Volunteer

Crest View Elementary Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers play an essential role in the success of our school community.  Below is a list of many of the opportunities at Crest View.  Volunteer needs are frequently added or changed, so we encourage you to check with your child's classroom teacher, the Cougar newsletter or the school website for additional chances to help.  Some of the programs that make Crest View unique were started by parents.   If you have a special talent or a program idea, please talk to your child’s teacher or the ROCV or SAC chairs.

Volunteer Screenings Required

Name	Description	Commitment	Location	Contact
Classroom Support
Classroom Volunteer	Can include assisting with math, literacy, computer, science, Friday folders, etc.	Varies; Usually once a week	Your child’s classroom	Your child’s teacher (this is often set up during parent orientation)
Room Parents	Coordinate classroom celebrations, activities, and communications in your child's classroom.	To be available throughout the school year.  Often classes will have more than one room parent.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone	Your child's teacher
Academic Support
After School Enrichment	Plan, organize and assist with the running of after school programs such as art, cooking, yoga, chess club, book clubs, and others. Can be ongoing classes or one-time events.	Varies	Crest View, e-mail, telephone	Gini Esparza – Family Resource Schools Bailey-esparzav@bouldercolorado.gov 303-441-4002
Classroom Spanish Language Assistance	Work with math groups or other small academic groups.	Depends on classroom teachers’ schedules and needs.  Some Spanish or experience with English Language Learners necessary.	Crest View	Your child's teacher or the office.

Name	Description	Commitment	Location	Contact
Computer Club	Lead an after school computer club for students	Once a week, usually 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. for grades 3- 5. Some computer experience helpful (Windows XP).	Crest View Computer Lab	Gini Esparza – Family Resource Schools Bailey-esparzav@bouldercolorado.gov 303-441-4002
Creative Arts Coordinator	Coordinate educational enrichment programs, which feature guest authors, artists, or performers typically scheduled during school hours, often in an assembly format. These are curriculum-extending activities.	Volunteers needed to coordinate and promote events.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone	ROCV - Creative Arts Chair Needed
Destination Imagination	D.I.  encourages creativity, teamwork, and problem solving as students solve mind-bending Challenges.  Teams need to think on their feet, work together, and devise original solutions that satisfy the requirements of the Challenges.  Students present their solutions to Appraisers in the Boulder County Regional Tournament and/or the State Tournament.	Volunteer Team Managers meet with teams weekly through March or April and accompany their teams to tournaments. Crest View only participates when volunteers are available to manage teams.  K-5 eligible to create teams.	Crest View or home	Parent Coordinator Needed (email judith.bock@bvsd.org or marcia.garcea@bvsd.org if interested in being the coordinator or managing a team)

