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In Touch & In Tune

 
In the beginning, our first board chair grew beautiful zinnias. So he thought it would be nice as all children entered to give them a flower. These flowers then went to the classrooms and into a vase symbolizing the children in the class, coming together to create a beautiful arrangement. As time went on others brought in flowers from their garden to add to the zinnias, which created the annual tradition of First Day Flowers. ~ June Morrone, IDCS Founder
 

What is I.D.E.A.?

The Integrated Day Education Alliance is a parent/caregiver organization similar to the PTA or PTOs you might see at other schools.  IDEA sponsors fun and educational events throughout the school year.  All of the money raised by IDEA fundraisers goes to classroom expenses, field trips, IDEA supplies, 8th grade graduation, annual picnic, last day of school pizza party, and events. 
 
How do I get involved?
Britton Wilson, is our IDEA Chairperson for the 2024-2025 school year.  You can reach out to Britton via email at [email protected] or join one of our IDEA meetings where future events and fundraisers are discussed and decided (see schedule below).
 
Events
Part of IDEA is planning fun, educational, and informative events for IDCS families to attend.  Our first IDEA event of the year, Back to School Pizza & Potluck, is on Thursday, September 12th from 5:30 p.m .to 7:00 p.m.  We hope to see you there!  We also have events planned for October 10, 2024 and April 4, 2025.  
 
Planning Meetings
Don't forget to join our first IDEA Planning Meeting of the school year, Monday, September 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.  All IDEA Planning Meetings are hybrid.  A link for the virtual meeting will be posted at idcs.org and sent to parents directly in email/text.  Meetings are typically held on the 3rd Monday of the Month at 6:00 p.m.  Future meetings are scheduled for 10/21/24, 11/18/24, 12/16/24, 1/27/25, 2/24/25, 3/17/25, 4/21/25, 5/19/25, 6/16/25.
 
Fundraisers
IDEA plans and runs a variety of fundraisers to support IDCS throughout the year:
School Store: Ongoing, funds raised go into the general IDEA fund.
Mums: September, funds raised go into the general IDEA fund.
Picture Day: September 25, 2024, funds raised go towards providing each student a free yearbook in June.
Pies: October/November, funds raised go into the general IDEA fund.
Basket Raffle: April, funds raised go into the general IDEA fund.
 
2024-2025 IDEA Officers
President: Britton Wilson
Vice President: Amethyst Dube
Treasurer: Jessica Heffernan
Secretary: Kristin Maletz
 
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