Many hands make light work! The PTA runs solely on volunteers - the more parents and teachers that are involved, the less work it is on any one person. We have several positions open and we need your help! Please take a moment to review the descriptions below and see if any of these positions would be a good fit for you!
- 5th Grade Committee: This committee includes both a LEAD and Committee members. This committee is responsible for working with the principal and the 5th grade team to plan and implement an end of year party and picnic for the outgoing 5th graders. This position is only busy towards the end of the school year as party planning begins.
- Auction: This is the big PTA spring fundraiser and part of our Spring Carnival. This committee would be responsible for reaching out to the community to obtain items to auction off during the fundraiser.
- Boosterthon: This is the big PTA fall fundraiser. The committee members would be responsible for implementing the fundraiser according to Boosterthon rules and guidelines. This requires communicating with teachers and staff, sending home flyers to parents, submitting newsletter and email information for communications, and being a liaison with the Boosterthon staff. Much of this work can be done through email.
- Programs: PTA supports and plans many after school programs for Schell students (STEM, robotics, coding, drama, chess, etc). These are programs that are run by outside organizations. This committee is responsible for working with the principal to plan, coordinate with the outside organizations, recruit volunteers, and advertise these programs for Schell. Much of this work can be done through email and phone calls. Some time at the school may be required.
- Reflections: Each year the National PTA provides a theme (given by the State) and students are encouraged to produce art based on this theme. The art form can be paintings, photography, poetry, dance, etc. The reflections committee is responsible for communicating the theme to students and parents (through flyers and additional marketing), accepting the applications, setting up judges for the competition and submitting Schell winners to the council level competition. This event occurs in the fall.
- Volunteer Coordinator: Assists with locating and providing volunteers for various Schell events. Serves as point of contact for volunteers and organizes communication/instructions ahead of time and day of (if needed).
- Website Coordinator: This person is responsible for keeping our website up to date with PTA news, store items, making sure emails forward properly, etc. All of the information needed for updates would be provided by the appropriate committee. All of the work can be done from home.
- Council Delegate: This individual is responsible for attending Plano PTA Council meetings and reporting back to the Schell board at our Monthly meetings. This requires approximately 2 hours each month, but you are subject to the council and board schedule. This could be a shared position.
- Grade level room parent: This individual is responsible for working with the Volunteer Coordinator and grade level team leader to plan and implement class parties. There are three parties throughout the year: Winter, Friendship, and End-of-Year party.
- School Supplies: This individual is responsible for obtaining school supply lists from teachers and setting up kits to sell for the next school year. These kits go on sale in May to parents. Most of this work is done through email and phone calls. Before school starts, kits are delivered and this individual (plus other volunteers) are responsible for accepting the delivery and delivering kits to the appropriate grade level area. This is the only time the position must be at the school.
- VP Ways and Means: This is a board position that oversees the many fundraisers we host at Schell.
- Yearbook: Assist with any or all of the following: Manage yearbook promotion (create flyers for take home/email, usually 2-3 times per year), promote/manage/finalize yearbook “cover contest” with Schell librarian, collaborate with yearbook team members on book page layout, and sort/distribute yearbooks to students in classrooms upon arrival at the end of the year.
If you are interested in any of these positions, please email president@schellpta.org for more information!