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Sign up for the PTA here! Grab an envelope, fill it out, and put in $4 per person that you sign up. Hand it back to any PTA Board member at any PTA meeting! Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the meetings!
Mosaic Committee
Are you interested in: • Helping to plan McK
community-wide events and celebrations of our families
• Sharing ideas and make recommendations about how we can enhance our outreach and communication to our community
• Working with Principal Sousa to develop plans, strategies and initiatives to encourage our community members to increase participation in existing McK activities
Committee Leads: Allison Brown ([email protected]) & Yashica Crawford ([email protected])
Description: The Mosaic Committee (previously Diversity Committee) has a goal of supporting our school with opportunities that celebrate the rich diversity of our community.
RecruitmentCommittee
What to expect: • Participation in the
SFUSD Fall Enrollment Fair
• Campus tours on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8:15 - 9:15 am during the enrollment season (Oct – Jan).
• Participation in community events, presentations
• Outreach to adjacent and outlying neighborhoods to inform families of our school.
Committee Leads: Leonie Patrick ([email protected]) & Yashica Crawford ([email protected])
Description: We are a group of current McKinley parents that provide school tours and informational sessions to prospective parents.
Hospitality Committee
What to expect: • Organizing various
parties throughout the year:– Welcome Back BBQ
(August)– Welcome Back
Breakfast– Teacher Appreciation
Week breakfast– Make it your own!
Committee Leads: OPEN
Description: What’s up party people! Are you a super party planner? Want to take a lead role on this great committee? Email [email protected]!!
Science Committee
We are looking for parents that can:
1. engage with kids with age appropriate science concepts
2. connect us with resources that we can bring into to the school to teach our kids about fundamental and new and exciting developments
3. plan events through the school year.
What to expect: We meet once a month to check in and plan ahead. Come help plan the whole science year at your child's school. If that's too overwhelming, help us pull together one li'l project for our kids.
Committee Leads: Jeff Dubois ([email protected], Jagadha Sivan ([email protected])
Description: We working on making Science fun and engaging at McK. We work with Principal Sousa and her team to ensure that our kids have Science integrated into their daily learning. That they have access to the right tools, infrastructure and resources.
GardenCommittee
What to expect: • Garden work days• Online communications• Coordinating with building
efforts• Day to day care-taking• Working with teachers, to
bring the gardening into class• Watering
– Our native garden by the bungalow
– Our herb garden in kinder-corner
– Our veggie garden in the upper yard
• Painting• Woodworking• and of course – Planting!
Committee Leads: OPEN
Description: No gardening experience is necessary! The garden committee is the most *fun* committee for parents and kids to spend time together building a school we're all happy to come to. The *easiest* committee to be involved in outside of working hours. And a great opportunity to learn about gardening. Email [email protected]!!
Building Committee
Can you help us to: • Organize and
clean the hallways?• De-clutter tables
and cabinets?Look for an email
from the committee leads on projects and plans!
Committee Leads: Keri Fishman ([email protected]) & Molly Sterkel ([email protected])
Description: Hallways and cabinets and cupboards, oh my!
Communications/Technology Committee
Can you help to:• Transition McK Yahoo! to
Google Groups• Research and make
recommendations on website replacement options
• Set up and manage email lists
• Create printed school directory (or online once login site is available)
• Transition to Paperless Wednesday Folders
Committee Leads: Tricia Vastine ([email protected])/OPEN
Description: The Communications/Tech Committee helps to identify new and improved ways to communicate with the families, staff and McK community.
Arts Committee
Can you help to: • Research and problem solve with
regards to scheduling, space issues for events and to look for other viable venues
• Write grants to help keep our program funded without impacting or counting on the PTA for the bulk of our revenue.
• Survey teachers to see how VAPA and SFArtsEd classes are going from their perspective.
• Meet with VAPA and SFArtsEd teachers periodically to make sure they get the support from McKinley they need and to provide feedback from teachers.
• Ask teachers if they would like volunteers and then recruit them from the parent community.
• Help to curate and hang exhibitions of student art along with VAPA and SFArtsEd teachers.
Committee Leads: Rachael Nusbaum ([email protected]) & Vikki Azaria ([email protected])
Description: The Arts Committee is a group of parents who are trying to help diversify the art program. We need forward thinking folks who understand how to integrate arts into the core curriculum.
