Board Advisory Committees: Membership Application Information
Last updated: March 2013
Thank you for your interest in Park Day’s Board Advisory Committees
Board Advisory Committees aim to draw a diverse complement of people who are skilled,
committed and hardworking members from the Park Day School community and beyond. The
committees serve the school by bringing together the diverse perspectives, backgrounds,
professional and personal skills, effort and experiences of a group of individuals who can work
as a team. We encourage members to serve for at least two years, but a one-year term is possible.
Committee service generally entails attending meetings (usually monthly) and giving 1-5 hours
per month in follow-up work. All applicants to Board Committees are greatly appreciated. We
hope that this information makes it easier for you to contribute to Park.
Timeline
Applications may be submitted at any time during the year, however, the priority is to build the
committees in the spring for the upcoming year.
 February/March: Outreach; those interested submit their application
 April/May: decisions are made as to committee composition
 May/June: New members are provided with orientation.
 August/September: Committees start their work
Process
To express interest in a Board Advisory Committee, please take the following steps:
1. Fill out the nominations form, which can be provided by the Board Chair and Cathy Shields,
or accessed online at: http://www.parkdayschool.org/domain/20 .
2. Email the form to the Board Chair at: board.chair@parkdayschool.org AND to the Head of
School’s assistant at siobhan.cassidy@parkdayschool.org .
3. Receipt of your application will be confirmed within one week.
4. The Board’s Committee Chairs (who lead the committees), the Board Chair, and the Head
of School will review applicants and make determinations
5. You should hear from the Board Chair or Committee Chair within one month. If your
application does not fit the needs of the committee of interest, you will be provided with
ideas of places where the school needs help that may be a better fit.
6. When you join a committee, you sign a non-binding agreement outlining the mutual
expectations of committee service. Your signature indicates that you hold a common
understanding and support of the roles and methods that ensure committees run smoothly
and constructively in the best interest of the school and with regard for the committee
chairs’ duties.
7. You will be provided with orientation, usually in the May proceeding your term.
8. Welcome! Have fun, get to know other great parents, work hard, and thank you!
Board Advisory Committees: Skills, Knowledge, Training, Experience
Last updated: March 2013
Most of Park Day’s Board Advisory Committees need members with general and specific
professional skills, including but not limited to the following. We also recognize that at
times, more than any other skill set, a positive outlook, a spirit of engagement, and a
willingness to show up are all that is needed!
General Skills / Experience with:
 Positive Communication
 Collaboration and Teamwork
 Cultural Competency, Equity, Inclusion
Specific Skills, Knowledge, Training, Experience, by Committee / Team
Assessment/Accreditation: Quantitative and/or qualitative evaluation design and analysis,
reporting; ethics; school or other institutional accreditation processes
Budget and Finance: Non-profit, business or financial management and/or analysis; financing
and/or refinancing; budget development, oversight, analysis; collective decision-making
Development & Communication: Development, fundraising, events planning, marketing,
writing, communication, web-design, management, film/video production
Governance: Non-profit or business governance, stewardship, management; law; organizational
development; human resources
Master Planning: Master plan development; architecture; landscaping; landscape architecture
Organizational Effectiveness: Organizational development; human resources; strategic
planning; training
Outreach, Admissions and Recruitment (OAR): Admissions; outreach; communications; data
management; sales
Innovation Team*: Design, maker, hacker; architecture; engineering; environmental
sustainability; homesteading; active transportation; programming; robotics; curriculum
development; grant-writing
Tech Team*: Database/information systems design, management, strategic planning; blended
learning; online curricula; hardware; software
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Board Teams are ad hoc and may not be active or bringing on new members in a routine way
Board Advisory Committees: Membership Application
Last Updated November, 2012
Email to board.chair@parkdayschool.org and Siobhan.cassidy@parkdayschool.org
Please indicate the Academic Year you are interested in starting: ____
Please indicate which committee(s) you are interested in:
___ Assessment/Accreditation
___ Budget and Finance
___ Development & Communication
___ Governance
___ Innovation Team
___ Master Planning
___ Organizational Effectiveness
___ Outreach, Admissions and Recruitment
___Tech Team
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
Email: ________________________________ Phone: ______________________
What is your connection to the Park Day School Community? (check all that apply)
___ Parent/Guardian of student
___ Extended family
___ Broader Community Member
___ Alumni
___ Other: ____________________
Feel free to use a separate page to respond to the following questions:
Please describe why you are interested in serving on the committee(s) you indicated:
Please list the particular skills, knowledge, training, experience you can bring:
What other volunteer work have you done at Park Day, or do currently?
Would you be able to commit 5-6 hours a month to committee work? If not, how much
time could you commit?
Are day-time or evenings more feasible for meetings? Any day of week or time preference?