COMMITTEE JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Banquets/Meals/Weddings

Head chair-persons plan the meal or luncheon with the requesting party.  Committee members prepare food, serve and clean up.  Binders from past banquets are to be kept in the secondary campus kitchen for reference.

Awards Night/Art Show-high school event/community

Bethany Banquet-community event/fundraiser                                                         

Christmas Banquet-high school student event

Jr/Sr Banquet-high school student event

Pops Concert-high school event/community

Cards/Cookbooks/Labels

Purchases all occasion cards and school cookbooks, and sells them at the elementary school campus, school meetings and special school activities throughout the year.  Members are also in charge of promoting, collecting and counting labels, and miscellaneous seals for various label promotions.  The committee alerts teachers and PIA members of promotions and orders teacher selections of the promotional items.

CSI Basketball Tournament

Head chair-persons plan meals for the two-day February basketball tournament, primarily for the 8^th grade students of CSI-District IV.  Committee needs to be in contact with the 8^th grade room parents to work together on menus and times shared for serving meals and snacks.  This event is in Waupun every other year and is scheduled for this school year in February 2009.        

Officers

Sets up committees prior to the start of each school year, and continues to oversee these fundraising and service projects throughout the year.  Upon request of the board, assists them in collecting and organizing names for functions; i.e. Fall Harvest Auction Food and Bargains Galore Thrift Store.  Serves on the “Teacher Requests” committee, hears ideas and concerns regarding the PIA members and committees.  Organizes the Parents In Action meetings scheduled for October and April, record meeting minutes and maintains financial records.  Create a list of nominees for the next year’s executive committee, and maintains communication through the use of the CWC school memo “The Crusader Weekly”.

Open House

Chair and co-chair persons organize the desserts for the 4K-5^th grade Open House evening event at the elementary campus, usually held in the first week of October.  Other committee members assist with decorations, set up, serving and clean up.  All veteran CWC families 4K-5^th grade will be asked to donate dessert, ice cream, drinks, paper products, or money. 

Room Parent/Teacher Appreciation

The individual room parent helps with special outings and class trips if requested.  Plans the class Christmas party and brings treats for varies school parties, upon the teacher requests.  7^th grade room moms are in charge of organizing the 8^th grade graduation refreshments (Planned by the 8^th grade students).  8^th grade room moms are in charge of organizing basketball game refreshment sales.  The committee plans a week of special activities to show our appreciation to teachers.  Room parents take care of planning, preparing and serving lunch on the days when there is no public school hot lunch.  Room parents put together theme baskets to be auctioned off at the yearly fall auction.  Room parents will assist in health clinics when requested by administration (i.e. hearing and vision screenings, lice checks).

School Cleaning - Elementary Campus

Chair and co-chair persons schedule the days and times with the advice of the janitor and faculty; organizes cleaning assignments and keeps a list of those in attendance and jobs completed.  Each year a published list of approximately 40 families K-5^th grade (4K are optional at this time) are required to clean the elementary campus at the end of the school year.  In advance of the set date; if a responsible family member is unable to fulfill this obligation, a monetary donation is to be made to hire out your share of the labor.

T.R.I.P. (Tuition Reduction Incentive Program)

This committee is set up to assist families in reducing personal tuition expenses by purchasing certificates from varies businesses.  A percentage of the purchase price is credited to the family’s tuition bill in the fall and spring.  One percent of the credit is kept by Parents in Action to cover expenses; this also serves as a fundraiser for the school.  The committee members are responsible for assisting in operating the program. 

Bargains Galore Thrift Store

Volunteers work in various capacities at the school’s Thrift Store to help sort, price, display, and sell donated items.  The store is open on Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  Workers are needed during store hours to service customers.  The profits from the Store go to the general fund of the school for operational expenses and play a major role in keeping overall tuition costs down.