FCDS Parents Association

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FCDS Parents Association

• Business Meeting
• May 3, 2005

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Recognition of Officers, Representatives, and
  Committee Chairs for this year
• Introduction of Officers, Representatives, and
  Auction/Carnival Committee Chairs for next year
• Division Director Updates by Norris Baker, Chuck
  Jones, and Joel Cordray
• Headmaster Update (including Facilities
  Expansion) by Hank Battle
• Admissions Update by Lu Anne Wood
• Adjournment

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Mission Statement

• The Forsyth Country Day School Parents
  Association supports the schools academic,
  development, fine arts, performing arts, social,
  and athletic objectives by encouraging
  volunteerism, raising and disbursing funds,
  promoting communication within the school, and
  conducting events that increase school spirit and
  camaraderie.

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Mission Statement cont
Academic
Fine Arts
Social.
Athletic
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Communications Plan

• Parents Association Officers
• Parent Representatives
• Scheduled Back to School welcome events for new
  and returning families
• Attended monthly meetings with the Division
  Directors
• Identified and worked closely with Grade
  Coordinators and Grade Parents to coordinate
  social activities/events for the LS and MS
  classes
• Faculty/Student Representatives
• Website
• Kept the Parents Association page of the FCDS
  website updated
• Friday E-mail Updates
• Kept parents updated of events/activities
• Newsletters
• Created and distributed a monthly newsletter
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Communications Plan cont

• Sponsored periodic Dialogues with the Directors
  for Lower and Middle School parents in order to
  provide an update on Administrative matters of
  the school
• Scheduled and conducted two Parents Association
  Business Meetings
• Scheduled and conducted monthly meetings with
  Hank Battle and Lu Anne Wood to facilitate
  communication within the school
• Served on the FCDS Board of Directors and acted
  as a liaison between the parents and Board
  Trustees

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Fund Raising

• Sally Foster Gift Wrap Sale (Marian Wilson)
• Generated 19,000 in revenue
• Annual Golf Tournament (Lee Ross and Jay Mahoney)
• Generated 5,100 in revenue
• Photo Sculptures (Lynn Auringer and Margery
  Newsome)
• Generated 1,000 in revenue
• Book Fair (Roonie Craig and Lynne Kelley)
• Transferred 2,800 to the Media Center

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Fund Raising cont

• Value Cards (Amanda Burton and Patty Sytz)
• Generated 9,000 in revenue
• Art By Me (Val Thomas)
• Generated 2,700 in revenue
• Harris Teeter VIC Cards (Lucy Patton)
• Generated 1,000 in revenue
• Fine Arts Council Memberships (Brenda Scronce,
  Lesa Branch, Claudette Hoffman, Jackie Yates)
• Generated 1,800 in membership dues

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Fun Raising

• Periodic Wonderful Wednesdays Hospitality Days
  for all Staff and Faculty (Beth Haas, MS Reps.,
  US Reps.)
• Back to School Tailgate/Fall Sports Recognition
  Event (Susan Ross)
• Storytelling Event, Holiday Program Events,
  Grandparents Day Breakfast, and Fine Arts
  Festival Reception (Beth Beeler)
• Staff/Faculty/Administration Luncheon (Tricia
  Williams and Tina Stearns)
• Winter Sports Recognition Event (Sue Rusterholtz,
  Allie Fitchett, and Debbie Furr)
• Science and Nutrition Fair (Beth Beeler and Susan
  Ross)
• 35th Anniversary Celebration (Kathryn and Bruce
  Brown, Kate and Tim Cooper)
• Spring Sports Recognition Event (Jane Helvey and
  Juliana Strickland)
• Race for the Cure (Jean Waugh)

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Fun Raising cont
Grandparents Day
Tailgate Picnic
Science Fair
Sports Recognition
35th Anniversary.
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Other Programs/Volunteerism

• Book Exchange (Tammy Manna and Sheila White)
• Gardening (Leigh Goodson)
• Graduation (Nancy Pulliam, Carson Howard, Beth
  Duckett)
• Lost and Found (Ginger Thomas and Pat Schipke)
• Mailing Task Force (Linda Peddycord)
• Nutrition/Food Services and Parent Network (Lu
  Anne Wood)
• Photographer (Barbara Funder)
• Williams Library Discovery Center (Karen
  Lineberger)
• Grade Coordinators and Grade Parents

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2005-2006 Updates

• Officers
• Parent Representatives
• Auction
• Co-Chairs Lori and Larry White, Susan and Lee
  Ross, Jeanne and George Hoerr
• Saturday, February 25, 2006 at the Adams
  Mark/Embassy Suites Hotel
• Carnival
• Chair Patty Sytz
• Friday, February 3, 2006 in the Childress
  Activities Center

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Division Director Updates

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Headmaster and Admissions Update

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Adjournment

• Thanks to all the parents, students, faculty,
  staff, and administrators for supporting the
  Parents Association this year!!