seek out opportunities from PTSA projects to apply for a Walton Communities grant - Look at library, on the Internet or contact businesses to look for grant opportunities - Complete written grant application(s) and prepare necessary submittal forms Activities in this area were successful this past year. Grants from Walton Communities and other local businesses allowed a full meal to be offered prior to the Home for the Holidays PTSA Program in December, various forms of appreciation for staff members, and purchase of software for clubs. In addition, we helped student leaders write grant proposals which they were awarded under the S.A.F.E.R. program run by Terry Watson, our school Social Worker. 10. Inter-Club Organization - Beginning with the booster clubs, create a structure where by a representative from each club meets on a regualr basis to share ideas on what has worked for them, challenges facing their organization, leverage common vendors, advertise upcoming fundraising events and swap thoughts about participation in the groups. - Bring visibility of these organizations to include in the PTSA newlsletter and submit information to be used in developing portions of the website. This intiative was completed only slightly and was done on a more informal basis than intended. It did however, produce coordination of booster clubs in some fundraising events and sharing of ideas. Additionally, validated that this concept is value added and will be explored more fervantly in the upcoming year. |
| 2000-2001 Initiatives / Results |