There are many ways for every ICS parent to get involved and to contribute to the commitment of 30 volunteer hours per family.
Support a PTSA Club
The PTSA sponsors several after-school clubs for students. We provide parent volunteers to help set goals for the clubs, supervise the participating students, organize their activities, chaperone club members at regional events, and manage administrative tasks as needed.
PTSA-sponsored clubs are not the only clubs available to students. The ICS administration sponsors activities such as choir and instrumental music. There also are a wide range of ASB-sponsored clubs with faculty support. PTSA clubs aim to provide students with additional opportunities for extracurricular learning and enrichment. We are always looking for parents to bring their gifts and energy to these clubs as leaders or supporting volunteers.
Join a Committee or Support an Activity
We also need parent volunteers for various PTSA committees, school-sponsored activities, and other operational or administrative tasks.
Advocacy: Attend annual conference virtually in October. Keep up with State level initiatives. Attend legislative assembly as a delegate.
Art Day: Organize the annual Art Day, manage the budget, recruit volunteers, create the schedule, and run the day. This is a school favorite, and it happens on the first day of the second semester.
Carpool: Imports addresses provided by families onto a private ICS Google Map.
Class Liaisons: Collaborate with the PTSA and grade-level parents to organize and support grade-level events..
Clubs (PTSA Sponsored): PTSA sponsored clubs are run by interested parents. If you would like to run a club, please look on the PTSA Clubs page.
DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion): Provides fair and inclusive access to ICS programs, resources, and services. Fosters and maintains a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for students and the greater ICS community.
Education Outside the Classroom: Camp and Focus Week.
Emergency Preparedness: Ensures the school's emergency supplies and plans are up to date.
Financial Review: Audits the PTSA accounting in July or August.
Focus Week Overview: Focus Week is a core part of the ICS curriculum, offering experiences beyond the classroom. Planning begins right after winter break.
Process: Teachers submit requests for support, specifying the help they need, such as chaperones, transportation logistics, or senior trip assistance (e.g., arranging drivers or buying food). The specific needs vary each year, as Focus Week experiences change.
Coordination: The co-chair matches teacher requests with parent volunteers whose children are participating in that experience. Volunteers are recruited and coordinated to meet each teacher’s needs, ensuring parents are involved in trips relevant to their own children.
Grants: Review and make decisions about student and teacher requests for monetary grants paid from the PTSA budget. The main work occurs during September – January.
Health Room: Aims to enhance the overall health and welfare of students by providing a helping hand to the school nurse.
Information Night: Provide support to the ICS administration to execute the annual information night for prospective ICS students and parents.
International Partnerships: Works with staff lead at their request to create cultural opportunities for our school.
Lunchroom Support: Help direct students, serve food, and clean up during lunch hour.
Matching Funds Administrator: Ensure that all matching funds to the ICS PTSA are properly accounted for and passed on to the PTSA treasurers.
Membership (PTSA): Uploads all the members of the PTSA into Member planet and pays the dues.
New Family Picnic: This is a super fun way to welcome new families and students to ICS. This event occurs in late August.
Newsletter: Edit and produce weekly newsletter.
Parking: Help with traffic flow in the parking lot at the start of the school year and at other school events as needed.
Prep Day: Manages the annual school registration day in August. The main work for this activity occurs during May to August.
PSAT/SAT Coordination: Arrange for a class to occur for Sophomores and Juniors to prepare for the PSAT/SAT. These usually run at ICS in the Spring.
Reflections: Work with the WSPTSA to coordinate our schools involvement in Reflections. The workflow is from September to December.
Senior Activities: Organize all events and activities relating to graduation, traditions, activity night, and Senior Art Day Activity. Coordinates volunteers.
Senior Scholarships: Promotes Senior Scholarship availability, collects the applications, ensures they are read by non-ICS volunteers and then manages the awarding of the winners.
Site Maintenance Interior (legion of broom): Organizes interior clean-up work parties throughout the school year.
Site Maintenance Exterior/Outdoor Clean-up: Organizes exterior clean-up work parties throughout the school year.
Spirit Wear: Reach out to our vendor and arrange for samples to display at Prep Day. Coordinate with the Administration if staff will need logo wear. Order the 6th grade PE shirts. This role begins work in May and runs through September.
Social Media: Manage the PTSA Instagram and FB news feeds.
Staff Appreciation: Coordinate the monthly lunch potluck, including the fun of making theme-based menus. Organize monthly snacks. Arrange daily food for Staff Appreciation week in the Spring.
Sustainability: Represent ICS at LWPTSA meetings for sustainability initiatives.
Volunteer Coordinators: Oversee volunteering at ICS, including helping match ICS parents with desired volunteer activities.
Website (PTSA): This person would maintain the website so that it remains current and relevant.
Join a Committee or Support an Activity
- PTSA Board - Member at Large:
- Leads by example by actively participating in PTSA events and encouraging others to engage with the PTSA.
- PTSA Board Nominations:
- Recruits and interviews potential candidates for annual ICS PTSA board elections.