Defined

The Parent Alliance is a committee of the Circle of Trustees.  The Parent Alliance actively fosters a spirit of cooperation and a sense of support, pride, and enthusiasm in order to nurture community within the school.  The school community includes the relationships between students, teachers and other staff, and parents and/or legal guardians, extended families, and patrons, all of whom play an essential role in the success of our children, both today and in the future.   All parents of currently enrolled students are a member of the Parent Alliance.

Purpose

Through fundraising and community-based activities, the purpose of the Parent Alliance is to:

• Promote positive school/community relationships that enhance our children’s educational environment;
• Encourage parent and public involvement in SBCS in appropriate ways;
• Provide service for school functions;
• Raise money to contribute to the well being of SBCS;
• Assist with the improvement and maintenance of the school’s physical environment;
• Promote open communication between the administration, faculty, parents, and/or legal guardians, and the community through established and direct lines of communication;
• Bring into closer relationship the home and school such that the parents, teachers, and other school staff may cooperate in the education of children and youth, where these united efforts will secure for all SBCS students the highest advantages in physical, cognitive, social, and personal development.

The regularly scheduled meetings of the Circle of Trustees are on the third Thursday of the month, beginning at 7:00pm.

The regularly scheduled meetings of the Parent Alliance are on the first Wednesday of the month, beginning at 7:00pm.  We recommend that you check the HBP calendar for any changes in meeting dates and times.

Santa Barbara Charter School

Circle of Trustees Members 2022-23

All terms run for the school year: July through June.

• Donna Romani, President & Classroom-based Parent Member / Term Ends – 2023
• Nancy Whittaker , Vice-President & Classroom-based Parent Member  / Term Ends – 2024
• Tamara Wright, Secretary & Classroom-based Parent Member /  Term Ends – 2023
• Kate Therien, HomeBased Partnership Parent Member /  Term Ends – 2023
• Sravanti Veldurthy, Treasurer & Classroom-based Parent Member /  Term Ends – 2024
• Doreen Edwards, Teachers Council Member, Classroom-based
• Les Stickles, Teachers Council Member, Classroom-based
• Megan Robertson, Teachers Council Member, HomeBased Partnership
• Cristina Cullen, Director of Operations

Administrative Staff

• Laura Donner              Director of Education
• Cristina Cullen             Director of Operations
• Tracy Burson               Chief Business Officer
• Cindy Emery                Enrollment/Reception

 HomeBased Partnership

Parent Alliance Board Members 2021-22

All terms run for the school year: July through June.

Parent Alliance Co-Chairs

• Sravanti Veldurthy
• Allison Turkish

Secretary

• Emily Schroeder 

Treasurer 

• Anne-Odile Thomas

At-large member/ community outreach

• Maria Angeles-Hoernicke

Events

• Bianca Garibaldi

Contact Information

All Circle of Trustee members, Parent Alliance Board Members, and staff may be reached in care of:                           

Santa Barbara HomeBased Partnership                       

6100 Stow Canyon Rd.                                   

Goleta, CA 93117                               

Phone:  805-967-6522                       

Email:  SBCSHBP@gmail.com