Hand in Hand. Shoulder to Shoulder.
Because charter schools are so different than traditional public, or even private schools, when it comes to funding and support, the phrase “Everybody gives” is integral to the LFCSA culture. It’s a philosophy that is inherent in the school’s creation, its day-to-day success, and to its far-reaching future.
The families who become involved in LFCSA understand the enormous value of coming together, to offer individually unique talents for the benefit of one very important recipient, our school — or in reality, our children.
Each year, every LFCSA family commits to donating at least 60 hours of their time. Those 60 hours could mean contributing professional expertise, behind-the-scenes coordination or even simple — but vital —labor. The point is, everyone has something to give, and that “something” has the power to make a difference in our school.
Find out more about volunteer opportunities for 2011-2012 School Year.
Volunteer Opportunities for the 2011-2012 School Year:
Room Parent
Each class / teacher has a room parent for the school year. The room parent is an important communication point-person for the class, acting as a key link between the teacher, administration and the families in your child’s class. At the discretion of your child’s teacher, you are encouraged to share this job with a co-room parent.
This volunteer job is for you if: you can commit to it for a full school year, like being in the“information” stream of class news and activities, are comfortable contacting fellow parents via phone and email and are willing to keep the accounts for class activities.
Contact: your child’s teacher
Classroom Helper
For those who can spend time helping in the classroom there is no more illuminating role. As a classroom helper, you may assist the teacher in daily lessons, art projects, organization, homework etc. But you will also have the privilege of witnessing LFCSA’s project-based learning first hand. This volunteer job can be one day a week, or more depending on your availability and the
teacher’s needs.
This volunteer job is for you if: you have free time during the school day, can prepare materials at home, enjoy working with children, are comfortable with a variety of tasks, and are interested in playing a support role to a teacher.
Contact: your child’s teacher
Field Trip Chaperone
Field trips are important learning experiences for our kids. In order to conduct safe and successful field trips, the teachers must have a number of adults willing to chaperone their classes.
This volunteer job is for you if: you are available during the school day, are interested in the field trip activity, can be counted on to arrive on time and be responsible for the kids assigned to you.
Contact: your child’s teacher
Event Support, Set up & Take down
It takes an army of volunteers to put on a major school event. If you are a working parent and can’t volunteer during school hours, helping with set up, support during an event or helping take down at one of our weekend events could be a great way to get your hours in.
This volunteer job is for you if: you can only volunteer on the weekends, have a truck or mini van, like to work with a team, want to get to know other LFCSA parents.
Contact: The Event Chair
Are there volunteer jobs I can do from home?
Yes! Throughout the year there are projects and tasks that can be done from home, including writing articles for the school newsletter, contributing to the LFCSA website and helping with projects that involve reaching out to school families or others in the community via phone or email. At any given time, our school is comprised of a mix of parents who are artists, accountants, musicians, craftsman, computer geeks, writers, photographers, architects, chefs, or those with other skills and expertise. We believe everyone has something valuable to offer. Contact Kristee Benedetto, the LFCSA volunteer coordinator, and let her know what you have to offer, and we will do our best to help you “get in where you fit in.”
Finally…
There are so many ways to gain volunteer hours once you start thinking about how to contribute to our school community. One such way is by showing up and participating in LFCSA workshops and school-wide informational meetings. These meetings take place several times during the year and your attendance counts toward your volunteer hours! It is very important to us that our families attend these forums.
For an ongoing list of volunteer opportunities, please be sure to read the LFCSA Weekly Eblast delivered to your email inbox every Monday.
