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 the 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 7:30 p.m. 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.