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ISSAQUAH HIGH PTSA
OFFICERS and COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Mailing Address: PO
Box #2541,
Issaquah, WA 98027
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IH PTSA Board of Directors consists
of officers elected by the general membership each spring for the following
school year and appointed committee chairs representing many areas of interest
throughout our school community.
Following is the current roster of officers and committee chairs.
Monthly meetings held at
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February 12 |
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October 9 |
March 12 |
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November 13 |
April 9 |
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December 11 |
May 7 |
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January 15 (TBD) |
June 11 |
2009/2010 Officers
and Committee Chairs:
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OFFICERS Unit # 2.6.45 |
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Co-President |
Celia Lindor Jody Mull |
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Ann Rauch |
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Vicki Hahn |
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Karen Knittler
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Lisa Gaan |
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Debbie Sexton |
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Blair Baumer |
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STANDING
COMMITTEES |
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Awards |
Lisa Westover |
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Freshman Campus Support |
Kimberly Undi |
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Legislation |
Betsy Cohen |
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Parent Education |
Stacy Smith |
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Quarterly Student Honors |
Karen Starcevich |
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Reflections |
Wendy Logan |
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Blythe Meigs |
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Colleen Volk |
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Site Council Liaison |
Karin Allen |
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Healthy Student Support |
Nancy Campi
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Debbie Rossman
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Multi-Cultural |
Asma Ahmed |
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Caryn Cissna |
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Newsletter |
Lori VanDeMark |
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Safety Committee |
Pat Batt |
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Senior Exit Interview
Refreshments |
Lisa Westover |
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Senior Scholarships |
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Special Services |
Sandra Lum |
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Staff Appreciation Week |
Sally Brunette |
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Laurie
Foreman |
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Teanna Miller |
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Gayle Fitzgerald |
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Student Recognition-Issy Applause |
Daniela Colter |
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Volunteers for Issaquah Schools |
Anne Moore |
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WASL Snacks |
Debbie Spencer
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Susan Hegedus
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Descriptions:
Descriptions of the officers and committees
are posted below. This section is a
work-in-progress and additional descriptions will be posted as they become
available.
Works with the counseling office to provide
information to new families at IHS. Supplies up-to-date Community Center information and the PTSA meeting
schedule.
President
Presides at all meetings and plans meeting agendas. Co-signs all PTSA contracts, reviews bank
statements and signs checks. Makes appointments to positions and committees as designated in the
Standing
Rules with approval of the Executive Committee. Serves as ex-officio member of all committees
except nominating committee. Attends and
votes as delegate to Issaquah PTSA Council.
Meets monthly with IHS principal to discuss common issues. Attends monthly IHS staff meetings to present
current PTSA projects and news.
Disseminates and communicates all information received pertinent to PTSA
programs, including circulating a monthly e-news to all PTSA members.
Keeps accurate minutes of all
meetings, and works with the President to establish meeting agendas. At
meetings, the Secretary records attendance and determines existence of quorum.
Notifies the President of any unfinished business and is responsible for
correspondence as designated by the President.
Maintains a copy of the Legal Documents notebook.
This position is responsible for finding senior parent
volunteers to plan three Senior
Events: Senior Breakfast, Baccalaureate Ceremony and Senior Celebration.
These events all occur in June, but planning begins the summer before for the
Senior Celebration. To find out more
information about these events, you can check the “Senior Information” link on
the school website. The liaison begins
finding parent volunteers in the spring of Junior year and through the
summer. The liaison may or may not be in
a leadership role for these events. The liaison will attend the monthly PTSA
meetings and report on events as required. The liaison works with the PTSA
Treasurer to ensure deposits are completed correctly and checks issued as
required.
The PTSA
hosts a luncheon for the entire school staff at the beginning and end of the
school year. The fall staff luncheon is
generally served before the first day of school and the end of the year
luncheon happens on or near the last day of school. All luncheon items are donated or purchased
from the PTSA budget.
Staff Refreshments
Provides refreshments for monthly IHS Staff
Meetings. Eighteen parent volunteers are
scheduled each month to supply food and beverages for the staff meetings. Parents invest a small amount of time for a
whole lot of gratitude from our staff!
Responsible for
collecting the student and school information, and formatting and printing a
directory that is distributed to all PTSA members.
Treasurer
Keeps accurate financial records at all
times. Receives, issues receipts and
deposits promptly in an authorized account all monies and disburses monies from
authorized account according to the approved annual budget. Presents a written financial statement at
each regular meeting and at other times as required by the Presidents. Provides all financial records if requested
by the President or membership. Serves
as chairperson of the budget committee and presents the budget to the
membership. Closes books on June 30th
and submits the books and records for audit to a qualified accountant or
auditing committee of no fewer than 3 members appointed by the President.
Pacific Cascade
Freshman Campus (PCFC) does not have its own PTSA but is
operated jointly by Issaquah High and Skyline High PTSAs. There is a “VP Freshman Campus” in both
organizations, and these VPs work together to co-lead the PCFC PTSA. The VPs plan and run monthly PTSA meetings at
PCFC. They are liaisons between PCFC and
the high school PTSAs, the Issaquah PTSA Council, and the PCFC Site
Council. They manage the funds allocated
to PCFC from each high schools’ PTSA budgets.
They are assisted by two Freshman Campus Support people, one from each
high school.
VP of Fundraising
Assists the PTSA Board in collecting the "Pass the
Hat" contributions from our parent community at registration in the
summer. Collects, reviews and reports to
the PTSA Board information about any Teacher Special Funding Requests during
the year. Attends monthly PTSA meetings
at the high school.
Responsible for
coordinating the membership drive, entering data for all members, and mailing
the student directory to members.
Attends monthly PTSA meetings at the high school.
VP of Volunteers
The Vice
President(s) of Volunteers compile the information received from PTSA volunteer
forms into committee lists and distribute each list to the appropriate PTSA
committee. They also procure volunteers
as requested throughout the school year for such events as: Homecoming and Tolo
Dances; PSAT and AP test proctors; etc.
Maintains the PTSA website, www.issaquahhighptsa.org. Updates the home page weekly and
updates the remaining web pages as changes occur. Information to post is gathered from a
variety of sources including, but not limited to: committee chairpeople; school and district
e-news; other websites; and monthly PTSA meetings.