Students for School Policy Reform

Hi!
I am looking for a Board of Directors to help me run this organization.  It will be on a volunteer basis at the current time.  Compensation may be provided at a later date.  This will be put to a vote at the 2011 Annual Reporting Board of Directors meeting in 4th Q.  Current positions available are: Secretary, Treasurer, PR Director, Outreach Director, Volunteer Director, Programs Director, Materials Director, Partnership Director and Fundraising Director.

Primary Duties/Descriptions as follows:

• Chief Director, Thomas Joyce - Oversees actions of the Board of Directors, sits on the Board of Directors, and is acting Legal Director.
• Secretary - Organizes meetings and keeps a calendar of the Board of Directors, records minutes at any meetings of the Board of Directors, and aids the PR Director and Outreach Director and Volunteer Director as needed.
• PR Director - Creates press releases, seeks and maintains media contacts, oversees mailings, and manages the sale of various SFSPR swag.
• Outreach Director - Manages incoming reports of unjust school policy, chooses major campaigns and targets, contacts schools for programs and to offer help with policy reform, and offers help to victims of unjust school policy.
• Programs Director - Heads the programs offered to school boards, school administrators, and to local communities in order to promote fair and just school policies, and reform workshops for unjust school policies.
• Materials Director - Ensures that materials (pamphlets, brochures, booklets) are kept current and are sufficient to the needs of the organization, and creates new materials as needed.  Oversees publications released by SFSPR.
• Partnership Director - Seeks, forms, and maintains partnerships with organizations for mutual benefit.
• Fundraising Director - Oversees fundraising efforts and logs donations, works with the Programs Director to book programs to be held.  Reports donations to the Treasurer for reporting purposes.
• Legal Director, Thomas Joyce (acting) - Oversees all organization activity in regard to law, and manages lawyer(s).  Also, directs any legal interaction (e.g. filing Articles of Incorporation for a nonprofit organization, application for Tax-Exempt and Tax-Deductible status) as needed.
• Treasurer, Liud Carvajal - Keeps a budget for the organization, maintains the organization bank account, deals with IRS-related issues or contracts an accountant.
• Volunteer Director, Kelly Kuros - Manages all volunteers: maintains a database of all volunteers, maintains mailing list for volunteers, organizes protests when necessary.

The time commitment involved varies by position and obviously depending on what is going on in the organization, but expect a minimum of 2 hours per month.

If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please contact me at tom@sfspr.org including a list stating your past experience with activism or serving as an officer for an organization or club.  As positions are filled, by Appointment from the Chief Director, the positions will be updated.

Students for School Policy Reform was created on November 15, 2010 by Thomas Joyce with a mission to encourage schools to reevaluate their policies, specifically regarding anti-discrimination and anti-bullying policies.  We seek to achieve reform where necessary through organized petitions, peaceful rallies, and workshops.

We hope to eventually (as in the near future; as in within a few months), have a reporting hotline where students and parents may issue complaints regarding injust school policy.  We also hope to gain nonprofit incorporation and federal nonprofit status (this would be the near future; as in within a year).  Until we can officially become an incorporated nonprofit, we will operate as a nonprofit group.

If you would like to help our cause, please contact Tom at tom@sfspr.org.

If you have a complaint about your school’s policy/policies, please contact Tom at tom@sfspr.org and we will work with you to see that your school will address the issue.