Opportunities for Participation
Parents are encouraged and expected to actively participate in their child’s education. Parents participate in a variety of activities and have opportunities to serve on various decision making committees which include PTA, School Site Council or Advisory Councils. Parents are encouraged to volunteer in classroooms, the library, assist enrichment programs, assist on field trips, and organize and participate in schoolwide events. Stay in touch:
- Read the weekly Lakeshore Newsletter that comes home with your child on Wednesdays.
- Come to the monthly PTA meetings and be part of the decision making process.
- Join the Listserve
- Volunteer!
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The PTA is a group that represents all parents, teachers and children of Lakeshore. The PTA provides the structure for fundraising and for distributing such a large budget in the school. We work with all of the members of our community to help create the best environment for our children. We use the volunteer hours of the parents and the funds raised from membership and fundraising to provide academic, emotional, physical, and social enrichment to every student. You can do your part in this school by joining the PTA, and donating your time and/or finances to this school. All funds go directly to Lakeshore students. This does not commit you to attending any meetings, although many decisions impacting the student body occur during these meetings.
School Site Council (SSC)
The School Site Council (SSC) is a body of teachers/staff and parents who work with the Principal to help ensure quality education for Lakeshore students. Members are elected each October by their peers for a two year term. Officer elections are held every year.
The primary role of the Site Council is to guide the Site planning process to ensure that the needs of all students are specifically addressed in the Academic Plan. The School Academic Plan is a living document that highlights the goals for the school and its programs. The role of the Site Council has expanded as SFUSD has moved to a Site Based Budgeting process, incorporating a weighted student formula method of distributing District resources to schools. Both the Lakeshore PTA and Lakeshore SSC are volunteer groups made up of parents, teachers and staff working with (different) budgets. The SSC budget is determined mainly by State and Federal funds and distributed through SFUSD; they are not a fundraising body. The PTA money comes from membership, fundraisers and grants. The SSC and PTA are committed to working together to minimize the effects of budget crisis on Lakeshore’s programs.
SSC minutes are posted monthly on the Site Council Bulletin Board in the front hallway of the school.