Parents

Please use this page to learn about opportunities to participate in your child’s education.

Family Handbook

To download the most current Family Handbook for the 2023-2024 School Year, please click on this link: https://allenelementary.org/family-handbook/

Get Involved

Parent involvement and participation are vital to student success.  Parents participate in our school by getting involved in our School Site Council (SSC), attending the English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) meetings, and volunteering through our Parent Teacher Organization (PTC).  Parents are invited to participate in classroom activities, field trips, programs, and assemblies.

Stay informed.  We encourage communication in many ways:

• Teachers maintain ongoing communication with parents through progress reports, phone calls, emails, Class Dojo and/or weekly newsletters and emails, and conferences.
• School events are published on the school’s website front page, the school’s blog, and on the school marquee.
• Principal communicates through phone calls via School Messenger and updates to this blog.
• School Site Council meetings are open to the public. Public communication at meetings is always on the SSC agenda.
• ELAC meetings focus on providing parents of English language learners with school program’s background knowledge and opportunities for them to serve as an advisory forum to the principal and the SSC.
• Our school’s PTC provides a quarterly newsletter and holds General Membership meetings during most PTC organized school events.
• The YMCA’s DASH/Junior Academy program provides physically interactive after school activities to enrolled students until 5:00 pm each school day, except Minimum Days which are until 4:30 pm.

We welcome volunteers and are continually seeking Educational Partnerships with businesses and organizations in our community. Please call (619) 479-3662 if you wish to become involved in school activities. Spanish translation is available.

Parent Groups

1. ELAC – English Learner Advisory Committee
2. SSC – School Site Council
3. PTC- Parent Teacher Club

All Parent Group meetings are conducted in compliance with the Brown Act and Greene Act (as applicable). All Parent Group meetings are conducted with a modified version of Robert’s Rules of Order.

For resources on the Greene Act, Brown Act, and Robert’s Rules of Order, please click the links below:

Parent Leaders at Allen

Here is the current list of SSC, ELAC, and PTC members & officers:

SSC 2023-2024 Members:

• John Greenwell, Principal (standing term)
• Michelle Reza, Classified Rep (term expires June 2024)
• Erin Millikin, Certificated Rep (term expires June 2024)
• Kristin Tappen, Certificated Rep (term expires June 2025)
• Mary Barry, Certificated Rep (term expires June 2024)
• Gilberto Moreno Sanchez, Parent Rep (term expires June 2025)
• Kasey Frantzich, Parent Rep (term expires June 2024)
• Elizabeth Butler-Hellewel, Parent Rep (term expires June 2025)
• Martha Rañon, Parent Rep (term expires June 2024)
• Robin Dirickson, Parent Rep (term expires June 2024)

SSC 2023-2024 Officers:

• Chair: Kasey Frantzich
• Vice-Chair: Erin Millikin
• Secretary: Kristin Tappen

ELAC 2023-2024 Members:

• John Greenwell, Principal (standing term)
• Linda Ortiz, Parent Rep (term expires June 2024)
• Thuy Schultze, Certificated Rep (term expires June 2024)
• Marivel Alfaro, Parent Rep (term expires June 2024)

ELAC 2023-2024 Officers:

• Chair: Linda Ortiz
• Vice-Chair: Thuy Schultze
• Secretary: John Greenwell

PTC 2023-2024 Officers:

• PTC President: Gina Bennett (term ends in June 2024)
• PTC Vice President: Sally Gonzalez (term ends in June 2024)
• PTC Treasurer: Rich Rechif (term ends in June 2024)
• PTC Treasurer-Elect: Amber Koubeserian (term ends in June 2024)
• PTC Recording Secretary: Kelcey Felber (term ends in June 2024)
• PTC Corresponding Secretary: Heather Gallana (term ends in June 2024)

We still need representatives from Allen for our district B-LAC (Black Learners Advisory Council), BAC (Budget Advisory Council), and DAC/DELAC. Please contact the school office if you are interested at (619) 479-3662. Our school is strong because of active family support. 

Parent Resources

Please see the district’s website for additional resources:

https://www.cvesd.org/parents