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Getting Involved

The school requires that parents volunteer for twenty hours of service to the school each academic year. It is our belief that once parents become involved they will want to do more than twenty hours. Volunteer activities will be as diverse as the professions and vocational backgrounds of our parent constituency. Activities will range from office clerical work to editorial and artistic services; organizing and hosting school events; fundraising; chaperoning field trips and numerous other activities.

Parent Teacher Organization

The role of the Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science Parent Teacher Organization is:

  • To promote positive communications between the administration, the teachers, the parents and the community of the Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science
  • To assist in the improvement and enhancement of the educational facilities of the Academy
  • To provide support to the administration and teachers of the Academy in the implementation of programs to enrich the cultural and social lives of students
  • To be non-profit, non-commercial, non-partisan and non-sectarian
  • To raise and dedicate funding to assist in providing materials, equipment, expertise and experiences to enhance the educational experience of the students of the Academy

For more information or to join the PTO please contact the school at 954-925-6404 or email PTOVicePresident@hollywoodcharter.org. The PTO Bylaws are available here.

2007 - 2008 PTO Officers

President: Frank Pallavicini
1st Vice President: Lisbet Dionizio
2nd Vice President: Theresa Lucotti-Bildik
Treasurer: Abby W. Reiskind
Secretary: Karen Wollard
Parliamentarian: Maria Emma Guarin
Staff Liason: Mila Chesney, Renaissance P.E. Teacher

PTO Meeting dates:

April 16
May 21

All meetings are at 6:00pm in the school dining room.

School Advisory Council

The purpose of the Council is to serve in an advisory capacity, and to provide a forum to facilitate communication among the HAAS parents, teachers, Hollywood community, and administration, as related to school-wide issues, in an atmosphere of due process, cooperation, and trust. The following committees were created in specialized areas that may concern you most. The concerns will be presented to the School Advisory Council and Administration. We value your participation.

For more information or to join the SAC please contact the school at 954-925-6404 or email haas-sac@hollywoodcharter.org. The SAC Bylaws are available here. Meetings are held once a month at 9:00am in the school dining room.

2007 - 2008 SAC Officers

Chair - George Bograkos
Co-Chair - Nadine Charsley
Recording Secretary - Shirley Drought
Corresponding Secretary - Ellie Fleury

Committees

Communication - Lori Wyman Macaulay, Chair
Community Facility Development - Michele Loader, Chair
Middle School Committee - Mary Martin, Chair
Proactive Discipline Plan - Cleopatra Fiorella Chair
Process Management - Nadine Charsley, Chair
Safety & Security - Jennifer Del Borrello, Chair

SAC Meeting dates:

April 16 (changed from April 9)
May 14

All meetings are at 9:00am in the school dining room.

Volunteer Info

Parents are required to volunteer 20 hours per family or prorated to two hours a month if their children are accepted after school has begun. Ten hours of volunteer service should be completed by December 15th. Students whose parents have not completed the 20 hours by May 15th will be placed on the waiting list.

Parents have many opportunities to volunteer their time both at school and at home. Volunteer sign-up sheets will be available at Open House before school starts and during Back to School Night. Other opportunities are announced throughout the school year.

To volunteer in classrooms, please make prior arrangement with the teacher so that instructional time is not lost.

It is suggested that a minimum of 2 hours of volunteer service be spent working on school fundraisers and special activities.

Parents will receive volunteer time for attending workshops and general parent meetings conducted in the school.

Ways You Can Earn Service Hours:

  • Assist in the dining room
  • Assist teachers with bulletin boards, cutting & craft activities
  • Attend PTO meetings, day and evening events
  • Volunteer for field day and/or field trips
  • Purchase items for the classroom or school (aside from general school supplies)

To volunteer or for more information on current volunteer opportunities please contact the school at 954-925-6404.