Parent Association
啊哈 & 父母 - A Partnership That Works
Getting involved at 啊哈 is fun, rewarding, and sets great examples for our children and entire community! Consider being a part of the PA executive committee. The typical commitment is a 2-year term, however, this can be adjusted as needed. The committee meets once a month for about 1.5-2 hours throughout the school year. The committee's mission is to support the 啊哈 community and stay enthused while doing it!
Parent Association Executive Committee:
Executive Chair - Molly Ryan
Main Duties include:
- Prep the agenda for each monthly meeting
- Maintain as point of contact for 啊哈 faculty for events that include the PA
- Attend 2-4 speaking engagements throughout the school year (Ninth Grade Orientation, Freshman Mixer, 等.)
- Lead the Freshman Parent Mixer Event, with help from the entire committee
- Be flexible to help advise on miscellaneous duties that come up through the school year
- Weekly commitment is around 30-45 minutes of email communication
- Overall time commitment - two to four dedicated hours per month
Volunteer Coordinator - Molly Polding
Main Duties include:
- Recruit and secure Chairs or Co-Chairs for 啊哈 Parent Association Sponsored 事件, as well as securing point-people for 啊哈 events that need help from parents
- Assist Chairs in their own recruiting efforts for committee members and/or general volunteers for the events
- Liaison with the Communications Director in order to post current needs through the school newsletter
- Spring season is busier than the rest of the year, during which personal recruitment happens and communicating volunteer needs for the next year's planning
- Weekly commitment is around 30-45 minutes of email communication
- Overall time commitment - four to five dedicated hours per month
Treasurer - Becky Herling
Main Duties include:
- Reconcile G/L to incoming deposits and monthly payments with an excel spreadsheet/google sheet
- Record and track event spending as reported by Chairs and/or receipts
- Forecast annual budget by partnering with 啊哈 Administration/Finance Team and Executive PA committee
- Review/approve requests for reimbursement of expenses, by forwarding to 啊哈 Finance Team for payment (ideally a 48 hour maximum response time)
- Weekly commitment is around 15-30 minutes of email communication
- Overall time commitment - three to four dedicated hours per month
Communications Director - Sarah Hauer
Main Duties include:
- Maintain PA webpage content and Parent Volunteer Opportunities by partnering with 啊哈 Webmaster
- Coordinate weekly Association and Event Chairs' posting needs in the weekly STARS Connections publication
- Update and maintain Parent Volunteer Resource Guide
- Coordinate student daily bulletin and parent emails as needed
- Weekly commitment is around 30-45 minutes of email communication
- Overall time commitment - one to two dedicated hours per month
Secretary - Julie Keegstra
Main Duties include:
- Take notes of all agenda items during month PA meetings
- Recap notes from each meeting in the form of minutes and sends them to members of PA for approval
- Provide final draft to Webmaster for posting to the 啊哈 website
- Weekly commitment is around 15 minutes of email communication
- Overall time commitment - two to three dedicated hours per month
2024-25 Meeting Dates
Meetings take place at 5:00 p.m. in the Parlor.
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September 9
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October 14
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November 11
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December 9
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January 13
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February 10
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3月10日
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4月14日
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5月12日
Resources
The 啊哈 Parent Association coordinates the volunteer efforts of 啊哈 parents in a wide range of projects.