Summer is here!

Summertime at SCS:  With the end of our year passed on June 30th and the shutdown week over, SCS has swung into full summer mode across all ECE and PEAK classes!  Lots of fun is being had by all during this spat of beautiful weather as we have broken out the sprinklers at Community Campus, and Summer PEAK has started field trips to the pool.  Meadows kids also have been enjoying their time as evidenced by the giant dinosaur that visited them last week!

Dolly Parton Imagination Library Statistics:  The following are stats from Dolly referring to the most recent quarter - and yes, you are reading that last figure correctly; over 125 million books distributed to children so far!  Is your 0-5 year old (siblings of SCS students included) not receiving free Imagination Library books??  Please contact Alicia Tonelli at x116 to get started!

Total Books Mailed in Q2 2019:

4,015,026
Total Welcome Books in Q2 2019:
113,974
Total Graduate Books for Q2 2019:
79,938
Total Books Mailed Since Inception to June 2019:
125,030,395 

SCS Board holds June Meeting and celebrates a great year!  What year it has been!  Our 12 member volunteer Board, professional administration, and dedicated teaching staff has really worked hard to support the school this year and it shows!  The Board gathered for a final meeting in June and toasted success.  Below are listed the highlights of a school year where there were almost too many to count!

School Year Highlights

• Completed a new Strategic Plan involving the entire school community
• Designed, planned, funded, and opened The Meadows Preschool
• Funded and launched Imagination Library to 120 ECE students and their families
• Launched the Human Resources Committee and completely revamped the SCS Personnel Manual
• Started extending Imagination Library to 40 children at Families First Healthcare
• Hired a grant-writing consultant and formed the Grants Committee
• Exceeded our target goal for scholarships and financial aid to families in need 
• Set a new record for Annual Fund and exceeded the goal
• Set a new record for fundraising at Sunset Over Portsmouth
• Researched and added two new Board members specifically in areas of need
• Organized and executed the Open House and Ribbon Cutting event for the Meadows
• Added new volunteers to Finance, Home, Development, and Sunset Committees
• Participation in the Portsmouth Holiday Parade and Children's Day were great successes
• Engineered a successful full practice evacuation to St. Pats School by our entire ECE Program
• Emergency texting to parents is now in place and functioning smoothly

 
Annual Giving Exceeds Goals in Dollars, Donors, Grants:  Wow, support for SCS has never been stronger!  We set out to raise $65,000 this year in our Annual Fund which had never even been attempted before and lo and behold we raised over $77,000 by the end of the year.  100% Board participation was matched by 100% faculty participation.  THANK YOU to everyone who contributed and in whatever form!



SCS Employment Open House August 14th:  Let us help you (or someone you know) find the perfect job in Early Childhood Education!  We are hiring for PEAK afterschool teachers as well as all levels of ECE teachers for this fall - don't miss this opportunity!  Our Employment Open House (5:30-7pm) will feature informative sessions, testimonials from teachers, and tours of the campus facilities.  For more information contact Jamie Schaaf at JSchaaf@seacoastcommunityschool.org.  You can also sign up to attend the event at this LINK:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seacoast-community-school-employment-open-house-tickets-65046964221

Full Day Care at Meadows starts September 3rd:  Our extended half day program at The Meadows in Portsmouth (running since January) has certainly been a success, but now we are extending it to full day coverage on September 3rd.  Lori and Courtney are having a great time as teachers in the Meadows and if you know someone with 3-5 year olds looking for full time care they are ready to have you join!  Please contact Admissions Director Jess Couture for all the information.