The Pledge Drive for the 2011-12 year is here!

Alcott needs your pledge for the 2011-12 school year right now!

Pledge the suggested amount to Friends of Alcott ($1,100 per child at Alcott), or more or less -- whatever amount you can afford -- to fund and expand our teaching and instructional goals. It's tax-deductible!  If Alcott reaches its pledge-drive goal of $220,000 by October 4, 2010, the school can maintain existing programs and strive to address other goals to benefit our children. 

The three ways to pledge, all available below, are: 

1) Donate on-line through a secure PayPal connection with a one-time donation of an amount that you select or convenient monthly installments--you choose the number of months and the amount per month;

2) Pledge via email and pay later this school year at a more convenient time;

3) Pledge and pay now via check and regular mail. 

For answers to the 10 most common FAQ's, click here . And click here to learn about the Pledge Drive Captains for each grade. Thank you for supporting Alcott!

Receive an incentive gift for each $1,100 Pledge Payment received in full by September 23.  Everyone who pledges and pays $1,100 in full by September 23rd gets entered in a raffle to win an I-Pad, with all entries guaranteed a 1-in-15 chance to win. 

Save the date of Saturday, September 25, 2010.  Alcott's Harvest Fest this year will include carnival games, a soccer clinic, and food as well as entertainment by The Jesse White Tumblers.  The festival will also be a community building event that brings together Alcott families and our neighbors.

Click here to read a full description from the Harvest Fest co-chairs.

Also, you can help make Harvest Fest a success by securing a corporate sponsor.  Click here for the sponsorship agreement form.

The Friends of Alcott is encouraging Facebook members to help Alcott win $500,000 by voting for Alcott Elem School in the "Kohl's Cares" campaign.  Each Facebook member can vote up to 5 times per school.  Simply click on the "Vote Now" button below to reach the Kohl's Facebook site and enter "Alcott Elem School" in Chicago in the search box.

Gym uniforms are required for all students in grades K-8. 

In a change from the past, online ordering is no longer available and uniform orders will be placed only 4 times during the year.  The first order is due August 18, 2010.

Registration for enrollment in Alcott's Tuition Based Preschool Program for the 2011-2012 school year will open on Wednesday, September 15, 2010.  Applications will be accepted in the school office on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 7:00 a.m.  In addition to the application form, which will be available later this summer, the child's original birth certificate and a check for the enrollment deposit will be required in order for the application to be accepted.

Please note that enrollment in our preschool does not necessarily guarantee a spot in our Kindergarten.