PTA Committee List

Advocacy Committee: This is a committee where parents, teachers, administrators and others can discuss concerns, gather information, and advocate for the children in our community. The hope is that this committee would consist of a diverse group of people and promote a diverse range of issues; but are united in the commitment to successfully advocate on our children’s behalf. This group would be responsible for gathering information in regard to the school budget, and would share this information with parents and voters. This committee would seek to support and speak on behalf of our children at school, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children.

Bake Sale: The bake sale committee coordinates bake sales at various school events throughout the year. This includes soliciting bake sale donations as well as scheduling volunteers to staff the bake sale table.

Book Fair: The Scholastic Book Fair takes place for two to three weeks in the fall. Planning is required throughout the year. Committee member’s responsibilities include all correspondence with Scholastic, setting up and dismantling the fair, advertisement, scheduling volunteers, compiling teacher wish list and distributing books to the teachers.

Box Tops/Labels for Education: Committee members oversee the collection and tallying of labels and box tops, as well as periodic mailings to claim proceeds for the schools. Various collection sites are set up throughout the town and in each school.

Burkland School Lunch Bunch Book Club: Book clubs are run during student lunches. Students read an age appropriate book and meet each week to discuss what has been read. Groups are led by parent volunteers. Students pack a lunch from home on the day of the book club and meet in a pre-determined place with the parent volunteer. This committee is responsible for notifying the Burkland students and parents of the book club, assigning parent volunteers to run the clubs, and the overall organization and facilitation of the book clubs. Books have been purchased by the PTA in the past and we hope to continue to fund this very worthwhile cause.

Calendar: The yearly calendar is created using artwork from students K-5. Each year a theme is chosen for the calendar. Students work with the art teachers to illustrate the theme. A date is chosen and families vote on the anonymous drawings. The drawings that receive the most votes end up in the calendar. Members of the calendar committee are responsible for communication with the art teachers, printing and production of the calendar, coordination of the judging, and calendar sales.

Cultural Enrichment: The Cultural Enrichment Committee is responsible for researching potential performers, coordinating dates and times with school administrators and performers, being present to welcome the performer on the day of the show, distributing and collecting teacher feedback surveys, and advertising performances. This committee works throughout the school year.

Fundraising: This committee is responsible for choosing the types of fundraisers the PTA will participate in (with the approval of administration/Superintendent as needed). This committee is responsible for any and all aspects of the fundraisers chosen.

Green Team: This committee is responsible for researching and implementing (with approval from the PTA membership and/or Central Office as needed) initiatives that would allow our PTA and the School System to be more “Green.” This may include things like reducing waste and recycling, formulating a data base of people willing to receive information on line or via email, and any other ideas that will lead to a more earth friendly and efficient process. This will need to be a coordinated effort between PTA members willing to staff this committee, building administration and Central Office.

Kindergarten Registration: Kindergarten registration takes place at the end of March. This committee is responsible for scheduling volunteers for the various stations as well as maintaining a daily presence throughout the week to assist wherever needed.

Mini Grants: Each year the PTA distributes mini grants to the teachers. In the past we have done this many ways. The teachers have applied for the grants, we have divided the money equally between the three schools, and we have awarded each teacher a Staples gift card. The PTA decides how the allocated money will be spent and the committee is responsible for overseeing this process.

Public Relations: This committee/person is responsible for informing the general public of activities and programs the PTA is sponsoring or taking part in. This could include information regarding the book fair, cultural enrichment performances brought in for the students and any other activities the PTA is involved in. The committee would send information to the local paper, as well as any other appropriate media outlets, such as the cable access channel.

SHARP: SHARP is the PTA sponsored summer enrichment program. It runs for two weeks during the summer. The half day courses are taught by parents and teachers. This committee is responsible for sending out forms soliciting teachers for the classes, sending out registration forms for students to choose their classes, and scheduling volunteers to help out during the SHARP program.

Teacher Appreciation: The first week of May is Teacher Appreciation Week. This committee plans various treats and surprises for the teachers and staff throughout the week for the staff in all of our schools. Most of the preparation takes place a few weeks before Teacher Appreciation Week. This committee is responsible for organizing volunteers to bake and prepare goodies, purchasing paper goods and scheduling and coordinating delivery of items to each of the schools.