VLA P.A.T.R.O.N.S

P.A.T.R.O.N.S. Parents And Teachers Resourcing, Organizing and Networking for Success!
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Corrected date... meeting Sept. 08 at 6:00 pm
Officers: Lisa Haley - President Pam Polaski- Vice President Sandra Garcia - Secretary ____________ - Treasurer The Parent/Teacher organization of Victory Life Academy* The mission of PATRONS is to support Victory Life Academy in its endeavor to provide students in the community with a challenging academic education in a Christ-centered environment. This includes fundraising activities that directly benefit and enhance the learning experience for students, and the coordination of volunteers to serve both the students and the teachers. *Objectives of Patrons is:* ● To glorify Christ in everything that is done. ● To involve parents in support of the school and its educational activities. ● To engage in activities which support the school and advance the education and general welfare of the students in the school. ● To foster communication between parents, staff and students with the interest of promoting understanding and cooperation. ● To coordinate the action of parents in support of extracurricular activities of the school. ● To assist with fundraising and purchase of materials to enhance school programs.	Happy September VLA Families!! Welcome to a brand new school year and the opportunity to bless our students and staff here at Victory Life! P.A.T.R.O.N.S. is... Parents and Teachers Resourcing and Networking for Success! We need parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, staff, teachers, neighbors and anyone else who would like to help us realize that SUCCESS. Victory Life Academy is the GREATEST! With the most supportive families anywhere we can truly make our school the BEST around. There are many, many opportunities for volunteering your time and talents thru PATRONS. Parent participation points are given for attending monthly meetings, chairing a committee, participating as a member of a committee, manning our Fall Festival Booth, or maybe this is the year you will try your hand at designing our Christmas Parade Float! These and others are all ways that your support would bless the “Little Academy that Could”… do just about anything that can be imagined I want to encourage everyone to join us Tuesday Night @ 6:00 PM for the first meeting of the 2009-2010 school year. Kids will be given a pass to wear jeans on Friday if their parent attends. Check us out and see what’s being planned for another fantastic year at Victory! *Don't forget your parent participation points!* Below is a list of available openings highlighted in yellow.

Room-Parent Committee Serves as the communicator/liaison between administration/teachers and the families in their respective classrooms. Attends the Room-Parent Orientation and monthly Room-Parent meetings. These meetings are REQUIRED. Disseminate information to the classroom families as needed. Coordinate two traditional classroom parties, field trips, teacher appreciation activities and other miscellaneous activities. Room-Parent Coordinator Vacant Kindergarten Vacant 1st Grade Vacant 2nd Grade Vacant 3rd Grade Vacant 4th Grade Vacant 5th Grade Vacant 6th Grade Vacant 7th – 8th Grades Vacant 9th – 10th Grades Vacant 11th – 12th Grades Vacant 　 PATRONS Fundraising Committee Coordinator: Oversees the planning and implementation of VLA's Fall & Spring fundraisers. Committee Member: Assists the coordinator in working with parents and staff members. PATRONS Fundraising Coordinator Vacant Member Vacant Member Vacant Member Vacant Member Vacant Member Vacant 　 School Website Committee Maintains the school website of upcoming events and information. School Website Coordinator Pilar Roy 　 Staff Appreciation Committee Coordinator: Organizes plans teacher appreciation events throughout the year. Committee Member: Assists the committee coordinator. Staff Appreciation Coordinator Vacant Appreciation Member Vacant Appreciation Member Vacant ^{Office Volunteer Committee} Assists in the school office with answering phone, filing etc. under the supervision of the school secretary. Office Volunteer Coordinator Vacant Office Volunteer Member Vacant 　 Teacher Luncheon Committee Organizes food for events such as back-to-school teacher luncheon and teacher appreciation luncheons, etc. Responsible for calling people on this committee to bring items for these events. Teacher Luncheon Coordinator Vacant Teacher Luncheon Member Vacant Teacher Luncheon Member Vacant Teacher Luncheon Member Vacant 　 Uniform Consignment Committee Responsible for organizing and managing re-sale of used school uniforms Uniform Consignment Coordinator Vacant Uniform Consignment Member Vacant 　 Box Tops Committee Responsible for the weekly collection, counting, cutting and submission of labels. Organizes contests between classes to promote student participation. Distribution of prizes to the winning class and to the student submitting the most labels, either weekly or monthly. Box Tops Coordinator Vacant 　 Scholarship Committee Responsible for school mail-out preparation including stuffing envelopes and sorting envelopes by zip code. Responsible to submit announcement for inclusion in the church overhead, bulletin and school newsletter. Also responsible for insuring we reach our goal of giving a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior. Scholarship Coordinator Vacant Scholarship Member Vacant Scholarship Member Vacant Scholarship Member Vacant 　 Weekly Warrior Committee Collects information from various academy departments of upcoming school events. Type's newsletter, runs copies and distributes to each class and faculty member. Newsletter is published each Thursday. Weekly Warrior Coordinator Debra Clark 　 Bulletin Board Committee Responsible for maintaining and updating the front office bulletin board monthly. Bulletin Board Coordinator Vacant Bulletin Board Member Vacant 　 Grant Writing Committee Responsible for finding and applying for available grant monies. Grant Writing Coordinator Vacant Grant Writing Member Vacant Grant Writing Member Vacant 　 Publicity / Public Relations Committee Responsible for getting pictures and school information to local newspapers and other reporting agencies. Collection of VLA items from newspaper articles with date and newspaper name. Possibly writing of short articles covering school events. PR Coordinator Vacant PR Member Vacant PR Member Vacant PR Member Vacant 　 Lunch Committee Organizes lunch servers and ticket taker. Prepares a weekly lunch count to be submitted to caterer by Monday morning. Lunch Coordinator Vacant Lunch Member Vacant Lunch Member Vacant Lunch Member Vacant Lunch Member Vacant Lunch Member Vacant Lunch Member Vacant 　 600 Minutes / Six Flags Committee Responsible for submitting the records of students who participate in and achieve the required reading time for the 600 Minute/Six Flags program. 600 Minutes/Six Flags Coordinator Vacant 600 Minutes Member Vacant 　 Achievement Test Snack Committee Responsible planning snacks for three days of achievement test in the spring. Includes purchasing the snacks (paid for by PATRONS) and delegating workers to set-up, serve and clean-up snacks each day. Achievement Test Snack Coordinator Vacant Achievement Test Snack Member Vacant Achievement Test Snack Member Vacant 　 Work Day Committee Responsible for communicating with administration in order to compile a list of jobs to be completed during work-day. Duties include calling committee members and overseeing performance of jobs on work-days, etc. At least two work-days per semester should be scheduled. Work Day Coordinator Vacant Work Day Member Vacant Work Day Member Vacant Work Day Member Vacant Work Day Member Vacant Work Day Member Vacant Work Day Member Vacant Work Day Member Vacant 　 Library Committee Works with librarian to organize book fairs, National Library Week, etc. Library Coordinator Vacant Library Member Vacant Library Member Vacant 　 Penny Drive Committee Coordinates the classroom penny drive to raise funds for playground equipment. Submits ideas for participation incentives. Collects pennies weekly and takes to the bank for counting. Awards prizes to the winning classes. Penny Drive Coordinator Vacant Penny Drive Member Vacant Penny Drive Member Vacant
Membership in PATRONS is open to parents and guardians of all currently enrolled VLA students and members of VLA’s administration, teachers, aides and staff.