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March 21, 2008
From the Director 3-21-2008
A HARD COPY OF THIS LETTER HAS BEEN SENT HOME AS WELL - CLICK BELOW FOR A WAY TO COMPLETE YOUR PARENTS ASSOCIATION NOMINATING FORM ONLINE
March 20, 2008
Dear PHS Families:
It’s hard to imagine that nearly three-quarters of the school year has come and gone. In many ways, it feels like we have just begun the year. In fact, the nature of schools and schooling feels like we are always just beginning. Which is why being in schools as educators and parents, particularly at Presidio Hill School, is so transfixing. As many of you know much has been accomplished at the school over the year, and we have many of you to thank for that—Fall Gathering, Grandparents & Special Friends Day, Follies, and the admissions tours and open houses. Also, it feels like much is left to be done at PHS.
One area of the school that deserves a good hard look is how we work with and manage our parent/guardian volunteers. After all, the school would not quite be where we are if we didn’t have a consistent and comprehensive way to tap the expertise and talents of our parent/guardian community.
Over the years, a number of people have done a tremendous job of advancing the Parent Association at Presidio Hill School. In the past three to four years, Susan Byrd (Ethan 5th), Noel Kaufman (Gabe 7th and Stella 4th) , and Rita Fahrner (Kelly 7th) did yeoman’s work in crafting a structure for the current Parent Association that has brought us a consistent well of volunteers from throughout the community. As we look to the future, two parents, Kimberley Spears (Canavan 3rd and Danny N. K) and Regina Casciato (Victoria 6th) have agreed to co-chair the Presidio Hill Parent Association going forward and look at the next evolution of this important group.
Please take a look at the nominating form (click here to download - or click the link below for a way to complete the form online), which asks people within the PHS community to help nominate others or one’s self to work on important community projects, tasks, and events. This is a new process for our school, but we expect it to become an integral part of our parent association. Click here to download a cover letter about the form from the parent association. It is important that each person in our school—families, faculty, and staff—complete this form and return it to PHS by April 11 or complete the form online by going to the Friday Letter and clicking on the link or going to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=a6bPYdYcb1U8E9LYuY7flg_3d_3d. Please make sure you participate and help us initiate this new process.
Please feel free to email Kimberley Spears kimberleyspears@yahoo.com or Regina Casciato at CasciatoReggae@aol.com for specific questions about the Presidio Hill Parents Association. For questions of a general nature, don’t hesitate to email me at Brian_Thomas@presidohill.org or call me at (415) 751-9318 ext. 101.
Take care,
Brian Thomas
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