The document outlines meetings between Gorman Heritage Farm staff and Princeton City School administrators and teachers from July 2010 to May 2011 to develop a partnership between the farm and the school district. Key events included an initial meeting in July 2010, curriculum planning meetings in January 2011, farm visits by different elementary schools in March-May 2011, and a harvest celebration in May 2011 where 4th grade students from the schools visited the farm. The timeline shows the progression of discussions, planning, and implementation of partnership programs between the farm and local schools.

1. Gorman Heritage Farm & Princeton City Schools Partnership Development
Timeline Meetings Notes
Meeting with Superintendent, Board Members Included tour of Farm and
July 15, 2010 numbers about districts current
(F), Executive Director, (F) Education
participation
Manager
These management people
August 18, 2010
Curriculum Director & Education have driven decisions through-
Manager (F) Meeting out the process.
All 4th grade teachers from 8 elementary Initial visioning and brain-
storming with all 4th grade
September, 22 2010 schools have inservice day at the Farm.
teachers, school administrators
Brainstorm possible program/partnership ideas and, education manager (F)
Lead teachers (3), instructional coaches, Initial curriculum planning
meeting
January 12, 2011 education manager(F), curriculum director,
school volunteer, school librarian meet to
narrow down curriculum focus.
Lead teachers, instructional coaches, Second curriculum planning
January 26, 2011 meeting
education manager(F), curriculum director,
school volunteer, school librarian meet to
narrow down curriculum focus.
Evendale Elementary Visits We did not visit Evendale Ele-
March 23, 2011 mentary because we did not
Farm
think of this component until
later
Sharonville Elemen- Farm Visits Sharon-
April 18, 2011 tary Visits Farm ville Elementary Pre– Visit on April 15, 2011
Heritage Hill Elemen- Farm Visits Heritage
May 9, 2011 tary Visits Farm Hill Elementary Pre– Visit on May 6, 2011
Harvest Celebration & Presentations of Learning 4th grade students visit the
May 24 2011 Princeton 4th Grades, Evendale, Sharonville, Farm to pick greens and rad-
Heritage Hill ishes they planted along with
other produce from the Farm.
Classes also brought other
(F) = Farm staff Should have had follow-up meeting quickly fol- produce they bought from
All other titles are lowing the Celebration, but did not. School ended stores.
school staff soon after the celebration.