PTSA

Introducing our PTSA Board Members for the 2025-2026 School Year!

Next Family Meeting: 

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

1. Election of PTSA board members! 
   At our April meeting—our last meeting of the 2024-25 school year—we will be electing officers for the 2025-26 Balboa High School PTSA Board! Here is the list of potential positions, although we have a lot of latitude to modify these based on your interests (bold positions are mandatory to be filled).
   1. President (must have been on the PTSA board for one year prior)
   2. Treasurer (must have experience bookkeeping)
   3. Secretary
   4. Vice President
   5. Parliamentarian
   6. Financial Auditor
   7. Hospitality
   8. Communications & Family Engagement
   9. Fundraising
   10. Volunteer Coordinator
   11. Teacher Board Member

   12. Student Board Member

       At our March 25th meeting, many parents signed up to volunteer next year! If you weren't able to make it but have interest in contributing, please email BalboaPTSA1000@gmail.com and attend our April meeting on April 29. We will find positions for everyone to serve based on their interests. 

2. Raffle Drawing  
   We will also have our very first raffle drawing! Become a member of PTSA before this meeting and automatically enter for a chance to win a prize!
3. Community School
   Our Community School Coordinator will speak about what it means that Balboa High School is now a Community School.
4. Theme ideas for next year's Family Meetings
   We will ask for your ideas for our Family Meetings for the 2025-26 school year. Come add your brilliance to the community! See below for past themes.

Past Events

2024-25 school year

March Family Meeting Topic: Budget issues, End of Year Event reminders, Senior Activities

February Family Meeting Topic: Summer Opportunities

January Family Meeting cancelled due to being Lunar New Year's Eve

November Family Meeting Topic: All about Afterschool with Adrienne

October Family Meeting Topics: Mental Health and Stress

September Family Meeting Topics: College Room presentation, 7-period schedule, Flex Time

2023-24 school year

April 2024 Family Meeting Topics: PTSA leadership, end of year calendar of events, and schedules

February 2024 Family Meeting Topic: Summer Opportunities – We heard presentations from Tyree Johnson of MYEEP (Mayor's Youth Employment and Education Program) and SF YouthWorks. Also mentioned:  YAX Studios Internships for Architecture, Printmaking, Mural Arts; OFA (Opportunities For All) offering lots of paid internships over the summer in a variety of subject areas; and Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) - Paid urban forestry vocational skills training programs.

January 2024 Family Meeting Topic: Pathways – Attendees of this General Family meeting heard about Bal's unique Pathways program. As sophomores, students choose a Pathway for their Junior and Senior year. There are five Pathways: PULSE—Peers United for Leadership, Service, and Equity; GD—Game Design; WALC—Wilderness, Arts and Literacy Collaborative; Law; and CAST–Creative Arts for Social Transformation.

December 2023 Family Meeting Topic: Stress Management & Wellness – The Dean and FRESH Specialist shared helpful resources and suggestions to manage stress.

October 2023 Family Meeting Topic: Supporting Teens with Healthy Relationships – Presentation from our Health classroom & AVID.

September 2023 Family Meeting Topic: College Room

Who We Are Link to this section

Bal's PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Administrator) is a volunteer-run non-profit that raises and distributes funds to in-house groups supporting students, teachers, and administrators of Balboa High School. 

Paige Schultz, President

Molly Cooper, Secretary

Mattias Karlsson, Treasurer

Shurrin Zeng, VP of Membership

Michelle Li, Board Member at Large

Jill Krueger, Board Member at Large

Basak Dogan, Family Communications

Jorge Leiva, Alumni representative

Contact: Email
Join: Join here

PTSA Calendar  Link to this section

There are two kinds of PTSA meetings: Family Meetings and Board Meetings.  

All Family Meetings are at 6:00 PM in the Buccaneer Room.

Family Meetings for the Balboa Community Link to this section

Family meetings are held in person 6-7 times during the school year for the benefit of the Bal community.

All Family Meetings are open to the Balboa community—students, parents, and staff— and are held at 6:00pm in the Buccaneer Room at Balboa High School. They cover a wide variety of topics and are for the benefit of our Bal community. A light dinner is served, and attendees get community hours! (Each year, Bal students are required to do 25 hours of community service.)

Board Meetings Link to this section

Monthly PTSA board meetings are held online to discuss plans and funding requests.

We also have PTSA Board Meetings somewhat monthly at which we approve funding requests and take care of other business of the PTSA. 

If you'd like to join our board meetings to see what is going on with Bal, we'd love to have you. Email us for a link to the zoom meeting (or about anything else). 

Why is it the "PTSA" instead of the "PTA"?  Link to this section

There are two options to name a local chapter of this national organization. PTA stands for Parent-Teacher Association, while according to Bal PTSA lore, PTSA stands for Parent-Teacher-Student-Administrators (association). It matches with our commitment to be inclusive of everyone, including our students and administrators. One love!