Parent Involvement

 

All families are strongly encouraged to volunteer at SJB in some way throughout the year.  “Many hands make light work” and any amount of time that families can give to the classroom, the faculty, the students or the school is greatly appreciated and needed.  Our Home & School Association is a parent run group that helps coordinate all parent involvement opportunities at SJB.   Any volunteers that will be in our school or will chaperone school field trips are required to attend the “Safeguarding All God’s Children” awareness session prior to volunteering.

 

Goodsearch.com –NEW

You can raise money for SJB simply by using the internet! GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine and get quality search results from Yahoo. Choose "St. John the Baptist Catholic School – Plymouth" as your charity. Every time you search the internet, SJB will earn 1 penny. Doesn’t sound like much? If every school family did just 2 searches a day, that would be over $600 for our school. PLUS, if you shop on the internet, start your shopping at GoodShop.com and a percentage of your purchases will go toward SJB. Just follow the link on the GoodSearch.com home page. What an easy way to raise money for our school.

 

Home & School Association

The goal of Home & School is to promote a sense of community within the school family by sponsoring school events, activities and fundraising.  Funds to support specific Home & School activities are raised through the yearly collection of dues from all families enrolled at St. John the Baptist school.  All parents or guardians of children enrolled at St. John the Baptist are members of the Home & School Association.  The Association strives to facilitate an additional line of communication between school personnel and school families.  In addition, the Association is responsible for coordination of our school fund raising efforts.  School-wide participation in fundraising is encouraged, as the money earned from these fund raisers help support our school and aids in minimizing tuition increases.  A group of four parents are elected to the Executive Board to lead this group, who then report to the school principal. 

 

2008-2009 Home & School Officers

President – Amy Albers
Vice-President – Kristin Strehlow
Secretary – Fran Peter
Treasurer – Tracie Nygaard

 

Home & School Parent Action Teams (PATs)

There are currently four Parent Action Teams (Communication, Education, Social/Community and Volunteer). Each PAT is composed of a group of parents dedicated to maintaining and improving the overall SJB learning environment for staff, students and families. Below are descriptions for the four Parent Action Teams.

 

Communication - Maintains and streamlines communication between school and home

Education – Maintains and improves education atmosphere of SJB

Social/Community - Plans and holds Home & School functions for families

Volunteer – Coordinates and encourages volunteerism from SJB families

 

Home & School Sponsored Activities (not inclusive)

Home & School Fund Raising Efforts

 

Parent Involvement Opportunities

Below is a list of volunteer opportunities.  It is not inclusive, so if you wish to volunteer in another way, please contact any Home & School officer through the St. John the Baptist School Office.

 

Athletic Program

Manages elements of the Athletic Program such as coaching, uniform manager, concession scheduler or equipment manager. (top)

 

Field Trip Chaperone

Provides assistance to teachers on trips outside the school. (top)

 

Fund Raising Chair

Coordinates and chairs one of the Home & School fund raisers. (top)

 

Health Room Attendant

Provides health care to injured and ill students between 9:15 am - 12:45 pm in the office. This involves following first aid procedures and parent communication. Training is provided in the office. (top)

 

Library Assistant

Assists the librarian in maintaining the library and in helping students using the library. (top)

 

Mentoring Program

Mentors new families who are new to our school, church and city. Helps them adjust to a new community.(top)

 

PAT Chair

Chairs any of our PATs.  Coordinates group meetings and any projects that are the responsibility of the specific PAT.  Chairs work with the Home & School Officers. (top)

 

PAT Member

Joins any PAT to help with projects or events that are the responsibility of the specific PAT. (top)

 

Room Coordinator

Works with the classroom teacher to organize field trips and class parties for the school year.

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