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Important Parent Informationa and Reminders
April 18th there is an Awards Ceremony at 2:15. Report Card Pick Up and Parent Conferences will follow. Fourth Quarter Fees are also due.
CJA Phoenix Information
Congradulations to CJA Basketball for a great season! We look forward to post schedules for Spring sports soon.
Chicago Jesuit Academy's Parent's Association Board
President: Kelly Longmire has been a Chicago Jesuit Academy parent for three years. While at CJA, Kelly has co-chaired the Teachers Appreciation Day, served on the Annual Fun Day committee for three years as well as the parents/student basketball 2 on 2 fundraiser. In addition she has participated at CJA in many ways including being a volunteer for two years. Born and raised in the Chicago Area, Kelly received her B.S. degree in Business with an emphasis in Marketing and Management from University of Illinois at Chicago. Upon graduation, Kelly has worked in the corporate sector for 15 years in the Marketing and entertainment industry. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Elementary Education from Roosevelt University. “My motivation is to get parents and family members involved in the educational system showing them that even a little time spent in the school as a volunteer is a valuable investment.”
Fundraiser Coordinator: Yemisi Hester-Tolliver was born and raised in Chicago, IL. She is married and has 2 children. She currently has a 11 year old son who attends CJA where she serves as Fundraiser Coordinator on the PTA. She has served on many PTA boards in the Evanston/Skokie School District 65.Yemisi currently works at Evanston Hospital in Financial Services Department. She graduated from Whitney M. Young Magnet High-School and has completed 1.5 years of college at National Louis University. She is currently pursuing a degree in Healthcare Administration. She has played an active role in Voices for Illinois’ Children, which is a state agency that advocates on behalf of rights for children and their families on a political forefront. Yemisi has also served on a youth board at Columbia College on Welfare Reform from 2003-2005, a program initiated by Mayor Daley for change in the welfare system and how it affects kids and their families. Yemisi has served as a mentor for At-Risk teenage girls and would like to dedicate a life-time serving children’s needs. She wears a hat of many colors and will continue to use the gifts and talents that God has blessed her with to serve others.
Secretary: Dr. Paloma Martinez-Cruz is the mother of Emiliano Vargas, a member of CJA's inaugural class of 2009. Originally from California, Dr. Martinez-Cruz earned a Ph.D. in Latin American Literature from Columbia University in 2004. She has parented and been involved in school districts in New York City, Santa Barbara, CA, Champaign, IL, Aurora, IL, and now resides in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood with Emiliano and her husband Amado Carrasco. Most recently she published the English translation of Conceicao Evaristo's Brazilian Portuguese novel PONCIA VICENCIO with Host Publications. She is an assistant professor at North Central College in Naperville where she teaches Spanish language, indigenous and Afro-Latino literature and culture and US Latino writing and performance. This is her second year serving as secretary on the CJAPA board and hopes that her work with the inaugural board will provide future generations of CJA parents with ideas and inspiration.
Parent Meeting Information
Parent's Association meetings are held monthly on Tuesday evenings at 4:30pm in the conference room on the first floor.
These meetings are a wonderful way to get valuable information, to connect with other parents in the community, and find out about volunteer opportunities. We hope you will attend and become involved in your child's school experience as much as you can.
The next Parent Meeting is
May 6, 2008 at 4:30 PM.
Parent Meeting Minutes
CJA Parents’ Association Meeting
May 14, 2008
I. CJA Fun Day 11-3:15, Thursday, June 5 Activities: Balloon toss, relay races, flag football, obstacle course, Frisbee, kite flying and more.
Food sign up sheet was circulated; 50 participants are expected to participate.
Families should bring their own blankets and chairs.Parents are encouraged to design tee shirts with Fun Day themes. If you have a talent that you can render to the students, please advise. It can be in the form of tattooing, or whatever you can think of. The famous CircEsteem (kindly donated by one of our benefactors) is confirmed for entertainment for 50 students, Street poets are set to perform and a drum line. The jumping jack, mounted police and K9 unit are pending. There has been a donation of deserts from Krispy Kreme and Starbucks Coffee. CJAPA is soliciting volunteers to bring ice, condiments, charcoal, paper plates, napkins, salads, grill master or whatever else you can donate. Please contact Kelly Longmire for sign up. We need parents help!!!!
II. Parent Participation The issue of parent participation was again raised. How do we hold parents responsible for the fulfillment of their eight mandatory hours of participation? The administration wishes to discourage a stern enforcement policy that might be regarded as a source of intimidation or cliquishness. The participation opportunities might be included as part of parent orientation at the beginning of the year. In the new school year, the CJAPA could do a meet and greet as students are dropped off. CJAPA could have an event at the orientation to welcome new families so that they know who we are. Members noticed that other schools in the area have similar challenges with parent participation. Parents agreed that it would be best for the parent to tell us how you can volunteer and when.
III. Parent meeting with Dr. Zajdel, CJA’s new principal at 4:30 PM
The issues that the CJAPA are interested in discussing with the new principal are as follows:
- Safety of students arriving and exiting school and transportation
- Disciplinary policy - Parents feel it is a little unfair.
- CJA website maintenance
- Physical education for everyone, not only sports teams
- Diversity of teaching faculty, administration, and student body
- Creation of a student council
Meeting was adjouned at 6:00pm
Informal Final Parent meeting will occur at the CJA Fun Day, June 5th.
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