Membership and Meetings
The Sands Montessori Parent Organization, “SMPO,” is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 non-profit organization made up of Sands parents/legal guardians, teachers and staff. Anyone from the Sands community is welcome to join!
SMPO’s mission is for families, staff, and students to work together to strengthen the Sands Montessori community of life-long learners. All Sands parents/legal guardians, teachers and staff are automatically members of the SMPO. Membership is free.
Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month (August-May) in the Sands Library at 6:30 p.m.* All are invited to attend.
The August and April meetings are also considered “General Parent Meetings.” This means that issues will be brought in front of the parents assembled for voting. Typically, the SMPO Annual Budget is voted on at the August meeting, while at the April meeting, the Rudder Committee members for the following school year are elected.
2024-2025 Meeting Dates:
- 2024-2025 Meeting Minutes
- 2023 -2024 Meeting Minutes
- 2022-2023 Meeting Minutes
- 2021-2022 Meeting Minutes
- 2019–2020 Meeting Minutes
- 2018–2019 Meeting Minutes
- 2017–2018 Meeting Minutes
- 2016–2017 Meeting Minutes
- 2015–2016 Meeting Minutes
8-25-15 General Parent Meeting Minutes
9-15-15 SMPO-Rudder Meeting Minutes
10-20-15 SMPO-Rudder Meeting Minutes
11-17-15 SMPO-Rudder Meeting Minutes
1-19-16 SMPO-Rudder Meeting Minutes
2-9-16 SMPO-Rudder Special Meeting Minutes
2-16-16 SMPO-Rudder Meeting Minutes
3-15-16 Assistant Principal’s Report
3-15-16 SMPO-Rudder Meeting Minutes
4-19-16 Principal’s Report
4-19-16 General Parent Meeting Powerpoint
4-19-16 General Parent Meeting Minutes
5-17-16 SMPO-Rudder Meeting Minutes
SMPO Bylaws
The SMPO Bylaws were adopted on February 19, 2004, and modified on these dates: April 2010, April 2011, October 2015, August 2016, April 2018, November 2021, and May 2024.
Establishment of Operating Expense Fund, Yearly Reserve Fund & Capital Reserve Fund
Approved on January 20, 2015