Good afternoon band families!
As you know, the band parents association has a group of parents that make up the board (President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary) and we have committee chairs (Chaperone, food, uniforms, fundraising, hawk haulers/props, website, and color guard). We will have several of these positions open up for the next school year. If there is more than one person interested in a board position, it will go to a vote for all the band parents. Each of the four board positions are meant to be a two year term, and two of those positions are up for re-election this year (president and treasurer). The individuals in those positions are willing to stay, but the other two roles (VP and Secretary) have their students graduating and have decided to not fulfill their two year term. If you are interested in any of these, please let me know. All positions start on June 1 this year.
Summary of board positions are noted below:
- President (currently Jessica Hughes): My two year term is up, and I am willing to continue in this position if no one else is interested.
- Vice President (currently Danielle Tonjes): This position has one more year in the term, however, Danielle will be leaving in May.
- Treasurer (currently Ashly Weng): This term is up, however, Ashly is committed to continue in this position for another term.
- Secretary (currently Elizabeth Bible): This position has one more year in the term, however, Elizabeth will be leaving in May.
***If anyone is interested in the President or Treasurer position, let me know and it will go to a broad BPA vote. For any volunteers for the two open seats, please put your name forward as soon as possible for consideration, this too will be put out to a broad BPA vote.***
- Typical duties for Vice President: The Vice President creates the Sign Up Geniuses. The Vice President helps in many of the chair areas as needed, and is able to facilitate meetings and board votes.
- Typical duties for Secretary: The Secretary takes notes during the monthly board meetings and emails the President the minutes from the meetings. The Secretary also meets with the Treasurer to check the balance of the books once a month.
In addition to the four board positions, we have a Committee Chair that is open for the upcoming school year. Chair positions are a great way to be engaged with the bands and support your students!
- Uniform Chair: The uniform chair organizes getting the students fitted for their uniforms during band camp. They also open the uniform closet and help the students get their uniforms before events. After the season, they organize getting the uniforms cleaned and put back into the closet.
Please let me know if you have any questions about any of these positions, or if you are interested in the positions and would like further detail. The board and committee chairs meet once a month (usually the first Tuesday of the month) and we collectively discuss, plan and vote on event planning, budget related items, and fundraising. The BPA board operates under bylaws that both govern our operations and provide transparency to the school, the band program, and our student’s families.
Some other quick business this month: If you are participating in King Soopers Rewards, it is time to take a screenshot of your rewards and send it to me so we can apply those funds to your students account. Please get those in to me by February 1st.
We are switching over our accounting software, if you receive an email from Cut Time, this is NOT spam, it is a statement from our treasurer.
Please make sure that your student’s account is paid in full.
Lastly, be on the lookout for a parent information meeting. Mr. Dailey will be holding a meeting in February talking about next season, including band camp schedule changes, a possible show reveal, and information regarding next year’s band trip.
Let us know if you have any questions!