CSA stands for Community School Association, and similar to a Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), our purpose is to maximize parental involvement in the school. At Pine Hill, we also make explicit efforts to involve the broader Sherborn community, which is why we call our organization a “Community School Association.”
There are many different ways to volunteer at Pine Hill and make an impact on our school. Even if you only have a few hours, we need you!
Volunteering is a great way to meet other parents/guardians at Pine Hill and be involved in your child's education.
Please consider being a Home Room Parent in your child’s class. It’s a great way to be involved with your child’s life at school and much of the work can be done by computer or phone!
We would love your help finding creative ways to engage parents and our students in our community. Please contact us if you are interested in helping with our events this year.
With many of our fundraising efforts halted in 2020, the CSA could use direct support to continue enrichment programs, teacher appreciation (they deserve it!), scholarships and grants.
The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) is a grant program funded annually by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the Racial Imbalance Act.
This programs allows students residing in the Boston area to be matriculated into a participating school systems outside of Boston. Placement is lottery based and the current wait list is 3-5 years.
The Dover-Sherborn school system has been a proud member of the METCO program since 1968 and currently has 40 students. Seven of these students are currently at Pine Hill.
At Pine Hill, the Family Friend program pairs families in Boston with families in Sherborn who have students in the same grade. It provides connections for Boston families to the Dover-Sherborn community, allows Boston students to spend time in Sherborn, and Sherborn students to spend time in Boston outside of school.
The Family Friend program hosts several organized events for students and families throughout the year. On early dismissal days, Boston students in elementary grades spend time with their Family Friends after school until the bus to Boston leaves Pine Hill at 2:45pm. The goal is to form lasting and genuine relationships between students and families.
To learn more about how to get involved, contact :
Pine Hill METCO Family Friend Co-Chairs
Jane Branch: janeamberh@gmail.com
Divya Raghavan Molloy: divyaraghavan@gmail.com
Dover Sherborn METCO Director, Monique Marshall-Veale
508-785-0036 (ext. 7131)
vealem@doversherborn.org
