It is expected that each Catholic elementary school will establish a Parent Teacher Organization and a Consultative School Board. Both groups exist to support the school and are critical to the school’s viability, but they have very different functions.
Parent Organizations
The main functions of the Parent Teacher Organization are to raise funds for the school’s current operational expenses, to promote parental support for the school program, and to increase mutual understanding between school and parents. The membership of the parent teacher organization shall include the pastor, the principal, the parents or legal guardians, and the faculty of the school.
Financial operation of a parent teacher organization shall be governed by the regulations for financial operations as found in the Parent Teacher Organization Bylaws (see Administrative Handbook).
Consultative School Boards
The general responsibilities of the Consultative School Board are in the following areas: strategic planning; policy development; resource development; institutional advancement; advice and counsel with regard to financial planning, management and reporting; marketing of the school and evaluation of the board’s goals and activities.
The membership of the Consultative School Board should include the pastor, principal, parents (no more than one-third of the total membership), alumni parents, parishioners, members of the civic and local business community, and area educators. Under Canon Law and Archdiocesan guidelines (see Administrative Handbook for Bylaws), the members advise the administrative team (pastor and principal) and cannot make decisions binding for the parish education program without the approval of the administrative team (A Primer on Educational Governance in the Catholic Church, the CACE/NABE Governance Task Force, NCEA, 1998).
The regional supervisor at the Department of Catholic Schools is available to assist and guide schools in the implementation of a Consultative School Board.
Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)
Every parent and teacher is a member of the St. Catherine of Siena School PTO. The purpose of this group is to support St. Catherine School, spiritually, financially, and with shared talents. It is a vital link in the success of our school. It functions under a constitution approved by the Archdiocese. We need everyone’s involvement in its programs, three general meetings, and fundraisers.
Executive Committee Officers
President Delia Miranda
Vice-President Manny Gallegos
Treasurer Blanca Medina
Secretary Carrie Rodas
Parliamentarian Jerry Garcia (7th Grade Teacher)
Permanent Committees: Chair
Hospitality Committee Monica Mejorado
Parish Service Committee Co-Chairs: Lorna Alcaraz & Francisco Miranda
Political Action Committee Joey Reed-Alba
Volunteer Services Committee Sharlyn Saca
Ways & Means Committee Mery Gomez
If you have a roster of parent/student phone numbers or have obtained any family or staff phone numbers, these are to remain confidential and not readily available to any student, other parent, or outsider. We are especially concerned that numbers are not distributed or misused. School personnel should be contacted through the school phone and not at a home number.
PTO Sub-Committees (New 2010-2011)
- Carnival Committee
- Open House—Back-to-School Committee
- Dad’s Club
- All Hallow’s Eve/Fall Feast Committee
- Santa’s Workshop Committee
- Book Fair Committee
- Disaster Preparedness Committee
- Hospitality Committee
- Hot Lunch Committee
- Kindergarten Welcoming Social Committee
- New Family Welcome Committee
- Office Helpers Committee
- Parking Lot Drop –Off Safety Committee
- Room Parent Committee
- Student Activities Development Committee
- Spirit Committee
- Sports Team Coaches
- Teacher Appreciation Committee
- Track Committee
- Yearbook Committee
- Christmas Performance Committee –December 16, 2010
- Christmas Faculty Luncheon Committee – December 17, 2010
- Catholic School’s Week Committee – January 30th – February 4th, 2011
- Mardi Gras Committee —March 8, 2010
- St. Catherine’s Celebration Committee —May 6, 2010
- First Communion Committee
- PTO Spring Dinner Dance Committee
- Family Picnics Committee
- International Day Committee
- 8th Grade Dinner Committee
- Graduation Committee
- Recess/Lunch Supervision
- Campus Clean-Up
- Family Envelope Committee
- School Liturgy Committee
- Parish Projects & Liaison Committee
- Marketing Team Committee
- Alumni Committee
- Daisies (Girl Scouts)
- Library Committee
- Bulletin Board Committee (flexible hours during or after school time)
- Computer Lab Committee
