Madrona K-8 Nongraded School
Madrona Integrated Team
MIT is a non-profit, charitable corporation. It's sole purpose is to support and enhance the education experiences of Madrona School students by sponsoring educational and related family programs and enrichment activities.
MIT Not PTA
When the school was established, it was decided not to join the PTA. This was partly due to a desire to have more influence over the activities at the school, and also to be able to raise money to supplement the funds provided by the school district.
MIT, the Madrona Integrated Team, was the name eventually chosen for the parent teacher student association. Download this document with more information about MIT.
Non-Profit Corporation
MIT is a Washington State not-for-profit corporation, recognized under federal tax code 501c3. It is a non-profit so that we can solicit grant money and charitable donations. People who give money to MIT can write their donations off, and they can request matching donations from their employers.
Your checks, made out to MIT, are put into a big pot and distributed to those areas where we found the most support to be needed.
Where your Money Goes
About one-third of the money raised every year goes directly into classrooms, in the form of special learning materials or supplies that teachers cannot buy with the supply money collected from parents. This is allocated equally, based on the number of Full Time Equivalent teachers in every classroom.
Twenty percent of what MIT collects goes to pay the Volunteer Program Manager, without whom volunteer activities at Madrona would fall apart. The balance is spent on the Library, the Tech Lab, music programs, subsidizing the after-school enrichment programs, and cultural and fun events.
Money that is collected for specific purposes in the classrooms is also banked by MIT. This has the advantage of making money available to teachers and classrooms when they need it, independent of when all the needed money is collected. Teachers aren’t allowed to handle cash, and classroom volunteers often don’t want the added responsibility of managing large amounts of money for the class.
Click here to download a copy of the proposed 2007-2008 budget.
Who Are Our Leaders?
The Madrona Integrated team is led by a governing council of parents, teachers and faculty representatives.
The MIT Board meets every month during the school year at the Madrona Library. Visit the "MIT Meetings" page for more information about posted times and dates.
In general, the Board is elected by members of MIT every year. Who's a member of MIT? All parents, faculty and students.
Below you will find a list of the MIT Board.
Board Members
(2007-2008)
Co-Chairs
Linda Hood
425-673-6033
linda@mcpp.net
Barb Jensen
425-431-2921
jensenb@edmonds.wednet.edu
Steve Escandon
425-431-2930
escandons@edmonds.wednet.edu
Principal
Lynda Fischer
425.431.7982
fischerl@edmonds.wednet.edu
Assistant Principal
Craig Baldwin
425.431.7981
baldwinc@edmonds.wednet.edu
Treasurers
Jerry Debner
425.742.4111
ljdeb@comcast.net
Penny Hoppe
425-787-5407
4hoppe@comcast.net
Recorders
Annie Rueda-Brown
425.697.6905
a.ruedabrown@comcast.net
Pat Farley
425-712-0965
Primary Representatives
Linda Park
425-672-9485
labpark@comcast.net
Marikay Gillingham
425-672-7449
mgillingham@verizon.net
Intermediate Representatives
Tracy Langlie
425-741-2162
langmas@aol.com
Paprika Fahrenwald
425-787-1072
Paprika.fahrenwald@verizon.net
Volunteer Program Manager
Kim Magaña
425-431-2911 (school)
kimmagana@msn.com
Middle School Representatives
Michelle Talavera
425-697-2726
Ony Huffman
425-672-1782
thehuffmanclan@hotmail.com
DHH Representative
Rebecca Anderson
425-776-5069
BecsterBear@comcast.net
CPC REP
Kory DeMun
425-775-6027
kdemun@comcast.net
Communications Director
Allan Townsend
425-218-5586
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