PTSA

Greetings to Balboa High Students, Parents, Teachers, and Administrators!

Welcome to the new school year!

First Family Meeting of the 2024-25 School Year: Tuesday, Sept 24th @ 6pm in the Buccaneer Room

As always, we will serve a light dinner and cover a medley of topics! TBD exactly what topics, but we're hoping to get the College Room to present. Our Head of School, Cat Arenson, will also discuss the new 7-period schedule, and Flex Time.

Past Events in 2023-24

April Family Meeting Topics: PTSA leadership and schedules

April Family Meeting topics included the election of a mostly new slate of PTSA leaders, end of year calendar of events, and the new bell schedule starting the 2024-25 year.

February 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 General 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 '23 Family Meeting Topic: Stress Management & Wellness

The Dean and FRESH Specialist shared helpful resources and suggestions to manage stress.

October '23 Family Meeting Topic: Supporting Teens with Healthy Relationships

Presentation from our Health classroom & AVID.

September '23 Family Meeting Topic: College Room

College Room Presentation can be found here

Who We Are

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

Jill Krueger, Vice President

Molly Cooper, Secretary

Contact: Email
Join: Join here

PTSA Calendar for the second semester of the '23-24 school year

There are two kinds of PTSA meetings: Family Meetings and Board Meetings. General Family meetings (in bold) are held for the benefit of the Bal community. Board meetings are for the PTSA board and are held online.

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

2024

• Tues, Jan 9, 2024: Board
• Tues, Jan 30: General Family Meeting 
• Tues, Feb 13: Board
• Tues, Feb 27: General Family Meeting
• Tues, Mar 12: Board
• Tues, Mar 26: General Family Meeting
• Tues, Apr 16: Board
• Tues, Apr 30: General Family Meeting
• Tues, May 14: Board
• Late May: PTSA-sponsored Staff Appreciation Luncheon

General Family Meetings for the Balboa Community

All General 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*!

Board Meetings

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). 

*Each year, Bal students are required to do 25 hours of community service.