Name	Description	Commitment	Location	Contact
Junior Great Books	Reading program designed to teach critical thinking skills and reading comprehension through in-depth discussions of high-quality literature.	Attend a facilitator training program and then lead six, weekly one-hour discussions about a series of short stories with a small group of students.	Crest View	Timolyn Esson timolynesson@hotmail.com
Literacy Volunteers	Read with children individually and/or in small groups.  Help upper grade students edit their own writing.  Other literacy-related activities as directed by teacher.	Depends on classroom teachers' schedules and needs.  Usually once a week for 30 to 60 minutes.	Crest View	Mary Ann Davis maryann.davis@comcast.net
Math Challenge	Assist or lead activities for children who express high interest and ability in math.	Usually offered after school one day a week for six to eight weeks, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. for grades 3 & 4 (In other grades, speak with your child’s teacher)	Crest View	Mark Bauer mark.bauer@bvsd.org or your child’s teacher
Science Fair	Students conduct science experiments at home or school and present results to interviewers, other students, and the public. Open to all grades. Participation required for 4th and 5th graders.	Assist with data entry and printing of project labels in the weeks leading up to the fair.  Help with set up and labeling the day before and the evening of the fair.  Help clean up. Fair is held in mid-April.	Crest View Gymnasium and hallways.  Database work.	Judith Bock judith.bock@bvsd.org   Marcia Garcea marcia.garcea@bvsd.org
General School Support
Name	Description	Commitment	Location	Contact
Art Room Volunteers	Display and remove student art exhibits in the hallways, assist our art teacher with materials preparation, lesson assistance, and clean up.	Once a week or more as it fits your schedule	Crest View Art Studio and throughout building	Wendy Rochman, Art Teacher  wendy.rochman@bvsd.org
Conflict Resolution	Assist committee with activities to promote peaceful homes/peaceful schools.	Varies	Crest View, at home, or in community	Jeri Eurich          jeri.eurich@bvsd.org
Directory	Yearly student/parent contact information book.	Collect student contact information; format in Excel; print and distribute to students.	Crest View and computer work at home	Diane Rieck         dianerieck1@cs.com
Freiker	Program to promote alternative transportation by tracking bike riders’ and walkers’ trips to school. Prizes awarded at the end of the year.	Varies	Crest View	Nina Endler                 nina@endler.org
Garden To Table	On-site vegetable gardens for students to plant and harvest fresh vegetables for educational and nutritional education.	Plant, maintain, and harvest foods from our on-site garden beds.  Assist in giving food preparation and nutrition lessons to students throughout the calendar year.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone	Rise Keller                  rise@pilkin.com Jane Reagan thereagansinboulder@yahoo.com Tracy Halgren   thalgren@earthlink.net David Mohseni
Health room	Assist in the health room.	Times when students are in attendance that fit your schedule.  First Aid training provided.	Crest View	Crest View Office/Health Room
Name	Description	Commitment	Location	Contact
Hearing/Vision Screening	Assist with student screening for vision and hearing	Approx. 2 hours in the fall	Crest View	Crest View Office/Health Room
Kindergarten Enrollment	Promote kindergarten enrollment by posting signs, distributing information to local schools and assisting with kindergarten orientation night.		Crest View, local area	Louise in front office louise.bates@bvsd.org
Library Volunteers	Help our librarian with a variety of tasks, including shelving books and clerical duties.	Once a week or more as it fits your schedule.	Crest View Library
P.E. Volunteers	Help set up and take down equipment, assist with lessons and activities.	Once a week or more as it fits your schedule.	Crest View Gymnasium	Anne Spalding, P.E. teacher
Welcoming of New Families	Assist parents new to Crest View in learning about the programs, social events, and volunteer opportunities at our school.	Volunteers needed throughout the school year to make contact with new families. Need Spanish speakers.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone	Amy Carpenter (ROCV)amyjcarp@msn.com   Mary Ann Pyle (SIT)maryannpyle@prodigy.net
School Grounds Beautification	Participate in seasonal maintenance of the Crest View landscaping,	Volunteers needed throughout the year to help maintain school grounds.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone	Diane Rieck dianerieck1@cs.com
Sensory Basket Volunteers	Help organize, coordinate, and maintain sets of items available in classrooms to help keep students focused (wedges, balls, etc.)	Varies	Crest View and at home	Anne Spalding, P.E. teacher
School Photos	Help organize students for photos (individual & class)	One day in September and one day in the Spring.	Crest View	Marian Mead marianmead@aol.com
Name	Description	Commitment	Location	Contact
School Website	Share in creating and updating content on the school's website.	Training on BVSD web platform provided.	From home	Elizabeth Koehler koehler.elizabeth@gmail.com Pamela Bondurant bondy100@gmail.com
Yearbook	Yearly pictorial publication of each grade level and student activities.	Coordinate pictures of each grade level throughout the year and coordinate with vendor.	Crest View, local area	Peggy Hoge     cheenie@aol.com
All School Events
Back To School Picnic	Annual school-wide event to celebrate the start of the school year. Families bring a picnic dinner and participate in the evening’s events.	Committee forms at the start of the school year and plans the event. Volunteers needed to run activities like the bicycle obstacle course, cakewalk and various other games.	Crest View grounds	ROCV - Picnic Chair Needed
Fiesta Dinner	All school celebration of spring and community. Dinner is provided for a small fee in the cafeteria.	Committee forms a month prior to the event. Volunteers needed to decorate, set-up, food service and clean up of the event.	Crest View	ROCV - Fiesta Dinner Chair Needed
Sock Hop	Annual school-wide event held simultaneous to the Silent Auction in March.  Includes dinner and treats in the cafeteria and DJ music and dance in the gymnasium.	Committee forms in January and runs through the event in early March. Volunteers needed to create marketing materials, set-up, food service and clean-up of event.	Crest View	ROCV - Beanie Brady & Jessica Booze
Name	Description	Commitment	Location	Contact
Talent Show	Open to all 3rd-5th graders who have a talent to present on stage.  Held at Centennial Middle School in late April or early May.	Committee forms a month prior to the event. Volunteers needed to help coach, direct, and stage the event.	Centennial Middle School	Karen Kehn     karen.kehn@oracle.com
Fundraising
Cougar Cash	Annual fundraising drive where monetary pledges are solicited directly from Crest View families.	Committee forms in August and runs through November. Volunteers needed to promote and drive campaign.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone, local community	Denise Sparks Denise.sparks@comcast.net                   Nicole Bennett-Smith
Payback Books	Annual fundraiser where coupon books, good for discounts at local businesses, are sold to the school community.	Work with local vendor to order, promote and distribute books in the Fall.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone, local community	Kathy Laughlin kjlaughlin@comcast.net
ROCV Fundraising Outreach	Explore and coordinate turnkey fundraising opportunities in the local community and beyond.	Volunteers needed for current accounts including eScript, Box Top for Education and Whole Foods Meal Night.  Also, write grants to procure funds from outside source to fund ROCV sponsored programs. Some classes on this topic are available.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone, local community	Kathy Laughlin kjlaughlin@comcast.net
Scholastic & Used Book Fairs	Fundraising from the sale of new, half-price and used book fairs held in the library throughout the year.	Volunteers are needed to help set-up, checkout, and dissemble the event.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone, local community	Mary Beth Appel    mb@appelmail.com
Name	Description	Commitment	Location	Contact
School Supplies	Annual fundraising event to provide grade specific school supply kits as an option to families.	Assist with orders at the end of the school year for the next year and distribution at the start of  school.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone, local community	Clare Orock
Silent Auction	Annual fundraiser where goods & services are solicited from parents, teachers, staff and the community and then sold to the highest bidder at the event.	Committee forms in November and runs through the event in early March.  Volunteers needed to solicit items, data entry and printing of catalog and set-up, check-out and clean-up at the event.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone, local community	Heidi Dormondy Barr Hogen
Leadership Organizations
Reach Out Crest View (ROCV ) (Crest View’s PTA equivalent)	A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization chartered to raise funds to support academic enrichment, scholarship needs and capital improvements, provide activities and events to develop and strengthen the school community, and sponsor periodic forums and events for parent education on issues related to elementary education and children.	Open to all members of the school community.  Volunteers participate in parent-driven committees, programs, meetings, events and fundraisers throughout the year.	General ROCV meetings are held the second Monday of the month at Crest View alternating afternoon (1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.) and evening (7-8 p.m.) meetings in the library.  Specific dates and times are posted in Cougar newsletter.	Julie Pielke, Co-Chair juliepielke@gmail.com   MaryAnn Pyle, Co-Chair maryannpyle@me.com

