PTA Volunteer Committees

WE NEED YOU!!! This is your chance to provide some new and innovative ideas for our school. Volunteering your time, talent and ability will not only help our school, but also will enhance our children's learning. Your role may be as large or as small as you prefer. Please help us by volunteering where your time allows.

A brief description of the committees is given below. Members are welcome at any time. Those committees with an asterisk (*) are looking for a chairperson or co-chairpersons for the 09-10 school year. For any questions, you may contact any of the current committee chairs listed or the PTA Officers.

PTA FUNDED COMMITTEES
Committee	Description	Chairperson(s)
Birthday Book Program	PTA provides a selection of books from which the students make a selection to celebrate their special day. This committee will maintain the collection of books available to the students. Members may help when the students make their selection. Ideally one person for each grade or two grades would be needed.	Julie Weller
Carrolltowne Connection Newsletter	Help with the PTA Newsletter.	Nick Geidel
Community Service	An outreach committee designed to give back to our community for its support. Organizes contributions and/or services and delivers them to local organizations for distribution. Much of this work is done outside of school.	Chrissy Elliott
Computers	Parents assist teachers and students in the computer lab. Computer lab training is available. Prior computer knowledge is helpful, but not necessary - just a willingness to learn and help!	Jim Magill
Cultural	Research and coordinate enrichment programs to be presented at school. Volunteers are needed to assist the students and staff the day of the program.	Cheryl Leupen
Hospitality/Welcoming	Hospitality plans and hosts events such as the Back to School Breakfast for teachers and staff, New Families' Welcome night, a dinner during conferences and gives tokens of appreciation on recognition days, including Teacher Appreciation Week in May. Welcoming provides and updates the Carrolltowne welcoming information packet for new families.	Carolyn Case and Valerie Streissguth
Language Program	Help coordinate the before/after school foreign language instruction program. Volunteers needed for crowd control, attendance, basic help during class time. Volunteers could also be utilized to make phone calls from home when students/parents need to be notified about last minute changes, etc and making copies and sending out info.	Debra Cancro
Literacy*	Help coordinate the reading incentive program to promote a life-long love of reading for our students and their families. Work with staff and reading coaches to implement program. This program usually takes place in the second half of the year.	Chairperson Needed
Math/Science	Help promote a life-long love of math/science for our students and their families through activities such as Math and Science Fun Nights and a Science Exhibition Fair. Works with staff to implement program.	Kelly Storr
Membership	Organizes annual PTA membership drive during September/October, distributes membership cards, and provides membership information for welcoming packet. Most of this work is done outside of the classroom.	Mary Ellen O'Neill
Publicity	Obtain information from various PTA sponsored events, fundraisers, cultural programs, etc. for press releases.	Jen Murphy
School Sign	The wording on the school sign is changed 2-3 times/month during the school year and twice in the summer. Information that is put on the sign is taken from the newsletter, calendar in the office and requests from the PTA and administration. Two committee members work together during a time that is convenient for both. It takes about 1 hour to complete the job. (Must be able to climb a stepladder.)	Mary Ellis
School Spirit	This committee's duty is to generate school spirit and pride among the students, teachers and families. Chooses and coordinates school spirit days with administration. Volunteers help organize Family Fun nights; which are low or no cost evening events for students and their families. Provides opportunity for community to purchase Carrolltowne Cardinal apparel.	Christy Magill and Deena Waskey
Sunshine	Sunshine sends cards, flowers or makes a donation to the media center for faculty or students due to illness or death, according to the established guidelines.	Jen Shatto
Volunteers	Assist with the county- mandated volunteer training program for Carrolltowne, including maintenance of the countywide database. Maintains and distributes a database of trained volunteers to all faculty, committee chairs and organizational leaders.	Sarah Sheetz
Ways and Means	Raises money through activities approved by the PTA membership and school administration. In the past, this has been done via a Fun Run in October. This event has raised enough money to completely cover the annual budget. Over the summer, the committee organizes the theme, artwork and prizes. It oversees the Fun Run event, processes all money and prize information, then orders and disseminates all prizes to students. The committee's work begins during the summer to develop the year's theme and is usually finished by December.	Michele Geidel and Kristin Bernardzikowski
Yearbook	The Yearbook Committee is responsible for producing Carrolltowne Elementary's annual yearbook. Committee consists of at least two parent volunteers and 30-40 5th grade students. Members help organize photo taking and layouts and coordinate the yearbook cover contest.	Cheryl Leupen