2. Agenda
MTS Overview
Montessori Tides Children’s Foundation
Summary and objectives
Results this year
Plans for next year
New promotions
Our outdoor learning environment
3. Montessori Tides Overview
Expenses as a % of Revenue
Prof Dev Dues and
Miscellaneous
Fees
Insurance 4%
2%
2%
Utilities
3%
Supplies and Repairs
16%
Payroll
50%
Welcome
Operating Expenses
Rent
23%
Introduction to MTCF
4. Montessori Tides Children’s Foundation Overview
We are a 501(c)3 organization
We are staffed by MTS parents
Our objectives are both fundraising and “funraising”
Supplement tuition income in order to invest in MTS
Create “win-win” opportunities for donors and the school
Provide settings for the MTS community to gather outside of school
Our theme for the 2012-2013 school year will be “EPIC
Adventure: Their Future, Our Mission”
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5. Our aspiration is to raise $10,000 annually for MTS
About 20% annually is invested into continuing education for teachers (conferences,
certifications, etc.)
About 80% is earmarked for school improvement projects (ex. our playground sunshade
in the 2010-2011 school year)
This year we have raised roughly $9,000:
25th Anniversary Celebration..........$3,500
Royal Palms Tasting and Auction...$2,700
Bio-Books...........................................$1,600
Urban Flats Wine Tasting.....................$300
Al’s Pizza Coupon................................$300
Parents’ Nights Out..............................$300
Box Tops for Education........................$250
Learning Express.....................................$50
Total……………………………...$9,000
$1,800
$1,800 $200
$200 $7,000
$7,000
AMS Conference
AMS Conference Overhead
Overhead Outdoor enhancements
Outdoor enhancements
6. This year’s events focused on both fundraising
and “funraising”
Win-Win Offers Time together
Al’s Pizza Promotion 25th Anniversary
Raffle and Silent Carnival
Auction
Box Tops for Education
Parents’ Wine Tastings
Small Hands Catalog Dutton Island
Parents’ Nights Out Campout
Tax deductible
donations
Corporate funds
matching
7. We are planning now for next year
September “Parents Connect” event (like the Urban Flats
event)
Fall Festival (like the 25th Anniversary event)
First quarter “Parents Connect” event (like the Royal
Palms event)
Spring Walk/Run
Weekend campout
We need your feedback and ideas!
8. We have a new opportunity to share
Element Travel Promotion
When you book travel through Element Travel, they will
donate 10% of their commissions back to Montessori Tides
There is a $25 fee to book airfare only (because airlines do
not pay commissions), but the fee is waived if airfare is
purchased with a hotel and/or rental car
Find them on Facebook, at www.ElementTravel.net or by
calling 904-386-2898.
Tell Erin or Chris that you are with Montessori Tides school
when booking! Pass this along to your friends and family!
9. We are planning exciting improvements to our
outdoor learning environments
Our current equipment is 12 years old and needs to be
replaced
We want to move away from conventional equipment to a
more natural setting
This aligns us even more with the Montessori classroom
It inspires creative play (pretending) and constructive play (building)
It fosters an appreciation for nature
Our budget is $15,000, so we will finalize our scope to meet
that
Use local materials to minimize shipping costs
Solicit donations and/or discounts from local businesses
Recruit labor from the MTS community
Phase the implementation
This summer, we will concentrate on engineering, costing and
planning the implementation phases
10. The vision for our outdoor spaces
Natural landscapes and structures to play on and house equipment
Art and music installations
Water and sand
features
11. We are happy to be supported by Rockaway
Garden Center
12. Thanks for coming. Stay involved!
Share your feedback with us
rachel.dorrian@comcast.net
rosiehetman@watsonrealtycorp.com
laurenfitz22@yahoo.com
danaseveridt@gmail.com
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