2011-12 Anniversary Annual Report

Carden Arbor View School
Celebrating 30 Years of Academic Excellence
Annual Report 2011-2012
A Message from the Head of School
30 Years of History, Vision, Dedication, and Excellence in Education
Reaching our 30th year is certainly cause for celebration; it also prompts us to reflect upon our
history, acknowledge our benefactors, and appreciate our founders. Mrs. Humphries and her
husband Bert not only shared a desire to open an elementary school, but their determination to
establish a school that would instill self-discipline, build character, self-reliance, and confidence in
addition to providing a strong academic foundation for students led them to select Carden as the
primary instructional methodology and curriculum for the school.
Mae Carden was a visionary, a forward thinking educator, whose work provided us with the
foundation for an education that addresses the “whole” child. The success and reputation we enjoy
today is due to our dedicated teachers and staff, who masterfully blend her pedagogy with the
innovative use of 21st Century technology thereby providing the educational experience we have
come to value. The diverse backgrounds and varied outlooks of our teachers are united by a
common strand; they are committed to the mission and vision of the school: to educate with joy,
growth, enthusiasm, dignity and respect.
Woven through our history connecting generations of students and their families is a strand of
supportive parents, trustees, faculty, staff, and friends whose dedication
to Carden Arbor View School has enabled us to thrive fiscally. On the heels
of the most tumultuous economic situation in recent times our enrollment
and fundraising achievements are both climbing as twenty-two new
families joined our school in September of 2011.
This year’s annual report is a testament to thirty years of tradition and
dedication, to the confidence our families have in the education their
children receive, to the dedication of a committed governing board, and to
the devotion of our faculty and staff.
We thank you for your continued support as we look forward to another promising thirty years.
Mrs. Edwards, Head of School
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A Message from the Board of Trustees President
To our Carden Arbor View School community and friends:
I would like to thank all of you for assisting in making the commemoration of our 30th anniversary a
success, setting the foundation for future generations of our Carden community to educate with joy,
growth, enthusiasm, dignity, and respect. That the Carden curriculum and philosophy has brought us
all together, and has done so for 30 years, is certainly cause for celebration.
The Carden experience has been for our family at times formidable. I remember attending a school
event in which I overheard a comment from a parent saying that “at Carden the family members
provide the support team for the students.” That not only has proved true, but left an indelible
impression on me.
I continue to be impressed by the genuine heart and soul that is imbued in even the day-to-day
activities of this very special school of ours. Thank you again for making Carden the exemplary
educational experience it is today. It is your enthusiasm and dedication that will carry us now and
into the future.
Tere Worsham
Board President 2011 - 2012
Celebrating Our Mission and Vision
The mission of Carden Arbor View School is
to provide the highest quality education of
the whole child using the Carden curriculum
and philosophy—to educate with joy,
growth, enthusiasm , dignity, and respect.
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Anniversary Celebrations
The school doors opened on August 31, 2011, the
first day of school. A very exciting first day as the
school begins the celebration of our 30th year!
On Friday, September 2, 2011, a celebration cake
was shared with all the students, families, and
staff to kick off the 30th Anniversary festivities
during our morning assembly.
On September 23, 2011, over 300 guests arrived in the
“Enchanted Forest” at Imagine That! to meet and welcome
twenty-two new families to the school’s annual FALL GALA
and 30th Anniversary Celebration. It was a beautiful
evening where new and returning families enjoyed dinner
and were entertained by CAVS students. Everyone had a
wonderful time. We honored our new families, the
founder of our school, Mrs. Humphries, and we cut the
anniversary cake to celebrate 30 years of providing
academic excellence.
Carden hosted its first Chamber of Commerce mixer
to celebrate the 30th Anniversary. The evening event
was attended by many families board members,
alumni, city officials, including Mayor Ray Musser,
and other community members. The anniversary
event resulted in creating more goodwill and
awareness for the school’s educational program and
the mission of Carden Arbor View School. Many
members of our own community provided food,
spirits, and door prizes for the event.
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Celebrating our Mission and Vision
throughout our School Community
Parent Faculty Organization— Our PFO organization led by Mrs.
Seagull held many successful events during 2011-2012. Mrs.
Nelson’s book fair in September, earning over $3,500 in book credits
for our school, the planning and coordination of the Fall GALA
anniversary celebration dinner for over 300 guests , Fresh & Easy
Shop Night, the Reign Hockey game, and night out with the Quakes
at the Epicenter were all great events that helped to build
community awareness and spread Carden spirit throughout the
school. Special thanks to all of our PFO volunteers for their
enthusiasm and dedication to making these events successful!
