Park Jr. High PTC - Get Involved!

PTC OFFICERS

8^th Grade President: Directly oversees all chair positions and PTC business; prepares agendas for and runs PTC meetings; attends District Roundtable meetings; sends out periodic emails to families on the District listserv (mailing list).

7^th Grade President: Assists 8^th grade president in attending meetings and overseeing general business of the PTC; attends PTC and District Roundtable meetings; prepares monthly newsletter of PTC activities; oversees fundraising activities.

The 7^th Grade President position rotates through the four district elementary schools:

· Ogden: 2007-08 school year; serves as 8^th grade president 2008-09

· Congress Park: 2008-09 school year; serves as 8^th grade president 2009-10

· Cossitt: 2009-10 school year; serves as 8^th grade president 2010-11

· Forest Road: 2010-11 school year; serves as 8^th grade president 2011-12

Secretary: Attends all meetings; records and prepares minutes for next meeting; handles PTC correspondence.

Treasurer: Attends all meetings, prepares and maintains a budget, keeps accurate records of, and handles PTC cash flow. Distributes approved money to appropriate chairs; distributes approved reimbursements.

PTC COMMITTEES

Baja Fresh: Coordinates Park Jr. High nights with Baja Fresh. Schedules 2 nights per month during the school year; copies and distributes flyers in school mailboxes and electronically prior to each Baja Night.

Calendar: Coordinates dates between committees and school district, produces calendar, and arranges for printing. Main responsibilities occur in June, July, and August.

Chicago Wolves: Coordinates date of Park Jr. High night at the Chicago Wolves; distributes flyers in school mailboxes and electronically; collects ticket orders; organizes and distributes tickets.

Dance Program (Fortnightly): Two parents from 7th grade only needed. Send out registration forms in summer. Coordinate with dance instructors. Coordinate volunteers for each dance (chaperones, baking, and cleanup).

Eighth Grade Party: 8^th grade parents plan end of year party (for 8^th graders only) on the Friday before graduation; responsible for decorations, food, DJ and chaperones.

Friday Night Live: Responsible for planning seven (7) Friday Night Lives (FNLs) from December through April, including arranging for chaperones, DJ, snacks, and games/activities.

Game Show Night: Organize an evening of fun for parents and/or students with the theme: “Are You Smarter than Your 5^th Grader?” – using questions from 7^th and 8^th grade. This committee is brand new with many opportunities to be creative and entertaining. Make it a parents-only night or a family outing.

Halloween Party: Coordinates a party held the Friday before Halloween. Responsible for arranging for decorations, food, DJ, chaperones and cleanup.

Ice Cream Social: Takes place in April/May on the same night as Park Fest; responsible for arranging for ice cream delivery, set up, volunteer servers and cleanup.

LRC Volunteer Coordinator: Schedules volunteers to work with library personnel during the school year as needed.

LRC Volunteer: Works as a weekly/ bi-weekly volunteer in the LRC.

Magazine Drive: Organizes and coordinates the fall magazine drive; responsible for promotional events, collecting funds and coordinating volunteers.

Market Day Chair or Co-Chairs: Once a month, all year: Collects orders from the school office or via telephone; makes a few on line order entries each month; distributes order forms; oversees Market Day order pick up one Monday per month from 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Checks orders, coordinates volunteers. We need new co-chairs to take over Market Day – or it will go away!

Market Day Volunteers: One Monday a month from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., come to the cafeteria for a 1.5 hour workout. Help us unpack, sort and fill Market Day orders. The more the merrier – and the more volunteers, the less work and time it takes! We need volunteers from September through May – or Market Day will go away!

Musical/Drama Production Assistants: One/two people per grade needed to be available from September through November for rehearsals after school. The 8^th Grade Chair oversees all areas of production (set, costumes, props, programs, etc.) and is the sole liaison to PJH staff. The 7^th grade Co-Chair assists the Chair and is responsible for organizing parent volunteers.

Office Aides: Two people are needed each week to volunteer once a month to copy materials/ stuff envelopes as needed for Park staff.

Parent & Community Network Representative: Attends monthly meetings at LTHS and reports back to PTC.

PIMA Representative: Liaison between the Parent Instrumental Music Association and Park’s PTC.

Plant Sale: Responsible for organizing fall and spring plant sales. Coordinates with plant store and distributes flyers.

Registration: During late summer; arranges collating of mailing materials, coordinates volunteers needed, sets up and oversees registration workstations; assists with collection of registration information and sorting forms.

Room Parent Coordinator: Creates a calling tree list (with help from school office) for room parents to use for notification of emergency school closings.

Room Parent: Calling tree job only. Alerts parents of emergency school closings. There are no class parties.

Special Assignments: We need “stand-by” volunteers for a potential fundraiser that is still emerging and might involve contact with some local businesses. It’s still in the planning stage, so if you’re up for a challenging and fun unknown assignment that will help the PTC raise some capital, sign up here!

Spring “Rock/Pop” Concert: Organizes, plans, schedules Friday night spring concert for the students. Solicits donations for raffle prizes, distributes flyers in school mailboxes and electronically; prepares posters; “books” Park Jr. High (and other local) talent for entertainment; arranges refreshments for sale (chips, soda, etc.). In 2008, two 7^th grade rock bands are opening for Ryan Silver, a renowned local recording artist.

Student Assemblies: Assists in previewing and planning performances and assemblies for students throughout the school year.

Student Directory: During early fall: Compiles data obtained at registration, arranges names, addresses, and emails for printing; proofreads copy; chooses cover art.

Student Pictures: Two days during the first week of school: coordinates any paperwork with school office and assists in photos being taken; arranges volunteers for 8^th grade pictures taken in March or April.

Teacher Appreciation: Arranges a Conference Day snack/lunch in November; arranges teacher appreciation luncheon in the spring; coordinates volunteers to help with purchasing, preparing, and serving food, and cleaning up afterward; plans and supports other Teacher Appreciation Week activities and goodies.

Volunteer Coordinator: Organizes and keeps track of volunteers for various committees; maintains a general volunteer list for when/if "extra" help is needed by school or other committees.

Taste of the World: Schedules, organizes, plans a “taste of the world” fundraiser for Park Jr. High – parents only! This is another new committee that is yours to make a fun evening out for parents. The committee will arrange for volunteers; distribute flyers in mailboxes and electronically; etc. and take charge of this fun event.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information please contact:

Mary Walsh
(708) 579-5713
mbw83@yahoo.com