Site Council

Everybody is invited to participate!

The governing body of our school, Site Council, is a terrific way to get involved in your child’s school, meet a lot of great people, and really make a difference in our school community! Learn more.

Meetings

Generally every 2nd Tuesday of each month
6:30 to 8:30 p.m., details here. 

Site Council meetings are open meetings. Child care can be provided for in-person meetings if arrangements are made at least one day before the Site Council meeting. To make arrangements, contact the Chair. 

Read Minutes from a Past Site Council Meeting

Governance

The Site Council is the administrative body representing the 501(c)3 organization named Thornton Creek Parent Group. Principal Board positions (Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer) are described in the by-laws.

• Parent group by-laws (31 KB PDF)
• Standing rules (28 KB PDF)

Committees

Committees with voting rights at Site Council are noted with an asterisk.

Communications Committee*

• Maintains the Thornton Creek website.
• Produces the Thornton Creek newsletter
• communications@thorntoncreek.org

Curriculum Committee*

• Organizes parent education events about expeditionary learning and other curricula used in our unique program. (Responsive Classroom, EL, etc.).
• curriculum@thorntoncreek.org

District Relations Committee*

• Monitors proposals that are under consideration by the Zone and School District.
• Fosters and maintains relationships with other schools and educational groups.
• Represents the views and concerns of the Thornton Creek Site Council to the larger Seattle Public School community.
• districtrel@thorntoncreek.org

Equity, Diversity and inclusivity Committee

• Plans and implements school-wide diversity events for students, families, and staff.
• Supports and encourages discussions about diversity at Thornton Creek that facilitate understanding and celebration of differences.
• edi@thorntoncreek.org
• Equity in Expeditionary Learning

Enrichment Committee

• Coordinates before- and after-school activities with parent volunteers and vendors.
• Compiles and distributes registration information at the start of each session.
• enrichment@thorntoncreek.org

Facilities Committee

• Proposes and implements improvements to and maintenance of facilities, including landscaping, lost & found.
• See the Landscaping page for more
• facilities@thorntoncreek.org

Fundraising Committee*

• Plans and coordinates events to raise funds to support Site Council programs.
• See the Fundraising page for more
• fundraising@thorntoncreek.org

Grant Writing Committee

• Identifies and seeks funding from a variety of sources to support specific programs at Thornton Creek.
• grants@thorntoncreek.org

Hospitality Committee*

• Organizes the welcoming events for new families.
• Plans a variety of appreciation events for teachers and staff.
• hospitality@thorntoncreek.org

Recruitment and Hiring Committee

• Promotes preparedness and coordination of parents for participation in hiring of staff members for Thornton Creek.
• Learn more.
• hcom@thorntoncreek.org

Safety Committee

• Promotes Safety in the TC community by disseminating accurate information.
• Promotes other safety measures around students getting to and from school safely (traffic, biking, pedestrian access).
• safety@thorntoncreek.org

Read Minutes from a Past Site Council Meeting