Marketing & Social Media

Courtney O'Brien

Lori Paul

Develops marketing, community outreach and social media strategies to educate potential families about FOP. Time commitment: 1 hr/week.

Website

Betty Gay

Maintain and update the website as necessary.  Collaborate with teachers, PAG Executive Committee and other committees.  Time Commitment: 1 hour a month.

Garden

Sarah Ratley

Lead Liaisons work with the teachers to do upkeep on our beautiful gardens.  Also, need support to maintain corporate sponsorships, mowing the lawn in front of Teacher Sarah's classroom and painting benches and tables.  Time commitment can be around 2-3 hours per month.

Spring Production

Crystal Johnson,

Beth Duey

Coordinate and promote a bi-annual musical or dramatic production.  Develop theme, script and set design. Schedule and conduct rehearsals as needed.  Time commitment is from February- May.  Support:  Support the lead as needed with rehearsals, prop making and costume sewing.  Time commitment is approximately 2-3 hours per week during the months of production.

Social

Jessica Elkins

Ann Griffith

Organize social events such as the Welcome Back Picnic and the Farewell Picnic for FOP families to interact and build the FOP community.  Time commitment for lead is approximately 20 hours.  Time commitment for support is around 5-10 hours per school year.

Sunshine

Ruhi Sheikh

Recognize FOP families and staff in times of illness and sorrow.  Mail cards and provide small gestures like cooking a meal or delivering flowers.  Time commitment is year round and number of hours depends from year to year.  Usually no more than 10 hours per year.

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon

Allie Hinkley

Join together with the Fremont School PTO and organize a lunch party for all Fremont teachers.  Organize catering, buy decorations for staff room and deliver the meal to the teachers on the day of the event.  Time commitment is in May for 6 hours.

Tours

Sarah Carleo

Amy Sensney

Schedule and lead site tours for prospective families.  Participate in local Kindergarten information events.  Time Commitment is December- February for a total of 20-25.

6th Grade Farewell Ceremony

Chair needed

Works with Upper Department teachers to organize this event which is on the last day of school.  Helps to buy decorations and food.  Upper Department classrooms are decorated the day before the event and food is purchased on the day of the event.  This is coordinated by 5th grade parents.  Time commitment is around 5-10 hours. 

Bulletin Boards

Justin Souza

Dana Koster

Keep up FOP bulletin board in our school hallway with phots from field trips, events and student artwork.  Time commitment is around 10-15 hours per school year.

Celebration of Lights

Ashley Thompson

Organize participation in the City of Modesto's Celebration of Lights parade in December.  This committee will build a float and participate in the parade.  Lots of help is needed to build the float, usually the day before the event.  Time commitment for leads is? 

Directory

Allie Hinkley

Compile and create an annual directory of FOP families at the beginning of every school year. Use class lists to verify previous year's contact information and to add new families.  Time Commitment is 25 hours.

Elections

Michelle Moreno

Oversee PAG Executive committee elections by seeking nominations from the general membership.  Election process starts in February and concludes in April.  Time Commitment is approximately 8 hours per school year.

Finance

Paul Hardy

Assist the PAG treasurer to help promote and collect our Open Plan fund drive.  Time Commitment is around 10-15 hours throughout the school year. 

FOP biennial Fundraiser

Silvie Orlando and Brian Ferdinand

Event Director- Organize a school wide fundraiser, every other year, to raise funds for a specific need within FOP.  Create event night theme and establish and collaborate with all crew leads.  Crew leads- obtain permits, graphic design, ad sales/event program, printing, decorations, photo booth, food, beverage and dessert coordinators, entertainment, ticket sales, silent auction, outside donation solicitations, cashiers and clean up. Time Commitment 2-3 hours per day for 3-4 months.  Event is usually in March.

Fundraiser

Allie Hinkley

Organize and process two fundraisers per year.  FOP families can use the money that they make to go towards paying for their fund drive. Collaborates with the PAG Treasurer.  Time Commitment is setting up one fundraiser in the fall and one in the spring or both in the fall for a total of 15 hours per school year.

Maintenance

Tony Carleo

Upkeep FOP grounds like the stage, backpack hooks, sprinkler system etc.  The lead needs to communicate with teachers and look for projects that need updated.  Time commitment is around 20 hours per school year.

Memory Books

Upper:
Eppie Chung-Leamy

Middle:
Ashley Rosemire

Primary: 

Rachel West

Kinder:

Tricia Sullivan

Leads- Collaborate with teachers to coordinate, promote and create an annual department memory book. Collect and organize photos, do the book layout and set up printing.  Teachers will collect student work.  Time Commitment is 3-4 hours per month.  

Memory Book Photographers

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Work with the memory book lead and teachers to photograph special events and classroom photos.

Memory Book Support

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Help put the books together and assist the lead as needed. Time Commitment is 5-10 hours the last 1-2 weeks of school.

Mini Courses

Emily Malsam

Mercedes Tapia

Plan a half day mini course for our FOP students.  Solicit parents to run the courses, place students in the course and make room arrangements.  Time Commitment is 15-20 for lead and 4-6 for support in either April or May.

Musicians

Jennifer Sanchez

Perform at the annual Peace Assembly and Theater Production as needed.  Time commitment is 5-10 hours per year.

T-Shirts

Lori Paul

Promote and coordinate sales of Open Plan logo t-shirts and other items.  Time commitment is 15+ hours, twice a 

Tie-Dye Newsletter

Lori Paul

Produce our weekly Tie-Dye newsletter for the Tuesday folder that outlines upcoming events, important dates and information.  This information is collected from teachers and parents for publication.  Time Commitment is 2 hours per week.

​Fall Walk

Marie Price

Andrea Doud

Fall Walk Committee is responsible for planning the Fall Walk, which is a school wide field trip held in the Fall of each year. Planning for the event begins in the Spring of the previous school year. The committee is responsible for selecting a location and date as well as providing learning stations. This may involve reaching out to members of the community as well as past or present FOP parents. In addition, the committee is responsible for implementation and organization of all plans the day of the event.