Welcome families and friends of El Rio Charter School.
Our vision is to found a Kindergarten through 5th grade public charter school, opening in 2013, which brings the advantages of a Waldorf style education to Northeast Los Angeles.
We are calling for participants willing to strategize, collaborate and give skills and time to help us
make it happen.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES:

We are seeking LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS  to work with the El Rio Board of Trustees to accomplish essential tasks needed to open the school by September 2013.

If you have these skills and would like to share them to help us open El Rio Charter School email us at elriocharter@gmail.com with “Volunteer” in the subject line and a little about yourself and your offer. Someone from the relevant part of the organization will follow up with you and together you will work out how to make room for you.

Volunteer Coordinator

Commitment: Approximately 6-10 hours a month including attending monthly capacity team meetings and development team meetings. We are asking for at least a 6-month commitment to this project.

Tasks: Recruit and manage volunteers; update and organize the volunteer database; match tasks with volunteers.

Skills: familiar with database management, experience working with a diversity of people, friendly, organized, results-oriented.

Website and Graphic Design

Commitment: Approximately 6-10 hours a month including attending monthly development team meetings. We are asking for at least a 6-month commitment to this project.

Tasks: Design public meeting flyers and invitations to events, up-date content on the website and design mass email content (i.e. invitation to public meeting).

Skills: Familiar with print and web design programs.

Outreach Committee Chair

Commitment: Approximately 12-15 hours a month including attending monthly development team meetings. We are asking for at least a 12-month commitment to this project.

Tasks: Lead a committee of volunteers to generate interest in and build community support for the school, as well as collect petition signatures. Outreach may include networking with churches and other community groups and setting up information tables at community events (i.e. fairs, farmers markets etc).

Skills: familiar with Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods, experience with outreach, bilingual (Spanish-English), ties to non-profit organizations and/or religious organizations in Highland Park, experience working with a diversity of people, organized, results-oriented, knowledgeable (or willing to learn) about public Waldorf education methods.

Outreach Committee Volunteers

Commitment: Approximately 6 hours a month. We are asking for a 6-month commitment .

Tasks: Work with a committee of volunteers to generate interest in and build community support for the school, as well as collect petition signatures. Outreach may include networking with churches and other community groups, and setting up information tables at community events (i.e. fairs, farmers markets etc).

Grant Writer

Commitment: Approximately 6-10 hours a month including monthly development team meetings. We are asking for at least a 6-month commitment to this project.

Tasks: Research grants that we are eligible for. Coordinate the grant writing effort and write portions of the grant as needed (in conjunction with BOT members).

OTHER WAYS TO PARTICPATE:

1. If you are a PARENT and would like to get involved, please introduce yourself via email at elriocharter@gmail.com with “Parent” in the subject line.
Doing so will also automatically put you on our general mailing list for updates.

 2. If you are a credentialed TEACHER and would like to find out how to become a certified Waldorf teacher, or if you are a credentialed teacher and a certified Waldorf teacher and would like to be considered as part of the faculty in the future, please email us at elriocharter@gmail.com with “Teacher” in the subject line.

We will connect you with the relevant information, workshops and organizations.
Doing so will also automatically put you on our general mailing list for updates.

3. If you are offering SERVICES FOR HIRE, please email us at elriocharter@gmail.com with “Services for Hire” in the subject line.