Every family enrolled at Soquel PENS takes on one support job for the school year. Jobs are assigned based on your preferences — fill out the Support Jobs Form during registration and we'll do our best to match you with a role you'll love.
Leadership Roles

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is made up entirely of parent volunteers. Board members attend monthly meetings, make decisions about school operations, and are essential to keeping our non-profit running. Each Board role counts as your support job for the year.

Have general supervision and control of policies, procedures and operations of the school (subject to the approval of board). Call and preside at all meetings of the Board and the membership as a whole. Keep membership informed of the affairs and conditions of the school. Preside in absence of the President. In charge of setting up a system for tracking attendance of general meetings and yard day. Work with teachers to plan educational component of general meetings. Succeed the president if the office becomes vacant. ​Responsible for timely return of minutes after board meeting and posting minutes for members. Responsible for updating the alumni list. Act in place of Vice President, whenever s/he is not available. ​Collect all tuition due on the first of the month, track who has paid and send delinquent tuition reminders. ​Responsible for keeping files of members’ medical records and insurance policies and any other required forms. Liaison to the school district and current or prospective membership during the enrollment process. Create email contact groups of the entire membership, the Board and each individual class. Keep email groups updated monthly. Assist the Membership Coordinator with their duties and fill in for him/her in case of absence. Attend monthly Board meetings. ​Assign all support jobs, creating, and eliminating jobs as needed. Contact for members who wish to change support jobs. Keep support job list updated and posted at the school. Keep master file of each job responsibility. Post members support jobs. Works with membership chair to know when a new member enters and place them in a position. Works with Vice President to track efforts of membership through tracking sheets, binders. Tracks how much time spent. Whether they had any difficulties/ need any help completing a project. If they have any improvements or suggestions for that support job. Talk to the board to make changes to any position or if you need help solving any problems. ​Responsible for being the initial contact for potential members. Maintain waitlist of prospective members. Keep records/files of each member. Be responsible for maintaining maximum enrollment. Call the support job coordinator when a new member joins to assign a job. ​Creates projects for school to raise funds. Oversee the Events Support Persons, form a special events committee that meets once a month and reports planning for special events to the board meetings. ​Works with Board to update the website monthly with current information: calendar, announcements, important dates, special events etc. Make sure we are up to date and paid for both our web address and web administration.
Classroom Support

Classroom & daily operations

These jobs support what happens inside our classroom every day — from keeping supplies stocked to capturing memories of our children at play.

Responsible for making sure the school has necessary supplies and procedures for emergencies. Make sure the earthquake disaster kit and supplies are well stocked. At the beginning of the school year, each parent will need to provide and emergency food supply snack for their child (nonperishable food, picture of family, note from parent, water, etc. ). ​Responsible for keeping the front entryway clear, clean, organized and presentable. Decorate the front entry wall quarterly with different themes (ie. seasonal, history of school, pictures of events or students. Remove any adds/brochures that have been left, remove any outdated magazines. Make sure that parents remove art from cubbies if it has been there too long by leaving a note in parent pocket (some art projects are bulky and glittery and can make a mess). Make sure sign in area is clean and clear from clutter. Make sure there is a pen paper for members to take messages on the phone. ​Responsible for washing, folding and putting away the laundry/costumes. Laundry needs done at least once a week. Responsible for lost and found. Clear out lost and found items every quarter and make sure to give notice to membership to check it out before removing. Items can be donated or placed in the clothes organizer in the children's bathroom. Sometimes there are spills where parents use towels to clean it up. If left in the hamper too long, it can get pretty smelly. Spot clean costumes and check them regularly because they can get pretty dirty. ​Responsible for buying supplies for the school. Expenses will be reimbursed by the treasurer. A supply list is kept in the kitchen where teachers and others will list needed supplies. Shopper is responsible for checking supply items in the kitchen, bathroom and shed and replenishing before items run out, i.e. toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, bleach, cleaning supplies, etc. The two shoppers can divide time so that each shops every other month, or whatever arrangement works out best. Keep a list of commonly ordered products supply list: soap, paper towels, toilet paper, etc...Work with each other to create a schedule or if someone has a preference for a store. Determine how often the shopping is needed. The most common supplies we run out of is paper towels and cleaning supplies. Please keep a good stock of these items. Manages the classroom lending library. Tracks which books have been checked out, sends gentle reminders for returns, and keeps the library organized and inviting.
Grounds & Maintenance

Our outdoor environment

Maintaining our beautiful outdoor play area and school building is a shared responsibility. These roles keep our campus safe, clean, and welcoming for all our children and families.

​Responsible for working with the gardeners, fix it persons and teachers to organize yard days. Put up a sign in the classroom and send out an email reminding everyone about yard days. Two weeks before yard day, check in with teachers to generate the project list and purchase materials as needed. Provide snack for workers on yard day (reimbursed by school). ​Repair toys and equipment as needed. Communicate with the teachers, board members and make-up coordinator about items in need of repair. If you need help fixing an item, discuss it with the teacher and/or board to arrange for outside repair upon approval. You will be reimbursed by the treasurer. Organizes jobs for yard day with the safety/cleaning coordinator, creates a list and posts it in the classroom. Responsible for keeping the outside areas in good order. These persons will also care for the garden boxes in the fenced area (life lab). This includes coordinating with the teachers to plan planting projects with the children. A time commitment of a few hours once a month per gardener is needed. This time should not be during school hours. Responsibilities include: mow lawn, edge, blow leaves, weed flower beds and planters both inside and outside fence, rake pine needles from sand boxes, etc. Yearly trim vine to prevent seeds growing (toxic). Also schedule activities with teachers to involve the children in yard work, ie. raking leaves, weeding, planting bulbs, flowers and vegetables. Organize yard days with outside organizer and fix it persons. Two yard days per school year.
Communications

Keeping our community connected

These roles help us communicate with current families, prospective parents, and the broader Santa Cruz community.

Responsible for taking digital images for your class. Create a picture day for the school. Set up an account for your class at on online photo company(TBA). Get email addresses from parents and invite them to the site. Download all the pictures on to the site monthly so parent can view and order pics for themselves. Take photos at all school events: field trips, special events etc.. Make sure parents know about the photos for the end of the year photo/yearbooks. Print up a few of each child for in class projects. ​Works with the Sales Chair and Events Coordinator to make the public aware of our school and fundraising/sales/educational events. Make sure our school is represented in yellow pages, websites, and other marketing sources. Duties include: advertise the school to fill openings, promote school sponsored activities such as fundraisers, distribute flyers (created by the Flyer Design/ Sign Design/Copier) to local businesses, Live Oak Resource Center, Education Resource Center, other preschools etc. Also put information in the calendars for Soquel/Capitola/Aptos Times, the Sentinel, and other local Newspapers. Email other Co-ops, adult school, school board and targeted political candidates know about our events. Be in touch with the Adult School/Co-op/ Soquel High Liason to pass along information. ​Responsible for creating monthly calendars. Liaison between class and board, for fundraising events and policy changes. Assist teacher in communication class information. Liaison between teacher and class. (x2 One for each class).
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