Parents and Guardians Association

Posted january 27, 2023

For the latest PGA events, please read the January Pawprint resource guide which was emailed to parents and guardians on Jan. 9, 2023. The next issue will be emailed to parents and guardians on Feb. 6, 2023.

Mark your calendar!

The next PGA general membership meeting and our annual suicide prevention training will be on Feb. 2 from 6:30-8:15 p.m. It will be virtual. We will email the Zoom link to register closer to Feb. 2. Click here for the agenda.
NEW! PGA Community Service Program in March: There will be off-site and on-campus service learning projects for families, and a targeted donation drive. Click on the side button for more information. This new program of community service was inspired by Zinda Foster, former Upper School Service Learning coordinator, and Bernie Noe, former Lakeside Head of School.

Nominations for PGA leadership positions for 2023-24 school year

Do you want to be more involved with the Parents and Guardians Association (PGA) next school year? Are there other Lakeside parents and guardians you would recommend for a PGA leadership role? A leadership role in the PGA is a great way to get to know other Lakeside parents and guardians and learn more about the school and the wider school community.

Click here for a short survey to nominate yourself or others. The deadline to fill out the survey is Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, end of day. Our PGA nominations committee will use the survey results to fill leadership roles on next year's PGA board, including the executive committee.

The nominations committee is comprised of twelve parents and guardians, balanced across grades, diverse in skills and experience levels, and representative of Lakeside School's diverse community. This year's nominations committee is: J Crone, Marcelo Garces (chair), Natasha Greyber, Aaron Hinojosa, Teddy Johnson, Natasha Jones, Anne Marie Krivens, Michael Meyer, Rossana Palomino, Minnie Reichek, Kitty Thomas, and Larisa Whipple. Please contact any of these parents to learn more about the nominations process or any PGA position.

For more information, click below:

Job descriptions (public dropbox folder)

2022-23 list of positions and current roster

PGA programs and events

PGA general membership meeting materials:

Click here for 2022-23 materials
Feb. 2, 2023: agenda
Oct. 6, 2022: agenda, draft minutes
May 10, 2022: agenda, board roster for 2022-23, PGA operating budget and gifts back to Lakeside for 2022-23, and the draft minutes for May 10.

Pawprint (PGA resource guide)

All-school issue - Feb. 6, 2023

All-school issue - Jan. 9, 2023

All-school issue - Dec. 5, 2022

All-school issue - Nov. 1, 2022

All-school issue - Oct. 3, 2022

All-school issue - Aug. 22, 2022

All-school issue - June 16, 2022

All-school issue - May 2, 2022

All-school issue - April 4, 2022

All-school issue - March 7, 2022

All-school issue - Feb. 7, 2022

All-school issue - Jan. 10, 2022

Parents and Guardians Association mission

The Parents and Guardians Association (PGA) is made up of all parents and guardians of current Lakeside students. The mission of the PGA is to support Lakeside School by building community, facilitating communications, and fundraising. In the 2021-22 school year, the PGA raised about $500,000 through its fundraising activities (ROAR auction and logowear). These funds primarily benefit students, faculty and staff, and also support significant community-building efforts undertaken by the PGA in the form of over 100 activities and events each year!

There are a wide variety of programs and activities to help all parents and guardians feel welcomed, informed, involved, and connected. For parents and guardians who want to become involved in the PGA and the school community, connect with other parents and guardians, lend time and talent, and have some fun, there are PGA activities and jobs of all sizes and types to fit different interests and schedules. One can learn about events and volunteer opportunities through class reps, the Lakeside PGA webpage (www.lakesideschool.org/parentsguardians/pga), at grade-level gatherings (in person or virtual), and through the electronic resource guide Pawprint.

Resources

PGA office and staff: The PGA office is located at 14201 4th Avenue NE in the northeast corner of the Upper School campus in a white house. It is open two days/week. The Rummage Depot is on the lower level of this building. Please contact PGA program specialist Lani Carpenter at 206-440-2796 or lakesidepga@lakesideschool.org to make an appointment.

Parents and guardians webpage: www.lakesideschool.org/parentsguardians. This page has important information for Lakeside parents and guardians including links to the PGA page, family information and billing, the Lakeside calendar, Family Handbook, school forms, etc. (Note, this is not the Parents and Guardians Association webpage.)

Pawprint: This is the PGA’s electronic resource guide and our primary communication tool. It provides information on current PGA events and activities.

PGA class representatives: These are parents and guardians from each grade who help build community and communicate PGA events and volunteer opportunities. They organize grade-level gatherings (virtual or in-person) and help with ROAR and Rummage.

PGA class coordinators: These parents and guardians volunteer to coordinate specific activities in each grade. These volunteer jobs vary slightly for each grade, but all grades will have coordinators for potlucks and virtual roundtables.

PGA board: This group includes over 90 parents and guardians who are elected or appointed to leadership positions as class representatives or committee chairs each year. These volunteers manage the more than 20 programs or committees sponsored by the PGA. Click here for job descriptions and here for descriptions of programs and events.

PGA general membership meetings: These meetings are held three times per year and open to all parents and guardians. Agendas feature school administrators as well as PGA program updates. One meeting is held in person, and two meetings are virtual. We also conduct annual suicide prevention training at one of the membership meetings.

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