River Valley Charter School
Minutes
Development Meeting
Date and Time
Monday March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
River Valley Charter School Middle School Great Room
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Committee Members Present
C. Getz, E. Bradley (remote), E. Rankin, K. Kuse, M. Connerton, M. Curcio, T. Murdy
Committee Members Absent
J. Leslie
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Development Initiatives - Winter -> Spring
A.
Annual Fund Update
B.
Read A Thon
Read a thon improvements
Staff and teachers involvemnet
CG - development committee go to a faculty meeting and as what they think works best
Celebrate sharing reading time and into reading to others
Does this event exclude the children that don't like to read?
Handing out the italian ice treats was eyeopening and the children didn't seem to know
Survey the community about the read a thon
including the teachers
MC can we get staff representation on committees or representation no survey let's just have some conversations.
- Coordinate reading events at school
- Make a free library at the school
- Increase book and reading displays at
- Author visits
- Social media posts
- Increase board participation in read a thon business recruitment and personal participation
- Mystery reader sign up and charge them
- get famous local people to come read
- Have a goal next year of a participation goal and monetary
TM suggested that we have a donation "ticket" that this amount of money is enough for a this or a that but be careful with restricted donations d
Classroom projects
Annual fund is back on the radar - gift from a family with matching gift from employer.
Earth Day and once a month
teacher appreciation
talk about why people have to give - educare people an education on why to give
Class captains on why to give
Track people and relationships with people
EI - suggested connecting the annual fund to events we are already doing the earth day events
writing about and talking about annual fund with the new students is building the importance of the annual fund. The enrollment sessions, kinderhaus visits and back to school night.
Is there a donation sheet that can go into the introduction packet?
Continue to raise awareness about why we need to raise money.
Figure out the best ways to phrase it and keep reiterating it...
TM from sterling montessori school bullets points -
What does private montessori kindergarten
Donor perfect is a new database that we are contemplating sustain isn't a good fit for admin.
MC booth or table at all events for donations?
Addams family brought in donations
Can we have a