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We are the families of RSAR. Our mission is to make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. With such a small school and so many opportunities to enhance our children's education, we look to our PTSA and school community for support in many ways.
Why Support Renaissance School PTSA?
When the Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning needs help, it asks the Renaissance School PTSA.
For what? In past years, for example, we have contributed to funding camp, bringing traveling exhibits to the classroom, subsidizing performance costs, providing stipends to teachers handling extensive extra-curricular responsibilities, hosting BBQs and family events, funding field trips (both school-wide and by grade, variously dance or theater performances, museums, natural history or environmental education), and so on. This year, we have allocations to support those and other programs, including:
- Musical theater production in early May (show chosen by student vote).
- Writers in the Schools (WITS) program, in which working authors teach and mentor students through weekly, in-person sessions.
- Northwest Art Project, in which art from world-class artists (last year’s artwork included pieces by Dale Chihuly, Mark Tobey, Jacob Lawrence) is displayed in the classroom, with PTSA volunteer docents sharing artist biographies, providing context for the work, then leading students in art projects inspired by displayed pieces; plus
- Teacher materials, teacher trainings, art supplies, campus beautification, student assistance fund, and costs of storage for performing arts supplies (sets, costumes, equipment, props, etc.).
The RSPTSA, in turn, depends on you.
LWSD Choice middle schools were established with the understanding that they would need an especially engaged and supportive community of families to be successful. With this design in mind, all Choice schools ask for a commitment from families that includes both financial and service components. At Renaissance, these commitments take the form of a minimum $250 family contribution and a minimum 25 volunteer hours per year. By virtue of our PTSA being a 501(c)(3) organization, contributions are typically deductible. By directly asking for the $250 family contributions, the Renaissance School PTSA is able to avoid ongoing fundraising efforts throughout the year.
We certainly recognize that not every family, every year, has the means to meet this financial commitment, so the PTSA budget assumes only that most families will pay. This makes every dollar donated to the PTSA important.
If your family lacks the resources to fulfill the family contribution, we can waive that level commitment, and you may contribute any amount within your budget. Please reach out to Kate at president@rsarptsa.org, Martha at mdaman@lwsd.org, or your student's guild teacher.
Although joining the PTSA isn’t a large source of fundraising, it is an indicator of commitment to your child’s education and to providing them with an enriched experience at Renaissance. By joining the PTSA, you have voice and vote in setting priorities and determining how resources are used to support students and Renaissance. There is no added expectation for volunteer service beyond the minimum 25 hours (or donation in lieu) that all families should meet. Please consider joining the Renaissance School PTSA to have a voice at meetings and a vote on its decisions.
Executive Board 2024-2025
Co-President: Kate Thibodeau; OPEN president@rsarptsa.org
Secretary: Tracy Groves secretary@rsarptsa.org
Treasurer: Mary Quan treasurer@rsarptsa.org
Co-VP, Membership: Sueriya Pasupathy VPMembership@rsarptsa.org
Co-VP, Events: Sharon Mason VPEvents@rsarptsa.org
Note that we have an open position of Co-President for next year. If you would like to self-nominate to join forces with experienced, returning Co-President Kate Thibodeau, please contact Kate and Tracy at the email addresses above!
PTSA DOCUMENTS
Documents are included below. If you have any other questions or information requests (agendas, meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, etc.) please email secretary@rsarptsa.org.
- Standing Rules as approved on October 17, 2023
- Approved budget for 2024-2025 (fiscal year 2025) (approved May 21, 2024)
2024-2025 meetings
Monthly Board Meetings (6:30-8pm via TEAMS):
Scheduled PTSA board member meetings:
September 10
October 1
November 5
December 10
January 7
February 4
March 4
April 1
May 6
June 3 (if needed)
General Membership Meetings (6:30-8pm via TEAMS)
Click on each date for agenda, supporting documents and meeting notes
PTSA Forms
Executive Board 2023-2024
Co-Presidents: Mitchell Almaguer-Bay & Kate Thibodeau president@rsarptsa.org
Secretary: Tracy Groves secretary@rsarptsa.org
Treasurer: Irina Fedorova treasurer@rsarptsa.org
Co-VP, Membership: Megan Selitrennikoff VPMembership@rsarptsa.org
Co-VP, Events: Sharon Mason VPEvents@rsarptsa.org
