Why Combine?
In the past, there were two separate parent associations working independently to support our schools. Often times, parents have students in both schools at the same time and felt compelled to "choose" between the two middle schools as to where they would donate their money and/or time. Given the two year aspect of each school, parents choose to have less involvement as compared to prior elementary school association experiences. The first year was spent learning about the school and fundraising events and the second year feeling that your child is leaving soon left some parents hesitant to fundraise when a child is at school for that short period of time.
Our Goal
- Develop a strong parent group invested in a four year experience
- Allow for donations and volunteer efforts to cover both schools combined
- Support vertically aligned programs
- Build community engagement where legacy parents can bring on new families who will continue the work in the following years