Site Council
Join TOPS Site Council
TOPS Site Council is similar to a PTA. It is made up of parent representatives, school staff, and an Eastlake community representative. Site Council meetings are open to all parents and caregivers of TOPS students. You can join meetings via Zoom, phone, or give feedback by emailing your Site Council representative. *Your Site Council representative will email the Zoom link. All meetings provide ASL interpreters. Other language interpreters are available on request.* If you have questions about Site Council or are interested in joining, please email sitecouncil@topsk8.org.
Site Council
Site Council is one of our school’s governing bodies and is made up of school administrators, appointed staff, a member of the Eastlake community, and elected representatives who are family members or caregivers of children enrolled in TOPS. There is a parent or caregiver representative for each grade band and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Group.
Site Council members are also the trustees of TOPS’s parent-organized, non-profit fundraising organization called Friends of TOPS (FOT). Money raised by Friends of TOPS provides opportunities for the TOPS community beyond what is provided by Seattle Public Schools, e.g. music for all grades, drama, movement, hourly classroom assistants, and community-building events.
Site Council meetings are held monthly and provide a forum for teachers, administrators, and families to share information, discuss concerns, raise questions, and make decisions. All parents and caregivers of TOPS students are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate (though only elected Site Council members may vote).
Your grade’s Site Council representative will regularly inform you of Site Council business and ask for your input via your grade band’s Google group. Please contact your representative if you have any questions about Site Council, the TOPS community, or school processes.
Meeting schedule:
Our 2024-25 School Year meetings are scheduled for 7:30pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Meeting dates and times may change to accommodate conflicting events, holidays, etc.
- September 21st
- October 19th
- November 19th
- December 17th
- January 21st
- February 25th (moved for Mid-Winter Break)
- March 18th
- April 22nd (moved for Spring Break)
- May 20th
- June 10th (moved for 8th grade graduation)
Please go to our school calendar to access individual meeting invitations. You may also click on “subscribe to calendar” to add the meeting series to your personal calendar.
| Position | Contract | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten Rep | rep.k@topsk8.org | Brent Sullivan |
| 1st Grade Rep | rep.1@topsk8.org | Lindsay Pharmer/Lydia Boschler |
| 2nd Grade Rep | rep.2@topsk8.org | Grace Rooney |
| 3rd Grade Rep | rep.3@topsk8.org | Vineet Kumar |
| 4th Grade Rep | rep.4@topsk8.org | Melissa Ka’iulani Pico |
| 5th Grade Rep | rep.5@topsk8.org | Rob Dolin |
| 6th Grade Rep | rep.6@topsk8.org | Min Lowe |
| 7th Grade Rep | rep.7@topsk8.org | Corey Kelly |
| 8th Grade Rep | rep.8@topsk8.org | Ted MacGovern |
| Executive Committee – Co-Chair | sitecouncil-chair@topsk8.org | Min Lowe |
| Executive Committee – Co-Chair | sitecouncil-chair@topsk8.org | Grace Rooney |
| Executive Committee – Co-Treasurer | treasurer@topsk8.org | Rob Dolin |
| Executive Committee – Co-Treasurer | treasurer@topsk8.org | OPEN |
| Executive Committee – DHH At-large Parent Reps | sitecouncil-dhh@topsk8.org | Laura Gramer/Taryn Longhurst |
| At Large Parent Rep (Executive Council Co-Secretary/Comms) | comms@topsk8.org | China Bolden-Jarvis |
| At Large Parent Rep (Executive Council Co-Secretary/Comms) | secretary@topsk8.org | Kirsten Verlander |
Please contact secretary@topsk8.org if you are interested in one of the open positions.