RSAR Mission and Goals Statement

1)  We, the PTSA, support the National PTSA mission and RSAR PTSA vision and goals, and we will work together as partners.
 
National Mission:  The overall purpose of PTA is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
 
RSAR PTSA Mission:  We will strive to enrich the education and community environment by supporting the health, welfare, and education of the students at Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning.
 
Goals:
To obtain 100% membership.
To raise funds through parent contributions.
To support enrichment programs, school events or activities, school clubs that benefit all students.
To provide volunteer support for the school.
To welcome the RSAR community (teachers, parents, and students) by encouraging involvement at any level.
To make meaningful connections with EHS, local businesses, the city of Sammamish, and other organizations in our community
To exercise the foresight to plan for the future.
To increase awareness of programs and resources provided.
 
2)   We, the PTSA, want to partner closely with RSAR Teachers, the RSAR staff, and Eastlake staff representative, so we are in sync.
 
Goals:
To have RSAR staff representation at some of our board meetings so we know the needs and pulse of the school and vice versa.
To have RSAR staff at our General Membership meetings.  We currently have 3 per year.
To have Eastlake staff attend the first General Membership Meeting – introductions as Principal/Assoc. Principal and meet/greet parents at the beginning of the year.
To have the Head Teacher attend the first General Membership Meeting and share the organizational structure of our school and roles of Administrator, Head Teacher, Principal, support staff like counselors, nurse, psychologist(?), etc. so parents know where to turn.
To have Administrator attend the first General Membership Meeting to introduce and welcome parents.
 
3)   We, the PTSA, are putting into place a clearly defined grant request process (one-time and recurring) which will be available for staff, parents, and students.
 
The process will define how to submit requests.
The board will appoint a committee to manage it as necessary.
The new process will enhance fiscal responsibility and enable financial support to the school and community.
We will present the new process at the first General Membership Meeting.
 
4)   We, the PTSA, will emphasize outreach and thereby build awareness of our role and what we do to support the RSAR community. 
 
The intent is to have the community better understand what, how, why and when the PTSA spends the resources and funds.