Volunteerism at High Meadow School

Parent Cooperative Pledge: The culture of parent volunteerism is much of what makes High Meadow School the extraordinary place it is.  In addition to bringing us together for the betterment of the school, friendships are forged that last a lifetime.

Volunteer works at High Meadow are not frills, they allow High Meadow to price its tuition competitively and maintain diversity. Once again, in the spirit of community, we
are asking for a volunteer commitment from each family. There are two parts to your community service pledge to the school: Volunteer Hours and Fundraising.

• Volunteer Hours: There are many opportunities to volunteer your time on behalf of High Meadow School. You can work on a Committee, in the gardens, in the classroom or on sprucing up the grounds &/or facilities. Review the volunteer chart for a list of the available volunteer opportunities and then sign up for work you enjoy at a time that is convenient for you.

• Fundraising: Every family is responsible for participating in their class fundraising events. If you have more than one child, choose one to give more time to and one to give less time to.  Or, if possible, each parent in a family can each choose a class event.

High Meadow School Committees

The following committees are Board of Trustee level Committees. As such, a member of the school’s Board of Trustees serves as the committee’s Chair. Committee Co-Chairs are either members of the Board of Trustees or the school’s administrative team.

Campus Committee:
Contacts: Paris Perry (Board Vice Chair) – parisperry@me.com

Liz Appelson – lappelson@hvc.rr.com

The Campus Committee seeks to improve the appearance of the campus, its functionality both academic learning spaces and play spaces and its safety through thoughtful and collaborative planning that includes input from the PTO, Board, Administration, staff and student body.

This committee is comprised of representatives from the school community, PTO, Board of Trustees and student body.

Communications Committee:
Contacts: Terry Baron – terry@baronfamily.com

Michelle Hughes  – michelle@highmeadowschool.org

The duties and responsibilities of the Communications Committee include but are not limited to assisting with and supporting the school’s overall marketing, recruitment, advertising and PR efforts to increase and improve communications within the High Meadow community, to alumni and to the external (public) community at large. The Communications Committee overseas the school’s communications tools which include the newsletter, website, official Facebook page and official Crowdrise site.

This committee is open to all members of the school community.

Education Committee:
Contacts: Kathi Caproni (Board Chair) – drcaproni@hvc.rr.com

Michelle Hughes  – michelle@highmeadowschool.org

The Education Committee is a consortium of parents and teachers examining the foundations of progressive education, current issues in education, and the ongoing development of the academic program at High Meadow School.  The goal is to further the school dialogue and understanding of the philosophical tenets of progressive education and how they play out at High Meadow School in particular, and then to communicate them effectively to the community at large.

This committee is open to all members of the school community.

Finance Committee:
Contacts: Paris Perry (Board Vice Chair) – parisperry@me.com

Teresa Barschi – tbarschicpa@verizon.net

The Finance Committee is charged with oversight of the present and future financial stability of the school. This committee is comprised of the Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees and the school’s Finance Director.

Additional members are invited to join this committee on an as needed basis only depending on their particular knowledge or expertise.

Fundraising Committee:
Contact: Lauren Ludwig – laur.e.lud@gmail.com

The Fundraising Committee is comprised of the fundraising event facilitators for each fundraising event of the current school year. The Fundraising Committee seeks to support the efficiency and effectiveness of each fundraising event, while investigating and exploring new ways to raise funds for High Meadow School.

The Fundraising Committee includes a PR/Media subcommittee that performs all PR and Media related activities related to each fundraising event. Responsibilities include the creation of print and radio ads, posting of calendar listings, coordination of editorials, setting up interviews, submission of website information,  creation of image/branding for events and circulation of press releases.

This committee and subcommittee are open to all members of the school community.