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October 7, 2025

PCD/HBS Family Association
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
8:15am Chase Hall
 
  1. Welcome and President’s Report- Kathy O’Grady
    • Welcome everyone
    • We are at the beginning of our volunteer season
    • Chowder day on the 18th
    • Working on a family mentor program to help acclimate new families to PCD
      • Understanding the language/flow of activities
      • A mentor family can take on two new families
      • Look for future e-mails asking for mentor families
    • PCD merchandise pop up shop on Thursday, October 9 outside near gazebo
      • Get your PCD gear for the upcoming spirit week
    • Family Association (FA) met with Kevin
      • Reviewed extra money in the FA account and how to use funds to benefit the school
        • FA funded 6 instruments – to help benefit the new arts center that’s being built
        • FA would like to purchase some AV – no audio but video equipment (opening September 2026)
    • Next FA meeting is November 18 at 8:15
      • Considering moving the meeting to the Learning Hub
        • better acoustics
        • accommodate video for those who can’t attend in person

  2. Head of School Report- Kevin Folan
    • New member John Diamond replaced Greg Abel
      • Over 60 applicants
      • Nature’s classroom
        • Jump start relationships within middle school
      • Cal Cheney – expert on college financial aid
      • Downtown 5k
      • Couple new programming with Save the Bay
    • Coming up in October
      • Parent teacher conferences
        • More families are doing the virtual meetings
      • Next week is spirit week
      • Book fair
      • Chowder Day Oct 18th
    • College coaches with panel in
    • Sat November 1st open house for admissions
    • Sat November 8th Harvest Fest

  3. Development Update-Mark McLaughlin
    • Annual Fund thru athletics
    • Introduced friends and pcd arts
    • Looking forward to Chowder Day weekend 17th – 19th
      • Honor kids who didn’t have their graduation
      • Evening is athletic hall of fame
      • Celebration of life for Coach Dickerman in the Field House
    • Chowder Day Volunteers so far – pretty evenly stacked for the beginning of the day
      • Involve the kids in clean up
      • Last 2 spots are still open
        • 1:30-3:00 shut the line down and help clean up at the end
        • Need to turnover quickly to prep for the athletic hall of fame
        • Checking in
          1. Taking cash
          2. Checking pins for alumni
    • October parent challenge:
      • Heard via email and mailing and social media
      • Big red thermometer
        • Now until October 31st have over 200 new donors
        • Will be in the Friday newsletter
        • All the money goes back to the school

  4. Admissions Update - Mel Parsons Update
    • Middle school is responsible for bake sale for Chowder Day
      • Proceeds go to East Bay Community action
    • Saturday, October 25th Spooky Day at the zoo 10am-3pm
      • Kids war costumes
    • November 1st Open house

  5. Athletic Update -Marquis Harper

  6. Holiday Tea Update / Ask – Emily Howe
    • Need volunteers for setting up over the 2 days
    • LS will begin at 10 and the MS and US will be combined and start at 12:30-12:45
    • Please bring a dish that is PEANUT AND TREE NUT FREE
 
*Question - can we have a venmo account?
*Comments – recruit new members for the family association - we need  all board member positions including treasurer
- ask the teens to get involved in cleaning up / volunteering for Chowder day.
 
Next meeting November 18th
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