HOPPP

Patterson Park Public embraces the research that shows that students with families that are involved in their education perform better in school. Therefore, the school strongly encourages involvement in Hands on Patterson Park Public (HOPPP), the organized group for parents and guardians at our school. The primary goals of HOPPP are to support family involvement and advocate for the education and well-being of all students in our school.

About HOPPP

All parents and guardians of a student at Patterson Park Public are automatically HOPPP members. HOPPP provides a supportive forum and network where parents/guardians can:

• Initiate events and fundraising opportunities that enhance the educational and social experience for all families in the school.
• Be fully informed about school policies and expectations, and be encouraged to participate in school-sponsored events and respond to school volunteer needs.
• Obtain information that will help families to support their child’s educational experience in the pursuit of academic excellence.
• Identify and discuss concerns with school operations, and work with school leadership to create solutions.

HOPPP also provides representation to the school’s Board of Directors via a Parent-at-Large elected by parents/guardians each year at the April HOPPP meeting.

Meeting Dates and Times

HOPPP meets monthly, generally on the first Saturday from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. in the school cafeteria. If there is no school on the first Friday of the month, then the HOPPP meeting is held the second Saturday of the month. All HOPPP meetings are announced in the weekly Tuesday Announcements and on the school’s various email lists.

HOPPP meetings follow a structured agenda, developed by the HOPPP officers in collaboration with school leadership. A representative from the school administration is present at all HOPPP meetings to update families on important school-wide initiatives and respond to questions or concerns. Light breakfast fare is provided at all HOPPP meetings and families receive two volunteer hours for attending. Simultaneous Spanish translation is provided.

Officers

HOPPP officers are parents/guardians with students enrolled at the school and are elected annually at the April HOPPP meeting. The officers for the 2009-2010 academic school year are:

President: Heidi Paremske
Vice President: TBD
Secretary: TBD
Spanish speaking liaison: TBD
Parent-at-Large: TBD

Contact Information

HOPPP maintains a Yahoo email list ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for communicating important school information and reminders to families. If you would like to be added to that list, please send an email to that address with your name and a request to be included. We highly recommend that school families request to be added to this list as there are often internal messages communicated via this email that do not appear on the community-wide list serv ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) maintained by the school.

To contact HOPPP about general information, please call the current President (number available from the school’s front office) or email our address at the school ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).