Exciting Construction Updates! Last week, Dig Studio plus ten awesome volunteers (and our Head of School, Ms. Fregulia!) were hard at work prepping our campus for the brand new outdoor cement seating structures that will be transforming ASA and providing our students with many more places to relax, rehearse, and study! We are so thankful to QCP Concrete Solutions for selecting ASA as the recipient of this $75k-$100k donation of outdoor furniture installations. More updates coming soon!

WE HEART GRANDPARENTS! Forward this email to ASA grandparents and they can sign-up to receive the monthly Family Engagement Matters E-News directly to their inboxes! ✉️ JOIN OUR MAILING LIST!

ANNUAL GIVING UPDATE GETTING THERE TOGETHER! Parents/Guardians, WE NEED YOUR HELP to make THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL FUND AND TAX CREDIT CAMPAIGN A REPEAT SUCCESS!  🎉 Every year, ASA Parent/Family contributions, like yours, make up the majority of funding needed to support your student's Arts, extracurricular clubs, and Life Skills experiences. Our annual donation request from parents/guardians is $2,000 per student to fund an exceptional college preparatory and performing arts experience at ASA. Please consider this contribution ask as a comparable responsibility that you would find at a tuition-based school or traditional public school arts program (ASA is neither, by the way, it's a non-profit public charter school!) We know and understand each family has a unique financial ability to give. So, in addition to reaching for our $1 million goal (ASA raised more than $915,000 last year!), we are striving for 100% participation with each family giving what's possible. Won't you join us? ❤️

INTRODUCING OUR GIVING THERMOMETER! Keep an eye out for more "thermometer updates" digitally and on-campus.This is one thermometer that we do want to see RISING through the school year! We are grateful for your continued generous support! REMEMBER: Gifts to the Annual Fund may be considered federally tax-deductible. Gifts to the Tax Credit campaign are eligible for a credit on tax due to the State of AZ. Consult a tax professional with about your specific situation. SEPTEMBER IS THE PERFECT TIME TO GET STARTED! If you haven't already, set-up a monthly donation or make a one-time annual gift to ASA! Your monthly donation will start in September and end in June. Click here to get started.

ANNUAL PARENT MEETING UPDATE APMs begin our Engagement and Annual Giving Campaigns

THANK YOU FOR DONATING TREATS! On behalf of all our ASA Faculty and Staff, THANK YOU! Your delicious donations to our teacher workrooms truly made the first few weeks of school GREAT!

QUESTIONS? Contact the Development and Marketing Team at development@goasa.org Leslie Religioso Development and Marketing Director Min Skivington Donor Relations and Marketing Manager

ASA STUDENTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE Check out how current ASA Senior, Madeline Park and ASA Alum '21, Riley Novak, are working together through their nonprofit HeartBEATS to change lives through music. ASA Senior Constança “Coco” is also part of the team! VIEW AZFAMILY and PBS NEWS HOUR VIDEOS

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Click here - let us know! QUICK PARENT SURVEY Parent and Family Engagement Council is hoping to plan lunch service for Faculty & Staff during Power Wednesdays (PW!) and Teacher Appreciation Week (May 1-5, 2023) If you own a restaurant, caterer, grocer business or are employed by one who can help donate food, please complete this form! A fellow parent or Development team member will reach back out to you!

TOMORROW! FRI 9/9 @ 7:30 AM PARENT/GUARDIAN COFFEE SOCIAL Connect with fellow parents and meet the ASA Administration at Fellowship Hall at First Church UCC

TUE 9/13 @ 5:00 PM Meet The Team Night at ASA! Meet with your student's teachers, learn more about their arts and academic curriculum, load up on logo gear, and more! This event is for PARENTS/GUARDIANS ONLY, please do not bring your student along.

WED 9/14 DUE - NEWLY Enrolled Family Engagement and Annual Giving E-Form DUE. CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26: ASA Board Meeting We invite you to attend the Monday, 9/26 ASA Board meeting at 5:30 PM via Zoom Link

MARK THE CALENDAR SUN 10/23 @ 11AM: Fall ASA Community Picnic at Hance Park All ASA Families are welcome to this FREE EVENT! Pack a picnic and bring your favorite games/activities to share. Get ready for a relaxed “SUNDAY FUNDAY” to connect and meet with members of our community of students, families, and staff.  HANCE PARK (67 W Culver St, Phoenix, AZ 85003) West Lawn off 3rd Avenue and Culver - we've reserved the Ramadas RSVP NOW

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