Dear TJPTSA members,
The TJPTSA Executive Committee held a meeting on August 3rd, and has decided to consolidate all TJPTSA functions into four committees with their specific missions given below:
1. Academic Support Committee: Educating parents about how best to navigate TJ in an effort to help parents better support their students. The Academic Support Committee fosters relationships with the TJ staff to build consensus for collaborative solutions through dialogue and engagement.
2. College Outreach Committee: To assist students with a focus on junior and senior classes in understanding the college application process and career choices, assisting TJ’s College and Career Center (CCC) with what is needed to improve outreach to colleges and universities, and assisting the CCC in fostering better connections with college admission officers and promoting TJ by providing volunteers.
3. Diversity Committee: To celebrate the diversity at TJHSST and champion effective, measurable strategies and actions that strengthen TJHSST’s ability to quantifiably attract, develop and graduate students from underrepresented minority groups. The TJHSST PTSA Diversity Committee sponsors events to promote awareness of STEM and TJHSST, with a focus on underrepresented students. In addition, the Diversity Committee promotes connections and community.
4. Family Engagement Committee: Increasing awareness of mental health and emotional well being within the TJ community. Particularly, The Family Engagement Committee works to engage the TJ parent community in the school wide efforts focusing on student balance and wellness. In addition, we organize events to show the faculty and staff at TJ our appreciation for their amazing efforts in educating and nurturing our children. This committee has the following subcommittees: All Night Graduation Party, Challenge Success, Health & Wellness, Hospitality, Membership, Reflections, and Human Relations.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! The Executive Committee is actively seeking TJ parents to serve in all these four committees as either chairs or members. If you are interested in volunteering at any of the committees, please send us an email to executive@tjptsa.org, preferably by August 8th,2021, with your name, your child’s class, the TJPTSA committee position of your interest, and a brief introduction of yourself.
We look forward to your service at TJPTSA that will make TJ a better place for our children.
Best regards,
TJPTSA Executive Board