Transcript Room Parents

Room Parent Training
Jeannine Bernstein and Aimee Douglass
RNE PTA Room Parent Co-Chairs
2016 - 2017
Agenda
8:00-8:30
Room Parent Presentation
8:30-8:45
Q&A
8:45-9:00
Breakout with Co-Room Parents, 5th grade room parent
breakout
9:00-9:30
Supplemental Q&A Time for First-Time Room Parents
Room Parent Roles
Communication
Finance
Creative
Party
Academic
Room Parent Role Communication
Main point of contact for teacher
Creates classroom directory
Creates classroom email group (Google, Yahoo, etc.). Only
person to email parent group
Introduction email (include teacher favorites list and attach
directory)
Forwards PTA emails
Makes parents aware of Volunteer, PTA & Support
Opportunities
Organizes volunteers for classroom activities
Room Parent Role
Finance
Responsible for collecting and managing funds for
classroom activities/projects and teacher gifts
Creates classroom budget and makes purchases
or reimburses other room parents.
MANDATORY BUDGET REPORTING in
December & May
Room Parent Role
Creative
Create basket that will be raffled off at Harvest
Festival on Sunday, November 6
Room Parent Role
Creative
Create a handcrafted item to be auctioned off at
RNE Foundation’s Spring Soiree.
Room Parent Role
Party
Plan 2 parties per classroom per year
party dates determined by teacher
Work closely with teacher on party activities/format
Room Parent Role
Academic
Responsible for coordinating the following:
Grade level learning software or reading
programs
Scholastic Book Orders
Box Tops
General Information
Delegate
Use your coordinators for questions or problems
Tools
volunteerspot.com
signupgenius.com
teacherlists.com
All room parents must be members of the PTA
Timeline
August
Meet with teacher to plan year (All Room Parents)
Introduce RP team at Curriculum night and explain your role (all Room parents)
Complete Teacher Favorites List and Class Directory (Communication Room Parent)
Send Introduction Email to Parents - include deadline to submit class funds and
attachments for Teacher Favorites List and Class Directory (Communication Room
Parent)
Send out class funds collection form in Friday Folders and/or collect funds at
Curriculum Night (Finance Room Parent)
September
Send out thank you notes for class funds collection in Friday Folders (Finance Room
Parent)
Remind parents to collect/turn-in Box Tops (Communication Room Parent)
Timeline
October
Turn in Box Tops (Academic Room Parent)
Decide on Harvest Festival Basket theme, collect items/money and turn in completed
basket.
(Creative Room Parent)
November/December
Create team, decide theme and assign items/tasks for Semester 1 Party. (Party Room
Parent)
Buy holiday gift for teacher(s) and email class parents to let them know what gift the
class is giving. (Finance and Communication Room Parents)
Timeline
January/February
Create team, decide theme and assign items/tasks for Semester 2 Party. (Party Room
Parent)
Assemble team and create Spring Soiree Art Project. (Creative Room Parent)
Turn in Box Tops (Academic Room Parent)
April
Spring Soiree April 22nd. Information for item for Soiree will come after first of the
year. (Creative Room Parent)
May
Purchase End of Year gift for teacher(s) and let class parents know.
(Communication and Finance Room Parents)
Room Parent
Teacher Meeting
Contact teacher
Introduce yourself and other room parents and set up a
meeting
Possible Agenda
Use Room Parent categories (Communication, Finance,
Creative, Party, and Academic)
Understand the teacher’s philosophy
Preferred approach to working and communicating with room
parents
How teacher wants to utilize room parent
Volunteers
How would teacher like to manage other parent volunteers? (class
reading, power readers, copies, Friday folders)
What other volunteer needs are there?
Room parent materials
In folder:
List of room parent and volunteer sign up sheets
Room parent role sheet – PLEASE fill out and return
Visit http://roomparentrne.weebly.com – All documents below
are on this site. Best source of information for you!
Handwritten Classroom Directory
Typed Blank Classroom Directory SAMPLE
Blank Favorites List for Teacher
Teacher and Staff Appreciation
Class Collection Sheet
Thank You for your Donation
SAMPLE Classroom Budget
Harvest Festival Class Basket Contribution Form
Harvest Festival Class Basket Instructions
Box Tops Information
PTA Org Chart and Contact List
Room Parent Training
Jeannine Bernstein and Aimee Douglass
[email protected] and [email protected]
Or [email protected]
RNE PTA Room-Parent Co-Chairs
2016 – 2017