General Board Positions

Vice President

• Perform specific duties as determined by the president and board
• Represent the President in his or her absence or upon request
• Can be a past president in the role of mentor, or may be an individual learning and training to be future president.

Member at Large

 

• Serves on the PTA Board as voting member, therefore meeting attendance is vital

• This is a great position to pair with another responsibility and gives you a view of how things work.
  
  • Meets every first Tuesday of the month
• Provides support to the President and Vice Presidents for special events and programs

 

Advocacy Positions:

Community Outreach

• Neighborhood clean-up
• Coordinate with neighborhood and church- St. Ambrose
• Sit in on Fuller Staff Outreach Committee (twice quarterly) and report back to PTA

Healthy Families

• Seek grants to further Fuller’s health initiatives (for example, Walkers’ Club)

• Promote healthy choices for both students and families
• Work with PTA event planners to ensure healthy snack options are always encouraged

School Improvement Team

• Work with Fuller Staff Magnet committee to magnetize Fuller
• Attend Magnet Committee (twice quarterly) and report back to PTA

Parent Advocate

• Ideally a returning parent

• Act as a resource for parents with questions regarding Fuller and its programs

• Answer questions directly, or help parents know where to find answers

 

Fundraising Positions:

VP Fundraising

• Responsible for fundraising efforts throughout the year
• Offer support and guidance to other Fundraising Volunteers
• Coordinate No-Fuss Fundraiser and other fundraising programs so that budgetary goals are met or exceeded
• Report the status of fundraising efforts at PTA meetings (every first Tuesday)
• Work with Grant Writing Chair to oversee grant writing programs for the school

No-Fuss Fundraising Coordinator

• Advertise No-Fuss Fundraiser with Fuller community

• Coordinate the intake of funds with Treasurer
• Regularly communicate with Fundraising VP the status of fundraising efforts

Shopping Rewards: Box Tops, Labels for Education, Tyson, Lowes Card, VIC, etc.

• Responsible for sorting and organizing all Box Tops and submitting them to receive reimbursement
• Assist Communications team in advertising Shopping Rewards opportunities with families

Corporate Donations

• Work with a team to acquire corporate donations and sponsors
• Assist the Silent Auction Chair in obtaining items for the Silent Auction

Grant Writing

• Act as a resource for those requesting grants, both Board Members and staff
• Teacher information session regarding grant writing

 

Programs Positions:

Holiday Staff Luncheon

• Work with Hospitality Committee Chair to coordinate Holiday Staff Luncheon event in December
• Order catered meal
• Prepare media center for event
• Coordinate volunteers to cover classrooms and serve food
• Partner with Treasurer to ensure that funds raised for the event are recorded and deposited
• Be present the day of to ensure a smooth event

Teacher and Staff Appreciation

• Organize monthly appreciation gifts/events for teachers and staff (just something small)
• Organize push-through-the-end-of-quarter coffee mornings for teachers
• Coordinate teacher appreciation week
• Plan ways to celebrate each of the following: National Custodial Appreciation Day, National School Counselor Week, Bus Driver Appreciation Week, School Social Worker Week, Administrative Professional Week, School Principal Day, National School Nurse Day
• Coordinate volunteers to assist with teacher appreciation projects and utilizes baking brigade volunteers as needed for PTA events

Education Committee Chair

• Oversee Cultural Arts and Reflections Art Programs

 

Special Events Positions:

Fall Festival Food Coordinator

• Work with Fall Festival Chair to coordinate food trucks and other food options for the Fall Festival.

Take Your Family to School Week

• Muffins for Moms (Tuesday morning)
• Doughnuts for Dads (Thursday morning)
• Potluck and Game Night (Friday after school)

 

Communications Positions:

Volunteer Coordinator

• Manage volunteers to provide support for PTA programs and events
• Contact all interested volunteers via email or telephone and determine which programs/events they would like to help with
• Communicate volunteers to committee chairs and vice presidents
• Maintain volunteer database
• Seek feedback from volunteers after events about what worked and didn’t work for them
• Recognize volunteers for their service

Membership

• Organize membership enrollment for the school
• Collects data and enters member information into PTA database, presents numbers at monthly meetings (First Tuesday of each Month)
• Prints and distributes membership cards and staff signs

Falcon Newsletter

• Compile newsletter entries from staff via email

• Design, write, and publish newsletter
• Oversee printing and distribution of paper newsletter
• Work with Communications VP to distribute electronically and to post on website

Web Admin

• Regularly update PTA website. Does not require programing knowledge.

 

Other Positions

Finance Committee Members

• Work with Committee Chair to conduct monthly financial reviews

Nominating Committee

• Responsible for actively seeking out candidates for future (and current) officer positions

Baking Brigade

• Group of volunteers to provide baked goods as needed for PTA and Teacher Appreciation events

Published: 08 March 2018 08 March 2018