Creekside Elementary parents begin planning for school year

The Creekside Association of Families and Educators (CAFE) held its inaugural meeting April 15 at Market Street Diner.

Fourteen parents of children who will be attending Creekside Elementary this fall gathered to prepare for the coming school year.

They elected the following board officers to two-year terms:

Lynne Chase, president
Jamie Schrandt, vice president
Kristin Huotari, treasurer
Cindy Cooper, secretary
Joanne Marquez, fund raising coordinator.

Jan Fournier was appointed coordinator of the Technology and Communications Committee.

In other business:

The group also took in a presentation on the School Tool Box program, which will be available to Creekside parents in the fall. Ordering information will be sent home with students in May.

Creekside Elementary Principal Evelyn Smojver updated the group on staffing and enrollment.

Future meetings

CAFE will meet again Tuesday, April 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Market Street Diner, 110 Market Street.

Agenda items include finalizing the assignment of coordinators to the standing committees and brainstorming on fund raising, events and school liaison tasks.

CAFE will continue to meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. with a members
meeting followed by a board meeting. All meetings will be at the Market Street Diner.

The Aug. 26 meeting will be held in conjunction with the school's ribbon-cutting ceremony and Ready Set Go program, through which children find their classrooms and put away their supplies for the first day of school.

Information on CAFE and its upcoming events is available on the CAFE Web site.

Creekside parents who wish to be added to the mailing list should send an e-mail to info@creeksideparents.org.