The Alta Vista School Council includes parents, the Alta Vista School principal, and teachers. The executive is comprised of five parents (who may not be employed by AVPS).
Current Executive – 2024-2025
Chair: Melissa Extross
Vice-Chair: Ahmed Aboebeid
Treasurer: Kathleen Wrye
Secretary: Abrar Ali
Associate Secretary: Ahmed Aboebeid
The responsibilities of the executives include:
Chair: plans, organizes, and chairs Council meetings; communicates with the school principal and community members; and ensures that parents/guardians of students are consulted on matters under consideration.
Vice-Chair (or Co-Chair): takes on the responsibilities of the Chair if she/he is absent or unable to fulfill his/her duties.
Secretary: prepares and distributes Council meeting minutes; drafts Council correspondence; and keeps files of Council’s official documents. This position may be shared among 3 people.
Treasurer: receives, pays out, and keeps accounts of all Council funding and approved expenses; prepares regular financial statements subject to annual audits; and holds joint signing authority for Council expenditures along with one other Council member.