One of the central aspects of the Utah School of Jewish Studies is that it is a parent-participation, or 'coop', program. There are many reasons why parent involvement is crucial for the success of the program:
 

•  When parents observe what their children are doing in school, they are better able to assess the children's interest level, participation, behavior, and progress, and, generally, see whether the program is meeting their needs.

•  When parents are involved, they can better evaluate the teaching quality and curriculum, and provide informed input into improving the program.

•  Parents can learn! Several parents are already taking advantage of our excellent Hebrew language instruction to educate themselves and to be better equipped to help their children learn.

•  By showing interest in their children's education, parents communicate the message that what their children are doing is valuable and important; this will surely translate into genuine enthusiasm and pride on the part of the kids.

Specific duties are as follows:
 

•  One parent needs to be on 'hall duty' to supervise children who may be out of their classrooms, especially for disciplinary reasons, and to ring the bell for change of classes (4:45) and at closing time (6:00).

•  Parents may be called upon for last-minute xeroxing and/or collating of materials; if a trip outside the building is necessary, make sure at least one parent remains 'on duty' at the school.

•  One parent must stay until every child is picked up after school, and make sure the building is left clean*, trash is removed to the dumpster behind the building (on Thursdays only, unless there is excessive trash), windows are closed, all lights are out upstairs and downstairs (unless a church meeting is in session when you leave), and the doors are locked and closed. (Saul and Rafi have keys; get one of them to lock the door when they leave, so that you will only need to close it behind you. Make sure you don't get locked out before everyone else leaves!)

IMPORTANT: You must keep track of your cooping commitment - nobody will be calling to remind you. If, for any reason, you cannot be there as scheduled, get someone to replace you. In an emergency, call Carol (322-3836) or Debbie (364-3856) so that we can make sure that the building is not left unattended. When you coop, please make sure to mark your cooping hours by initialing next to your name, or adding your name in the appropriate space, on the schedule posted outside Room . It is very important (for funding purposes) that we keep an accurate record of volunteer hours. Also, for those who cooped in the Fall, please record on the last page of the posted schedule what your remember (dates, estimated hours volunteered).

Finally, you are encouraged to stay at school and participate even when you are not officially on duty. It will benefit all of us. If you are one of the few people we did not succeed in contacting, or have scheduled fewer than 2 hours per month (our suggested minimum requirement), please call Debbie (364-3856) or Carol (322-3836) and volunteer for some of the less fully covered slots (see schedule below). Thank you all!

The Parent Coop Committee

                          Tuesday               JANUARY             Thursday

6 Jan   Rita Skolnick*  Deborah Ben-Shah  Jeanne Goldstein (a little late)	8 Jan   Melanie Harrow*  Naomi Masuoka
13 Jan   Caryn Komensky*  Rita Skolnick  Debbie Sandack	15 Jan   Jackie Daniels*  Naomi Masuoka
20 Jan   Laurie Joseph*  Rita Skolnick  Christine Fratto - 5:00	22 Jan   Melanie Harrow*  Naomi Masuoka
27 Jan   Ada Mae Crouse* - 5:15  Jennifer Savastano  Rita Skolnick  Robin Rogin	29 Jan   Mary Jane Ciccarello* - 5:30-6  (Yally's classroom)  Mazal Peterson  Naomi Masuoka

 
 
 
 
 
 

                        Tuesday               FEBRUARY            Thursday

3 Feb   Karen Lindau*  Deborah Ben-Shah  Lucille Hesse	5 Feb   Melanie Harrow*  Jonathan Ramras
10 Feb   Ada Mae Crouse* - 5:15  Caryn Komensky  Karen Lindau	12 Feb   Jonathan Ramras*
17 Feb   Karen Lindau*  Laurie Joseph  Lucille Hesse  Jennifer Savastano	19 Feb    Melanie Harrow*  Jonathan Ramras
24 Feb   Ada Mae Crouse* - 5:15  Lucille Hesse  Karen Lindau	26 Feb   Jackie Daniels*  Jonathan Ramras  Mazal Peterson

 

                          Tuesday                 MARCH                Thursday

3 Mar   Deborah Ben-Shah*  Christine Fratto  Debbie Sandack	5 Mar   Melanie Harrow*  Jackie Daniels - 5:00
10 Mar   Caryn Komensky*  Jackie Daniels  Ada Mae Crouse - 5:15	12 Mar   Jackie Daniels* - 5:00  Aaron Fogelson  Kitty Blam - 4:15
17 Mar   Laurie Joseph*  Jackie Daniels  Debbie Sandack  Jennifer Savastano	19 Mar   Melanie Harrow*  Jackie Daniels - 5:00
24 Mar   Ada Mae Crouse* - 5:15  Jackie Daniels  Debbie Sandack	26 Mar   Jackie Daniels* - 5:00  Mazal Peterson
31 Mar   Jackie Daniels*  Jennifer Savastano  Debbie Sandack

 
 
 

                              Tuesday              APRIL               Thursday

	2 April   Melanie Harrow*  Jackie Daniels - 5:00  Mary Jane Ciccarello - 5:00
7,14 April: NO SCHOOL	9,16 April: NO SCHOOL
21 April   Caryn Komensky*  Ada Mae Crouse - 5:15  Jackie Daniels	23 April   Jackie Daniels* - 5:00  Mary Jane Ciccarello - 5:00  Kitty Blam - 4:15
28 April   Laurie Joseph*  Jackie Daniels  Jennifer Savastano	30 April   Melanie Harrow*  Jackie Daniels - 5:00  Mazal Peterson  Mary Jane Ciccarello - 5:00

 
 
 

*This person is designated to stay for closing up unless it is worked out otherwise among coopers

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