Dear PSCCC families,

July is nearly upon us and the board is in full planning mode for the 2015-16 school year. We are expecting a significant transition next year as four of our nine board members spots will be open for the upcoming school year. As such, we need to fill at least four vacancies, and hope to nail down next year’s membership by the end of July.

Participating on the PSCCC board is an exceptional way to contribute to the Collective community. The board is responsible for budgeting and financial decisions, weighs in about staffing matters, and serves as the hub of major decisions about the direction of the school. We meet once every 6-8 weeks, usually at the school. We are open to scheduling meetings (time and location) in a way that is most convenient to the new board slate. Serving on the board satisfies members’ collective credit obligations for the entire school year.

According to the Collective’s bylaws, board vacancies are selected through random lottery. ANYONE who feels excited about helping the school be as strong and great as it can be, who has the time to work on various projects and help organize events, should throw their hat in.

We also have some specific roles we’re trying to fill. As we reserve a board position for a representative from each class within PSCCC. When possible, we seek to identify board specialists (finance/accounting and non-profit management) who can advise the board. We have separate lotteries for these slots in order to be sure we fill them when we can. If a volunteer does not emerge with these credentials, we will fill all four vacancies through group lottery.

We are also looking for a Board Secretary, Abby (our current amazing secretary) is leaving due to Merritt going to kindergarten.

If you are interested in participating in any of these roles next year, please express your interest to me at kayandmike2009@gmail.com, also if you are capable of serving as a non-profit or finance specialist, please indicate in the email. Current board members are available to answer questions about the nature of the commitment required, so please feel free to reach out to any one of us or stop us in the hall–see all our names, roles, and emails below.

The next board meeting will be scheduled for mid July (which also serves as our school’s annual meeting), and we plan to hold the lottery a couple of days before. So please let us know if you’re interested by July 6th.

Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you!

Mike for the Board

Board Member information:

Mike Schwartzberg (Chairman) – kayandmike2009@gmail.com

Abby Kerlin (Secretary) – AbbyKerlin@gmail.com

Joshi Anjaneya (Treasurer) – Joshi.Anjaneya@gmail.com

Keri Fisher – Keriebert@gmail.com

Aron Zimmerman – Aronzimmerman@gmail.com

Beth Ferholt – Bferholt@gmail.com

Lillian Sanchez – lillygirlsanchez@yahoo.com

Jess Parsons – Parsons_jessica@hotmail.com

Meredith Kolodner – Mkolodner@gmail.com