Hello and Welcome to JBE!
We are thrilled to welcome you to the JBE Family! My name is Brittany Kalivas and I'm the President of JBE One (aka PTO and Endowment combined into ONE awesome group).
What JBE One Does: The goal of JBE One is to raise $200k annually to pay for our Greenhouse teacher, Technology teacher, support Field Trips, our Boat Building Program, extra staff spoiling appreciation and so much more. You can check out our full budget on our jbeone.org website under Parent Info, JBE One, then Financials.
How JBE One does it: We have a rockstar Executive Board made up of 13 parents and they, along with their teams, make all the magic happen - from the Color Run Capital Campaign, Staff Appreciation Week, Back to School Nights, extra teacher support and so on! We're always looking for new faces! There are WIDE varieties of ways to get involved. Learn more on the site under Parent Info, Volunteer and sign up to get on the lists!
Neighborhood “Nests”: At JBE, we have created neighborhood groups that each have a Captain. Their job is to loop you in and make sure you, and all your neighbors, know all about what’s happening at JBE! The majority of information will come out from our Principal and our Newsletters, but your Hood Captain is a WONDERFUL resource! Enclosed is a list of captains - please reach out directly to your Captain to get looped in! Or if you have any issues, please email me directly at president@jbeone.org.
Uniforms: Are sold periodically throughout the year on the jbeone.org site. If you need uniforms and the window is closed, please reach out to us directly and we’ll help! Uniforms@jbeone.org and make sure to get an orange Field Trip shirt if you’re new!
We look forward to meeting you and your kiddos! We are here to help!
With a JBE Smile, Brittany and the whole 2025-2026 Exec Board
- President - Brittany Kalivas
- VP - Melissa Rollins
- Secretary - Rachel Barry
- Treasurers - Miheala Coopersmith and Meredith Flandy
- Communications - Eleanor Leary
- Strategic Initiatives - Sarah Beaver
- Fundraising - Bridget Read
- Faculty Relations- Amelia Smith and Leanna Boatwright
- Community Building - Camille Berge and Sarah Williams
jbe one
JBE One is organized for the purpose of supporting the education of children at James B Edwards Elementary by fostering relationships among the school, parents, teachers and community.
JBE Volunteers
If you would like to volunteer at JBE, you must first register with Raptor. This includes chaperones for field trips, classroom volunteers, and JBE ONE volunteers. Background checks are good for 3 years - if you're not sure if your is still "good," try to Register using the link below and it will tell you.
RegisterExecutive Board:
President
Brittany Kalivas
The President is the head of the JBE ONE Executive Board, drives forward the JBE One mission and vision, and oversees all of its activities. Responsibilities include:
- Preside at general JBE ONE meetings and executive board meetings.
- Serve as primary contact to the principal and represent JBE ONE at meetings of other groups, if needed.
- Organize the Neighborhood Captains
- Assist the Grandparents Group as needed
- Organize the Fall Capital Campaign (Color Run)
- Organize a Nominating Committee
- Serve as an ex-officio member of all committees.
- Retain all official records of JBE ONE.
- Assist when necessary in any of the various activities JBE ONE hosts.
- Send out regular communications to the school community.
- Also the Tom Lee Endowment Representative with the Strategic Initiatives Chair
president@jbeone.org
Vice President
Melissa Rollins
The Vice President assists the president and plays a role in running the day-to-day operations of JBE ONE. Responsibilities include:
- Participate in executive board meetings and provide input for decisions.
- Perform the duties of the president if the president is absent or unable to serve.
- Provides training and leadership support for the committee chair people.
- Serve as bylaws expert.
- Spirit Night coordination.
- Be a liaison for new families.
Treasurers
Mihaela Coopersmith & Meredith Flandry
The Treasurer is the custodian of the parent group's funds through management of budgeting, collection, and budget execution tracking and management. Responsibilities include:
- Works with executive board and committee chairs to develop annual budget.
- Keeping an accurate record of receipts and expenditures in Quickbooks
- Collects and tracks fundraising money.
- Writes checks for purchases and reimbursements in accordance with approval of the executive board.
- Tracks and reconciles income and spending on a monthly basis.
- Develops and creates monthly and annual financial reports to maintain transparency.
- Organizes the books for annual audit.
- Shall handle all accounts receivable.
- Count and deposit all moneys received.
- Record to which account the moneys shall be posted.
Secretary / Comms
Rachel Barry (Secretary) & Eleanor Leary (Comms)
The Secretary supports record-keeping for JBE ONE and the communications committee in their outward communications and marketing. Responsibilities include:
- Supports preparation of agendas for general meetings.
- Weekly Newsletters
- Social Media
- Communications with JBE Staff, Neighborhood Captains, Volunteers etc
- Record and distribute minutes of executive board meetings and general meetings.
- Maintain a complete file of all approved minutes, agendas, and materials distributed at any official JBE ONE meeting.
Strategic Initiatives
Sarah Beaver
Strategic Initiatives focuses on long term plans and programs. This chair is the Tom Lee Endowment Representative and Coordinator, along with the President. Responsibilities include the maintenance and expansion of programs such as:
- Field Trips
- Orton Gillingham
- Technology and Media Lab
- Greenhouse
- Boat Building
- Special Curriculum
- Inclusion
Faculty Relations
Amelia Smith and Leanna Boatright (co-chairs)
Staff Appreciation focuses on keeping our staff happy through a variety of avenues. Our goal is to make JBE a happy work place. Faculty Relations also coordinates the room parents for teachers and works to keep the campus Beautiful. Responsibilities include:
- Treat Cart
- Staff Meals
- Staff Appreciation Week
- Wellness
- Coffee Providers
- Zen Den
Volunteer Coordination
- Recess
- Lunch Coverage
- Room Parents
Beautification
Community Building
Camille Berge & Sarah Williams (co-chairs)
The Community Building team works to create memories and events that will make Mt. Pleasant a better place to be. Our goal is to make JBE a fun place where kids learn through play and academics. Events such as our plant sale bring not only the JBE family but our local community as well.
- Christmas Parade
- Plant Sale
- Community Building/Environmental Events
- May Day
- Field Day
- Celebration Days
- Awareness Days
- Fact and Fee Family Night
- Kindercamp
hello@jbeone.org
Financials
Our Fiscal Year ends June 30th. The money we raise in the current year is what we spend the following year and the budget for the following year is set annually in May. You can view our 2025-2026 school year budget below.
If you have any questions about this budget, please contact our treasurers at treasurer@jbeone.org
