Parent Service Organization (PSO)

Because of the dedication of our parents, we are not simply a school — we are a community of families.

The Parent Service Organization (PSO) is the volunteering and relationship-building organization for Immanuel Christian School parents. This organization provides opportunities to support classroom and school-wide activities while building relationships between parents and teachers.

Please email Jen Baxter, Parent Service Organization Coordinator, and let her know if you are interested in serving on Parent Service Organization (PSO) or if you would like more information. We are so thankful for the many parents who are part of PSO!

PARENT SERVICE HOURS

Parent Service Hours allow us to involve parents more consistently in the life of our school and allows every parent to take ownership in the ministry of Immanuel Christian School. When our parents volunteer, they see us in a practical and personal way and stand shoulder to shoulder with other parents in service activities. At the same time, it extends tuition dollars by having volunteers perform some tasks that might otherwise have to be paid for through professional services. Each family is required to serve a total of 20 hours of service per year. Single-parent families are required to fulfill half the number of service hours. Parents who simply cannot give the time must pay a fee at the end of the school year.

WE NEED YOU!

There are four areas that parents can serve at ICS!

• Classroom & Teacher Support: Parents partner with teachers in the classroom to provide support and encouragement. This includes class communications and encouragement, class events and field trips, and teacher affirmation.
• School Wide Events & Community Building: Parents help promote fellowship within the ICS community through school-wide events, parent education and faculty and staff affirmation. This area focuses on the Back-to-School Picnic, Grandparents’ Day and Christmas program, dinner events, speaker events, parent education seminars, faculty and staff appreciation, Sports Day, Fun lunches and Box-Tops.
• Prayer: Parents connect the ICS community in prayer through Parents in Prayer meetings, HS prayer initiatives, monthly prayer guides and classroom prayer sheets.
• Character-in-Action: Parents build relationships through hands-on service activities that challenge and encourage Christ-like qualities in our students.

Every class makes use of ParentSquare, our communication app, to maintain a class volunteer list for activities and field trips. View a few opportunities below that support and enrich our educational program.