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Bret Harte Volunteer Sign-Up List

Please join The Community Club in supporting our youth by becoming involved as a Bret Harte parent volunteer. Bret Harte Middle School and The Community Club (your Home and School Club) are committed to providing a Positive School Climate for our youth. Studies show us that parental support and involvement are key elements in academic success for our youth. Your involvement demonstrates that you value the time and effort your student gives to their school activities. The following volunteer opportunities offer flexible, interesting and fun ways to contribute to the Positive School Climate at Bret Harte. Students and staff will greatly appreciate your gift of time and/or talent during the coming school year.

Simply check the positions you are interested in and submit this form at your earliest convenience. We will add your name and interests to our volunteer database. If by October 2006 you have not been contacted by the activity/event coordinator for the activity you have signed up for, please email CCVolunteers0708@BretHarte.net so that we can put you in touch with the right activity coordinator.

My Name
Email Address
Home Phone
Contact Preference	email   phone
I (will) have Bret Harte students in grade(s)	6th grade  7th grade  8th grade
Student Name(s)

Please list any special talents, services or materials you might be able to provide (e.g.: computer skills; building materials; field trip to your place of work; surplus material and/or equipment from your work):

Teacher/Student Needs
	MENTOR Mentor a student (lend an ear, befriend a student) one or more hours per week (training provided)
	TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Volunteers and faculty focused on Bret Harte’s technology future. Areas include: technology in curriculum; technology support; inventory maintenance; and, student activities.
	BILINGUAL SERVICES Help strengthen the link between home and school with families not fluent in English. Spanish Chinese Korean Other
	HOSPITALITY Refreshments – provide baked goods/fruit/vegetables Staff Appreciation – monthly refreshments to show our appreciation Honors Events – Help serve refreshments during Fall and Spring Honor receptions, 8th grade Awards Night Help with folding up chairs after events Student Appreciation – lunchtime event
	TEACHER ASSISTANTS Could include grading papers and working with small groups.
	AFTER SCHOOL HOMEWORK CENTER Individual student assistance and tutoring in small group situations. Math Other
	LEADERSHIP Work with students, administrators, and faculty in these areas Staff Appreciation Drug Awareness Cornerstone Kids Student Body (ASB) Cultural Diverstiy Conflict Management
Activities
	SNAC (Student Nutrition Advisory Committee) Help sell healthy foods in Student Store (during 15 minute snack break) and/or at Lunch Cart (during lunch period) one day per week.
	MAGAZINE DRIVE (Fall) Help with checking, orders and counting money
	BRONCO NIGHT CHAPERONE Volunteer for one or more Friday evenings (Dates TBA)
	BRONCO NIGHT TICKET SELLER Sell tickets during lunch and after school
	BOOSTER CLUB The Booster Club works to support intermurals, sports and interest clubs Broncothon (Spring) A day of planned sports and special interests; fundraiser for extracurricular clubs. Help with planning, organizing, and supervising the event
	OPEN HOUSE/CULTURAL FAIRE (Spring) Help with exhibits and entertainment
	PROMOTION ACTIVITIES Help plan and organize promotion activities. Planning begins in Jan. Parents of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students are needed. Decorations Class Gift Food Clean-Up
	ASIAN PARENT LINK Promoting participation of Asian parents in school-wide activities Country Representative Help with Asian country booths in Cultural Faire Translation/Typing of Asian languages Annual Asian cuisine lunch for Staff Other
	PROJECT CORNERSTONE Be involved in activities on/off campus that help kids grow into healthy, competent and caring adults. (40 Developmental Asset Framework)
	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE Planning and maintaining the emergency needs of the school community
	PUBLICITY Promote school events to parents, students, and community via Harte Headlines, website and other media
	SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL A group of administrators, teachers, and parents update the school plan, and budget state funding to benefit Bret Harte
	SELAC Parents of Limited English Proficiency students to assist committee in ways to improve educational program
	SPORTS CLUB-COACH/ASSISTANT Coach for one of our sports clubs
	SPORTS ACTIVITIES Adults needed for score keeping, time keeping, selling tickets/candy. Help with posters or organizing half-time activities
	LUNCH SPORTS INTERMURALS Help coach or referee lunchtime sports intermurals
	SPECIAL INTEREST CLUBS Help with “lunchtime games room,” photo club, robotics. Organize a club in your area of expertise
Misc. School Support
	YEARBOOK Help with production, sales, and distribution
	HISTORIAN Take pictures or videos and work with students to document our school year.
	A/V ELECTRONICS EXPERT Help run and upgrade our speaker and lighting system for the stage
	ASSOCIATE STUDENT BODY Help out with student government, planning noon activities and rallies
	SCHOOL SITE IMPROVEMENT Help with improving the campus landscaping Flower Beds Quad
	SCHOOL PICTURES Assist photographers in lining up students for photos
	PHOTOCOPYING Making copies for teachers and staff a few hours each week
	ON-CALL HELP Volunteer for miscellaneous, unforeseen small tasks on an as-needed basis
	MISC. OFFICE HELP Office relief; answer phones; bulk mailings; enter computer data
	LIBRARY AIDES Check out, shelve, process, and inventory books. Help with AR testing.
	CALIF. STANDARDIZED TESTING (Spring) Various clerical help needed
	SCHOOL NURSE Help needed lining up students for TB and other tests (Dates TBA)
	TEACHER APPRECIATION: No time to volunteer at school? Become a P.E.S.T.! Join our newly formed group of Parents Encouraging Super Teachers by adopting a staff member to reward with a note of encouragement or a small treat two times per month. Staff will be randomly assigned to volunteers, teacher treat profiles will be provided and ongoing ideas for encouragement will be suggested by the Teacher Appreciation Chair.