á Support Faculty with logistics and communication among families (e.g. find drivers or chaperones for field trips, make phone calls or start the phone tree.)
á Inform teachers of your role as class parent.
á Communicate needs of faculty to parents.
á Bring the needs of the parents and the students in the class to the attention of the faculty.
á Help with orientation of new families in the school community.
á Be available to answer questions from parents about the role of parents at YIHS
á Create class phone tree and distribute to families.
á Contact parents to remind of parent meetings or begin the phone tree.
á Attend Parent Meetings when possible and contact facilitator for updates when unable to attend.
á Stay up with all information coming from the school, i.e. Weekenders, policies, events, etc.
Parent Peer and Care Group
á Be available to serve as Parent Peer on Care Groups when necessary
á Facilitate communication among parents about social life of students outside of school, health issues, time management issues, etc.
á Call class meetings when needed.
á Organize and work with the class or individual students in specific areas of responsibility delegated to that class. Different tasks are assigned to each class, such as;
9th- orientation of new families to the school
10th
-- help the 9th grade get started, call the first 9th
grade class
meeting to elect class
parent
11th--
year book, help with graduation, college trips
12th – graduation planning, college trip, senior progects
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Characteristic
that would be helpful in carrying this work are:
Be interested in this work.
Be able to bring personal warmth to the position.
Be knowledgeable of or be open to learning about Waldorf education
and human development in the teen years.
Have good communication skills
Exercise good judgment and discretion
Be available to accommodate meetings and conversations needed
Be creative in problem solving