INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Grant Opportunities and How to Apply | More Than Just a Meeting Coming Soon to Portland | Travel Grants to Get YOU There | PCPC, We're Glad Your Back! | Welcome, New Members! | Editor's Note
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Cooperatively Speaking
The Latest News From PCPI
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November 15, 2021 Vol. 51, No.7 |
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It's Grant Time!
(That means money is available to support YOUR school)
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Have a big project in mind, or a super-cool idea for parent ed? Exciting ideas sometimes come with a cost, but that doesn't have to slow you down!
Or maybe you're trying to find some extra money in your budget to take care of an unexpected expense.
Cooperative preschools in the US and Canada are eligible to apply for PCPI grants to support community building, emergency needs, and parent education programs. Member councils are also eligible for grants to fund projects.
Applications for all grants are due by midnight December 15th, 2021. Grant award decisions will be made by January 15, 2022. Be sure to send in your applications before the deadline!
Here's a summary of upcoming grant opportunities:
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PCPI Member Schools and Councils
Total grant up to $1,000
Provides financial support for increasing parent involvement via a school or project. Emergency Grants are also available this year.
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US Schools and
Councils
Total grant up to $500
Helps fund a parent education project for US based member schools and councils.
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Canadian Schools and Councils
Total grant up to $500
Helps fund a parent education project or other activity for Canadian based schools and councils.
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What You Need to Know
Co-op Spirit + Emergency Grant
by Kathy Ems
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PCPI is giving away money to preschools and the deadline to apply is December 15, 2021!
We are very excited to be offering these grants for 2022: the Cooperative Spirit Grant and the Emergency Grant programs.
The Cooperative Spirit Grant has been extremely popular the last few years. It is for schools who have an idea for increasing parent involvement by designing a project that will make their school a better place and leave a legacy for future classes, as it also provides an opportunity for bonding and a sense of community among the school’s members. We realize things will look different this year as we continue to deal with Covid safety. The guidelines are open – be creative!
The Emergency Grant is for schools having financial difficulties, especially due to the pandemic.
U.S. and Canadian preschools with direct membership in PCPI are eligible for both grants. Member councils may apply for a grant to fund a council cooperative project.
The total grant amount for the Cooperative Spirit Grants is up to $1,500 to fund two or three programs. Each school may request from $100 to $1,000. The total amount for the Emergency Grants is $1,700 for two or three programs and schools may request from $400 to $850.
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Grant requests are due by December 15, 2021 at (put in email address here.) The grant award decisions will be made by January 15, 2022.
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More Than Just a Meeting
by Kathy Ems
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April in Portland, Oregon should be beautiful – though we can’t guarantee it won’t rain.
But we can assure you that there will be camaraderie among the attendees at the PCPI Annual Meetings – all of whom are committed to high quality cooperative preschools.
Many conversations are held both during the meetings and social times to share our schools’ successes and challenges. Several school visits are being planned and are always an important way to learn. An awards banquet will be held during the meetings.
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Parent Cooperative Preschools International
2022 Annual Meetings
- Thursday, April 28 is a travel date and possible evening meeting and/or school visit
- Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30 Meetings, Awards Banquet, and school visits
Portland, Oregon - The Grand Hotel at Bridgeport in the Portland suburb of Tigard. (Double Queen rooms $129 per night ($146.16 with tax; King room $119 per night ($134.83 with tax))
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A link to reserve a room will be sent in a later newsletter. If you would like a roommate, let us know and we will try to find a match. A registration form, including a registration fee, will also be sent in a later newsletter. We will work to provide airport transportation when possible. We may ask some people to take public transit (light rail) part way.
Attendees will need to bring proof of vaccination so that we can all remain safe. We will follow all safety protocols.
We’ve missed meetings in 2020 and 2021. We are looking forward to celebrating PCPI’s 60th anniversary, getting to meet new people, and continuing PCPI’s support of cooperative, parent participation preschools.
Hope to see you there!
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PCPI Will Help YOU Get to Portland!
by Natalie Hall
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Are you thinking about attending PCPI’s Annual Meeting?
You should! The Marika Townshend Travel Grants help PCPI members attend the Annual Meeting which will be held in Portland, Oregon April 28-May 1, 2022.
Why should you attend?
Preschool visits, meetings, the 60+2 Anniversary Celebration, and making new friends with other co-op preschool advocates will be some of the highlights.
What do the grants cover?
The grants help defray the cost of registration, hotel, food, and transportation. The application will be available on the PCPI website in January 2022. The application deadline is February 15. Grants will be announced by March 1.
Questions?
See YOU in Portland!
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Welcome Back, PCPC!
by Meg Kennedy Shaw
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PCPI extends a warm welcome to Parent Co-Operative Preschool Corporation (PCPC), a Canadian council serving 28 centers in the greater Toronto and wider Ontario area. PCPC was a member of PCPI for many years through 2005 as one of the area councils of the Organization for Parent Participation in Childcare and Education, Ontario (OPPCEO), so we are particularly pleased to have this council return to the PCPI family.
PCPC has member centers in the southern, central, eastern and mid-northern areas of Ontario. The Council believes in a strong commitment to supporting and strengthening the partnership between parents and educators in order to create and maintain excellent learning environments for children.
Executive Director since 2019, Adele Rosanova sees her main role as acting as liaison between her board of directors and the staff at the member centers. What has she learned in this time? Chiefly that “co-op preschools are unique and need representation and support in the childcare sector. Many of these co-op preschools were founded fifty years ago and should be recognized and appreciated for what they offer to their communities.”
The many benefits of membership in PCPI include possibilities for networking — online groups for discussion and comparison, and sharing of ideas. Additionally, member councils and preschools have access to various grants.
Perhaps the most appealing benefit to Canadian cooperative preschools is the opportunity to apply for the Katharine Whiteside Taylor Grant. This grant offers annual funds to help support a parent education project or other activity. Katharine Whiteside Taylor devoted much of her life to the parent cooperative movement and was a founding member of PCPI. The deadline for applying is December 15, 2021.
PCPC, we are glad to have you join us!
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Welcome to PCPI! We look forward to getting to know you better.
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Location TBD, Chicago North Shore, IL
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A PCPI Members Google Group has been created to give us another avenue to share ideas and information. This has replaced the Yahoo Group which is no longer active.
Joining is easy!
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Click the button below to send an email to PCPINews@preschools.coop.
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Use the subject line: Add to Google Group.
- Include your first and last name, your school and/or council name, and the email address you'd like to have added. (If there are multiple people in your school who should be added to the group, you are welcome to include all of their information in one email.)
Group members will receive a daily digest of messages exchanged. Message threads will be grouped by topic for easy searching later. Spread the word!
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Hi Fellow Co-opers,
In order to take advantage of the grant opportunities and along with all of the other benefits of PCPI, you should be a member. Time to get those renewals sent in. Of course we welcome new members, too!
We're working on our next member forum. Stay tuned for details!
Cooperatively yours,
Dianne Rose, M.Ed.
Editor, Cooperatively Speaking
PCPInews@preschools.coop
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