Parent Volunteers

Parent Volunteers make our school community stronger!


Interested in Volunteering this year?

Make sure you fill out the

Opportunities

School Site Council (SSC)

Help determine how monies are spent locally to help our students most in need to achieve educational goals (meets at 2:30pm 1x/month).

PTA Board

Join the Board (2x/evening meetings month), or various committees (meet as needed: fundraising, school safety, events, teacher appreciation).

Annual Fund

Help our school’s most important fundraising effort, to ensure we have necessary funds to further support personnel, curriculum enrichment, and campus enhancements. For more info, email sanrafaelaf@gmail.com.

School Tours

Help lead school tours for prospective Pandas (8:30am-9:30am/1x month when it works for your schedule).

English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC)

Join the parent committee to help our English Learning Students.

African American Parent Council (AAPC)

Join the parent committee to drive programming and community for our African-American students.

Room Parents

Help plan events in the classroom and organize parents around teacher's needs (primarily email/communication).

Greening Committee

If you care about our campus, join the greening committee for beautification days, grant writing, and more. Please fill out this form if you are interested in getting your hands dirty!

Facilities & Renovation

Be a part of the parents keeping track of the District's efforts to invest in San Rafael.

Halloween Parade

Help build your grade's booth for the Halloween Parade!

Yearbook Committee

Join the group that collects and compiles photos throughout the year, manages the ordering process, and makes our yearbook come to life! Email sanrafaelyearbook@gmail.com if you're interested.

Grade Level Volunteer Coordinator

Help lead communications for your grade! (posting in WhatsApp, sending emails, etc).

Volunteer Resources

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Parent Leadership

Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)

2026-2027 Board:
Hanah Leona Cota, President
Jennifer Delgadillo, Secretary
Valentina Glidden, Treasurer
Natalie Williams, Parliamentarian
Carla Reese, Auditor
Jennifer Johnson, VP Events
Stephanie Tucker, VP Events
Xochilt Perez, VP Fundraising
Janey Almodovar, VP Fundraising
Carrie Lazar, VP Membership
Juan Aguilar, VP Campus & Safety
Anabel Santamaria, Historian

Sandra Rizzo, Principal
Juana Orozco, Teacher Representative

president@sanrafaelpta.org

English Learner’s Advisory Council (ELAC)

2024-2025 Board:
President Helen Felix (damanubil@hotmail.com)
Vice President Ana Vazquez (vazquzanita626@gmail.com)
Community Assistant Erika Peralta (peralta.erika@pusd.us)

School Site Council (SSC)

2025-2026 Members:

Parents:
Amelia Bradford 
Jan-Michael Medina
Helen Bacon 
Sandra Hidrogo 
Raquel Rizo

School Personnel:
Sandra Rizzo
Erika Peralta
Sophia Soungpanya
Priscila Leondidion
Kassandra Cruz

Contact Principal Rizzo if you are interested in joining SSC

African American Parent Council (AAPC)

2026-2027 Chair:
Ouida Lujan 
(ouidalujan@gmail.com)

Annual Fund (AF)

2026-2027 Co-Chairs:
Jan-Michael Medina & Liliana Hernandez  
sanrafaelaf@gmail.com

Direct Ask Campaign: http://bit.ly/pandasgive