Park Hill Parents Day Out

PDOS LARGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2022 WERE:1) OUR SOCIAL AND MARKETING COMMITTEE PUT TOGETHER OUR FIRST, VERY FUN AND SUCCESSFUL, ART SHOW FUNDRAISER. WE RAISED OVER $1,500 WITH DONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENT THAT ALLOWED FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES TO GET TOGETHER AND GET REACQUAINTED AFTER LITTLE TO NO TIME SOCIALIZING AFTER THE COVID HIATUS. 2) WE HAVE SEAMLESSLY NAVIGATED SOME LEADERSHIP TURNOVER IN THE PAST YEAR. OUR LONGEST STANDING EMPLOYEE, MS. BARB, RETIRED IN JUNE 2022, AFTER 24 BELOVED YEARS WITH PDO. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO ONE OTHER TEACHER A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THAT,AS WELL. WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE TWO REPLACEMENT TEACHERS THAT ARE STILL ON OUR STAFF TODAY AND PROVIDE A NURTURING, ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE ALSO HAD A CHANGE IN THE BOARD LEADERSHIP WITH JULIA SMITH DEPARTING AND ABBY BURT TAKING OVER AS THE BOARD DIRECTOR. WE ALSO ADDED HAYLEY NICHOLAS AND ERIN MCMILLAN TO THE BOARD AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION AROUND MANAGING STAFF CHANGES AND OVERALL DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN INVALUABLE.3) AS OUR ROSTER, WAITLIST, AND, ULTIMATELY, INCOME FOR 2022 NORMALIZED, WE FELT THAT PDO WAS FINANCIALLY SECURE ENOUGH TO PAY OUR SIX TEACHERS FOR A TWO WEEK HOLIDAY BREAK AT THE END OF 2022.