Community / Family Involvement

Family School Alliance (FSA)

学校家长会 (FSA)

Events

FSA organizes a variety of events and activities which draw our community together socially, including:

  • Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
  • Fall and Spring Family Camping Weekends
  • Holiday Faire
  • CAIS’s participation in the San Francisco Lunar New Year parade
  • End of Year Potluck

Meetings

FSA meets in-person or Zoom on the 1st Thursday of the Month for the 2025/2026 School Year on:  

Sept 4, Oct 2, Nov 13*, Dec 4, Jan 8*, Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 16*, May 7, and June 4. 

*Please note that Nov, Jan, and April are exceptions due to holidays/school conflicts.


FSA Leadership 2024-2025


FSA Liaisons 2025-2026

Parents are welcome to email fsa@cais.org at any time. In addition, FSA has a network of parent grade liaisons who volunteer to facilitate communication between their grade and the FSA leadership. 

Many thanks to the 2025-2026 grade liaisons:  

  • 8th Grade – Karine Serra
  • 7th Grade – Andrew McClelland
  • 6th Grade – Connie Lin
  • 5th Grade – Didem McCollum
  • 4rd Grade – Charlie O’Leary
  • 3rd Grade – Sowmya Shantharam
  • 2nd Grade – Catherine Mar
  • 1st Grade – Kristina Choreva
  • Kindergarten – Eirini Courtney

Room Parent Coordinators 2025-2026

Eleanor Chen and Lidiya Lukashova

See full list of 2024-2025 Room Parents here


Event Chairs 2025-2026

Welcome Committee – Preschool and KLinda Jiang
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Jackie Jwong
Welcome Back Teacher & Staff Luncheon Eileen Horng
Fall & Spring Camping Samara Tavares, Patrick Fleisch, and Brandon Kampschuur
Lunar New Year ContestEileen Horng and Shirley Fong
Holiday Faire and Gingerbread HouseEmily Kong and Tien-An Yang
Lunar New Year Parade Lucy Almers and Colleen Butler
Teacher & Staff Appreciation — SpringTammy Oliver
End of Year Picnic TBD
Preschool Kite DayTBD
Outdoor EventsColleen Butler and Andrew McClelland
Community Service Events
There With Care
SF Food Marin Bank

Nina Wang

Lost & FoundPearlie Lee and Alice Naranjo
CAIS Spirit Wear BoutiqueTracy Moeller
Clothing ExchangeConnie Lin
Supplies CoordinatorEileen Horng

Support FSA

CAIS Spiritwear Boutique
Shop the new CAIS Boutique for items emblazoned with your favorite Chinese immersion school!

Activity Hero
Looking for camp ideas for an upcoming break? Activity Hero offers hundreds of camp options for your kiddos! CAIS FSA receives 5% back from your purchase when you book through our affiliate link.

BEI Hotel
Looking for a venue for a Parent’s Night Out? Have family or friends coming into town? This beautiful location has both indoor and outdoor event space available! BEI Hotel donates 5% of event bookings back to the CAIS FSA, so you can plan a fun event AND support the FSA!

Farm Fresh to You
CAIS FSA is partnering with Farm Fresh To You to offer a unique and convenient way to eat healthfully! With each delivery of fresh, organic produce and natural grocery items you receive, CAIS FSA will earn 10% back when you add promo code “CAIS” to your account. 

With Farm Fresh To You, a variety of box types and sizes are offered, with over 100 varieties of organic produce and over 600 natural grocery staples and unique artisanal foods to choose from. Delivery frequency can be customized to fit your unique needs. Please see our fundraising link here for more information.

Minted
Order your cards, stationary and gifts from Minted, enjoy 20% off and FSA will also receive 15% donated back! At checkout, use the code: FUNDRAISECAIS

Oliver’s Labels
Need labels for your child’s belongings? Consider ordering from Oliver’s Labels! They give 20% of your purchase back to CAIS FSA for all orders made through our link. Oliver’s Labels offers a variety of labeling options for all your child’s clothing, bags, shoes, water bottles, etc!

Sports Basement 
Shoppers must enroll in the Basementeers Program in person to receive 10% off purchases and ensure that 10% of profits go to the FSA. CAIS FSA is listed in the Sports Basement program as “CAIS Chinese American.”


FSA Operating Protocols