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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Parents are encouraged to become actively involved in and support St. Francis School’s parent organization.  The Home and School Association meets monthly as indicated on the monthly school calendar.  The mission of the Association is as follows:

	To embrace the spirituality of St. Francis, challenging us to be instruments of peace and love, and to coordinate spiritual and educational forces of home and school in a Catholic educational setting.
	To promote a cooperative/close working relationship between parents, teachers and students and the parish to further the goals of Catholic education.
	To foster understanding and communication between administration, parents and faculty so that all students may achieve their highest potential spiritually, mentally, physically, socially and academically.
	To actively support the school, faculty and the Board of Education as it relates to St. Francis of Assisi day school.
	To raise funds for the support of Catholic education and to be a resource for volunteers.

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Executive Committee
President:  Lisa Frazier
Duties:  The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and of its Executive Committee.  The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.  He or she will represent the Association at the Board of Education meetings.  The President will appoint special committees as directed by the Association.  He or she will authorize all disbursements by the Treasurer.

President-Elect: Sara Brinker
Duties:  In the absence of the President, the President-Elect shall perform all the duties as are assigned to that office and fill the office of President if it must be vacated for any reason.  The President-Elect shall serve as Program Chairperson and will be responsible for updating all committee chairperson job descriptions as necessary.  He or she shall take applications at the April and May meeting for chairs of standing committees.  Upon completion of the term as President-Elect, he or she will become President for the following year.

Treasurer:  Katherine Hedrick
Duties:  The Treasurer shall receive all monies of the Association, keep an accurate account of same and shall pay all bills, all of which shall be through the SFA Church general account.  All disbursements will be made only after an SFA disbursement request form is provided and approved.  The Treasurer must have the books ready for audit before being turned over to the incoming Treasurer on July 1.  The Treasurer shall present a monthly report of all monies of the Association at each meeting.  This is a 2 year term.

Recording Secretary: Cindy Hurley
Duties:  The Recording Secretary shall keep the minutes of all Association meetings.  The Recording Secretary will provide information for the school newsletter and shall keep copies of Board of Education minutes.

Corresponding Secretary:  Laurie Cosgrove
Duties:  The Corresponding Secretary shall handle all correspondence of the Association.  He or she shall keep a list of all members of the Association and shall act as Parent Communications Chairperson.

Fundraising
Chairs:  Carolyn Kirchoff
Duties:  Suggest ideas for fundraising events and coordinate all aspects of fundraisers.  Provide a financial report to the Treasurer for all fundraising events.

Annual Auction Contact Ted/Heather Nahas Duties: Coordinate the annual auction fundraiser. St Francis Gala

CAMPBELL'S SOUP LABELS Contact Andi Hallman Duties:  Coordinate, collect, and submit labels and box tops for reward program.

Letter to Parents
Products
Eligible Products
 

HY-VEE COUPON BOOKS Purchase the Hy-Vee coupon book!  HyVee Coupon Books are another great way to raise money for our school at no cost to you.  Each coupon book costs $5.  The first coupon in the book is $5 off when you spend $50 on groceries, so you get your money back! HyVee Coupon Books may be used at HyVee and Drugtown.  They are also accepted at Dahl’s and Fareway stores. Our goal is for each school family to buy 5 coupon books each month.  Home and School makes a $3 profit per book! Hy-Vee Order Form

SCRIP Contact  Laura Krejchi Duties:  Coordinate marketing, ordering, and fulfillment of SCRIP orders.

Hospitality
Chairs:  Michelle Sheridan
Duties:  Coordinate social events for the Association and provide food and other items as needed.  This committee shall also be responsible for welcoming new families to the school and other community-building activities for the school.

Cafeteria
Chairs:  Cheryl Riedl

Duties:   Schedules cafeteria volunteers.

MEDIA
Chairs:  Laurie Cosgrove

Duties:  Schedules library volunteers.

ARTROOM
Chairs:  Joyce Ringwelski

Duties:  Schedules art room volunteers.

Spirit Wear
Chairs:  Lori Miller and Brenda Klein
Duties:  Coordinate all aspects of spirit wear and dress code merchandise

Dress Code

Yearbook
Chairs:  Linda Laughrun

Duties:  Implement such special programs as directed by the Executive Committee; for example the yearbook, playground maintenance, and wishing stars.

PLAYGROUND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS

Jennifer Scheck
The St. Francis Home and School Association is seeking volunteers for a new committee.  The Playground Maintenance Committee will deal with yearly grounds maintenance (remulching, repainting), equipment (periodically checking condition of and need for balls, ropes, etc.), and other needs (additional basketball hoops, benches, etc.) of our playground.  This is a great opportunity for parents who want to volunteer and cannot be at school during the day. 

WISHING STAR  Mary Jo Overton

Homeroom Parents
Chairs:  Ann Spellman

Duties:  Coordinate all activities of the homeroom parents in each class

CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT
Chair:  Liz Bedia

Duties:  Coordinate enrichment activities at the school.

Nominating Committee
This committee shall consist of the Past President and two members to be appointed by the Executive Committee.  This committee shall solicit names of interested members and nominations from membership and recommend a slate of officers to the Executive Committee.

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