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Board members report strong turnout at multicultural festival; plan targeted tabling and PTO engagement
Summary
Board members said tabling at the multicultural festival drew heavy traffic and community interest in parenting resources; trustees proposed a menu of targeted outreach (open houses, PTOs, homecoming, digital citizenship week) and pilot rolling presentations for parents on AI and digital citizenship.
Board members reported robust attendance and positive feedback from the recent multicultural festival. Chair Sarah Stairski thanked members who staffed a Concord School District booth and said community interest focused largely on middle‑school topics and employment opportunities within the district. Board member Jess Campbell was singled out for helping secure the festival table.
Trustees discussed materials and giveaways that drew families to the table — including parenting books that members believe were provided through district wellness or a reading grant — and said those passive resources created conversational openings with parents and children. "There's a real desire to, in a passive way, learn about these strategies," a board member said when describing the books on the table.
Members proposed building a menu of tabling opportunities for the year, prioritizing events where families are already discussing education (open houses, parent‑teacher conferences, PTO meetings) rather than more general venues like the farmers market. They suggested short, rolling presentations that parents can 'sandwich' into a busy schedule and pairing practical topics such as AI basics with existing events so parents can drop in for five to thirty minutes.
The board agreed staff will draft a list of outreach opportunities and logistics for members interested in tabling and formalize a small‑scale pilot for PTO presentations. That plan will be circulated to trustees by email.
