In response to one of the comments posted to our Blog, I want to provide some information on volunteer opportunities within the Plainfield Public Schools.
The biggest opportunity to volunteer at your school is through an active parent group (PTO/PTA/PATT etc.) If your school already has an active parent group then volunteer your time and join in, and if one doesn’t exist start one up.
Parent Groups are the main source of funding (through fund-raising activities) that help support extra-curricula activities that the children absolutely love. Following is a list of activities that my school has undertaken in the past. The initial costs are low and not only provide the children with fun things to do but can also serve as fundraisers by selling food, snacks or trinkets during the event.
All of these activities require parental volunteers.
- Movie Nights
- Themed Dances (e.g. Fall/Winter/Spring)
- Carnivals
- Pizza Parties
- Arts & Craft Night
- Family Game Night
Every school should have at a minimum a School Leadership Counsel (SLC). Reach out to your school’s administrator and ask how you can get involved.
Part of PEP's mission is to create opportunities for parents from all of our district schools to get together and share school fundraising and activity success stories as well as learn about new district programs and discuss public school issues. So -- come on out to a PEP meeting and learn, share and join the team!
Hey Plainfield Community – if you have some energy and ideas on how to get parents more involved, please send your comments and/or suggestions so that I can share with our community.
1 comment:
Perhaps parents can form groups by grade or classroom level and in this way keep each other informed. For example, if a parent cannot attend a PTO meeting, then s/he can be brought up to speed by the other parents in the group.
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