School District Facility Advisory Committee Looking for Applicants

The Olympia School District is seeking volunteers to serve on a 2015 Ad Hoc Citizens’ Facility Advisory Committee. Committee members will meet one or two evenings each month during the spring and summer of 2015.

The committee will analyze the condition of existing school district facilities, consider enrollment projections and program needs and make recommendations to the school board on if and when school facilities may need to be remodeled or expanded. Recommendations from the committee will be used to develop a proposed 2016 bond for facility improvement projects. If you live within Olympia School District boundaries and would like more information and/or would like to apply to serve on the committee, please visit the district’s web site. Applications are due byFriday, Feb. 20, 2015 at 5 p.m.

If you have additional questions about serving on the Citizens’ Facility Advisory Committee please contact Tricia Nicholas in the District’s Capital Planning and Construction office at tn*******@********et.eduor (360) 596-8563.

February Annual Meeting

February Annual Meeting

Time: Wednesday 18th, 6:30pm

Location: New Bridge Church

Agenda for Annual Meeting:

  • Minutes of the last years meetings are available
  • Report of President
    • Dog Poop Bag Stations
    • ENA vs. NextDoor
    • What do you want the ENA to achieve in 2015?
  • Report of Treasurer
  • Elections will take place of Board members. Officer positions are voted on by the new board the following month. Vice President, Secretary
  • Bread and Roses; information on new format?
  • Food Project – Update
  • Change the Bylaws for the Board
  • City of Olympia Matching Grant Program

January 2015 Board Minutes

Attendance

  • Board Members Present:  Nathan Allan,   Brian Brannies,  Sandia Slaby,  , Katy Beattie
  • Board Members Absent: Kara Randall, Whitney Bowerman, Mitch Dennis, Sheena Pietzold, Sherry Cillicut

February Annual Meeting

Time: Wednesday 18th, 6:30pm

Location: New Bridge? Brian will look into location, asking the churches for use of their location

Agenda for Annual Meeting:

  • Food Project will be on the agenda
  • Pest control; guest speaker to educate?
  • Bread and Roses; information on new format?
  • ENA vs. NextDoor
  • Change the Bylaws for the Board
  • Dog Poop Bag Stations
  • City of Olympia Matching Grant Program
  • Elections will take place; Board members, Vice President, Secretary

Become a Board Member!

Your voice is your power to affect change in your community. Please join the board and help us accomplish items that are good for our neighborhood! We accomplish, at least, one big project a year. We appreciate a wide representation of our neighborhood being represented on the board so that the many voices, from many areas of our vast neighborhood are heard. For more info on joining the board check this informational page.

Dog Bag Stations

One more has been installed and there is only one to go. One has been requested up towards Lyons Park, but there is one in the park already.

City of Olympia Matching Grant Program

Brian has located two areas that he will pursue a matching grant for. We will also look into obtaining the matching grant for our Annual Summer Picnic.

CNA Meetings

Nathan can no longer attend on Mondays, so we need another member to attend so that we can maintain a presence. Brian can go. We would like to have another member who is able to back Brian up with this, in case he can’t attend.

Annual Calendar:

  • Nathan to create calendar of meetings and events for the 2015 year
  • Flag football event on Thanksgiving morning – Katy and Andrew will set up the day of @ 6:30-8