TPES PTA Committees

TPES PTA COMMITTEES

HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE

• This is one of our largest initiatives at TPES, including our “Move More. Sit Less.” campaign
• Oversee a large committee of parents committed to more physical activity inside and outside of the classroom, as well as increased access to healthier food options for all students
• Work with the committee on presentations to the PTA; advocacy opportunities at the school and district level; and grants to support our initiative

ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR

• Maintain a listserv of all room parents
• Remind room parents to set up a classroom communication platform (like shutterfly)
• Remind the room parents to organize a class gift for the teacher at the holidays
• Update the room parent welcome letter, which provides instructions for new room parents: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vWUdqAm_qbkr4p5bCEWfMxeq5E6ERdWH5MbEcAPGSvw/edit?usp=sharing

STAFF APPRECIATION COMMITTEE

• Lead a committee that manages several staff appreciation events throughout the year, including back to school lunch and dinner; parent teacher conference dinner; and staff appreciation week
• Work with the PTA exec committee (particularly treasurer and VP for Fundraising) to get items donated and, when purchased, reimbursed
• Find ways to continue staff appreciation throughout the year, such as replacing Keurig machine if it breaks; leaving leftover bake sale items in the staff lounge, etc.

BOOK FAIR COMMITTEE

• Work with book fair company vendor
• Ensure that the Media Center is reserved through MCPS
• Create a schedule of volunteers to set-up, clean-up, and work each day of the event
• Organizing food truck / evening social event the week of the on-site Fair
• Setting up and breaking down the Book Fair
• Hanging up pre-fair marketing signs
• Helping with collecting and disbursing the financial gains from the Fair

SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE 

• Work with small team of volunteers to support the school guidance counselor with programs such as winter coat drives and delivery of holiday meals
• Collect snacks to keep in the counselor’s office
• Brainstorm ways to serve the families in our school community

READ-A-THON COMMITTEE

• Coordinate our largest fundraiser while instilling a love for reading
• Coordinate volunteers to collect and input reading logs; celebrate minutes read; kick-off assembly
• Communicate with teachers for incentives and coordinate coffee for kickoff

FOOD FOREST & GARDEN COMMITTEE

• Installing and maintaining food forest on school grounds, including watering, weeding, mulching to make outdoor classrooms possible
• Coordinate Gardening Club, an afterschool group
• Water and maintain indoor plants in atrium