Please email board@isptsa.org if you have questions or if you're interested in signing up. Thank you!

ISPTSA Committees Chair Email Committee Description
Fundraising Committees      
VP Fundraising
Emilie Castle
Phil Bloch
 vpfundraising@isptsa.org Responsible for working with volunteers to organize and manage the Fall and Spring Fundraising campaigns to meet budget revenue goals.
Social - Spring Fundraising Event OPEN springsocial@isptsa.org Plans, promotes and executes main IPSTSA fundraiser held in the spring. Committee kicks off in the fall. Procurement, marketing, event management volunteers needed.
Box Tops Fundraising Programs OPEN springsocial@isptsa.org Box Tops for Education is an easy way for the PTSA to earn funds by turning in Box Top labels found on many types of food packaging from cereal to soup. Coordinators promote program and process Box Top on website.
Grants Committee      
Grants Committee OPEN grants@isptsa.org Solicits and awards ISPTSA grants to International School staff and community members.
 Position 1 OPEN grants@isptsa.org
 Position 2    
 Position 3    
 Position 4    
 Position 5    
Outreach Committees      
VP Outreach
Melissa Richardson
Jessica Smiddy
 vpoutreach@isptsa.org Recruits Committee Chairs, oversees committee activities and events.
PTSA Council Liaison OPEN councilliaison@isptsa.org The Bellevue PTSA provides a monthly member meeting usually on the first Monday a month, 9:30-11:30am. The PTSA council meetings provide local unit representatives the opportunity to hear from and talk with district administrators and with one another and to receive information of interest to the students, families, and PTSA units in the Bellevue School District. The Liaison provides an in-person or written report to the ISPTSA board during scheduled board meetings.
BSF Ambassador OPEN   Liaison to the Bellevue School Foundation. Helps promote Bellevue Schools Foundation events and fundraising to IS Community. Contact: Carmen Brenner carmen@bsfdn.org.
Advocacy Chair OPEN advocacy@isptsa.org Keeps IS community informed about national, state, and local education issues, policies and legislation.
Membership Chair Honglian Gao membership@isptsa.org Works with the ISPTSA Board to create membership campaign.  Tracks membership with School pages and PT Avenue.
Volunteer Coordinator OPEN volunteer@isptsa.org Works with other committees to assess volunteer needs. Connects parent volunteers with volunteer opportunities
Reflections Program Jiayuan Huang reflections@isptsa.org The Reflections Program is a National PTA and WSPTA cultural arts competition. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. Committee promotes and executes program at IS.
WSPTA Game Development Competition Program Melissa Richardson vpoutreach@isptsa.org The Game Development Competition Program is a STEM based WSPTA program. Teams in the ISPTSA computer club use their creatives talents to express themselves by developing a computer game using a theme. The teams submit their game in March to be judged.
ISPTSA Student Scholarship OPEN vpoutreach@isptsa.org  
Communications Committees      
VP Communications Jennifer Li vpcommunications@isptsa.org Oversees Communications committee chairs, ensure regular and constant communications between ISPTSA and community.
Monday Messenger/Web Content Jennifer Li news@isptsa.org Writes weekly newsletter that goes to International School community
Website Jennifer Li webmaster@isptsa.org Updates and maintains the ISPTSA website
Directory Spot Jennifer Li directory@isptsa.org Manages school directory annually. Skill with Excel required.
Bulletin Boards OPEN vpcommunications@isptsa.org Updates and maintains the ISPTSA bulletin board located outside the school office.
Facebook OPEN vpcommunications@isptsa.org Updates the ISPTSA Facebook page and monitors the group discussions.
Financial Committees      
Budget Committee Li Lu treasurer1@isptsa.org Committee will review the ISPTSA annual budget and make recommendations for ongoing budget based on expenses, budgetary requests and income. Meets 2-3 times per school year.
Financial Review Committee  Li Lu treasurer1@isptsa.org Committee will perform a financial review of the ISPTSA financial records twice a year per a WSPTA checklist (not an audit). Meets once in January and once in July/August
Community Committees      
VP Community
Qiong Chen
Yuting Zhu
 vpcommunity@isptsa.org Recruits committee chairs, oversees community committee activities and events
Gen Mem Mtg\ Dinner OPEN   Organizes the food and beverages for the free dinner offered as part of the first PTSA general meeting of the school year with help from volunteers
Staff Appreciation Anna Luan staff-appreciation@isptsa.org Coordinate monthly Staff Appreciation activities that are run by each grade and other community members. Once a year order and deliver Brown Bear car wash tickets to all IS staff.
Campus Improvement
Erdenebaatar Ochirbat
Tsend-Ayush Bayanmunkh
 campus-improvement@isptsa.org Renew IS campus yearly, typically in May. Outside work; Inner courtyard, planting areas, power-wash sidewalks, specific clean-up in interior areas. This event is open to the whole family. Committee meets once a year to determine areas of need. Meets with Administration to determine the areas to focus on.  
5th Grade BBQ Parent Welcome OPEN   Organizes parent portion of the incoming 6th grade BBQ, including speakers and coffee for incoming 6th grade parents.
Senior Board Day Judges Luncheon OPEN   Organizes a luncheon on Senior Board Day for the judges, alumni, adult volunteers, and IS staff.
Community and Culture OPEN   Promote community building and an IS culture of inclusion and connection for parents and students.
Parent Representatives    

Parent representatives organize grade level parent social events, help organize the parents to support staff appreciation and membership and act as another channel of information about ISPTSA.

* attend tailgate in the fall and get to know parents in their grade
* organize grade level parent social events (2-3 times a year)
* organize a 30-min parent social before school grade-level parent night (once a year)
* help organize the parents to support staff appreciation (once a year)
* act as another channel of information about ISPTSA (such as auction)
* help support graduating class:
-- 6th Grade Families:  Host box lunch for seniors on Senior Project Board Day and light dinner for Senior Celebration Rehearsal.
-- 7th and 11th Grade Families:  Host Graduation Reception following the Commencement ceremony.
-- 8th and 9th Grade Families:  Host Senior Celebration Dessert Reception. This event is held prior to graduation at an off-campus site with special recognition for each graduating senior.
-- 10th Grade Families:  Host light catered lunch the day of Graduation Rehearsal and snacks prior to Graduation. 
6th Grade Parent Rep Qiang Wu parent-rep2029@isptsa.org
6th Grade Parent Rep Yue Mai parent-rep2029@isptsa.org
     
7th Grade Parent Rep Cathy Wang parent-rep2028@isptsa.org
7th Grade Parent Rep  Ma Lily parent-rep2028@isptsa.org
     
8th Grade Parent Liaison Carrie Zhang parent-rep2027@isptsa.org
8th Grade Parent Liaison Fenghua Shen parent-rep2027@isptsa.org
     
9th Grade Parent Liaison  Renuka Getchell parent-rep2026@isptsa.org
9th Grade Parent Liaison Azure Zhang parent-rep2026@isptsa.org
9th Grade Parent Liaison Angelika Koch-Leibmann parent-rep2026@isptsa.org
     
10th Grade Parent Liaison Anne Reagan parent-rep2025@isptsa.org
10th Grade Parent Liaison OPEN  
     
11th Grade Parent Liaison Sophia Cheng parent-rep2024@isptsa.org
11th Grade Parent Liaison Courtney Stanton parent-rep2024@isptsa.org 
     
12th Grade Parent Liaison Sherry Liu  parent-rep2023@isptsa.org