Parent Involvement

 

All families are strongly encouraged to support and participate at SJB in some way throughout the year – this includes any type of volunteer opportunities and participation in our fall and spring fundraisers. 

 

“Many hands make light work” and any amount of time and effort that families can give to the classroom, the faculty, the students, or the school is greatly appreciated and needed to keep the high standard of education at SJB. 

 

If you need to contact Home & School, please e-mail homeandschool@sjbplymouth.org

 

Our Home & School Association is a parent run group that helps coordinate all volunteer opportunities and fundraising efforts 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 participation.

 

SJB Home & School Association

The SJB Home & School Association is a parent run organization that promotes a sense of community within the school family by sponsoring school events, activities and fundraising. Funds to support the Home & School operating budget are raised through the yearly collection of dues from all families enrolled at St. John the Baptist school and our annual Fish Fry.  All parents or guardians of children enrolled at St. John the Baptist are members of the Home & School Association through payment of dues. Home & School strives to facilitate an additional line of communication between school personnel and school families. We sponsor a variety of activities and events throughout the school year. In addition, we are responsible for the coordination of our school fundraising efforts. School-wide participation in fundraising is expected. The Parish requests that Home & School raise a targeted goal of money each year, which is applied to the school budget to minimize tuition increases. A group of four parents are elected to the Home & School Executive Board to lead this group, who then reports to the school principal.

 

2009-2010 Home & School Officers

President –Kristin Strehlow
Vice-President – Ann Torrison
Secretary – Colleen McConnaha
Treasurer – Tracie Nygaard

 

H&S Notes, Minutes and More

Minutes (January 2010)

Minutes (November 2009)

Minutes (August 2009)
Fundraising Survey Results
General Info

 

Parent Action Teams (PATs)

Parent Action Teams are smaller groups within Home & School that focus on different areas at SJB.  Each PAT is composed of a group of parents dedicated to maintaining and improving the overall SJB learning environment for staff, students and families.

 

Communication PAT - Maintains/streamlines communication between school and families.  
Activities include: Friday Folders, School Handbook, Jag-Wire publication

 

Education PAT – Maintains and improves the educational atmosphere of SJB. 
Activities include: Student Walking Program, Giving Tree

 

Social/Community PAT - Plans and organizes Home & School functions for families. 
Activities include: Halloween Party, Mentor Family Program, Parent Social

 

Home & School Sponsored Activities

The following activities are supported by the H&S operating budget.

 

Home & School Fundraising Efforts

For the calendar year 2008, Home & School raised its goal of $25,000, which applies to the 2009-2010 school  budget. For the calendar year, 2009, the Home & School fundraising profit target is $25,000.  This money will apply to the 2010-2011 school budget. Additional details for these fundraisers are available in the school handbook.

 

The following efforts support the school budget.

 

 

Parent Involvement Opportunities

There are many ways to volunteer your time at SJB.  See something on the list that you’d like to do?  Contact Home and School to see where you can help!  Please remember, all volunteers are required to participate in a Safeguarding All of God’s Family awareness session prior to participation.

 

Complete details for all volunteer opportunities are available in the school handbook.

 

SJB Newsletter

Safeguarding Training