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Community Committee
President
Designated as a Board Member and is therefore required to attend monthly board meetings. Coordinates all business pertaining to the Schoolhouse. Schedules and conducts monthly and additional meetings. Attends monthly meetings with the teachers and Classroom Liaison and Classroom Committee Chair as needed, and assists the Classroom Support Chair in teacher evaluations. The President shall act as a liaison, along with the Treasurer, between the Schoolhouse and financial institutions. The President acts as a liaison between the Board of Trustees and the CSH Board. Schedules and conducts biannual meetings with the Board of Trustees and parent members of the Board of Trustees. Conducts annual admissions lottery with the Admissions Chair. Serves as a member on the Community Committee. An individual may serve as president more than once, provided the terms are nonconsecutive.
Community Liaison
Designated as a Board Member and is therefore required to attend monthly board meetings. Spearheads efforts to show support of the community at large by guiding CSH participation in charitable activities, in addition to Christmas in Davidson. Reports on community events of interest to CSH families via the newsletter. If financially feasible, to assist Admissions Chair in recruitment of minority and economically disadvantaged families for possible enrollment at the Schoolhouse in support of CSH commitment to this area. Supports Enrichment Chair in coordinating in-school enrichment events, specifically with regard to special guests from the community. Assumes jobs related to assistant if not filled or coordinates volunteer. Note: The Community Liaison supports the focus of CSH to help the disadvantaged in our communities, but also ways in which we (not only parents, but our children as well) can enrich the community in general.
Enrichment Program Coordinator
Coordinates with teachers both in-school enrichment programs and out-of-school field trips for entire student body, fieldtrips for “seniors” and Transitional Kindergarten trips as requested. Schedules and attends programs and field trips and arranges transportation. Supports Community Liaison in coordinating in-school enrichment events, specifically with regard to special guests from the community. Distributes information and collects permission slips in monthly folders or at least two weeks in advance. Responsible for planning trips within the allotted budget and collecting fees for parents/siblings as required. Reports planned activities to parents via the newsletter. Provides safety and emergency information for travel. Should be available as needed for monthly planning meeting with classroom support and teachers. As requested by teachers, assists with the solicitation and scheduling of parents for in-school projects, visits, and events, with an effort to tap into the hidden talents/interests of the parents as a means of enriching and supporting the curriculum, and to involve each family in the classroom as least once during the year.
Public Relations Coordinator
Promotes the Schoolhouse and all of its events to the community. Collaborates with teams - particularly Admissions, Fundraising, Community Liaison and Summer Camp - to write and distribute news releases to the media; to create and distribute fliers; and to arrange other advertising as needed. May be required to meet with Fundraising during the summer Carnival planning process prior to the start of school. Fosters a relationship with the local media and periodically submits article ideas with an eye toward increasing awareness of the Schoolhouse, its mission, philosophy and focus on community service learning. Also provides administrative support and assistance to the Admissions Chair and Summer Camp coordinator as needed. Responsibilities include but are not limited to designing and maintaining handouts for pre-admission tours for the morning program and TK. Maintains a clipping file, list of media and advertising contacts, and annual record of all public relations materials produced by the Schoolhouse, and fosters alumni relations with events such as Alumni Days(s).
Summer Camp Coordinator
Coordinates all aspects of CSH summer program including prospective teacher recruitment, teacher selection (with Board approval), teacher supervision, establishment of weekly themes (with teachers), publicity, registration, weekly attendance, purchasing of snacks and supplies, coordination with teachers and subs in event of teacher absence. Maintains summer staff attendance and reviews job performance. Attends first day of each weekly session and attends additional days as necessary. The Summer Camp Coordinator will use payment report compared to attendance roster so each payment is received.
Summer Camp Assistant
Provides support and assistance to the Summer Camp Coordinator, as needed. Responsibilities include but are not limited to distributing and collecting beginning of the year paperwork (Medical Forms, Membership Contract, Emergency Contact Form). Is responsible for Summer Camp registration process. *Please note—Summer camp jobs start on August 15 of the co-op year and end on August 14 of the following year. If a family that is assigned the Summer Camp Coordinator position is exiting at the end of the co-op year, their co-op job will still continue until August 14.
Social Director
Attend to children’s birthdays, shepherd new families to morning program, coordinate provision of meals or other assistance to families with births, deaths, health issues, etc. Coordinate monthly events including, but not limited to: parent socials, book groups, holiday treat exchange, parent workshops in conjunction with Classroom Support Chair, and playground dates. Participates in new family orientation with Admissions, President and Teachers. Also work on the end of year photo compilation with the teachers. Coordinate Ice Cream Social in July and compile photo roster for distribution at General Meeting.