THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS!

Here is an update from the Lowell Fund Committee

LPTSA April General Membership Meeting on Wednesday, April 13th at 6p

Join the Lowell HS PTSA for budget and other voting privileges

Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Time: 6:00p - 8:00p
Location: Zoom

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/97229435910?pwd=RXRrRXZXOCtNMjR1VDZNL2VSVlE1dz09

Meeting ID: 972 2943 5910

Passcode: 654337

Agenda (subject to change)

Introduction - LPTSA Board
Treasurer's Report
Lowell Fund Fundraising Update
In response to the estimated $3,600,000 cuts to the Lowell budget for the 2022-2023 school year, vote to allocate an additional $100,000 to offset expenses in the Lowell SSC budget, if needed. This is in addition to the $200,000 already pledged to the Lowell school site budget, if needed
Principal's Update - Ask the Lowell Administration or LPTSA Board
Student and Staff Updates
Review and approve LPTSA Grants Report
Nominations Committee Update
Diversity & Inclusion Committee presentation Equity training proposals
Beautification Day Updates
College Readiness Updates
Hospitality Committee Updates
Ask the Lowell Administration or LPTSA Board

Join the Lowell HS PTSA for budget and other voting privileges

Join 🤝 the PTSA Board... Elections coming up at the end of the school year.

The Nominations Committee is working hard to prepare for the upcoming elections and to make sure the PTSA has a great board for the 2022-2023 school year.

Check out how you can help (Learn more) or contact the PTSA if you want to volunteer. The PTSA welcomes every member of the great Lowell family as there are plenty of fabulous projects to tackle.

LPTSA College Readiness Program: 'What Colleges are Looking For - Holistic Review in College Admissions' was a great success

Randolf Arguelles and the Lowell College Center gave a fabulous presentation on college admissions and answered numerous questions last night. Many parents and students of the Lowell community attended the recorded zoom call. If you missed it, you can watch it on your own schedule.

Meeting Recording:
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/UlKTMoy2LHIGjQcvutfEWw7OycuYBT7GAOoSsSCqmXo4ZppmA8-MmJZlPG-I77Ec.7pL4x73OkIn08r0w

Access Passcode: 0zazG#3#

Beautification Day 2022

Thank you to all who contributed their time and expertise for Lowell PTSA Beautification Day 2022!

It was amazing seeing the level of community and dedication we have here at Lowell from current students and parents to faculty and alumni.

Through all your commitment we were able to plant a variety of plants and flowers in the front planter, clean the grass field, weed and prune the overgrown plants on main the stairwell, clean all the windows in the courtyard, restore bulletin boards, and paint the fire lane and the PE storage cabinet! Special thanks to Lowell Alum Noel Martinez for lunch from Cafe La Taza/Bar TZA

Check out photos from the event

Special thanks to Mr. Dominguez for supporting this event.

In community,
Lowell PTSA Beautification Day Committee
Amiya Stroumza, Mr. Dominguez, Mr. Alcantar
Tiffany Abuan, Katie Luk, Brennan Chan

Lowell LPTSA Volunteer Opportunities & Skills & Interest Survey

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

Main entrance greeter/sign-in station
Special Education Services classroom assistance
Textbook Room support
Help creating fillable PDFs for the Lowell Administration
LPTSA Board Executive Vice President
LPTSA Board Audit Committee
LPTSA Board Hospitality Committee Chair
LPTSA Board Family Resource Committee Chair
LPTSA Board B2B (Bookstore) Committee Chair

Please let us know if you are interested in these, future volunteer opportunities, and about your interests. Fill out this quick 2-minute survey

The Parents Coalition of Bay Area High Schools is looking for a couple of Lowell Reps.

They are looking for volunteers who can help promoting, hosting, and planning events and resources offered by the Coalition to parents of high school students in the Bay Area.

Your role will serve as a link and liaison between the member school your student attends and the Coalition.Two or three parents represent each school, and each parent serves on the committee for that school year.

Description of Reps’ Activities:

Attend Coalition Meetings and Events during the school year. (1 meeting per month and a couple events per year)
Act as a Liaison between your school administration and the Coalition; communication regarding membership dues, responsibilities, volunteer representative recruitment.
Distribute Coalition PR materials for events and information with your school mailings, newsletters, and other communication channels to ensure school parents have access to Coalition events and information. Encourage parent engagement with Coalition events.
Respond to calls from parents and school staff who wish to learn about the Coalition and its events and resources.
Participate in Coalition activity team/s- lead or support an activity area according to interest and availability (outreach, PR, speaker research planning, tech support, leadership, etc).
Train your successor by maintaining and sharing relevant documentation such as the yearly Coalition meeting calendar, planning meetings, Rep and Committee names and numbers, Coalition materials and resource lists, etc.
Contact joya.pramanik@yahoo.com if you are interested or have questions.

Reporting Incidents to Administration (any incident)

Step 1: Please complete a written statement using Lowell's student incident form (link). You may complete this statement while speaking to a counselor or trusted adult or on your own.

Step 2: Please make sure your statement is given to Ms. Fong (fongc3@sfusd.edu) , Ms. Liverpool (liverpoolk@sfusd.edu), any Lowell administrator.

Step 3: See theincident reporting process (link) we have established for greater transparency

Student and Family Handbook for SFUSD

Students and families should review their rights and responsibilities listed in the Student and Family Handbook (link). This is a valuable resource for our students to understand their rights to a safe and supportive school campus. As a reminder, if you experience any form of bullying or hate motivated discrimination, please report it immediately to your teacher, counselor or Assistant Principal Liverpool (liverpoolk@sfusd.edu)