Thursday, August 25, 2011

SAA Volunteer Opportunities

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SAA 2010-2011 Volunteer Opportunities

The success of our school depends on YOU.  How do you plan to fulfill YOUR commitment?  
 PLEASE NOTE:
All events are subject to cancellation or adjustment based on sufficient volunteers and /or students interest.



Student Events – Chair needed

Traffic volunteers (all year)—morning or afternoon shifts helping to direct traffic in school parking lot.

Elementary After School Choir Volunteer—(Aug-Dec) attends rehearsals as scheduled and helps as necessary: set up, decorating and assisting with children.


Red Ribbon/Spirit Week Coordinator—(Oct 24-28) plan daily activities and contest.

Elementary Year book Volunteer—(all year) assist coordinator to create a great keepsake for the students.

Art Contest Coordinator—(Jan-Mar) organize Art Contest.

Art Contest Volunteer—help with art contest.

Fundraising - Tricia Roundy
Spirit Store (last week of each month)
assist in set up and sales of Spirit store.

Clothing Exchange Volunteer—(Nov & Summer ‘12) assist coordinator with set up, sale, or clean up.

5K volunteer—(Apr/May) assist in planning, assemble registration packets, support during race, or clean up.

Appreciation Events - Kim Gill

Teacher Appreciation  Week Coordinator—(Apr 30-May 4) Plan activities to celebrate our teachers.

Appreciation Volunteer—(all year) help chair with monthly and end of year volunteer rewards.

Teacher & Admin Support -

Volunteers Chair—(all year) Maintain HelpCounter software program.  Most hours will be completed from home.

Volunteers as needed—(all year)
assist with school events and testing i.e. dibels, vision screening, veteran’s assembly, or school pictures.

Parent/Teacher Conferences Lunches—(Oct 5-6, Feb 15-16, May 3-4 and Christmas luncheon Dec 16)
Prepare lunches, set-up, and clean up during each PTC.


Classroom Support - Meranda Waters
Please sign up for all classroom volunteers opportunities with your child’s class captain.

Communications - Tracy Silva

SAA Directory—(Fall)
compile directory of SAA families.

Advertising Chair—(all year)
organize volunteers to create signs for events.  

Advertising Committee—(all year)
create signs for school events.

Academic Enhancements - BJ Albrecht

Science Fair Committee (Feb-Mar) assist coordinator with set up, judging, or clean up.  training available.

Spelling Bee Volunteer—(Nov)

Geography Bee Volunteer—(Nov)

Students Awards Volunteer— (Aug-Sept) assist coordinator with contacting businesses and picking up awards. 

Scholastic Book Fair Volunteer—(Oct 17-21) assist in set up, dales, and take down of book fair.

Barnes and Noble Book Fair Volunteer—(Dec 9) assist in various stations at B&N during our school event.

Pillows, Pj’s, and Pancakes Volunteer—(Jan/Feb) assist in various stations at the school during this event.

Junior High Student Activities - Demitra Brooks

Yearbook Committee for Jr. High—(spring) assist students to create junior high yearbook.

Jr. High Stomps/Chaperones & Decoration Committee (Dates TBA)

Spirit Week—(Oct 24-28) help with lunchtime contest and activities.

9th Grade Reality Town—(spring) help with set up, clean up, and running of stations.







Purpose of POEC:  All parents of children enrolled at SAA are members of the Parent Organization and are afforded opportunities to be involved in volunteer efforts.  The Parent Organization Executive Committee (POEC) has been established to organize volunteers to fulfill the mission and vision of SAA, implement extracurricular activities, and to raise funds to support these venues.  The POEC meets the third Thursday of each month.  Our next meeting will be Thursday August 18th at 7:00pm in the junior high library.



Brody Dezember
POEC Chair
brodydezember@me.com

David Hall
POEC Elem Co-chair
david.hall@zionsbancorp.com
Stephanie Norton

POEC Jr High Co-chair
staynorton@gmail.com




HelpCounter: The POEC uses “HelpCounter Volunteer Software”, a web-based system, to organize events and volunteers at SAA. For any questions on “HelpCounter” and the security they use visit their website at helpcounter.net.  Every family needs to update their information in HelpCounter each year.

 I am new to HelpCounter or I forgot how to access my account?
·         Send an email with your first and last name requesting access to HelpCounter to saavolunteers@hotmail.com.   You will receive an email with a link to volunteer home access.  You only need to do this once, save this email for future use.  There is also a face book app that allows access to HelpCounter: https://apps.facebook.com/helpcounter/

Updating your information using Volunteer Home Access
  • From your home computer using the unique link emailed to you or the face book app.  Click on “Update Contact Information”.  Verify your name, phone number(s), and e-mail address. This is the name you will use to check in and out of the computer when volunteering at the school.  Next, update your student(s) information.
  • Now click on the “Sign Up for Activities” link.  Use the activities for 2011-2012 school year listed on the back of this sheet as a guide to mark all activities that interest you. (Hint: There are more activities in the system than are listed on this sheet!)

How do I enter my volunteer hours?
1.     Sign in and out of the volunteer computer.  Computers are located in both the Elementary and Junior High Buildings.
2.     If the computers are not working or you need to log volunteer hours completed at home.  You will need to log your hours through volunteer home access of HelpCounter.  This year volunteers will be responsible to log their time into the HelpCounter software program.   No home logs or log in sheet by the computers will be available.

 How do I volunteer?
·         Please sign up for all classroom volunteer opportunities with your child’s class captain.
·         Event coordinators will contact you to help with those events you indicated in HelpCounter.  

IMPORTANT:  Keep all your information up to date.  If you’re not in the HelpCounter system you will not be notified about volunteer opportunities. Remember, you can make changes and updates throughout the school year.

Identification and Security:  EVERY volunteer/ visitor must have a badge on when in the school. You can purchase a badge with your photo for $1.00 only on school picture day (August 26th).  If you don’t have a photo badge, you may use a generic badge available when you arrive as a volunteer or visitor.

How do I know how many hours I have volunteered?
On the first day of each month HelpCounter will email you your total hours to date.

 How do I link 2 family members together so both of our time will go to our 30 hour requirement?
Email saavolunteers@hotmail.com with both names and email addresses to be linked together.

How can I share my talents or occupation? 
 When you enter your information into HelpCounter you can also use the notes section to tell us about your talents or occupation that you are willing to share with students, teachers, SAA, and POEC. This helps so much when we are looking for a specific interest, talent, or occupation. 

How do I start an After School Club with my talents or interests?
Please log the information in the volunteer computer under activities and then go to the office and pick up a form.