BOARD POSITIONS

Click on a role to learn more about each Home & School Club board position.

President

1. Overarching role: empower and support the Board in carrying out the duties of the H&SC
   1. Set the H&SC calendar with input from stakeholders
   2. Set Board meeting agendas
   3. Facilitate the Board Meetings
   4. Enable budgeting conversations with the administration
   5. Solicit monthly updates from Board members (via Board meetings or otherwise)
2. Responsible for coordinating events such as:
   1. Hospitality/Welcome Back Coffee
   2. Staff Appreciation
   3. STEM Night (with LGEF)
3. Facilitate and Coordinate beginning year orientation for the Board
4. Represent Fisher H&SC at the following:
   1. School Advisory Council
   2. President’s Council
   3. School Board Meetings
   4. Back to School Night
   5. 5th Grade Orientation Night (spring)

Parliamentarian

1. Heads recruitment of parents for Board members
   1. Retains on-going list of open opportunities
   2. Works with Communications Chairs to publicize open positions
2. ​Facilitate Board meetings in the President’s absence
3. Perform all duties in the President’s absence [see by-laws for appropriate language]

Secretary

1. Attend meetings of the Club and keep minutes.
2. Maintain all corporate documents, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, and minutes, both historical and current.​​
3. Prepare, collect, and record proxies.
   
4. File the Certificate of Information with the Secretary of State every other year and confirm that the H&SC remains in good standing with the Secretary of State.
   

Treasurer

Generally the treasurer role is split across two co-chairs, one covering income and the other covering expenses/accounting.

1. Income
   1. Create sign-up forms and manage funds through PayPal and QuickBooks (recognize revenue, reconcile and transfers)
   2. Handle bank deposits from fundraising events, community partners, corporate matching and families
2. Expenses/Accounting
   1. Accounting: close the books each month, balance accounts, run monthly profit/loss and balance sheet reports
   2. Write grant checks and contracts with the district/school, manage/reconcile disbursement reports from district
   3. Handle reimbursement requests, cut checks as needed
   4. Present the budget, financial statements, and balance sheet monthly to the board and at twice yearly public meetings,
   5. Tax and licensing: Manage annual tax and non-profit status filing
   6. Must be comfortable with Excel or Google sheets, should have some general knowledge of accounting terms ​

Communications / Webmaster

Communications

1. Produce the weekly Fisher Flyer, in conjunction with the administration
2. Work with Fundraisers and other programs on communications
3. Work with Web Master on what content to add to H&SC website
4. Create copy and coordinate distribution of mailers, email campaigns, signage, and other mass communications

Webmaster

1. Maintain and update H&SC website
2. Keep upcoming events current on website
3. Work with Communications Chair on appropriate content
4. Keep Fisher H&SC calendar up to date with important events

Student Enrichment

1. Liaison between the student enrichment programs, H&SC, and Fisher families:
   1. Leadership
   2. Play
   3. Book Club
   4. 8th Grade activities (Graduation, Celebration, Awards)
   5. Library 
   6. Lunchtime Activities
2. Work with Community Chair for volunteers

​Fundraising

1. Fisher-specific fundraising events & programs
   
   1. Plan and execute Fisher-specific fundraising events (Fisher Fling, Trivia Night, any other creative options you'd like to come up with!  Note: Dodgeball has a separate planning committee)
      
   2. Work with Fisher administration and HSC President for calendaring events
      
   3. Set up and track event sign-ups (using WuFoo)
      
   4. Coordinate with Communications chair on comms to Fisher community
   5. Seek out and coordinate Free2Me programs
   6. Seek out and coordinate Corporate Sponsorships
   7. Presents budgets and results of each fundraiser to the Board
2. One Community LG Champion
   
   1. Be the primary liaison between Fisher H&SC board and One Community LG
      
   2. Sit on the One Community committee to determine marketing materials, timelines, etc
      
   3. Interface with Fisher principal on One Community needs - publications/marketing
      
   4. Evangelize for One Community on the HSC board and within the Fisher community (distribute lawn signs is one example!, work with communications chair on emails and newsletters to families)
      
   5. Bring One Community proposals to the HSC board for approval​

Community

1. Liaison with Community Programs: Art Docents, CASA, Safe Routes to School, Parenting Continuum, Project Cornerstone
2. Coordinate volunteers/Parents on campus for fundraisers, material distribution days, after-school events
3. Liaison with Community Events 

President-Elect

President-Elect is a person committed to taking the President role the following school year.  President-Elect may join our board at any time during the school year and "shadow" the current president, learn the ropes, and get comfortable before taking the President position in August when a new school year starts.  This person is not responsible for tasks while in this role (although, we'll never refuse the help, if offered!).

BOARD INFORMATION

Upcoming General Member Meetings
May 18, 2022
​5:30pm Fisher Library

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General Member Meeting Minutes
May 2021​
September 2020
May 2020
September 2019
May 2019

​Financials
2021-2022 Budget (approved September 2021)

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Our Bylaws:
approved September 2021