PTA Officers
Each spring the PTA needs to elect its slate for the following school year. This includes a PTA president, vice president, treasurer and member coordinator. Elections are in June 2011. It’s a rewarding way to become involved in the school. Contact: current PTA president(s), ptapres@irvingtonschool.com.
PTA Committees
Arts Curriculum Planning Committee
PTA parents collaborate with the Irvington School staff to help provide in-class arts enrichment opportunities that support the school’s core academic curriculum. The Arts Committee welcomes all volunteers with a soft spot for the arts. Contact Stacey Korn, staceykorn@gmail.com and Nancy Whitmore Sennett, nancysin@hotmail.com.
Extracurricular Activities Coordinator
Work with extracurricular programs to provide students a wide range of opportunities for enrichment. Organize that information and make it available to parents. Contact Rachel Carlson, rachelabra@msn.com.
Scholarship Committee
Irvington PTA maintains a scholarship fund to defray the expense of fee-based extracurricular activities that take place at the school (band, language and dance classes etc.) Scholarships are available for students who qualify for free or reduced price lunches. Volunteers are needed to promote the availability of scholarships and process scholarship applications. (Volunteers do not receive or review any financial information from applicants.) Contact: Traci Laurent, 282-8344, traci.laurent@gmail.com.
Tech Committee
Oversee the coordination of our school’s technology committee. Work with an already formed group of teachers, PTA parents + district staff. Organize meetings, set agenda andwork as a group to prioritize tech enhancements. Contact: Irma, Murauskas, 503.493.2219, imurauskas@earthlink.net.
Other Roles
School Directory Editor
The parents of the PTA create the handy school directory you receive each fall. If you can help to put it together, contact Rachel Carlson, rachelabra@msn.com.
Volunteer Coordinator(s):
Coordinate the database of parent volunteers. Contact volunteers as needed and work with committee coordinators to assist in volunteer recruitment. Contact: Caitlin Krause, caitlinkrause@yahoo.com.
Website
In addition to the district’s official website, Irvington volunteers created this website as a resource for our school community. At specific times during the year, volunteers are needed to add content. To find out how you can get involved, contact Aimee Whatley, aimee.danger@gmail.com.
Irvington school volunteers make it happen!
PTA coordinates parent involvement at school but you are in charge of what you’d like to do. Not all families look the same and not all volunteer roles are the same and both can change from year to year. If you had 10 hours to share with our school this year, what would you like to do? Together many hands make light work and our community grows. Best of all your child will see you actively involved in his/her future.
