Education Committee Meeting Minutes
North Raleigh Change Crew
January 12, 2010
Attendees: Duncan Munn (Chair), Jeff Land, Darron Stover, Barbara Vandenbergh, Kevin Rogers, Marsha Munn.
Guest: Lynn Edmonds, Great Schools in Wake Coalition
Lynn gave an update on the purpose and activities of the Coalition. The group is a coalition of individuals and organizations concerned about Wake County schools. Their mission is “to provide accurate information to educate the public about policy initiatives that would impact the quality of education, to foster well-informed discussions about critical education issues, and to advocate for policies that improve public education in Wake County.” Lynn requested that the Change Crew join their coalition. The Committee unanimously supported Lynn’s request and recommended that this request be adopted by the North Raleigh Change Crew as a whole.
The Committee decided the goal for 2010 was to focus on Wake County education issues.
The remainder of the meeting was spent identifying specific steps the Committee could take to support this goal. These include:
- Attending and/or speaking at Wake School Board and committee meetings;
- Write letters to the editor at the News & Observer;
- Recruit others to attend and/or speak at Wake School Board and committee meetings;
- Assist Great Schools in Wake Coalition provide training to individuals who are interested in speaking to the Wake School Board;
- Review and/or develop fact sheets on current issues before the Wake School Board; and
- Host a local education issues forum.