Challenge Parents' Meeting Minutes

September 30,1997
Hiatt Administration Center
7:00 p.m.

	Dr. Vicki Vaughn welcomed all in attendance and introduced herself  
as the Program Coordinator, Barb Knott as her Assistant and the teachers 
from the Challenge Program that were present.  Dr. Vaughn  proceeded to 
explain the format  for the evening.  All in attendance would be asked to 
prioritize seven items (see attached sheet) to arrive at a small group 
consensus and present the prioritized list to the larger group. A brief 
description of each item was given and questions pertaining to a 
particular item were fielded.  The exercise was to develop a direction and 
a purpose for a Challenge Program parent support organization.  The small 
groups were determined by the letter on the name tag each received as 
sign-in was completed.  This procedure mixed the groups with different 
schools and grade levels.
 
Upon completion of discussion the groups reported as follows:

A	Mission/organization
	Task force
	Fundraising
	Parental roles "coaches"
	Legislative connection
	Programs/speakers
	Other- Communication
 
B	Mission/organization
	Task force
	Legislative connection- LSC Board
	Other-Public Relations
	Parental roles "coaches"
	Programs/speakers
	Fundraising

C	Task force
	Other- Communication 
	Legislative connection
	Mission/organization
	Parental roles "coaches"
	Programs/speakers
	Fundraising
D	Mission/organization
	Task force
	Parental roles "coaches"-outside class
	Legislative connection
	Programs/speakers
	Fundraising

E	Other-explanation for the group
	Mission/organization
	Communication

F	Mission/organization
	Task Force
	Parental roles "coaches"- Mentor program
	Legislative connection
	Programs/speakers

	With four of the six groups reporting Mission/organization as the 
first priority, the following parents volunteered to work on a Mission and 
organization format for a Challenge Program parental support organization: 
Jan Philpy, Diane West, Tanya Richardson, Sue Williams, Shawn Deignan and 
Sarah Templin. This team of parents will report at the next meeting 
scheduled for November 5, Wednesday, at Hiatt  starting at 6:30 p.m.
	Dr. Vaughn answered questions about identification and parent 
concerns and also noted information such as membership applications for 
NAGC and IAG available on the back table.  Dr. Vaughn thanked those in 
attendance and adjourned the meeting.