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May 29th, 2016
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ICS 2016-2017 Registration and Volunteers Needed, 8/31
Please mark your calendars - ICS registration for the 2016-2017 school year will be held on Wednesday, August 31st from 9:30am - 2pm (these are the tentative times). More details will be provided in future newsletter releases. 
We need parents to help us with registration! If you are available from 8:30am - 2pm (approximately) on Wednesday, August 31st, please consider helping us. Please send a note to our Volunteer chairperson, Kathy Thompson if you would like to volunteer. (We are still in the planning stages for registration and do not have all the details yet; when the details have been finalized, we will send out the information to the volunteers). For now, we are collecting names and email addresses of parents who would like to assist.
Give us Your Feedback about ICS PTSA
Please take our short survey to give us your feedback on how we can make the ICS PTSA better. This survey should take 3-5 minutes. You answers will help us gauge what we can do better and understand the needs of our school community as we set future priorities. Thank you for your time.

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**Important** Deadline for Reporting Volunteer Hours - Midnight on May 30
Have you entered your ICS Volunteer hours for this school year?
The deadline for reporting volunteer hours is fast approaching. Here is a complete summary of what you need to know about submitting your hours and checking past submissions. As a reminder, each family has a 30 hour commitment to fulfill and the deadline for submitting your hours is midnight on May 30. If you are going to volunteer at an event that occurs after this date (i.e. graduation, BBQ, etc.), please estimate your hours and submit them now.

In order to record your volunteer hours, first log into the PTSA website using the log in form on the right side of the homepage, and then click on Input Volunteer Hours under the Volunteering menu item on the left side of the screen. Complete all of the required information and click on the Submit button. If you've already entered volunteer hours in the past, your last entry will be pre-populated on the screen. Simply edit the 'Category', 'Hours', and 'Comments' (if necessary) and click on the Submit button once. If you do not click on the Submit button, your hours will not be recorded.

Note: If you haven't already created an account on the website, do that now! Once you've registered and 'confirmed' your registration, please allow 24 hours for your account to be approved. You will need
an active account to enable you to post your volunteer hours. If you have questions about reporting your hours on the website or have trouble with logging on, please contact the ICS PTSA Webmaster for assistance.

If you find yourself coming up short a couple of hours and can't find a volunteer opportunity at this late date, you will be asked to pay ICS $30 per hour for unfulfilled volunteer hours. Checks should be made payable to ICS and delivered to the office no later than Tuesday, June 14.
Note: Seniors have an earlier deadline which is communicated to them separately.
Checking and Printing Volunteer Hours
Not sure you have met your volunteer hours commitment? Here's how to check: 
  • Log into the ICS PTSA websiteEnter your login credentials under PTSA Member Login.
  • Click on the Volunteering menu item under Main Menu on the left side.
  • Click on the View Submitted Hours sub menu item under Volunteering.
  • All of your entered hours will be displayed.
Please note: If two or more members of your family have separate accounts and each of you logs their hours separately, they will not all show up together when you log in. But they will be combined when reports are compiled. We compile reports based on your oldest child's (at ICS) first and last name. Please ensure that all account holders entering volunteer hours enter the first and last name of the oldest child consistently. This will ensure that all hours for the parents or guardian of that child will be combined for reporting purposes.

How do I create a printout of my volunteer hours? (Needed for year-end check out if you miss the deadline of May 30th)
  1. Follow the instructions above to view the volunteer hours you've entered into the ICS PTSA website.
  2. On the top right of the Volunteer Hours List page, you will see a small Excel icon.
  3. Click on the Excel icon. Depending on your web browser settings, you will be able to either Open or Save your hours in Microsoft Excel format (*.xls) and then print from there. 

If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Thompson, Volunteer Coordinator.

Upcoming Events  
05.30.2016   No School - Memorial Day
06.02.2016   ICS Senior Finals
06.03.2016   ICS Senior Finals
06.04.2016   ICS - NHS 5K Run
06.06.2016   ICS - Senior Assembly
06.07.2016   LWSD - PTSA Council Emergency Prep Meeting
06.09.2016   ICS - Finals
06.10.2016   ICS - Finals
06.13.2016   ICS - Finals