Dear Parents,
I have received multiple concerned emails about our Chairman's recent comments about the PFA (in his newsletter). I wanted to let you all know a few things.I have had a conversation with our Chairman about the PFA in general. He, like all our faculty and board members, are very supportive. He applauds and appreciates our efforts.
As parents, we talk and share openly on the google group and at different events. Since the PFA, and the things we do as a parent group are a separate entity from the Academy, it's important for each of these organizations to have clear boundaries. He has a responsibility, like we do as a PFA, to operate inside those boundaries.
Anything we say and do as parents is not necessarily a reflection of the views of the Board and Academy. We are not bound by the same requirements a school is. Our google group is even further a reflection of the parents alone. I do not post official PFA statements or stances on the google group. Those are for the blog and our website. They are copied to the google group for everyone's convenience, but the blog is for the official statements made by our own non-profit organization.
The Board, Faculty, and PFA all decided earlier on this year it was important to define the parameters for each of us. We cannot speak in one another's behalf. That line may have seemed blurry at one point, but now that we have clearly defined our roles, we can easily work independently of one another, but with one common goal.
All of us want our Academy to be a success, that is why it's important to educate those involved on what our parameters are.
We, as a PFA, decided early on that none of our leadership could also serve on the NCA Board. It is important that our non-profit organization be a true reflection of our views as we present our ideas or desires to our school board. This is an important element for the future students of NCA. The parents and faculty need to have a "voice" when leadership changes in the future. It is our job as stakeholders to hold our leadership accountable to following the NCA charter.
From my perspective everything is humming along as it should. We have incredible faculty and curriculum, with lots of devoted families. And, we have lots of gratitude from the Board and faculty for all we do to support them. We also want to publicly thank THEM for all they do. Often times they work just as many hours in our behalf as they do for their own families. I'm sure they are exhausted. Let's keep them energized by showing lots of gratitude and pitching as much as we can. It's all so worth it!
Thank you all for continued patience and willingness to help!
Amber Gunnell
President, NCA Parent Faculty Association
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