Families

Parent Association

The McGillis School's Parent Association (PA) is committed to developing and strengthening the family-school partnership in order to enhance the experience of all McGillis students and to build a strong community. Every parent of a McGillis student is a member of the Parent Association.

Parent Association Executive Board

President: Marlie Kilcrease

President-Elect: Candice Clark

Past President: Stephanie Duffy

Secretary: Amy Looney

Room Rep Coordinator: Bel Akyuz

Volunteer Outreach: KJ Stark

Parent Association Room Representatives

Kindergarten: Tiffany Brown

1^st Grade: Evan Burbidge

2^nd Grade: Whitney Call

3^rd Grade: Jake Barnes

4^th Grade: Kate Giovacchini

5^th Grade: Erin Sullivan

6^th Grade: Kate Reymann

7^th Grade: Jamie Morley

8^th Grade: Sara Hart

The Learning Center: Holly Burrell

Committee Chairs

Brownies in a Bag: Erin Sullivan

Book Fair/Library: Jamie Morley

U of U Football Parking Fundraiser, 7^th Grade: Bruce Johnson

MS Dance Parent Social: Marlie Kilcrease

Faculty/Staff Appreciation: Caroline Kaufman

Volunteer Opportunities

As the link between families and the administration, faculty, and staff at McGillis, the Parent Association (PA) provides many opportunities for parents to volunteer and become involved with the community. There is a wide range of volunteer options available, depending on your time and flexibility, and we hope you will find an opportunity that suits your skills and interests.

During the 2020-2021 school year many of these opportunities will be on hold.

Library Helpers – On Hold

Social Committee – On Hold

Apples & Honey – On Hold

Sukkah Building for the Sukkot Family Potluck – On Hold

Grandfriends Day – On Hold

Brownies-In-A-Bag – On Hold

Friday, December 4

Chair: Erin Sullivan

Description: During this one-day event, students will make homemade brownie mix, which they sell to raise money for the Utah Food Bank. Volunteers will help set up an ingredients assembly line, assist students with compiling the bags of mix, fulfill the brownie mix orders, and deliver the finished product to each classroom.

Commitment: a 2-hour shift or longer, depending on your availability.

McGillis Gala – On Hold

Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day- On Hold

Art Show- On Hold

May TBD

Chair: Dana Powers

Description: Help prepare, set-up, & break down the school Art Show, which will run for the week of May 11.

Commitment: Over the course of a week before the show, volunteers will label and prepare art work for display. Set up takes place in the MAC on May 7, and breakdown will be on May 15. Various shifts and amounts of time will be available, so commitment is flexible.

Book Fair – On Hold

Volunteers At-Large

Quick Links:

Veracross
Parent Portal

Canvas

Parent FAQs

Parent Association Events – Zoom/In-Person

Parent Association events provide a forum for parents to become more involved with the community, through informal social gatherings, as well as administration-led discussions, and educational presentations.

This year we will be combining most of the monthly Coffee Klatch get togethers with PA-sponsored community conversations and speaker presentations, which were formerly called All PA meetings. We have also moved these events to Thursday mornings at 8:30am. The topics for the conversations will be communicated well in advance, if not already, so that you may plan ahead if you would like to attend.