SOF Parent Association Committees - Many Ways to Get Involved

Different levels of PA involvement make it possible for busy parents and guardians to play a role in their child’s education. You can chair a committee, take part in our fundraising outreach, or spend a morning helping at a bake sale or on photo day. It all matters.

Contact [email protected] to let us know which committee you would like to join!

COMMITTEES	PROJECTED PROJECTS
Fundraising	Student Fund Work with Exec Board to set goals Strategize to encourage participation Spearhead October mailing and follow-up calls Follow up with reminders in December, March, May Help with other events and initiatives
School Store	Work with vendors to design and order SOF merchandise Market the store and merchandise at SOF Events and through our website and newsletter
Potential Events	Community-building events Fall and Spring social events Photo Day Fall and Spring plays Movie night, Popcorn day SOF on the Block party and SoulFest Clubs and Spirit Week support
Communications	Update Family Grade Directories E-bulletins and text alerts program Assist with middle school and high school admissions tours Social media contributions Monthly newsletter
Grade Reps	Help with Student Fund Run an event/table at SOF on the Block partyMid-year supply requestsFacilitate communications/feedback from the gradesAssist with graduation and event planning (8th gr.)

Which committee should I join?

Here’s a quick guide to see how you might plug yourself in to what we’re doing:

Writers: Communications and Fundraising will put your skills to excellent use!

Graphic Designers: Help make SOF special events, rooftop garden, and school store look fabulous!

Tech folks: Our Fundraising and Communications committees need your help with managing data, developing our social media policy, and website updates.

Outreach extroverts: Your flair for talking to people and/or sending engaging emails can make our Fundraising committee’s fall and spring fundraising outreach resounding successes! You can also be one of our Grade Reps, who organize grade-wide social events—a tremendous service for your child’s class. Once you have done this, you might move on to a leadership role on the Executive Board.

Super organized: You could be our Volunteer Coordinator, who reaches out to find and coordinate volunteers for SOF and PA events.

Can’t commit?: There are plenty of one-offs you can do, including updating one of our Family Directories in Excel and being on site for a few hours to help with a special event.

Oh, and we always need photos of the varied experiences our students have. Please share your shots of students, faculty, events with [email protected]. Thanks for being an extra pair of eyes and on-the-ground photographer for us!