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The President serves as the leader of RAPA and its Board of Directors. The President’s duties include working with the RAPA Liaison, chairing monthly RAPA Board meetings, attending quarterly RAPA Open meetings, and is an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. The President is responsible for setting the direction of RAPA and communicating to the parent community through the Vice-Presidents and the Class/Grade Representatives.

The Secretary of RAPA is responsible for preparing the agendas of all RAPA Board meetings, as well as circulating attendance and minutes of such meetings. The Secretary is also responsible for working with the RAPA Liaison to help post the minutes to the RAPA website and ensuring the calendar is updated with relevant upcoming events, and help to drive parent communication through all available channels. The Secretary attends monthly RAPA Board meetings as well as the quarterly RAPA Open meetings.

The Treasurer of RAPA is responsible for preparing a monthly balance sheet as well an income statement for funds raised and expenditures. The Treasurer works closely with the RAPA Liaison and RA Business and oversees Class/Grade Representatives funds, delivers petty cash as needed for events, manages all cash collection and consolidation of receipts and oversees deposits and disbursements. The Treasurer shall prepare an annual closing of the RAPA books each June. When the term of the Treasurer has ended, they will familiarize the new Treasurer with the financial condition of RAPA in June and in all cases prior to the start of the next school year. The Treasurer attends monthly RAPA Board meetings as well as the quarterly RAPA Open meetings.

The Vice Presidents of the Upper, Middle and Lower School serve as the conduits for information from Class/Grade Representatives to the RAPA Board and vice versa. The Vice Presidents should prepare relevant model communications for distributed by the Class/Grade Representatives and ensure parents are receiving up to date information and reminders. VPs attends monthly RAPA Board meetings as well as the quarterly RAPA Open meetings. VPs should be visible members of our community who serve as sounding boards for Parents and Class/Grade Representatives. They should work to build a strong community within each division. Encourage Class/Grade Representatives to engage their parent groups and to organize social gatherings for parents. Facilitates parent support of classroom and school-wide needs on an ongoing basis.

Help reinforce RAPA’s commitment to enriching our school community by organizing fundraising events that support RAPA initiatives.

The Social Chair is responsible for planning and organizing various social events for parents and families throughout the year, including parent cocktail parties, hospitality tables, seasonal family activities, and other social events to develop the RA Parent Community. While the Social Chair may be asked to pitch in and help coordinate events that raise funds for RAPA, the main focus of the Social Chair is to facilitate fun opportunities to build our community without a specific fundraising component.

The New Family Liaison will work with RP/LP Admissions to help welcome new families to the school community and help make their transition as easy and seamless as possible. This will include matching them with a host family as well as ensuring they are included in events throughout the year and have a contact for questions/advice.