Our Mission
Creating Community
Building partnerships between Caregivers, staff, town and local organizations to enhance education.
Supporting Staff
Supporting teachers and staff through volunteering, grants, direct distributions, and Caregiver education
Empowering Students
All to enrich the education of our students and and their holistic development.
What We Do
Our Mission
Grants and Distribution
Manage annual grants to staff of 10-15k.
Provide fixed budgets to programs like Food Smart, Gardens, DEI, etc.
Annual distribution of Fall Fundraiser earnings to all teaching teams.
Fundraising
Our Mission
Annual Funding
Earning and spending each year to improve today
FUN ways for families to support enrichment regardless of ability or resource.
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5x FUNdraising events across the year of ~$5k+ each.
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Direct donations from families and friends.
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Earnings from concessions at major SCS or town events.
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Affiliate programs such as Hannafords Help Schools where you can earn for the PTO with your regular shopping.
Mid-term Funding
Targeted initiatives for the coming years
Directed support from families and beyond. In support of specific programs
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Support of music/drama or other programs such as ticket sales, online streaming tickets and swag.
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Funding drives for specific things such as a new gym scoreboard, or innoculation of Ash Trees or an SCS greenhouse.
Forever Funding
Planning for tomorrow and the years of come-what-may
Enabling anyone to create or add to a managed legacy fund for SCS, CVU or CVSD
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Increased interest in long-term donation which lasts in perpetuity and is managed NOT by CVSD, SCS or SCS PTO has led us to explore partners such The Vermont Community Foundation.
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CVSD/SCS currently manages some legacy funds but they will be spent down to zero.
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If you are interested in making a legacy donation please Contact Us
Structure and Committees
These vary a bit year to year based on parent interests and passions. Committees are coordinated and supported by a leadership team including Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and Marketing Communications
Committee | Description | Timing |
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Staff Appreciation | Potluck breakfasts, coffee carts, winter supplies, recess breaks and more. | 3-4x Key Dates |
Welcome Gathering $ | Start of school parent/family gathering at the Fieldhouse | Aug |
SCS Directory $ | Production and ad-sales of the annual SCS directory | Sep |
Fall Fundraiser (Shop) $ | An online shop for locally printed SCS spiritwear, local products and a national online catalog. | Sep-Oct |
Dynamic Expertiences $ | Teachers and staff create experiences such as art projects, going for ice cream, or making morning announcements which are raffled off to students. | Sep-Oct |
Basketball Tourney $ | A big 3x3 tournament with local college engagement, adult and student teams and activities for all grades. | Mar |
Readathon $ | A month long series of events and sponsored reading ‘challenge’ across classes and grades. | Mar-Feb |
Jogathon $ | A long-loved series of fun-runs for all grades with music, bouncey castles and more. | Jun |
Lost & Found | Regular cataloging, management and posting of all lost and found items! | Year Round |
FoodSmart | Programs in support of food services teams and food education | Year Round |
Music/Drama Support | Fundraisers and production coordination for major music and drama events across the year. (All funds go to music programs) | 3-4x Key Dates |
Gardens | Planning and management of flower and veggie gardens | Fall/Spring |
Nearby Nature | A long running program for younger grades and adults to get out and learn about natural sciences. Year Round. | Year Round |
PTO Mixer | Relaxed family and staff gathering 1-2 times per year. | Fall/Spring |
$ - This program also fundraises
