Paperwork

We are also required to submit our proposal to the Oregon Department of Education. I’m not sure if I just send it to the address on their web site or if there is someone in particular I need to address it to. I emailed Kate Pattison (our charter school contact with the State) to see where I should submit it.

Another requirement is to register with the State as a nonprofit organization. The registration page is located on the State web site. The form asks for the following items which I don’t currently have:

• Mailing Address
• IRS Employer Identification Number
• Date and State of Incorporation or Organization
• Last month of the organization’s accounting period
• Filed articles of incorporation, date stamped by the Secretary of State
• Signed and dated bylaws

I emailed Kelly and Dionne asking if we should get a PO box. Once we get the mailing address I will complete steps 13 – 16 on the Starting a Charter School page.

Our plan is to contact community members and parents in our community to ask them if they want to serve on our board of directors. We will do this once the proposal gets approved by Lowell. For now I’m going to register us with the following officers:

Chair – Jake Plahn
Vice Chair/Secretary – Kelly Harris
Treasurer – Dionne Plahn