Committees
A list of committees on which family members can serve toward fulfilling their family support hours.
Carpool
The carpool committee is responsible for gathering demographical information from families interested in carpools to and from school. This committee will organize as many carpools as are necessary from this information and distribute it to all interested families.
Community Service
The community service committee is responsible for gathering data on various potential age appropriate community service opportunities for the student body. Responsibilities will include coordinating with organizations in need of help, and designing and organizing the structure of the student community service requirement.
Events
The Events committee is responsible for organizing events to help families meet each other in these months before school starts. Each grade needs to have several opportunities to get together and meet their future classmates and respective families. Once these events are planned, the will be communicated to the appropriate families and facilitated by the committee members. The committee will be expected to plan, execute and provide representative attendance at these events.
Facility
Various tasks will be needed to get the property ready for Monday, July 30th. Some tasks include land prep, concrete work, plumbing, electrical, general construction, AND assembling furniture for the classrooms.
Family Support Hours
The committee is responsible for organizing and facilitating the family support hours. Each family is required to donate 40 hours per school year per year per child enrolled at Caprock Academy. This committee will work in conjunction with the Volunteer Coordinator to match individual skills with needs specific to the many areas within the organization that will require parent help.
Fundraising
The function of this committee is for
adults to act as the fundraising agents for Caprock Academy, it is
the belief of the leadership that children should not be involved in
soliciting.
The Fundraising committee will be
chaired by a Board member and primarily facilitated through a
position with the school. If you are interested in a particular
aspect of fundraising (addressing community members, writing grants,
seeking in-kind donations), please talk with Pamela
Reiners.
Goal Hour
The committee is responsible for gathering the various talents of the children and finding adult mentors that match talents of the students.
Playground
The playground committee is responsible for researching to find cost effective, safe playground equipment and designing potential playground configurations to submit for approval to the Board of Directors. Additional responsibilities might include arranging for construction and maintenance of equipment.
Parent Booster Club
The function of this committee is to promote communication between staff and parents for the advocacy of the students. The staff and the parents will develop overall goals for the Booster Club to accomplish over a defined period of time, develop any needed funding plans, provide a communication link between the school and Board of Directors, and sponsor events that further the sense of community at Caprock Academy.
Public Relations
The Public Relations Committee shall include ongoing activities to promote and build an image that will foster a positive relationship between Caprock Academy and the public. The Public Relations committee shall be seen as a management function that communicates the vision of Caprock Academy in such a way that coincides with goals and beliefs that will benefit the school, students and staff.
School Safety
Develop policy and procedures for evacuation, security, and visitation of the whole school. Research funding/grants for purchase of equipment.
Secretarial
Caprock Academy needs a few people to answer phones, perform needed tasks by the Board of Directors and Administrative staff. You must be willing to answer questions that are consistent with the vision of Caprock Academy, ability to perform needed technology skills, AND smile in the face of an upset parent.
Technology
Computer acquisition of already adopted Technology Plan. Install wiring and prepare equipment.
Uniforms
The uniforms committee is responsible for researching all possible locations for the purchase of school uniforms and distributing that information to Caprock families. Additional responsibilities include submitting a standard of dress policy and a discipline policy to the Board of Directors for approval.