Name	Description	Commitment	Location	Contact
ROCV Executive Committee	The executive committee drives ROVC’s $85k annual budget, activities and grant requests.  Positions include: Co-chairs, Treasurer, and Secretary. Positions are voted-in every Spring.	Bi-monthly executive committee meetings as needed, monthly ROCV meetings. Two-year commitment requested.	Crest View, e-mail, telephone	Julie Pielke, Co-chair juliepielke@gmail.com   MaryAnn Pyle maryannpyle@me.com Becky Harris, Treasurer Kristy Westnedge, Secretary
School Improvement Team (SIT)	The School Improvement Team focuses on academic and climate goals set forth at the beginning of each school year.  SIT committees are funded by ROCV.	SIT meets once a month.  Committee work is ongoing.  Volunteers and staff participate in committees, programs, and meetings throughout the year.	Crest View (DAC, DPC, and SEAC members also attend monthly District meetings)	Ned Levine, Principal ned.levine@bvsd.org   Stacey Zis Jacqui Straffon Committee Chairs: ·   Conflict Resolution:  Jeri Eurich & Anne Spalding (staff) ·   Jr. Great Books:  Timolyn Esson & Mary Ann Pyle (parents) ·   Multi-Cultural:  Claudia Logerquist (staff) ·   Science:  Erin Shea-Bower (staff) ·   Student Council:  Mark Bauer & Cindy Monnet (staff) ·   Talented and Gifted:  Judith Bock & Marcia Garcea (staff) ·   Technology:  Magi Evans (staff) ·   District Accountability Committee (DAC) Member:  Lane Horning (parent) ·   District Parent Council (DPC) Member:  Stacey Zis (parent) ·   Special Education Advisory Council:  Jenny Evarts (parent)