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Communication at Arbor Montessori School

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Stay up-to-date on school events and news by subscribing to The Arbor Update! Subscribers receive a weekly email full of important information. This is our only all-school "one stop information shop", so please make sure you are a subscriber! Just click on the "Subscribe" link on the sidebar. (If you are a parent volunteer and wish to submit an item for The Arbor Update, please refer to our Communication Guidelines.) And please see our new Directory and Parent Handbook for specific information about our school. The classroom teacher is always a parent's first point of contact for questions about the child, the classroom or Montessori pedagogy. Our administrators welcome questions and input. Please do not hesitate to call, e-mail or stop by the office.

Jan Deason, Head of School- ext. 224 | Email

Anu Chandra, Primary Coordinator - ext. 226 | Email

Alison Sherrill, Elementary Coordinator - ext. 227 | Email

Mickey Phillips-Black , Director of Auxiliary Programs - ext. 223 | Email

Where do I go--Schoolicity or the Arbor Website? As we continue to work on improving our communications at Arbor, we want to clarify where parents can go to receive particular types of information. First, make sure to read The Arbor Update; it is the only source of all-school communication that comes to you on a regular basis. It includes school news, events, policy and procedure updates, and links to specific pages on the Arbor Website. The website and The Arbor Update are your resource for broad-based all-school information. Schoolicity is your resource for individual information based on your child's classroom or level. The Schoolicity calendar is a link between the all-school events and those that pertain to various individual groups. For all questions regarding The Arbor Update or Arbor Website, please contact Leslie Richardson, Director of Communications. Thank you!

Watch The Arbor Update for:

School-wide event and news announcements
Procedure/policy updates
School and administration news
School interest stories and essays
Topic-specific links to the Arbor Website.

Go to the Arbor Website for:

All official Arbor forms
Official Arbor policies and procedures
Arbor classroom-specific web-sites (Middle School page, etc)
Information for/about Arbor Alumni and Contributing to Arbor
School-wide events (i.e. not classroom-specific events) calendar -- copy of Schoolicity calendar.

Watch the Weekly Schoolicity Reminders Email for:

Event reminders for your child's classroom events
Schedule reminders for extracurricular events such as cross-country practice or chess-club.
The volunteer tasks for which you've volunteered
Conference or observation appointments you have scheduled
Class-specific info added since last week (photo galleries, etc)

Go to the Schoolicity Website for:

School calendar personalized to each user. Includes ALL events (school, classroom, and extracurricular)
Conference and observation scheduling
Volunteering in your classroom or your school
Updating your personal information

Channels of Communication
Matter relating to:	First Contact:	Info:
Your child's progress	Your child's teacher	404-321-9304
Classroom activities/ procedures	Your child’s teacher	404-321-9304
Enrichment/Auxiliary programs/procedures	Mickey Phillips-Black, Auxiliary Coordinator>	ext. 223
Primary Pedagogical issues and Parent Ed	Anu Chandra, Primary Coordinator	ext. 226
Elementary Pedagogical issues and Parent Ed	Alison Sherrill, Elementary Coordinator	ext. 227
Middle School Pedagogical Issues	Jacqui Miller, MS Program Coordinator	ext. 346
Pedagogical or Program Issues - All levels	Jan Deason Head of School	ext. 224
School Finances, Facilities, Legal matters	Dianne Sherrill, Business Administrator	ext. 225
Student Records	Cheryl Rogers	ext. 222
Classroom Observations	Liticia Weissinger	ext. 221
Registration	Liticia Weissinger	ext. 221
Immunizations	Cheryl Rogers	ext. 222
AM or PM Bus	Liticia Weissinger, Cheryl Rogers	ext. 221/222
Billing/Accounts	Cheryl Howard	ext. 229
Enrichment/ Early Morning Drop-In	Liticia Weissinger, Cheryl Rogers	ext. 221/222
Fundraising, Parent Involvement/Volunteers	Martha Addison, Director of Parent Involvement	ext. 244
Arbor Publications, Arbor Communications, PR/Marketing, Website	Leslie Richardson, Director of Communications	ext. 245