Dear RPEMS Families,
I would like to welcome you to Roland Park Elementary Middle School. As many of you have heard and know, the PTA at RPEMS is a strong body that has historically accomplished a lot for all of the students at Roland Park. This year will only be different in that we are going to hit the ground running early and make this year another historic year. With new faculty members and new parents along with our seasoned ones, we are confident each of you will help make this happen!
In an effort to help with the communication between school and parents, your PTA has provided these folders to each student at RPEMS. One of the PTA’s goals this year is to improve communication within our school community. Our children are better served with enriching programs and services when teachers, administrators and parents have clear, open channels for receiving information. There are great things that go on at RPEMS and we want to make sure everyone is informed.
Another area we are also focusing on this year is enhancing the middle school programming. As you know, we have three different programs in our middle school in which all deserve the same opportunities. To make these initiatives successful we need your support! I would encourage everyone to become a part of the RPEMS PTA. It is open to each and every member of our community.
This year, our PTA Board is made up of the following people who are here to serve our school community by welcoming your input and talents.
Executive President – Susan Engilsh, executivepresident@rolandparkpublic.org
Serves as a liason between parents, teachers, the Principals, her administration and the National PTA. Oversees concerns brought by Elementary and Middle School Presidents, as well as other board members. This will be Susan’s fourth year on the board and second as President.
Susan is Mom to Mather (4th) and Sam (2nd), as well as business owner of My Girl Friday, Baltimore.
Executive Vice President – Karen Saar, executivevp@rolandparkpublic.org
Assists the Executive President in the duties of school liaison. This is Karen’s second year on the board.
Karen is Mom to Elena (5th) and Maddie (2nd), as well as RPEMS faculty member for 18 years teaching both French and Theatre and directing both the Elementary and Middle School after school productions.
Elementary President – Heather Franklin, ElementarySchoolPresident@rolandparkpublic.org
Primary contact for elementary school concerns and responsible for communication with elementary Vice Principal and addressing teacher PTA support requests. This is Heather’s first year on the board.
Heather is Mom to Emily (5th), Robbie (2nd), and Molly (1st), as well as an elementary short term substitute at RPEMS.
Middle School President – Dan Hallerbach, MiddleSchoolPresident@rolandparkpublic.org
Primary contact for middle school concerns and responsible for communication with middle school Vice Principals and addressing teacher PTA support requests. This is Dan’s first year on the board.
Dan is father to Eva (6th) grade and two Roland Park alums Miki and Alonzo, as well as a RPEMS faculty member for 9 years.
Excutive Treasurer – Ann Quinn, ExecutiveTreasurer@rolandparkpublic.org
Oversees all financial transactions for PTA Buisness. This is Ann’s first year on the board.
Ann is Mom to Conor Angel, (3rd)and Griffin Angel (1st), as well as a Senior Vice President for SC&H Capital.
Corresponding Secretary – Miameesha Clapp, CorrespondingSecretary@rolandparkpublic.org
Manages PTA Membership and National PTA correspondence and is responsible for coordinating PTA communication with RPEMS. This is Mia’s second year on the board.
Mia is Mom to Cheyenne (7th) and Kenneth (2nd) as well as a business and marketing consultant.
Recording Secretary – Bobby Marinelli, RecordingSecretary@rolandparkpublic.org
Responsible for recording all PTA business minutes and distribution. This is Bobby’s second year on the board
Bobby is Father to Michael (5th) and Katrina (2nd), as well as Department Head of Science and Engineering at Baltimore Poly Technical High School.
Volunteer Coordinator – Christine Fischel, volunteercoordinator@rolandparkpublic.org
Manages PTA volunteers for school and PTA sponsored events. This is Chirstine’s first year as PTA volunteer coordinator, but she just completed the May Mart volunteer position in the spring.
Mother to Jack (4th), Maisie (2nd) and Tommy (K).
These parents and faculty have volunteered their time to help our students succeed. But they cannot do it alone. That is why we need 100% participation in our PTA from parents, teachers, and alumni! By becoming at member, your support will help continue arts enrichment programming, improve school facilities, and increase resources available for students, staff and parents.
We have made being a part of the PTA even easier this year. We have launched a new website for PTA information http://pta.rolandparkpublic.org. You can go on line to join the PTA, volunteer at school, make a donation and access updated PTA information. Just one more way we are making communication easier this year at RPEMS.
I look forward to working with all of you throughout the school year.
Sincerely
Susan English
PTA Executive President