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For parents unable to attend last Friday morning, I wanted to share a recap of the information and conversation!

As many of you know, last year the Board of Trustees embarked on an update of the school's Strategic Plan, resulting in the development of a five-year plan focused on four main pillars - Faculty, Families, Format and Facilities.  

•    Facilities improvements including the new playground, Landschool renovations, new science and technology equipment in Elementary classrooms, Toddler and Primary kitchen enhancements, new presentation technology in Middle School and security improvements to entry doors are either complete or underway.  In addition, the new activity bus has already made additional Field Trips and outings easier and less expensive.
•    This year's Springmont Fund will focus on Faculty, aiming to increase funds available for faculty professional development and allowing for the creation of a dedicated faculty workspace.  Investing in those who invest in our students is a valuable and meaningful use of our fundraising dollars. Additional resources will be focused on developing a more substantive and standardized faculty evaluation system, and over the next five years, Springmont aims to increase faculty compensation to 85% of Fulton County public school salaries. 
•    This year's Families initiatives include bolstering the role IMPACT, Springmont's parent organization, plays in school events and the addition of parent ambassadors to the admission process.  Parental help in increasing the school's visibility via organic marketing is invaluable.  All parents can help by sharing our social media content and posting reviews online!
•    Format is really about curriculum.  Montessori is often misunderstood and not everyone understands the difference between an AMI Montessori experience and the various for-profit options popping up all over the metro area. Documentation and marketing of the scope and sequence of our curriculum will distill and display these significant distinctions.

Parents in attendance were kind enough to share their stories of how they found Springmont and why they stayed.  It seems that in addition to loving our faculty, parents choose Springmont's unique and individualized approach to learning because it balances academics with freedom, broad exploration and opportunities to be self-directed, build confidence, hone creativity and find one's voice. It was fantastic to hear about so many thriving students who love our school!