Volunteer This Year? Get Your Clearances

9/30/2026 8:17 pm

Want to chaperone field trips or volunteer at school? Most volunteer opportunities require current clearances.

✅ Takes about 1–2 hours
✅ Valid for 5 years
✅ Required for field trips and many school events

Please Complete the Volunteer Paperwork Checklist

Submit Your Clearance Packet

Staff Breakfasts

9/29/2026 7:30 am

Monthly Teacher & Staff Appreciation Breakfasts

Bring in or Bake Something Special!

Each Grade Hosts One Breakfast

We are excited to formally introduce our family-led Teacher & Staff Appreciation Breakfast Program! As part of this program, we will ask each grade at PAS to host ONE breakfast during the school year. On a designated date, families from the grade will be asked to bring home-baked sweet and savory goods, juice, and other contributions to provide a special breakfast for all our teachers and staff.

Click More for dates and grade assignments. The next one will be on Tuesday, September 29, hosted by 8 Grade Families. Form only visible to 8 Grade families.

Sign Up HERE

Hispanic Heritage Month

9/15/2026 8:30 am

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15-October 15

Share your Story!

We are excited to celebrate and honor the history, culture, and influence of current and past generations from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. If you or someone you know would like to share your culture, traditions, artistry, or story with our community, we are grateful for the experience to learn with you. If interested, please fill out the form HERE, and PAS will reach out to coordinate.

Field Match Challenge

8/25/2026 1:26 pm

Field Match Challenge

After many long years of planning, our work on the new field and outdoor spaces at Penn Alexander is now underway! This past Spring, we received a $267,000 state grant that we have matched with HSA funds raised over the last several years. We are currently completing the planning and design stage of the project with our architects and Penn, a crucial first step.

As we near meeting our full fundraising goal for these projects, the Neubauer Foundation has awarded a generous 2:1 matching grant. Between now and December 1, the foundation will match all gifts toward the field project: $1 for every $2 contributed, up to a total of $50,000 raised. Help us meet this match by making a gift here now!

Donate Here

Room Parents

8/18/2026 7:00 pm

Room Parents Needed

Be a Teacher-Parent Liaison

Time Commitment: approx. 1-2 hours per month

Each classroom teacher has 1-2 room parents. They help foster classroom community with tasks such as passing along announcements, organizing playdates / get-togethers, helping out during teacher appreciation week, and more! Room parents also work with teachers to assist with projects as needed.

If you are interested please log in and contact the Room Parent Coordinator, or use the Volunteer Interest Form.

Sign Up Here

EITC

3/16/2026 3:45 pm

Learn about the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)

Would You Like to Turn a $500 Donation into a $4,500 Gift to PAS?

The EITC program is a way to designate your Pennsylvania tax dollars directly to Penn Alexander. Learn more through the slideshow or webinar.

EITC Slideshow HERE

EITC Webinar HERE

Passcode: iUQ55*U!

Social Media Moderator

12/15/2025 8:00 am

Help with Social Media

Medium-Commitment, Big Audience!

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per week

Did you know the HSA has a private, parents and guardians-only PAS Facebook group where we can all post and share resources? The HSA could use some help managing the group and posting content. Information from the e-Pony can be used as a guideline, and related posts can be scheduled to pop up throughout the week--an easy, weekly task. We would also love to expand our reach through other social media platforms, but need volunteers to manage any additional pages.

Sign Up Here

Find more ways to connect to PAS through social media on the teal bar below.

Attendance Form

8/25/2025 8:30 am

How to Report an Absence

Fill out a Google Form for ALL Absences

In an effort to increase efficiency for the staff and to ease and improve communication between teachers, staff, and families, a Google form has been created for parents to use for all absences. Please use this electronic form to submit an excuse for your child's absence from school within three days of the absence. A doctor's note must be provided for three consecutive days of absence. After 10 parent excuses, a doctor's note will be required.

See the Family Handbook HERE for more details about the attendance policy (page 8) and the school district policy HERE.

Absence Form

Teacher Appreciation Chair

5/5/2025 8:30 am

Teacher Appreciation Chair Needed

Show Teachers and Staff the Love!

Time Commitment: approx. 1-4 hours / month

The HSA is looking for someone to lead teacher and staff appreciation efforts at PAS. We need someone who can lead a committee, help set up meetings, execute project plans, coordinate tasks with committee members, make decisions, etc. We could also use more committee members to help with various tasks. Fill out the Volunteer Interest Form if interested in learning more.

Working Groups

8/20/2024 1:00 am

Join a Working Group

Short-Term, Huge Impact!

Time Commitment: approx. 2-10 hours per project

The HSA needs help with many projects that benefit our students! Working Groups (Committees) Include:

5K
Beautification (NEW!)
Book Fair
Events
Finance
Fundraising
Nominating
Teacher Appreciation

If you are interested, please log in and fill out the Volunteer Interest Form:

Sign Up Here