Message from PTSA President
Chandra Chandrasekaran

We wish everyone a very successful and enjoyable 2002-03 school year. We are fortunate to have an excellent team of PTSA board members this year ready to serve everyone associated with our school. PTSA board members have been very busy this summer developing the planned activities for this year. Our PTSA objectives are to promote the education and welfare of children and to develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, and social education.

This year we all have an additional major challenge dealing with the financial shortfalls from the school system budget cutbacks and trying to maintain the necessary support that our school needs. We need your strong support this year with our fundraising efforts. The PTSA fundraising goal for this year is twenty five thousand dollars. This challenging goal will allow the faculty and students to develop educational projects that are rewarding throughout the year. CSAS PTSA funds pay for many things throughout the school year including class trips & college trips for students in need, faculty appreciation and enrichment, student directory/handbook, technology needs, monthly newsletters and postage used to keep our membership informed of special notices, needs and activities, student club needs and activities, and staffing during the summer so that class scheduling is completed before the school year begins. In addition, each year brings special project ideas from the teachers, students and staff that our PTSA can fund. The more money we raise the more PTSA can do. Our success over the years has always been a total team effort by everyone associated with our school which will continue to excel through these challenging times with your strong support.

The membership drive is currently underway and we urge everyone to join the PTSA and support our activities. Faculty and staff have already reached the goal of 100% membership in PTSA and are extending the challenge to parents, students, CSAS alumni & family friends.

Communication is the foundation of a solid team partnership between parents and educators. PTSA will do everything possible to communicate effectively throughout the year through our monthly newsletters, periodic handouts sent through students, phone tree messages, PTSA general body meetings (August 27th, October 15th, December 3rd, February 18th, and April 22nd at 7 PM in the school auditorium), and the PTSA web site http://myschoolonline.com/TN/CSAS Your active participation in PTSA activities is important to our schoolÕs success.

Thank you for your support and the PTSA board members are eagerly looking forward to serving the CSAS family members and doing the best for all our children's education and welfare.