Site Council	Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
The Site Council is our official voice to the School District on issues that affect our school. Operating under an agreement with the school district, the Site Council makes decisions and recommendations regarding the school's governance and management. The St. Paul School District now requires that all schools have Site Councils. Our Site Council is composed of elected parents, teachers, administrators, and a community representative. Meetings are open. Parent representatives are elected each spring.	The PTO organizes the many parent/teacher volunteer activities and funding projects that enrich our school community. The PTO is composed of parents, teachers and administrators - it is open to anyone who is interested in getting involved.
Get Involved to: Help determine and implement Capitol Hill's mission. Formulate and implement the School Continuous Improvement Plan (SCIP). Drive school change and maintain conditions to maximize success. Help plan and prioritize the school's budget.	Get Involved to: Make Capitol Hill a more welcoming, friendly, nurturing, and well-informed community, and get to know other parents in the process. Help plan and prioritize the PTO budget. Help accomplish specific tasks to improve the school for students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Bring forward an issue to the Capitol Hill community.
Topics Covered: Operating under district guidelines, Site Council makes decisions and recommendations on school policies, plans and priorities. Each year, Site Council evaluates and adopts the School Continuous Improvement Plan and school budget. Site Council may also make recommendations to the District about other issues, such as staffing, admissions and recruitment. Topics covered will evolve as issues arise.	Topics Covered: PTO coordinates opportunities for volunteer work at school and raises money through various fundraising efforts (Direct Drive) and events (Carnival) to support the following: Capitol Hill News (monthly newsletter),  Art Adventure, Science Olympiad, Destination ImagiNation, 8th Grade Graduation, Parent Handbook, classroom grants to teachers, music programs such as Gamelon and world drumming, Language Clubs, and much more.
Get involved by: Coming to meetings, offering to join a Site Council Committee, contacting a Site Council member to express your opinion, proposing agenda items for meetings, running for Site Council in the spring. Propose agenda items to: Monica Hynds, monicahynds@comcast.net or Louis Mariucci, 651-325-2502 or louis.mariucci@spps.org.	Get involved by: Volunteering for specific activities, attending meetings, or raising an issue. Propose agenda items to Darlene Haecker (Chair) at haeckerheadquarters@comcast.net or 651-698-8522.
Meetings are usually the second Monday of the month in the evening or after school in Room 2216. Childcare may be available.	Meetings are usually the first Monday of the month in the evenings in the Room 1407. Signs will be posted to help you find the area. Childcare is available for children over 3 years old.

• Compiled by the PTO Communications Committee with input from the PTO and Site Council Executive Committees.

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Last updated: 9/11/07