1. 10 th Anniversary Timeline of Accomplishments

2. Engaging the Community for 10 Years The Early Years 2002-2004 December – in separate effort, Save Our Schools is launched by Minneapolis parents. August – The name Parents United for Public Schools is chosen April 2002 – Parents from 20 MN school districts form a statewide parent group.

3. Engaging the Community for 10 Years The Early Years 2002-2004 “No New Taxes” Pledge dominates political campaigns in Minnesota in 2002.

4. Engaging the Community for 10 Years The Early Years 2002-2004 The Legislative response to the budget deficit results in deep cuts to education.

5. Engaging the Community for 10 Years The Early Years 2002-2004 Mary Cecconi is hired as Executive Director of Parents United.

6. Engaging the Community for 10 Years The Early Years 2002-2004 Parents United launches website and begins sending weekly e-mail updates. Parents United secures web manager Jennifer Armstrong.

7. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Gaining Momentum 2005 -2007 With growing need, Parents United expands staff. Eunice Slager, Operations Manager

8. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Gaining Momentum 2005 -2007 First offices - Mary’s carFirst offices - Eunice’s kitchen table

9. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Gaining Momentum 2005 -2007 First Meeting Spaces

10. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Gaining Momentum 2005 -2007 2005 Capitol Rally

11. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Gaining Momentum 2005 -2007 2005 Capitol Rally

12. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Gaining Momentum 2005 -2007 Parents United reaches its goal of developing contacts in all 134 Minnesota legislative districts.

13. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Gaining Momentum 2005 -2007 2005 - Schools receive the largest unencumbered increase in the per-pupil formula in 14 years.

14. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Gaining Momentum 2005 -2007 P.S. Minnesota, an initiative to change the state’s school funding model, is launched, with Parents United as a primary participant.

15. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Parent Networking Events

16. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Annual Parent Leadership Summits

17. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Legislative kick-offs and wrap-ups, levy workshops, in-district presentations

18. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Parents at the Capitol

19. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Parents meet with Education leaders at the Capitol

20. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Parents United supports parents testifying at the Capitol

21. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 A vegetarian in a sausage making factory.

22. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 St. Cloud Northfield Frazee 13 Parent Leadership Boot Camps held around the state

23. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 10-10-10 Rally

24. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Parents speaking up for kids

25. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Connecting with parents about their concerns

26. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Parents United begins meeting with Congressional delegation about federal education issues.

27. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Parents United provided parent contacts for various state-level committees, including teacher evaluation, principal evaluation, the No Child Left Behind waiver, school funding and family engagement.

28. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 2010 – Parents United meets with gubernatorial candidates

29. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Parents United expands staff to meet a growing demand for our work. Jill Pearson- Wood, Associate Director Ann Hobbie, Project Coordinator

30. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Parents United led the effort to organize parents to speak out at a press conference against a bill that would advantage one part of the state at the expense of another.

31. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Growing for Impact 2008-2012 Media hits increase significantly.

32. Engaging the Community for 10 Years Moving into our Next Decade 2012 “I’m a Public School Graduate” profile project launches in 2012.