Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Learn More
Want to learn more about what a PTO is? Meet with us this Thursday, July 30th at 7:00 p.m. E-mail me (carrie {at} tuttle {dot} org) for the address. Hope to see you there!
Not a New Trend
The
switch from PTA to PTO is not a new trend for the nation
From PTOtoday.com
From PTOtoday.com
Nationwide, the vast majority (75%) of
parent-teacher groups are actually independents rather than formally affiliated
PTAs.
For years, the debate
has been exceedingly simple to frame. Do we want to be part of something larger
and spend our group dollars outside of our school? Or do we want to focus
exclusively on
Synergy, Unity, Power
My vision of the ideal Parent volunteer group
By Lynne Burns
In the past several months, I have thought a lot about how to bring all the families at our school together in a common, united way. These are some of my ideas for how I think a PTO will unify our school community:
Synergy with Ownership – Every parent will belong to the PTO, and therefore feel ownership in the success of the organization. This is OUR parent volunteer group, and our individual responsibility to make it awesome!
Unity through Equality – Since every parent is a “member,” all parents have the opportunity to volunteer wherever and
By Lynne Burns
In the past several months, I have thought a lot about how to bring all the families at our school together in a common, united way. These are some of my ideas for how I think a PTO will unify our school community:
Synergy with Ownership – Every parent will belong to the PTO, and therefore feel ownership in the success of the organization. This is OUR parent volunteer group, and our individual responsibility to make it awesome!
Unity through Equality – Since every parent is a “member,” all parents have the opportunity to volunteer wherever and
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Silver Mesa
Regardless of petitions, campaigns or votes in the upcoming months, we recognize the PTA as the official parent organization at Silver Mesa for this coming school year. Please join us in supporting these parents who are working hard to make Silver Mesa Elementary a great experience for our children. Make sure you tell the PTA officers how much you appreciate all
they are doing for our school!
they are doing for our school!
Volunteer
My kids are really excited to start the new school year (yes, they really do LOVE school). A big part of that has to do with where they go to school. Silver Mesa is an amazing school! Ms. Fielding is a great principal. She has put a lot of time and effort into making our school a wonderful and safe place for my kids to learn.
Silver Mesa has the best teachers! We have loved each teacher my kids have had and look forward to meeting new teachers in a few weeks. Our principal and teachers are super talented, smart and excel in what they do; educating and loving our kids.
But, they can't do it alone – they need parent volunteers!
The first step to volunteering is to fill out the District Volunteer Application (https://volunteer.
After you are approved, you are ready to volunteer! There are volunteer opportunities for everyone no matter how much/little time you have. There are all sorts of ways you can donate your time. In the classrooms, most opportunities will begin after school starts so watch for e-mails or ask your teacher how you can help. Silver Mesa needs YOU!
Silver Mesa has the best teachers! We have loved each teacher my kids have had and look forward to meeting new teachers in a few weeks. Our principal and teachers are super talented, smart and excel in what they do; educating and loving our kids.
But, they can't do it alone – they need parent volunteers!
The first step to volunteering is to fill out the District Volunteer Application (https://volunteer.
After you are approved, you are ready to volunteer! There are volunteer opportunities for everyone no matter how much/little time you have. There are all sorts of ways you can donate your time. In the classrooms, most opportunities will begin after school starts so watch for e-mails or ask your teacher how you can help. Silver Mesa needs YOU!
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Clarification
I thought I would write a post to clarify something. A few months ago a member of Silver Mesa's PTA board told me and several others that the council PTA would be increasing their dues, which would mean that our school would only keep $0.25 out of the dues paid. I just learned that this isn't correct. The correct breakdown is:
Check out our facebook page. If you like what you see make sure to follow us.
https://www.facebook.com/Silvermesaunited?ref=hl
https://www.facebook.com/Silvermesaunited?ref=hl
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)