Monday, February 15, 2010

PEN Meeting Monday February 22, 6:30 - 8:00 pm @ Edison

Last May we met to discuss Sports opportunities for NE youth, both through the public schools and through the parks. Our primary take-away from the meeting was that there exists a gap in competitive sports programming for our kids at the middle school level.

One of the great accomplishments of last year's meeting was providing a place for major stakeholders of this discussion to meet and brainstorm. We want to continue this conversation – we know a main issue is the middle school gap and we want this meeting to be a forum of ideas to address that problem. The discussion will include:

· An introduction of new stakeholders. For example, new NEMS athletic directors

· What has been accomplished in the effort to fill the sports gap?

· What needs to be done to introduce new options for sports still struggling with Middle School gaps?

· How can our local K-8 schools fit within the middle school/high school partnership?

· How can the community assist with the recruitment, publicity, and funding needed to make NE athletic pathways thrive?

This will be the only agenda topic for this month's meeting. It's a big topic and we are dedicated to ending the meeting on time (8:00 pm)! If you have anything to add to this conversation, but do not think you'll be able to attend this meeting, please contact Jenny Arneson either via email (arneson.jenny@gmail.com) or phone (612-789-2697).

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