Board Positions

• President
• Vice President & Membership Chair
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Fundraising Chair
• Job & Membership Coordinator Liaison
• Telephone and Scheduler (Junior & Senior)

Nonboard Positions

• Assistant Treasurer
• Child-Care Coordinator
• Clean-up Coordinator
• Equipment Upkeep & Maintenance
• Fundraising Committee
• Membership Assistant
• Memory Book Coordinator
• Newsletter Editor
• PCPO Representative
• Science Aide
• Seamstress & Dramatic Play Coordinator
• Book Coordinator
• Social Hospitality Coordinator
• Teacher Aide
• Webmaster
• Art Assistant

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Parent Involvement

The success of a co-op preschool depends on parental involvement. The five main responsibilities of parents involve tuition, fundraising, parent-helping, preschool "jobs", and general membership meetings.  

• Tuition: Parents are expected to pay the monthly tuition, which is due by the first class day of each month. An annual insurance payment is collected in early September that covers insurance premiums for the year. The tuition amounts are determined in April when the budget is planned for the following year. Monthly tuition rates for the upcoming 2007-2008 school year are $80 for Juniors and $120 for Seniors.



• Fundraising: Fundraising is a necessary part of parental involvement in the preschool. Our fundraising activities in the past few years have included a wreath sale in the fall and an auction in the winter. The dollars raised through these activities allow us to keep our tuition rates relatively low.



• Parent-Helping: Each school day two parents help in the classroom. One parent provides a fruit or vegetable snack for all the children, and one provides a carbohydrate or protein snack. The parent-helpers arrive early to help set up the room and then stay after class to clean up. Parent-helping duties are equally shared among the families, which works out to be approximately once every three weeks. Parents will be required to attend a parent-helper training session in early September to become familiar with the routine and location of supplies, etc.



• Preschool Jobs: Each family in the preschool has a job that it performs to keep it running smoothly. Each family is assigned one job, which can include board positions such as secretary and treasurer, as well as non-board positions such as science aide. Each member family will be provided a description of its assigned job and notified when the job selection process begins in the spring.
  
  Parents can give input to the board to as to the type of job and amount of responsibility they feel comfortable with. The board will do all it can to accommodate individuals' skills and comfort areas when making job assignments. For a detailed description of each job, click here.



• General Membership Meetings: General membership meetings are held monthly (except for December and January). The first General meeting in September will be an orientation meeting and both parents need to attend. Thereafter only one parent from each family is required to attend. The meetings are necessary to conduct preschool business and provide parent education.

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The Member Handbook is now available online! Take a look and get a clearer picture of what it means to be involved with one of Portland's longest running preschools!