The Building Advisory and Accountability Committee and the Holmes PTSA work together to improve the Holmes community. BAAC is an advisory board to the principal, comprised of parents, community members, school staff and administrators.  The primary activity of the BAAC is assisting in the development of the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and monitoring progress on the plan throughout the school year.  The committee also reviews programs, curricula, and supportive budgets and policies that affect student achievement, attendance, and school safety.  Subcommittees involve parents working with school staff in specific areas:  Budgets; Communications; Attendance, Discipline and Safety; and Surveys.

Parent involvement at Holmes is part of what makes our school special. This chair maintains the Volunteer Registration Forms, enters the volunteer information into the District’s system, logs volunteer hours, and corresponds with our volunteer base (primarily by email) in order to provide volunteers for school events and programs. Volunteers at Holmes are utilized in areas including, but not limited to, student folder stuffing, Back to School Night, Agenda/Reader/PE Uniform sales, magazine sales, Open House, Vision and Hearing and Screening, Book Fair, Career Day, Ellis Island, Super Hawk Day, yearbook sales, dance bracelet sales, classroom help, tutoring, SPED literacy help, staff appreciation, hospitality, Reflections and Legislative Advocacy.

At the beginning of the school year, this committee prepares/distributes a Directory Information Form. The forms and payment are collected and then the information is compiled into our Holmes Student Directory. The chair prepares a print-ready document and works with the printer to complete the finished product. The committee prepares the copies of the directory for distribution.

Our students are eligible to participate in the National PTA Reflections Program. This committee presents the program to staff/faculty, advertises the program to the students, and supplies the rules and regulations forms. Entries are collected submitted to a panel for judging. Winning entries are prepared for advancement and the committee plans a celebration pizza party. The chair communicates the results and thanks the judges for their participation.

Holmes holds a fall book fair. This committee helps with set-up, sales, and take down of the book fair.

PTSA holds a membership drive at the beginning of the school year and again in January. The chair prepares the membership envelopes and flyers that go into the student First Day Folders. The committee publicizes PTSA and its benefits and may help with the data entry of member information into the PTA database. The chair submits a report to the state PTA (due Nov. 1 and Feb.1) The chair prints the membership cards and handles their distribution.

This committee seeks volunteers to teach a variety of classes before and after school. This committee may conduct a survey of student interests to determine what classes to offer.

This committee organizes fundraising activities if needed, but primarily seeks donations from community businesses. We use these donations as prizes, gifts, and incentives.

PTSA raises money for its budget through the collection of Box Tops for Education. This committee promotes contests among classes/cores/grade levels and oversees the collection process.

This committee organizes quarterly Bingo nights – a primary fundraiser for PTSA. Bingo is also provided as a community building event for Holmes. A student group generally handles concessions. This committee helps sell bingo cards and volunteers at Bingo Night. (Due to state regulations, some Bingo volunteer positions require PTSA membership.)

This committee provides refreshments for parents and visitors to the school. The primary events for parents are:  Back to School Night, Open House, Parent/Teacher Conferences, Hawk Night, 8th Grade Celebration, and any parent forums or enrichment programs. Events for visitors may include Career Day and visiting school teams.

This chair and committee coordinates efforts to show Holmes staff and faculty the appreciation of our parents/guardians and students. This involves treat days, lunches, birthday treats, etc…This committee utilizes parent volunteers and community members to help with the events.

This chair coordinates volunteers to conduct the District’s Vision and Hearing Screening. Volunteers are trained by the District, who also sends a team with equipment to perform the screenings. Screenings are held in the spring and the date is set by the District. (Only 6th and 8th graders are screened.) The chair also provides refreshments for the volunteers (cost reimbursed by PTSA).

The legislative chair is responsible for keeping the Holmes community informed about legislation which impacts Colorado and organizes any appropriate action. The chair may attend the annual Colorado Legislative Conference.

This committee is responsible for organizing the volunteers for this immigration simulation provided to the 8th grade students. Ellis Island is a day long event that focuses on the immigrant experience of those who came to America and had to pass through the checkpoints at Ellis Island.

This is a full-day event for all students combines academics with fun and games. The Hawk Day committee organizes the volunteers to help staff/faculty man the athletic and academic events. The chair works with the administration to prepare informational folders for each volunteer, and provides direction and refreshments for volunteers. The chair arranges volunteers for the school BBQ luncheon held during Super Hawk Day. This committee also handles the sale of candy and water during the day.