Welcome to the Blake Parent Association web pages!
With the involvement of all Blake parents, the 2011-12 school year will be a great success. Besides volunteer needs, this section of our website contains organizational information, meeting schedules, job descriptions and Parent Association bylaws. Also, be sure to visit BlakeNet, the School’s complementary password-protected website, which contains even more detailed information in its Parent Association section.
Please take a few minutes to browse through this site and choose from a wide array of volunteer opportunities at Blake. We strive to offer a variety of options so that there is something appealing and interesting for everyone. Please check back frequently as these pages are updated regularly based on the needs of our students and the School.
Also, be sure to mark your calendars for the Blake Classic on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The Classic is our biennial all-school fundraiser that provides half of the Parent Association’s budget and makes so many of Blake’s programs possible. There are many ways to be involved in the Classic besides going to the event including bidding during the online auction, volunteering before, during or after the event, or donating items for the online or live auction. Please watch for more details later this year.
I hope to meet you soon.
Paula Riggi
President, The Blake School Parent Association
2011-2012
Statement of Membership and Purpose
All Blake parents are members of The Blake School Parent Association. The purpose of the Association is to advance, through parent involvement, the stated mission and core values of The Blake School. Our goals are to promote a sense of community among the parents of our school, to provide a strong communication link between the parent body and the school (faculty, administration and trustees), to provide the school with support in the classroom and with assistance in administrative tasks and school activities; and to fund the budget of the Parent Association in order to support Parent Association activities and to provide enhancements to The Blake School for which funds are not provided in The Blake School's budget.
Structure
The Parent Association is organized by a Steering Committee of elected officers and an Executive Committee which is comprised of those elected officers and, in addition, a number of appointed all-school committee chairs. Four School Committees organize the activities and programs on the four campuses of the school: Upper School, Middle School, Lower School Blake Campus and Lower School Highcroft Campus.
2011-2012 Parent Association Committees