Arbor View Society — Over 86% of our school participated in the
annual fundraising campaign, Launching A Brighter Tomorrow,
chaired by Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs. Poupard, with over $43,000
received in generous gifts from our families, staff, board of trustees,
alumni, and corporations. We wish to thank you all for your gifts,
which enable the school to provide the extras that tuition does not
cover and build for our future.
CAPER — Carden Derby & Dice was the theme for the 30th
Anniversary CAPER. This event celebrated the achievements,
perseverance, excellence, and responsibility of the students at
CAVS. The evening included a night of gaming, bidding on silent and
live auction items , casino gaming, and enjoying the first Horse
Derby, featuring Carden student class project wooden horses. It
was a great time for all who attended!
In June we continued to celebrate 30 years of academic excellence
by attending the All Things Kids Expo at Victoria Gardens. Our first
grade class presented the Lion Sleeps Tonight, sharing their talents,
joy, and enthusiasm with the audience on center stage! Our tabletop exhibit was a great success as we shared the values and benefits
of being a part of our school with Inland Empire families visiting the
event. Thanks to our Board of Trustees and volunteers who helped
at the booth.
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2011-2012 John Sullivan Award for
Outstanding Volunteer Service to our School
Ms. Elizabeth Tinsley
The John Sullivan Award recognizes a volunteer who has contributed to our school
in an outstanding and positive manner beyond those hours stated in our Parent
Participation materials. Over the past nine years, you have seen the familiar,
smiling face of Ms. Liz Tinsley. She is a volunteer who works at every event and
graciously has given hundreds of hours to our school.
The Carden community would like to thank Ms. Tinsley for her support and
commitment to our school. Since enrolling her daughter Sarah in school over nine
years ago, Ms. Tinsley has always been there! From serving food, setting up a
booth, stringing lights, decorating a table, planning at a PFO meeting, driving on a
field trip, or bringing snacks to sports functions, Ms. Tinsley can be found working
with a smile. Thank you, Ms. Tinsley, for your outstanding volunteer service.
"Volunteers don't necessarily have the time, but they have the heart.” (Author Unknown)
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Gifts to the Annual Fundraising Campaign
On behalf of Carden Arbor View School, the Board of Trustees, faculty, and
students, we express our gratitude and appreciation to our families, friends, and
businesses for the generous support and participation in Arbor View Society and
our annual CAPER event. Your generous donations help to support expenses
not covered by tuition and will continue to enhance our school with 21 st Century
classrooms. We thank you for your past support and encourage you to continue
to support the Arbor View Society annual fund each year.
We sincerely apologize to anyone whose name may have been inadvertently omitted from the list
of donors; you are extremely important to our school.
Sycamores
Patrons
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Baldwin
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Ferris
Langwasser & Company CPA’s
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Martins
Dr. Antoune Saad & Dr. May Dagher
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Grossman
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Aijala
Dr. Najib Bouz & Dr. Maha Bouz
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Cheramie
Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan Chock
Mr. Kenneth Conte
Dr. Eric Paulsen
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Crayne
Mrs. Claudia Humphries
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Kelber
Ms. Eui Kline
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Jay McClain
The Mojabe Family
Mr. & Mrs. Moreno
Mr. & Mrs. Jamal Naqvi
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Nunn
Mr. & Mrs. John Payne
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sego
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Sheasby
Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Silguero
The Spence Family
The Tinsley Family
Mr. Sachin Trivedi
Dr. & Mrs. Eric Weigand
Headmaster’s Council
The Edwards Family
The Kaufman/Jordan Family
Mr. & Mrs. Sammy Kandah
Ms. Marcella Mora-Kahkejian
Dr. & Mrs. Natee Poopat
Mr. & Mrs. Oran Reznik
The Quasqas Musaitif Family
The Corbin Family
The Draper Family
Mrs. La Ferr
The Morgan Family
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Poupard
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Seagull
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Yeoh
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Arbor View Society
Sponsors
Friends
Mr. & Mrs. Ainsworth
Mr. & Mrs. Mahesh Ayyala
Mr. & Mrs. K. Chandramouli
Dr. & Mrs. Gyu Chin
Dr. Ana DeJesus & Mr. DeJesus
Ms. Terri DiMarco
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Greiner
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hernandez
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Marchan
Mr. & Mrs. Peter O’Campo
Mr. & Mrs. Oladokun
Mr. & Mrs. Jignesh Patel
Mr.. & Mrs. Robert Patrick
Mr. & Mrs. Sethi & Marwaha
Mr. & Mrs. Sigurdson
