Many families met yesterday with Perpich Director Sue Mackert at Crosswinds. She shared the good news that Crosswinds will be open in the Fall and that it looks like Crosswinds is now on course to be open far beyond next year. You can listen to audio of the Q&A with Sue (please forgive the abrupt start, I missed the first minute or so since I forgot to set up the recorder). The feeling in the room was very positive, and many families registered their students to return to Crosswinds during the meeting. Please make sure you register to return too, if you have a Crosswinds student!

Meanwhile, EMID Families is planning a marketing push to make sure we let everyone know that Crosswinds is here and welcoming enrollment. We are making postcards to hand out, yard signs for our lawns, and magnets to give to kids, teachers, and legislators. This material should all be available next week and has been made possible by generous donations from families like yours.

When you get the postcards, please hang them in neighborhood places like groceries, libraries, and community centers. We need to get the word out! If you would be interested in a lawn sign, please let us know. And keep an eye out for the small magnet coming home with your Crosswinds student.

Here’s what the postcard will look like…

And here is a version of just the back side that can be used in other settings to advertise the school…

Finally, make your own copies! This version is single sided, black and white, without any bleed; in other words, it is really easy and cheap to copy. You can print this PDF at any copy shop and ask them to cut it in quarters. Go for it! Hand it out everywhere!

More to come on the lawn signs once they are ready.