Find A Committee That Fits in Your Life

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Interested in joining a PTA committee?
   New members welcomed year-round.

      Most tasks can be broken into mini-tasks.  
         Give as much or as little time as you want.

                 Contact AME PTA’s President if you can help.
                     Thanks for looking!

 

 

Committee

What Could a Member of This Committee Do?

Special Skills or Interests

Helpful, but

NOT Required

When, Where
 & How?

Arts in Education Committee

 

Responsible for conducting the Reflections Program sponsored by the National PTA.

 

The Reflections Program encourages students to develop their skills in the areas of art, music, literature and photography by offering a contest for students to compete.

 

Communicates theme, rules & deadlines to teachers, student body and parents to encourage participation of all students. 

       Prepare handouts & publicity materials.

       Collect entries and categorize them.

       Assist with preparing for and executing Judging Day.

       Assist with preparing for and conducting Awards Ceremony.

       Contact potential judges and coordinate their arrival. 

       Assist with submitting winning entries to the next level of competition.

Word processing

 

Bilingual

 

 

 

 

 Hours Flexible

 

Most tasks can

be performed at home &

outside of school hours

 

Tasks Performed in  November and

Early December

 

Communications Committee

 

The Communications Committee is responsible for school-wide PTA communications.  Publishes the PTA newsletter, maintains the PTA website and e-mail distribution list, the student directory and the school’s marquee. 

       Proof reading

       Printing & distributing documents..

       Update School marquee

       Coordinate copy deadlines and follow-ups.

       Conduct contest for student directory cover.

       Prepare Student Directory.

       Solict ads for Student Directory

       Prepare newsletter.

       Maintain & update PTA website.

 

Word

Processing

 

Graphic Design

 

Writing Skills

 

 

 

Hours Flexible, although there are many publishing deadlines.

 

Most tasks can

be performed at home &

outside of school hours.

 

Proofing

 2 hrs. month

 

Distributing

 1 hrs month

 

Newsletter

16 hrs a month

Dad’s Subcommittee

 

Responsible for increasing the participation of fathers, father figures and other adult male role models in the PTA and the school. 

 

Runs the Dads at the Door program which brings fathers and father figures to the school every morning to greet students. 

 

Offers input and suggestions, from a male’s perspective and regarding PTA events and communications. 

       Greets students at front door each morning.

 

       Research & suggest programs to increase male participation in school & PTA

 

       Coordinates new projects targeted at fathers and father figures.

 

       Prepares publicity and awareness campaigns.

No specialized skills required

Dads-at-Door

30 minutes in the morning

Rotating Schedule

 

Other tasks, shifts and hours are

Hours Flexible

 

Some  tasks can

be performed

 at home &

outside of

school hours

 

 

Events Committee

 

Produce  large-scale PTA events to benefit the school community to raise funds for the PTA and support the mission and goals of the PTA. 

 

Examples of such events include the PTA Carnival, the School Fun Run and silent auctions.

 

Works collaboratively with other committees to plan and implement events.

 

       Participate in the planning of events.

 

       Tasks to prepare and setup the event.

 

       Decorate

 

       Cleanup

 

       Obtain items for Silent Auction.

 

       Make baked goods.

 

       Make signs for event

 

       Publicize events and write articles for newsletter.

Word Processing

 

Community Contacts

 

Prior Event Experience

 

Publicity Experience

 

 

Planning & preparing

Hours Flexible.

 

Some  planning

 & preparation tasks can

be performed

at home &

outside of school hours

 

Day of Event

Shifts typically

1 hour

Weekends

 

Hospitality Committee

 

Responsible for providing refreshments and/or lunches at PTA sponsored events, to include teacher & staff appreciation events. 

 

Develop and execute a plan for each event to include what food/drink will be provided, room reservation or set-up, who will pay or contribute the food, and cleanup after the event. 

 

Responsible for the recruitment and coordination of PTA and non-PTA volunteers at such events. 

 

Contact local businesses for food/drink donations or cash contributions to fund the refreshments and coordinate the delivery or pickup of such items. 

Day of Event:

       Help on day of event to setup, serve &  cleanup.

       Pickup and/or of delivery food.

 

Ongoing:

       Assist with contacting local businesses contributions.

       Oversee operations on day of event

       Pickup and/or of delivery food.

       Assist with preparing materials to recruit volunteers to help with day of event.

 

 

 No specific skills required


Likes to bake 

 

 

 

At events:

Shifts typically 1 hour, during school hours

 

General  committee work

throughout the year:

2 hours a month

 

Tasks Performed

Throughout the Year

 

 

Major Fundraising Committee

 

Helps plan and execute major fundraising campaigns

 

Collaborates with the Event Committee

 

       Prepare publicity for fundraising programs.

 

       Distribute fundraising packets.

 

       Collect & organize fundraising orders.

 

       Also, tasks shown under Event Committee

Prior Fundraising Experience

 

Publicity Experience

 

Community Contacts

 

 

Planning & preparing

Hours Flexible.

 

Some  planning

& preparation tasks can

be performed

at home &

outside of school hours

 

Day of Event

Shifts typically

1 hour

Weekends

Membership Committee

 

Responsible for developing and implementing membership enrollment activities to recruit parents, teachers, staff, and community members. 

 

Create and maintain membership records, lists and reports. Collect and processes membership fees and submit them to State PTA office on a regular basis. 

 

Prepare and distribute information about member benefits and issue membership cards

       Prepare reports and handouts.

       Collect, count and process fees. 

       Prepare and distribute membership cards

       Respond to questions about membership benefits

 

Word & Excel

 

Bilingual


Community Contacts

 

PTA member

Hours Flexible

 

Most tasks can

be performed at home &

outside of school hours

 

Tasks Performed in the summer and September, October and  February

No Fuss Fundraising Subcommittee

 

Develop, publicize and maintain current (Box Tops & Labels for Education) and future passive fundraisers to raise money for the PTA and/or the school. 

 

Submit collections to sponsoring organizations and follow-up to ensure proceeds are submitted or credited to the PTA.

       Prepare Box Tops & Labels for Education submission to sponsoring organizations

       Assist with publicity for drives

       Perform research to find new passive fundraising opportunities.

 

No specific skills required

 

Word processing

 

 

 

 

Hours Flexible

 

Most tasks can be performed at home & outside of school hours

 

Tasks Performed

Throughout the Year

Teacher Support Committee

 

Responsible for providing support services for teachers, e.g. cutting, stapling and folding classroom materials. 

       Prepare classroom materials for teachers, such as stapling, collating, folding, or cutting.

       Prepare lists of teacher requests 

No special skills required

Hours Flexible

 

Many tasks can be performed at home & outside of school hours

 

Tasks Performed

Throughout the Year

Volunteer Committee

 

Recruit volunteers needed for PTA events and activities. 

 

Respond to PTA and school requests for volunteers by providing list of volunteers and recruiting additional volunteers for event as necessary. 

 

Communicates volunteer needs to community

       Make phone calls and send e-mails to volunteers and chairs

 

       Create and maintain a list of volunteers

 

       Contact community resources for volunteers

 

 

Word processing

 

Bilingual

 

Hours Flexible

 

Most tasks can

be performed at home

&

outside of school hours

 

Tasks Performed

Throughout the Year

 

 

March 2010 (c.saucedo)