A Stevenson PACT Family's Responsibilities

Being involved in the Stevenson PACT school generally includes classroom time, meetings and committees, and volunteer jobs. New PACT parents are often apprehensive about adding new responsibilites to their family life, but with them come great rewards. One PACT mother in her second year with the program says:

"I didn't know how I would do those 20 hours of school community support - it sounded like so much! Once I had done a few events I had a realization: my volunteer hours were dual purpose. While I worked, my kids were having a playdate with dozens of other children in a safe, supervised environment. They were absorbing the values of volunteering and cooperating, and they weren't asking for TV or computer time! No single family could give them what the Stevenson PACT community does."

Commitments

Every Week

• 2 hours in each child's classroom
• ½ hour per week supporting the school community (total of 2 hrs/month or 20 hrs/year).

Every Month

• One meeting, approximately 2 hours
• One classroom job, approximately 2 hours

Every Year

• One committee job
• 2-3 Field trips, about 8 hours per year
• 4-8 hours of school work days
• Donation to fundraising drive

Upon entry

• Meet TB testing requirements
• 16 hours of Parent Education (how to help in your child's classroom)

Stevenson PACT's goal is to work with each family so that they can contribute to the Stevenson PACT School and their children's education in ways that match their interests, their abilities, and the time that they have available to give. Duties may be shared among family members, including extended family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc) and friends. All contributions by caring adults (and mature teenagers) are most welcome!