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November 12, 2024

PCD/HBS Family Association
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
 
 
  1. Welcome and President’s Report- Kathy O’Grady
    • Holiday Tea update
      • Sign up sheet for volunteers
      • Ornaments from Ms. Karl’s adult class will be picked up at Holiday Tea
    • Trunk or Treat
      • Another successful year with 20 cars
      • Taking suggestions on the hours and how we can make it better/bigger
    • Scholastic Book fair
      • Very successful, went over the $3500 mark
      • Issues 25% back to the teachers and classrooms
      • Use the money for new books for the classrooms
      • We had a bank close to $5,000 in cash back
    • Donation Winter items
      • Winter donations - Coats, hats, gloves for adults and children
      • Donation boxes outside of lower school office and the technology center in Lund
      • Donation event at State House the day after thanksgiving
        • donation boxes will be picked up before our school break
        • Sarah Bates is the lead on this event and will take to the state house
    • November 20th adults can make clay Christmas ornaments with Jennifer Karl
      • includes childcare
      • Adults only
      • Wine and cheese will be served
    • December 5th - Hope Street holiday stroll
      • Start at J. Marcel to grab a glass of wine for your Sip and shop
      • Stores include: J. Marcel,  Studio Hop, Frog and Toad, pH Factor
        • % of all sales goes back to the school
        • Last year we raised $500
 
 
 
  1. Head of School Report- Kevin Folan
    • Cell phone discussion
      • Sharing thoughts and opinions and resources
      • Zeroing in some consensus
      • Still tweaking
        • Middle school feeling good
        • Still progress to be made in high school
        • Phones to leave during class time
          1. Do we need phones during community time and lunchtime
        • Continue to look at the policy throughout the years
          1. Hard to put limitations on something when there haven’t been limitations in the past
          2. A parent asked why parents want their kids to have their phones
            1. Change of plans, check in with their child
        • Community events: dec 10th bellini event
        • Dec 19th holiday tea
  2.  
      • Chowder day huge turnout and great volunteers
      • Open house – record turnout
      • October parent challenge asked for 110 donors and had 120
      • Mark Patinkin
      • Morning Kindness (what was this persons name?) – environmentalist
      • Great author (zombies)
 
  1. Development Update-Mark McLaughlin
    • Chowder Day
      • Seeing the waves of families and friends
      • Having alumni on campus
        • Beer garden / cocktail reception
          1. Very well attended
        • Saturday afternoon had a wine tasting
          1. Rick Sutton class of ‘88
          2. Expanding it to the parents of current students
          3. October challenge:
            1. Numbers of donors
            2. ½ of high school and 1/3 middle and lower school families
    • Parents Knight nights out – Bellini
      • December 10th the Beatrice Hotel – the rooftop
      • Open to everyone in the community 21+
    • Annual giving day (mainly online) 2/11 lots of social media and emails
    • Re-imagining play for PCD
      • Splitting into a 2-day event
      • Dinner – auction on Saturday night, Saturday May 3rd
      • Golf will be on the Monday,  May 5th
 
 
 
  1. Admissions Update- Melanie Parsons
    • Open house
      • Two weeks ago
      • Record numbers of attendance
      • Thank you to all our volunteers
      • Interviews begin
        • Friends and family who may be interested spots are filling up quickly
        • Application deadline is 2/1
        • Great growth in lower school especially
 
  1.  Treasurer’s update – Kerri Stanzione
    • Worked through the budget
    • Increase to our budget
      • Because we are including the lower
    • Have spent $2700 on BBQ
    • Holiday tea will be the largest expense
      • $8,0000
    • Dues assessed
      • October / November timeframe
      • Next year to set the dues to September
      • Sometimes parents forget their dues
      • Working with the total amount of families to understand how much money is there and how much goes into reserve
 
 
  1. Questions / Closing
  • December 3rd – Tuesday 8:15am
  • 9th and 10th grade parent social at Hot Club
  • Work with your class coordinator for event night out
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