Get Involved

PiE has many volunteer teams made up of parents, staff and community members who work together to plan and execute PiE activities in support of our students.

There are a variety of opportunities for you to get involved. Whether you're looking for ongoing opportunities or more of a one-and-done event, we have something for everyone!

See below for a list of team and individual contribution opportunities, and Jillian Ojala or Kathleen Rivard to sign up!

Gather other parents and sign up together!

Volunteer Opportunities

STAFF APPRECIATION TEAM

Help show community appreciation and support of our HCS staff throughout the school year and during “Staff Appreciation” week (or month) in May. This team will meet in late March/April to plan May activities. Recruit additional volunteers via Sign Up Genius to execute planned efforts.

Develop a greater Staff Appreciation plan that includes small gestures of appreciation throughout the year, like new HCS staff welcome or birthday announcements.

Meet periodically to plan and execute small gestures.
Meet 2-3x times/ March-May

GRANT TEAM

Under the leadership of the PiE Staff Grant Coordinator, this team collects, reviews and recommends funding for Staff Grants focused on enrichment opportunities. Their recommendation is presented at the November PiE meeting for final decisions. Anyone who attends the November PiE meeting has the opportunity to vote on grant decisions.

Meets 2-3x in October-November and attends the November PiE monthly meeting (Tuesday 11/9/21)

COMMUNICATIONS

A team of tech-savvy people, marketing & communication professionals to call on to support PiE and HCS efforts. No formal training or background required.

Social media and website management (periodic updates to pages)
Designers for event signage, emails, and web (as needed for events)
Photographers and videographers to document events
Writers/Journalists to craft compelling articles and stories (ongoing as needed)

When signing up, please note your skill and/or preferred work (for example, social media).

FAMILY EVENTS TEAM

This team will plan several fun Family Events in throughout the year, such as Movie Night (Fall) and the Family Dance (Spring). The team consists of multiple sub groups that tackle tasks including sponsorships, food, decorations, and entertainment.

This event is further supported by Communication Team. We will recruit additional volunteers via Sign Up Genius to execute planned efforts.

When signing up, please indicate if you have a particular interest (sponsorships, food, decorations, and entertainment).

We need your help (big or small) to help make these a successful event!

"FREE MONEY" FUNDRAISER ORGANIZER

PiE participates in several fundraisers that require little effort from parents but can earn BIG money for PiE, we call them "Free Money" fundraisers. These fundraisers include Box Tops, Amazon Smile, Hannafords Helps Schools, Mabel's Labels and the Healthy Living give back program to name a few.

We are looking for a person, or two, to set up these online programs at the start of the year, periodically communicate to families how they work, and check in with the companies to ensure the programs are working.

Communication includes making sure the PiE site info is up to date and that parents are reminded to participate in programs. These are established programs but there is room to add new ones and grow their overall contribution.

This role requires detailed organization, online work and email communication. It does not require attending meetings.

PiE STUDENT DIRECTORY MANAGERS

This team will create the annual PiE student directory which lists student and parent contact information by class. Families will have the opportunity to opt-in to have their contact informtaion available in this handy resource which is made available free to all families.

This role requires knowledge of google docs and attention to detail. You will also need to coordinate printing the pages and stapling them into books which can be done at school.

The Directory is a program we are working to bring back to our wonderful families. We would love your help in connecting families.

BULLETIN BOARD MANAGER

Create fun and informative bulletin boards highlighting the latest PiE or school news. Changes 6-7 times throughout the year with information supplied by the PiE Steering Committee Secretary.
If you are looking for a creative outlet and like to be in the know, this job is for you!

CVSD OUTDOOR COMMITTEE

This is a new, constantly-evolving committee. The goal is to work to maximize the amazing outdoor space we are blessed to have. Especially given our current environment, let's work together to get our kids outside as much as possible!

Contact either the school or the HCS Chair for more information.

GARDEN TEAM

The PiE Garden Team (PGT) maintains a 20+ raised bed garden at HCS. The garden provides a “living classroom” environment that connects students to the natural world. In addition, the garden serves as a small, supplemental source of fresh vegetables to our school’s cafeteria.

Garden Team volunteers are needed to:

Connect the garden to current curriculum
Deepen the garden-to-cafeteria connection
Work with students on garden projects
Help maintain the garden (start seeds, plant, water, weed, harvest, etc)
Help maintain garden equipment (clean and organize shed, clean seed-starting equipment, etc)
Carry out administrative tasks (purchase of supplies, scheduling, record-keeping)

In October, Farm to School month, the garden team will develop an annual plan to support the garden so that it can sustain as a permanent school program.

Hours are flexible: not all volunteers must be “active” at all times of the year. Tasks may be year-round (i.e., planning), season-intensive (i.e., weeding/watering) or one-time events (i.e., Seed and Sample Day, clean-up days).

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

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