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Thai
Mr. & Mrs. Erik Valdivia
Mr. & Mrs. Tere Worsham
Ms. Ladine Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Anagnos
Mr. & Mrs. David Arceneaux
Mr. & Mrs. Arman Ariane
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Borges
The Casillas Family
Ms. Denise Buckner
Mr. & Mrs. Dunton
Mr. & Mrs. Escoto
Ms. Nash
Mr. & Mrs. Gracial
The Griffon Family
Ms. Niti Gupta
Mr. & Mrs. Hamring
Mr. & Mrs. Hayne
Mr. & Mrs. Heide
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Levens
Mr. & Mrs. Mahfoud
The Martinez Family
Mr. & Mrs. McChesney
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Melocoton
Mrs. Mezaki
Mrs. Diane Molle
Ms. Cloyce Morrow
Ms. Mary Oxley
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Papadatos
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Paxton
Mr. & Mrs. Radstone
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Scudder
Mr. & Mrs. George Sheasby
Mr. & Mrs. Sprague
Mr. & Mr. Clayton Thom
Mr. & Mrs. Warren
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Weeks
Mr. & Mrs. Brian West
Mr. & Mrs. Zitar
Matching Gifts
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
The Walt Disney Foundation
Wells Fargo 2011 Community Support &
United Way Campaign Two gifts
Anonymous Gifts - Sixteen
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2011-2012 Finance Report
Income
Income
Tuition
Development/Fundraising
Auxiliary
Total Income
Expenses
Salaries & Benefits
Program & Operations
Development/Fundraising
Facilities & Plant
To Reserves
Total Expenses
$1,708,983.00
$115,669.00
$98,875.00
$1,923,527.00
6%
5%
Tuition
De velopment/
Fundraising
89%
$1,147,611.00
$431,720.00
$75,124.00
$154,009.00
$115,063.00
$1,923,527.00
Expenses
8%
6%
Salaries & Benefits
4%
Development/Fundraising
Arbor View Society
CAPER Event
Other
Total Funds Raised
Auxiliary
Program & Operations
$43,049.00
$59,315.00
$13,305.00
$115,669.00
22%
Development/Fundraising
60%
Facilities & Plant
To Reserves
Development
Development/Fundraising
12%
37%
Arbor View Society
CAPER Event
51%
Other
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2011-2012 Board of Trustees
President — Mr. Tere Worsham
Vice-President —Mr. Oran Reznik
Treasurer —Mr. Carlos Cabrera
Secretary —Mrs. Mora Kahkejian
Trustee — Mr. Bill Baldwin
Trustee– Mr. Doug Martins
Trustee – Mrs. Judith Ferris
Trustee—Mr. Chris Poupard
Trustee — Mrs. Karin Langwasser
Trustee—Mr. Matthew Sheasby
Trustee – Mr. Thomas Ludwig
Trustee—Mr. Sachin Trivedi
Trustee – Mr. Ed Marchan
The Board of Trustees has diligently worked and donated numerous hours of volunteer
time to strategically plan and lead the school to reach our current and future plans for
long term stability and growth. We are proud of our trustees and commend their
leadership skills and commitment to CAVS and its mission.
The Board of Trustees is the school’s guardian of the mission statement. The Trustees
consult with the advise of the Head of School. We want to encourage parents, if
interested in being a part of the Board, to serve on one of the board committees for at
least one year. This will help to educate perspective trustees on how committees work
and how the board works with committees. This becomes an important step toward
trusteeship and is generally used as a tool to recruit potential trustees.
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The 30th Anniversary
Graduation Class
On June 14, 2012, the Class of 2011-2012 closed their elementary years as
they walked up the aisles at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario in celebration of
their educational achievements. The commencement program marked the 30th
anniversary of Carden Arbor View School. Go Cougars!
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Carden Arbor View School graduates
have attended the following high
schools, colleges, and universities.
Webb Schools of Claremont
Cate School
Damien High School
Don Bosco Technical School
Fairmont Private School
La Salle High School
La Verne Lutheran High School
St. Lucy’s Priory High School
St. Monica High School
Whittier Christian High School
Rancho Cucamonga High School
Western Christian High School
Claremont High School
Los Osos High School
Upland High School
The mission of Carden Arbor View School is to
provide the highest quality education of the
whole child using the Carden curriculum and
philosophy—to educate with joy, growth,
enthusiasm, dignity and respect.
Carden Arbor View School
1530 North San Antonio Avenue
Upland, California 91786
909-982-9919
Azusa Pacific University
Boston University
Brigham Young University
CA State Polytechnic University, Pomona
CA State University, San Bernardino
Claremont McKenna College
Columbia University
Duke University
Florida State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Northwestern University
Pepperdine University
Pomona College
Rice University
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Temple University
University of Georgia, Athens
University of CA, Berkeley
University of CA, Irvine
University of CA, Los Angeles
University of CA, Santa Barbara
University of Florida
University of La Verne
University of Memphis
University of Michigan
University of Puget Sound
University of the Pacific
University of San Diego
University of Southern California
Data Compiled from 2004-2011
www. cardenarborview.org
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