Grade Chairs / Class Parents:

To assist teachers and administration with classroom activities, the FSPA has a system of Division Chairs, Grade Chairs and (in the Lower School) Class Parents. In late spring each year, the FSPA selects a Chair for each Division – Lower, Middle and Upper Schools - to oversee the parent volunteers in each grade. At the same time, the FSPA solicits interested volunteers to be the new Grade Chairs for the next school year and takes the names of parents interested in being class parents. In early August, when Lower School children are assigned to specific classrooms, the FSPA selects Class Parents.

The Grade Chairs serve as a liaison between parents, faculty and administration to organize grade-wide events and activities and, where applicable, oversee the work of the Class Parents. They attend monthly division meetings with administration to help make sure that class trips, service and fundraising activities, and social events (including parent parties, Middle School Socials, and Upper School dances) function smoothly and with adequate volunteers.

Your Class Parents work with the Grade Chairs to help teachers and students with a variety of activities, including planning field trips, class parties, Pizza Day and more, in part by recruiting and organizing parent volunteers. If you need to contact your Class Parent, call or email them as shown below. If you’d like to volunteer to become a Class Parent or learn more, please email the .